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SUMMARY:Queer Book Club - Disco Witches of Fire Island by Blair Fell
DESCRIPTION:Hit the dance floor with a coven of queer witches on 1980s Fire Island in this gay fantasy romance about finding magic\, love\, and family. \n\n\n\n\n“Heartfelt.”—The New York Times \nA heartwarming LGBTQ+ novel for fans of steamy romance\, loathe-at-first-sight\, and Red\, White\, and Royal Blue. \n\n\nCLICK HERE TO RESERVE YOUR SEAT \n\n\nIn person + on Zoom\nJoin us for a magical\, emotional\, and deeply queer summer read that blends romance\, fantasy\, and found family in one unforgettable story.\nSet in 1989\, this novel follows Joe Agabian as he spends a summer on Fire Island Pines\, hoping to move forward after losing his boyfriend to the HIV/AIDS epidemic. What begins as a season of healing and self-discovery quickly turns mysterious when Joe and his best friend Ronnie meet two eccentric older men who are hiding a powerful secret. As members of a covert disco witch coven\, they are working to protect their community from a growing darkness—one that threatens Joe himself. With romance\, magic\, and danger intertwined\, this story captures both the joy and heartbreak of queer life during a pivotal moment in history.\n“A vibrant\, heartfelt blend of magic and history that celebrates queer resilience\, love\, and community in the face of unimaginable loss.”\n\nWhy you should join us\nThis is more than a book club—it’s a space to connect\, reflect\, and celebrate queer stories together. Whether you’ve finished the book\, just started\, or simply want to be part of the conversation\, you are welcome. We center community over completion and conversation over perfection. Expect thoughtful discussion\, lots of laughs\, and a welcoming group that shows up for each other.\nAll are welcome. No need to be queer to attend—just come ready to listen\, share\, and be part of something meaningful.
URL:https://purplecouchbookshop.live/event/queer-book-club-disco-witches-of-fire-island-by-blair-fell/
LOCATION:The Purple Couch Bookshop\, 350 Winthrop Ave unit 9b\, North Andover\, MA\, 01845\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Clubs
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SUMMARY:Horror Book Club - The Ballad of Black Tom by Victor Lavalle
DESCRIPTION:One of NPR‘s Best Books of 2016\, winner of the Shirley Jackson Award\, the British Fantasy Award\, the This is Horror Award for Novella of the Year\, and a finalist for the Hugo\, Nebula\, Locus\, World Fantasy\, and Bram Stoker Awards. \nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER \nPeople move to New York looking for magic and nothing will convince them it isn’t there. \nCharles Thomas Tester hustles to put food on the table\, keep the roof over his father’s head\, from Harlem to Flushing Meadows to Red Hook. He knows what magic a suit can cast\, the invisibility a guitar case can provide\, and the curse written on his skin that attracts the eye of wealthy white folks and their cops. But when he delivers an occult tome to a reclusive sorceress in the heart of Queens\, Tom opens a door to a deeper realm of magic\, and earns the attention of things best left sleeping. \nA storm that might swallow the world is building in Brooklyn. Will Black Tom live to see it break? \n“LaValle’s novella of sorcery and skullduggery in Jazz Age New York is a magnificent example of what weird fiction can and should do.”\n— Laird Barron\, author of The Beautiful Thing That Awaits Us All \n“[LaValle] reinvents outmoded literary conventions\, particularly the ghettos of genre and ethnicity that long divided serious literature from popular fiction.”\n— Praise for The Devil in Silver from Elizabeth Hand\, author of Radiant Days \n“LaValle cleverly subverts Lovecraft’s Cthulhu mythos by imbuing a black man with the power to summon the Old Ones\, and creates genuine chills with his evocation of the monstrous Sleeping King\, an echo of Lovecraft’s Dagon… [The Ballad of Black Tom] has a satisfying slingshot ending.” – Elizabeth Hand for Fantasy & ScienceFiction
URL:https://purplecouchbookshop.live/event/horror-book-club-the-ballad-of-black-tom-by-victor-lavalle/
LOCATION:The Purple Couch Bookshop\, 350 Winthrop Ave unit 9b\, North Andover\, MA\, 01845\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Clubs
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SUMMARY:Silent Book Club
DESCRIPTION:With traditional book clubs there’s the scramble to finish the selected book\, and the pressure to have something smart to say. Wouldn’t it be great to have a book club where you could just enjoy books and friends —without any homework? \nAt Silent Book Club\, there’s no assigned reading. All readers are welcome—ebooks\, audiobooks\, textbooks\, comic books… it’s BYOBook. Join us at the Purple Couch Bookshop to socialize from 6:00-6:30pm. Staff will be on hand to help you find a great read if you need one. Then\, from 6:30-7:30\, pick a spot and read whatever makes you happy. The store will stay open until 8:00pm for those who need to finish one more chapter or are ready to find their next great book. \nCLICK HERE TO SAVE YOUR SPOT
URL:https://purplecouchbookshop.live/event/silent-book-club-11/
LOCATION:The Purple Couch Bookshop\, 350 Winthrop Ave unit 9b\, North Andover\, MA\, 01845\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Clubs
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SUMMARY:Fiction Book Club - Pineapple Street by Jenny Jackson
DESCRIPTION:A deliciously funny\, sharply observed debut of family\, love\, and class\, this zeitgeisty novel follows three women in one wealthy Brooklyn clan. \nCLICK HERE TO RESERVE YOUR SEAT \nDarley\, the eldest daughter in the well-connected old money Stockton family\, followed her heart\, trading her job and her inheritance for motherhood but giving up far too much in the process; Sasha\, a middle-class New England girl\, has married into the Brooklyn Heights family\, and finds herself cast as the arriviste outsider; and Georgiana\, the baby of the family\, has fallen in love with someone she can’t have\, and must decide what kind of person she wants to be. \nRife with the indulgent pleasures of life among New York’s one-percenters\, Pineapple Street is a smart\, escapist novel that sparkles with wit. Full of recognizable\, loveable—if fallible—characters\, it’s about the peculiar unknowability of someone else’s family\, the miles between the haves and have-nots\, and the insanity of first love—all wrapped in a story that is a sheer delight.
URL:https://purplecouchbookshop.live/event/fiction-book-club-pineapple-street-by-jenny-jackson/
LOCATION:The Purple Couch Bookshop\, 350 Winthrop Ave unit 9b\, North Andover\, MA\, 01845\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Clubs
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SUMMARY:Romance Book Club - A Little Buzzed by Alys Murray
DESCRIPTION:A sex toy engineer with one big secret finally meets her match\, and together they’ll put their own products to the test in this steamy romance. \nCLICK HERE TO RESERVE YOUR SEAT \nVibe readers unite! Join Romance Book Club as we discuss A Little Buzzed! \nIf she builds it\, they will come. \nScout Porter is screwed. Not literally\, of course. Literally\, she’s a twenty-six-year-old virgin\, thanks to a relationship so disastrous she swore off love and sex for good. Metaphorically\, she’s screwed because the entire office of BuzzCorp\, the sex toy start-up where she’s head engineer\, just found out. Scout needs her team to stay focused on their upcoming launch\, not her lack of a sex life\, so she finds the simplest solution: lose her V-card—and fast—then get back to business as usual. \nEnter Hudson Bailey\, the nerdy and charming software developer hired to build the app for Scout’s latest creation. The only problem is\, he’s as inexperienced with sex toys as she is with sex. Fortunately\, he’s all too eager to learn\, and they agree that one very educational\, totally professional hook-up will solve both of their problems. All for research\, obviously. \nBut their little experiment yields unexpected results—chemistry so off the charts Scout starts to think she might actually want more than just a one-time fling. When their budding relationship is threatened by the return of Scout’s notorious ex\, both Scout and Hudson will have to decide if they’ve reached their climax as a couple\, or if they’re willing to risk everything for a chance at true love. \n  \n 
URL:https://purplecouchbookshop.live/event/romance-book-club-4/
LOCATION:The Purple Couch Bookshop\, 350 Winthrop Ave unit 9b\, North Andover\, MA\, 01845\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Clubs
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SUMMARY:Fantasy Book Club - Mid read check-in for Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by VE Schwab
DESCRIPTION:Our Fantasy Book Club for May & June is a two part series as we read Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil from V. E. Schwab\, the #1 New York Times bestselling author. \nCLICK HERE TO RESERVE YOUR SEAT \nThis is a story about hunger.\n1532. Santo Domingo de la Calzada.\n\nA young girl grows up wild and wily—her beauty is only outmatched by her dreams of escape. But María knows she can only ever be a prize\, or a pawn\, in the games played by men. When an alluring stranger offers an alternate path\, María makes a desperate choice. She vows to have no regrets.\n\nThis is a story about love.\n1827. London.\n\nA young woman lives an idyllic but cloistered life on her family’s estate\, until a moment of forbidden intimacy sees her shipped off to London. Charlotte’s tender heart and seemingly impossible wishes are swept away by an invitation from a beautiful widow—but the price of freedom is higher than she could have imagined.This is a story about rage.\n2019. Boston.\n\nCollege was supposed to be her chance to be someone new. That’s why Alice moved halfway across the world\, leaving her old life behind. But after an out-of-character one-night stand leaves her questioning her past\, her present\, and her future\, Alice throws herself into the hunt for answers . . . and revenge.This is a story about life—how it ends\, and how it starts.
URL:https://purplecouchbookshop.live/event/fantasy-book-club-mid-read-check-in-for-bury-our-bones-in-the-midnight-soil-by-ve-schwab/
LOCATION:The Purple Couch Bookshop\, 350 Winthrop Ave unit 9b\, North Andover\, MA\, 01845\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Clubs
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SUMMARY:Sunday Silent Book Club
DESCRIPTION:We invite you to hold space with us on select Sunday mornings from 10am -12pm. \nCLICK HERE TO SAVE YOUR SEAT \nWith traditional book clubs there’s the scramble to finish the selected book\, and the pressure to have something smart to say. Wouldn’t it be great to have a book club where you could just enjoy books and friends —without any homework? \nAt Silent Book Club\, there’s no assigned reading. All readers are welcome—ebooks\, audiobooks\, textbooks\, comic books… it’s BYOBook. Join us at the Purple Couch Bookshop to socialize from 10:00-10:30am. Staff will be on hand to help you find a great read if you need one. Then\, from 10:30-11:30\, pick a spot and read whatever makes you happy. The store will be opening to the public at 12pm for those who need to finish one more chapter or are ready to find their next great book.
URL:https://purplecouchbookshop.live/event/sunday-silent-book-club-14/
LOCATION:The Purple Couch Bookshop\, 350 Winthrop Ave unit 9b\, North Andover\, MA\, 01845\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Clubs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260513T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260513T200000
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SUMMARY:Queer Book Club - The Rebel's Guide to Pride by Matthew Hubbard
DESCRIPTION:“A book that demands to be read\, shared and celebrated.”—PinkNews \nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER \nThere’s nothing Zeke Chapman wants more than to tarnish the perfect reputation his father is so obsessed with. He quit the baseball team\, started fighting at school\, and nearly flunked junior year. Newly out as gay\, Zeke isn’t sure where his queer identity fits in with his bad-boy persona. His father has always told him to stay quiet and not attract attention\, but his friends are pushing him to be just as out and proud as they are. Most days\, Zeke isn’t sure how to be a “good gay” or what that even means. \nWhen his best friend\, Sawyer\, begs him to help the QSA plan Pride Day\, he obliges—mostly to piss his dad off. But then the mayor announces an ordinance that cancels all LGBTQ+ celebrations. Angered by the injustice—and his father’s support of it—Zeke decides to put his rebellious ways to good use and plans a series of underground “Pride Speakeasies”. \nAs the speakeasies grow\, and the community comes together to declare him “King of Pride”\, Zeke finally feels like he’s doing something that matters. But friendship drama\, a mysterious cyber-crush\, and rising tension with his rival and ex Cohen “Coco” Fisher threaten to undermine his newfound pride. When his final party ends in near-disaster\, Zeke must ask himself what he’s really trying to do. After all\, there’s a reason that the first pride was a riot.
URL:https://purplecouchbookshop.live/event/queer-book-club-the-rebels-guide-to-pride-by-matthew-hubbard/
LOCATION:The Purple Couch Bookshop\, 350 Winthrop Ave unit 9b\, North Andover\, MA\, 01845\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Clubs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260510T130000
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SUMMARY:Romantasy Book Club -  The Serpent and the Wings of Night by Carissa Broadbent
DESCRIPTION:The Hunger Games meets vampires in this heart-wrenching\, epic fantasy romance of dark magic\, and bloodthirsty intrigue. \nCLICK HERE TO RESERVE YOUR SEAT \n\n\nFor humans and vampires\, the rules of survival are the same: never trust\, never yield\, and always – always – guard your heart. \nThe adopted human daughter of the Nightborn vampire king\, Oraya carved her place in a world designed to kill her. Her only chance to become something more than prey is entering the Kejari: a legendary tournament held by the goddess of death herself. \nBut winning won’t be easy amongst the most vicious warriors from all three vampire houses. To survive\, Oraya is forced to make an alliance with a mysterious rival. \nEverything about Raihn is dangerous. He is a ruthless vampire\, an efficient killer\, an enemy to her father’s crown… and her greatest competition. Yet\, what terrifies Oraya most of all is that she finds herself oddly drawn to him. \nBut there’s no room for compassion in the Kejari. War brews\, shattering everything that Oraya thought she knew about her home. And Raihn may understand her more than anyone – but their blossoming attraction could be her downfall\, in a kingdom where nothing is more deadly than love. \nThe Serpent & the Wings of Night is the first book in the Crowns of Nyaxia series. \nThis edition features a detailed map of the Obitraes.
URL:https://purplecouchbookshop.live/event/romantasy-book-club-the-serpent-and-the-wings-of-night-by-carissa-broadbent/
LOCATION:The Purple Couch Bookshop\, 350 Winthrop Ave unit 9b\, North Andover\, MA\, 01845\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Clubs
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SUMMARY:Silent Book Club
DESCRIPTION:With traditional book clubs there’s the scramble to finish the selected book\, and the pressure to have something smart to say. Wouldn’t it be great to have a book club where you could just enjoy books and friends —without any homework? \nAt Silent Book Club\, there’s no assigned reading. All readers are welcome—ebooks\, audiobooks\, textbooks\, comic books… it’s BYOBook. Join us at the Purple Couch Bookshop to socialize from 6:00-6:30pm. Staff will be on hand to help you find a great read if you need one. Then\, from 6:30-7:30\, pick a spot and read whatever makes you happy. The store will stay open until 8:00pm for those who need to finish one more chapter or are ready to find their next great book. \nCLICK HERE TO SAVE YOUR SPOT
URL:https://purplecouchbookshop.live/event/silent-book-club-10/
LOCATION:The Purple Couch Bookshop\, 350 Winthrop Ave unit 9b\, North Andover\, MA\, 01845\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Clubs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260503T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260503T140000
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SUMMARY:Horror Book Club - ITCH! by Gemma Amor
DESCRIPTION:Join our Horror Book Club as we discuss ITCH! by Gemma Amor. \n(Rescheduled date May 3\, 2026) \n\n\n\n\nSomething moves on the forest floor . . . \nCLICK HERE TO RESERVE YOUR SEAT \nJosie is at rock bottom. Burned out\, heartbroken and recovering from an abusive relationship\, she lives a haunted existence after returning to her isolated hometown on the edge of the Forest of Dean. \nBut the tall\, dense pine trees are not the only things casting shadows across her skin. \nJosie’s hopes of a fresh start are horribly derailed when she stumbles across a dead woman’s decaying\, ant-infested body in the woods. The grim discovery sends her into a downward spiral\, forcing her to face uncomfortable truths about the victim and her own past – all whilst battling the swarming black ants that seem to have burrowed into her mind . . . and her flesh. \nAs Josie struggles with infestations of all kinds\, she scratches the surface of an age-old mystery – a masked predator stalks the forest around Ellwood\, a place deeply gripped by ancient folklore and strange customs. So when the village dresses up for its annual festival\, Josie gets closer and closer to unveiling a monster\, and begins to ask herself: \nAre these dark crawling insects leading her to uncover the truth?\nOr is she their next victim?
URL:https://purplecouchbookshop.live/event/horror-book-club-itch-by-gemma-amor/
LOCATION:The Purple Couch Bookshop\, 350 Winthrop Ave unit 9b\, North Andover\, MA\, 01845\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Clubs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260423T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260423T200000
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SUMMARY:Fiction Book Club - Is This A Cry for Help? by Emily Austin
DESCRIPTION:Best selling author\, Emily Austin\, returns for our April Fiction Book Club Selection. \nCLICK HERE TO RESERVE YOUR SEAT \n\n\n\n\nEmily Austin\, the bestselling “queen of darkly quirky\, endearingly flawed heroines” (Sarah Haywood\, author of The Cactus)\, returns with a luminous new novel following a librarian who comes back to work after a mental breakdown only to confront book-banning crusaders in an empowering story of grief\, love\, and the power of libraries. \nDarcy’s life turned out better than she could have ever imagined. She is a librarian at the local branch\, while her wife Joy runs a book binding service. Between the two of them\, there is no more room on their shelves with their ample book collections\, various knickknacks and bobbles\, and dried bouquets. Rounding out their ideal life is two cats and a sun-soaked house by the lake. \nBut when Darcy receives the news that her ex-boyfriend\, Ben\, has passed away\, she spirals into a pit of guilt and regret\, resulting in a mental breakdown and medical leave from the library. When she returns to work\, she is met by unrest in her community and protests surrounding intellectual freedom\, resulting in a call for book bans and a second look at the branch’s upcoming DEI programs. \nThrough the support of her community\, colleagues\, and the personal growth that results from examining her previous relationships\, Darcy comes into her own agency and the truest version of herself. Is This a Cry for Help? not only offers a moving portrait of queer life after coming of age but also powerfully explores questions about sexuality\, community\, and the importance of libraries.
URL:https://purplecouchbookshop.live/event/fiction-book-club-is-this-a-cry-for-help-by-emily-austin/
LOCATION:The Purple Couch Bookshop\, 350 Winthrop Ave unit 9b\, North Andover\, MA\, 01845\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Clubs
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SUMMARY:Fantasy Book Club - Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
DESCRIPTION:Fantasy Book Club is heading in a whole new direction\, this time\, to space! Please join us for our exploration of Project Hail Mary for our April pick. \n\n\n\nCLICK HERE TO RESERVE YOUR SEAT  \nRyland Grace is the sole survivor on a desperate\, last-chance mission—and if he fails\, humanity and the earth itself will perish. \n\n\nExcept that right now\, he doesn’t know that. He can’t even remember his own name\, let alone the nature of his assignment or how to complete it. \nAll he knows is that he’s been asleep for a very\, very long time. And he’s just been awakened to find himself millions of miles from home\, with nothing but two corpses for company. \nHis crewmates dead\, his memories fuzzily returning\, Ryland realizes that an impossible task now confronts him. Hurtling through space on this tiny ship\, it’s up to him to puzzle out an impossible scientific mystery—and conquer an extinction-level threat to our species. \nAnd with the clock ticking down and the nearest human being light-years away\, he’s got to do it all alone. \nOr does he? \nAn irresistible interstellar adventure as only Andy Weir could deliver\, Project Hail Mary is a tale of discovery\, speculation\, and survival to rival The Martian—while taking us to places it never dreamed of going.
URL:https://purplecouchbookshop.live/event/fantasy-book-club-project-hail-mary/
LOCATION:The Purple Couch Bookshop\, 350 Winthrop Ave unit 9b\, North Andover\, MA\, 01845\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Clubs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260419T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260419T120000
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SUMMARY:Sunday Silent Book Club
DESCRIPTION:We invite you to hold space with us on select Sunday mornings from 10am -12pm. \nCLICK HERE TO SAVE YOUR SEAT \nWith traditional book clubs there’s the scramble to finish the selected book\, and the pressure to have something smart to say. Wouldn’t it be great to have a book club where you could just enjoy books and friends —without any homework? \nAt Silent Book Club\, there’s no assigned reading. All readers are welcome—ebooks\, audiobooks\, textbooks\, comic books… it’s BYOBook. Join us at the Purple Couch Bookshop to socialize from 10:00-10:30am. Staff will be on hand to help you find a great read if you need one. Then\, from 10:30-11:30\, pick a spot and read whatever makes you happy. The store will be opening to the public at 12pm for those who need to finish one more chapter or are ready to find their next great book.
URL:https://purplecouchbookshop.live/event/sunday-silent-book-club-15/
LOCATION:The Purple Couch Bookshop\, 350 Winthrop Ave unit 9b\, North Andover\, MA\, 01845\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Clubs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260416T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260416T200000
DTSTAMP:20260309T175045Z
CREATED:20260309T174233Z
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SUMMARY:Romance Book Club - Two Can Play by Ali Hazelwood
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our April Romance Book Club pick. \nCLICK HERE TO RESERVE YOUR SPOT \n\n\n\n\nViola Bowen has the chance of a lifetime: to design a video game based on her all-time favorite book series. The only problem? Her colead is Jesse F-ing Andrews\, aka her archnemesis. Jesse has made it abundantly clear over the years that he wants nothing to do with her—and Viola has no idea why. \nWhen their bosses insist a wintry retreat is the perfect team-building exercise\, Viola can’t think of anything worse. Being freezing cold in a remote mountain lodge knowing Jesse is right next door? No\, thank you. \nBut as the snow piles on\, Viola discovers there’s more to Jesse than she knew\, and heat builds in more ways than one.
URL:https://purplecouchbookshop.live/event/romance-book-club-two-can-play-by-ali-hazelwood/
LOCATION:The Purple Couch Bookshop\, 350 Winthrop Ave unit 9b\, North Andover\, MA\, 01845\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Clubs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260412T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260412T140000
DTSTAMP:20260326T173435Z
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SUMMARY:Romantasy Book Club - From Blood and Ash by Jennifer L. Armentrout
DESCRIPTION:Join the brand new Romantasy Book Club at the Purple Couch Bookshop \nCLICK HERE TO RESERVE YOUR SEAT \n\n\n\n\nFrom our spicy fantasy readers\, a book club is born. 🌹 \nWe’re officially launching our first Romantasy Book Club meeting. \n📖 From Blood and Ash by Jennifer L. Armentrout\n📅 Saturday\, April 12 · 1:00 PM\n📍 The Purple Couch Bookshop \nSave your seat on the couch. Sign up on Eventbrite before they’re gone. \nCome for the book. Stay for the chaos. ✨ \n\n\n 
URL:https://purplecouchbookshop.live/event/romantasy-book-club/
LOCATION:The Purple Couch Bookshop\, 350 Winthrop Ave unit 9b\, North Andover\, MA\, 01845\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Clubs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260409T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260409T200000
DTSTAMP:20260319T182215Z
CREATED:20260319T182215Z
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SUMMARY:Thriller Book Club - The Butcher by Jennifer Hillier
DESCRIPTION:In this “skillfully penned tale of murder and cover-up that will keep readers enthralled until the powerful finish” (Fresh Fiction)\, family secrets and a serial killer from the past converge in this electrifying thriller. \nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER \nIn 1985\, Edward Shank famously gunned down the Beacon Hill Butcher\, ending the serial killer’s reign of terror over the city of Seattle. But now in his eighties\, Edward’s action-packed glory days are long behind him. The decorated former Seattle police chief has given up his high-maintenance Victorian home to his grandson Matt for a quiet life at the nearby Sweetbay Village Retirement Residence\, where mac-n-cheese Wednesdays have become the highlight of his week. \nThough it’s hard to watch his grandfather get older\, Matt is thrilled to inherit the large house he grew up in. Already an accomplished chef with a popular restaurant and a TV show in the works\, Matt’s dream life is finally within reach…until he discovers a crate buried in the backyard that holds a secret about his grandfather so terrible\, it threatens to ruin all their lives if it ever gets out. Especially his girlfriend Sam’s\, whose mother was killed when she was only two years old. \nAs Matt struggles with his dark family secret\, Sam’s obsession with solving her mother’s murder continues to grow. A true crime writer now working on a book about the Butcher\, Sam has always suspected her mother was one of his victims\, even though she was killed two years after the Butcher was supposedly gunned down. \nBut when new victims begin to turn up\, their murders eerily similar to the Butcher’s all those years ago\, Sam realizes she might be right. The more she digs into the old murders\, the more dangerous it gets…and the truth is closer to home than she ever could have imagined. \n“A tense\, suspenseful\, thoroughly creepy thriller” (Booklist)\, The Butcher sinks its teeth in you from the very first page.
URL:https://purplecouchbookshop.live/event/thriller-book-club-the-butcher-by-jennifer-hillier/
LOCATION:The Purple Couch Bookshop\, 350 Winthrop Ave unit 9b\, North Andover\, MA\, 01845\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Clubs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260408T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260408T200000
DTSTAMP:20260309T161606Z
CREATED:20260309T160956Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260309T161606Z
UID:6941-1775674800-1775678400@purplecouchbookshop.live
SUMMARY:Queer Book Club - Arthur & Teddy are Coming Out by Ryan Love
DESCRIPTION:A laugh-out-loud story of heartbreak and joy\, Arthur and Teddy Are Coming Out is Beth O’Leary’s The Switch meets Grace & Frankie—with a sprinkling of Bridget Jones on top. \nCLICK HERE TO RESERVE YOUR SEAT \nWhen 79-year-old Arthur Edwards gathers his family together to share some important news\, no one is prepared for the bombshell he drops: he’s gay\, and after a lifetime in the closet\, he’s finally ready to come out. \nArthur’s 21-year-old grandson\, Teddy\, has a secret of his own: he’s also gay\, and developing serious feelings for his colleague Ben. But Teddy doesn’t feel ready to come out yet—especially when Arthur’s announcement causes shockwaves in the family. \nArthur and Teddy have always been close\, and now they must navigate first loves\, heartbreak\, and finding their place in their community. But can they—and their family—learn to accept who they truly are?
URL:https://purplecouchbookshop.live/event/queer-book-club-arthur-teddy-are-coming-out-by-ryan-love/
LOCATION:The Purple Couch Bookshop\, 350 Winthrop Ave unit 9b\, North Andover\, MA\, 01845\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Clubs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260402T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260402T200000
DTSTAMP:20260305T182639Z
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SUMMARY:Silent Book Club
DESCRIPTION:With traditional book clubs there’s the scramble to finish the selected book\, and the pressure to have something smart to say. Wouldn’t it be great to have a book club where you could just enjoy books and friends —without any homework? \nAt Silent Book Club\, there’s no assigned reading. All readers are welcome—ebooks\, audiobooks\, textbooks\, comic books… it’s BYOBook. Join us at the Purple Couch Bookshop to socialize from 6:00-6:30pm. Staff will be on hand to help you find a great read if you need one. Then\, from 6:30-7:30\, pick a spot and read whatever makes you happy. The store will stay open until 8:00pm for those who need to finish one more chapter or are ready to find their next great book. \nCLICK HERE TO SAVE YOUR SPOT
URL:https://purplecouchbookshop.live/event/silent-book-club-9/
LOCATION:The Purple Couch Bookshop\, 350 Winthrop Ave unit 9b\, North Andover\, MA\, 01845\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Clubs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260326T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260326T200000
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SUMMARY:Fiction Book Club - The Astral Library by Kate Quinn
DESCRIPTION:From New York Times bestselling author Kate Quinn comes a gorgeously written fantastical adventure which poses the question: Have you ever wished you could live inside a book? Welcome to the Astral Library\, where books are not just objects\, but doors to new worlds\, new lives\, and new futures. \nCLICK HERE TO RESERVE YOUR SPOT \nAlexandria “Alix” Watson has learned one lesson from her barren childhood in the foster-care system: unlike people\, books will never let you down. Working three dead-end jobs to make ends meet and knowing college is a pipe dream\, Alix takes nightly refuge in the high-vaulted reading room at the Boston Public Library\, escaping into her favorite fantasy novels and dreaming of far-off lands. Until the day she stumbles through a hidden door and meets the Librarian: the ageless\, acerbic guardian of a hidden library where the desperate and the lost escape to new lives…inside their favorite books. \nThe Librarian takes a dazzled Alix under her wing\, but before she can escape into the pages of her new life\, a shadowy enemy emerges to threaten everyone the Astral Library has ever helped protect. Aided by a dashing costume-shop owner\, Alix and the Librarian flee through the Regency drawing rooms of Jane Austen to the back alleys of Sherlock Holmes and the champagne-soaked parties of The Great Gatsby as danger draws inexorably closer. But who does their enemy really wish to destroy—Alix\, the Librarian\, or the Library itself?
URL:https://purplecouchbookshop.live/event/fiction-book-club-the-astral-library-by-kate-quinn/
LOCATION:The Purple Couch Bookshop\, 350 Winthrop Ave unit 9b\, North Andover\, MA\, 01845\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Clubs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260319T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260319T200000
DTSTAMP:20260205T200550Z
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SUMMARY:Romance Book Club - Honey Bee Mine
DESCRIPTION:In this sweet and sexy small town romance\, a type-A beekeeper and a former bad boy join forces to plan a summertime Honey Festival.\n\n\nCLICK HERE TO RESERVE YOUR SEAT\n\n\nLike the bees she keeps\, Penny Becker lives by a golden rule: never stop working. That mantra kept Becker Farms running when her grandfather\, dad\, and ex all left for greener pastures. But after taking out a loan for an expansion plan that crashed and burned\, Penny has to find a way to pay or risk losing it all\, and she’s betting everything on the Sullivan’s Glen Honey Festival. To save the farm\, she has to make the festival bigger\, better\, and more successful than ever before—and she plans to do it all on her own. \nReformed bad boy turned restaurateur Zander Bouras left Sullivan’s Glen in a blaze of glory and vowed to never return. But when his ex-wife wants to go back for the summer\, Zander grudgingly follows. He refuses to miss time with his son\, and figures it’s finally time to deal with the farmhouse his grandfather left\, for some reason\, to him. \nHis first day in town brings Zander face to face with Penny\, the girl whose perfect life mocked him from next door. It’s just his luck that his son loves her and her bees\, and before he knows it he’s been volunteered to help plan a honey festival with the sexy\, stubborn beekeeper whose braid he just wants to tug. As they learn to work together\, Zander faces his demons and learns to see Sullivan’s Glen in a new light as Penny realizes that accepting help isn’t so bad—especially from the right person. But as the festival day and Zander’s departure draw near\, they’ll have to decide if the romance buzzing between them can last past the sweet days of summer.
URL:https://purplecouchbookshop.live/event/romance-book-club-honey-bee-mine/
LOCATION:The Purple Couch Bookshop\, 350 Winthrop Ave unit 9b\, North Andover\, MA\, 01845\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Clubs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260315T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260315T160000
DTSTAMP:20260206T170936Z
CREATED:20260206T165106Z
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SUMMARY:Fantasy Book Club - Queen of Faces by Petra Lord
DESCRIPTION:This blockbuster dark academia fantasy for fans of Leigh Bardugo follows a desperate girl at a cutthroat magical academy who faces a choice between life and death: become an assassin for the enchanted elite or watch her decaying body draw its last breath.\n\n\n\nCLICK HERE TO RESERVE YOUR SEAT \nAnabelle Gage is trapped in a male body\, and it’s rotting from the inside out. In Caimor\, where the magical elite buy and swap designer bodies like clothes\, Ana can’t afford to escape her tattered form. When she fails the entrance exam to the prestigious Paragon Academy\, her last hope of earning a new body implodes. As the clock ticks down to her last breath\, she’s forced to use her illusion magic to steal a healthy chassis—before her own kills her. \nBut Ana is caught by none other than the headmaster of Paragon Academy\, who poses a brutal ultimatum: face execution for her crime or become a mercenary at his command. Revolt brews in Caimor’s smog-choked underworld\, and the wealthy and powerful will stop at nothing to take down the rebels and the infamous dark witch at their helm\, the Black Wraith. \nWith no choice but to accept\, Ana will steal\, fight\, and kill her way to salvation. But her survival depends on a dangerous band of renegades: an impulsive assassin\, a brooding bombmaker\, and an alluring exile who might just spell her ruin. As Ana is drawn into a tangled web of secrets\, the line between villain and hero shatters—and Ana must decide which side is worth dying for.
URL:https://purplecouchbookshop.live/event/fantasy-book-club-queen-of-faces-by-petra-lord/
LOCATION:The Purple Couch Bookshop\, 350 Winthrop Ave unit 9b\, North Andover\, MA\, 01845\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Clubs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260315T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260315T120000
DTSTAMP:20260105T170511Z
CREATED:20260105T170511Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260105T170511Z
UID:6346-1773568800-1773576000@purplecouchbookshop.live
SUMMARY:Sunday Silent Book Club
DESCRIPTION:We invite you to hold space with us on select Sunday mornings from 10am -12pm. \nCLICK HERE TO SAVE YOUR SEAT \nWith traditional book clubs there’s the scramble to finish the selected book\, and the pressure to have something smart to say. Wouldn’t it be great to have a book club where you could just enjoy books and friends —without any homework? \nAt Silent Book Club\, there’s no assigned reading. All readers are welcome—ebooks\, audiobooks\, textbooks\, comic books… it’s BYOBook. Join us at the Purple Couch Bookshop to socialize from 10:00-10:30am. Staff will be on hand to help you find a great read if you need one. Then\, from 10:30-11:30\, pick a spot and read whatever makes you happy. The store will be opening to the public at 12pm for those who need to finish one more chapter or are ready to find their next great book.
URL:https://purplecouchbookshop.live/event/sunday-silent-book-club-13/
LOCATION:The Purple Couch Bookshop\, 350 Winthrop Ave unit 9b\, North Andover\, MA\, 01845\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Clubs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260312T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260312T150000
DTSTAMP:20260216T183843Z
CREATED:20260216T183843Z
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SUMMARY:Private Book Club - Store will be open
DESCRIPTION:A local book club will be meeting at the store.  We will be open for business during this time\, but the back living room area will be in use.
URL:https://purplecouchbookshop.live/event/private-book-club-store-will-be-open/
LOCATION:The Purple Couch Bookshop\, 350 Winthrop Ave unit 9b\, North Andover\, MA\, 01845\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Clubs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260312T070000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260312T200000
DTSTAMP:20260205T200225Z
CREATED:20260205T195646Z
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SUMMARY:Thriller Book Club - It's Not Her by Mary Kubica
DESCRIPTION:Two families vacationing together at a secluded lake resort are at the center of a chilling crime and mysterious disappearance.\n\n\n\n📚 Thriller Book Club -March Pick 📚 \nCLICK HERE TO RESERVE YOUR SEAT \nTwo families vacationing together at a secluded lake resort are at the center of a chilling crime and mysterious disappearance in this twisty\, unputdownable thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of Local Woman Missing \nA chilling crime… \nCourtney Gray’s tranquil family vacation is shattered when she hears a blood-curdling scream from the lakeside cottage next door. There she finds the lifeless bodies of her brother and sister-in-law. Her teenage niece Reese is nowhere to be found. Her nephew Wyatt lies asleep upstairs\, unharmed. \nA stunning investigation…
URL:https://purplecouchbookshop.live/event/thriller-book-club-its-not-her-by-mary-kubica/
LOCATION:The Purple Couch Bookshop\, 350 Winthrop Ave unit 9b\, North Andover\, MA\, 01845\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Clubs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260311T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260311T200000
DTSTAMP:20260203T164347Z
CREATED:20260202T221345Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260203T164347Z
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SUMMARY:Queer Book Club - Patricia Wants to Cuddle
DESCRIPTION:Join us for community building and a discussion of Patricia Wants to Cuddle by Samantha Allen. \nOn this season of The Catch\, contestants must compete for love. And their lives. \nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER \nWhen the final four women in competition for an aloof\, somewhat sleazy bachelor’s heart arrive on a mysterious island in the Pacific Northwest\, they prepare themselves for another week of extreme sleep deprivation\, invasive interviews\, and\, of course\, the salacious drama eager viewers nationwide tune in to devour. Each woman came on The Catch for her own reasons―brand sponsorships\, followers\, and\, yes\, even love―and they’ve all got their eyes steadfastly trained on their respective prizes. \nEnter Patricia\, a temperamental and woefully misunderstood local living alone in the dark\, verdant woods\, and desperate for connection. Through twists as unexpected as they are wildly entertaining\, the self-absorbed cast and jaded crew each make her acquaintance atop the island’s tallest and most desolate peak\, finding themselves at the center of an action-packed thriller that is far from scripted―and only a few will make the final cut. \nA whirlwind romp careening toward a last-girl-standing conclusion\, and a scathing indictment of contemporary American media culture\, Patricia Wants to Cuddle is also a love story: between star-crossed lesbians who rise above their intolerant town\, a deeply ambivalent woman and her budding self-actualization\, and a group of misfit islanders forging community against all odds.
URL:https://purplecouchbookshop.live/event/queer-book-club-patricia-wants-to-cuddle/
LOCATION:The Purple Couch Bookshop\, 350 Winthrop Ave unit 9b\, North Andover\, MA\, 01845\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Clubs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260305T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260305T200000
DTSTAMP:20260305T182428Z
CREATED:20260305T182428Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260305T182428Z
UID:6878-1772733600-1772740800@purplecouchbookshop.live
SUMMARY:Silent Book Club
DESCRIPTION:With traditional book clubs there’s the scramble to finish the selected book\, and the pressure to have something smart to say. Wouldn’t it be great to have a book club where you could just enjoy books and friends —without any homework? \nAt Silent Book Club\, there’s no assigned reading. All readers are welcome—ebooks\, audiobooks\, textbooks\, comic books… it’s BYOBook. Join us at the Purple Couch Bookshop to socialize from 6:00-6:30pm. Staff will be on hand to help you find a great read if you need one. Then\, from 6:30-7:30\, pick a spot and read whatever makes you happy. The store will stay open until 8:00pm for those who need to finish one more chapter or are ready to find their next great book. \nCLICK HERE TO SAVE YOUR SPOT
URL:https://purplecouchbookshop.live/event/silent-book-club-8/
LOCATION:The Purple Couch Bookshop\, 350 Winthrop Ave unit 9b\, North Andover\, MA\, 01845\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Clubs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260226T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260226T200000
DTSTAMP:20260205T181921Z
CREATED:20260205T181921Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260205T181921Z
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SUMMARY:Fiction Book Club - Aftertaste
DESCRIPTION:Join the Fiction Book Club to discuss Aftertaste by Daria Lavelle.\n\n\nCLICK HERE TO RESERVE YOUR SEAT\n\n\nWhat if you could have one last meal with someone you’ve loved\, someone you’ve lost? Combining the magic of Under the Whispering Door with the high-stakes culinary world of Sweetbitter\, Aftertaste is an epic love story\, a dark comedy\, and a synesthetic adventure through food and grief. \nA food story to binge.\nA ghost story to devour.\nA love story to savor. \nKonstantin Duhovny is a haunted man. His father died when he was ten\, and ghosts have been hovering around him ever since. Kostya can’t exactly see the ghosts\, but he can taste their favorite foods. Flavors of meals he’s never eaten will flood his mouth\, a sign that a spirit is present. Kostya has kept these aftertastes a secret for most of his life\, but one night\, he decides to act on what he’s tasting. And everything changes. \nKostya discovers that he can reunite people with their departed loved ones—just for one last meal. Convinced that his life’s purpose is to serve closure to grieving strangers\, he sets out to learn all he can be entering a particularly fiery ring of Hell: the New York culinary scene. But as his kitchen skills catch up with his ambitions\, he’s too blind to see the catastrophe looming in the Afterlife. And the one person who knows Kostya must be stopped also happens to be falling in love with him. \nSet in the bustling world of New York restaurants and teeming with mouthwatering food writing\, Aftertaste is a whirlwind romance\, a heart-wrenching look at love and loss\, and a ghost story about all the ways we hunger—and how far we’ll go to find satisfaction. \nHelp us out by reserving your seat in person or on Zoom so we know how to set up.
URL:https://purplecouchbookshop.live/event/fiction-book-club-aftertaste/
LOCATION:The Purple Couch Bookshop\, 350 Winthrop Ave unit 9b\, North Andover\, MA\, 01845\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Clubs
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SUMMARY:Inaugural Horror Book Club - Incidents Around the House by Josh Malerman
DESCRIPTION:Join our first Horror Book Club as we discuss Incidents Around the House by Josh Malerman. We are so thankful to our friend Dave for helping us to get this going. We hope to expand that section this year and we know you will make sure we know the best titles with which to fill it. \nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER \nA young girl’s troubled family is haunted by an entity she calls “Other Mommy” in this chilling tale from the New York Times bestselling author of Bird Box. \n“Deeply discomfiting\, imaginatively ripe\, yet ruthlessly efficient [with] claustrophobic terror that almost transcends articulation . . . Simply put—and I do not say this lightly—Incidents Around the House is the most purely effective horror novel I have ever read.”—Neil McRobert\, Esquire \n“This book is the monster that lives inside your closet.”—Grady Hendrix\, New York Times bestselling author of How to Sell a Haunted House \nCOMING SOON AS THE MAJOR MOTION PICTURE OTHER MOMMY\, STARRING JESSICA CHASTAIN \nTo eight-year-old Bela\, her family is her world. There’s Mommy\, Daddo\, and Grandma Ruth. But there is also Other Mommy\, a malevolent entity who asks her every day: “Can I go inside your heart?” \nWhen horrifying incidents around the house signal that Other Mommy is growing tired of asking Bela the question over and over\, Bela understands that unless she says yes\, her family will soon pay. \nOther Mommy is getting restless\, stronger\, bolder. Only the bonds of family can keep Bela safe\, but other incidents show cracks in her parents’ marriage. The safety Bela relies on is about to unravel. \nBut Other Mommy needs an answer. \nIncidents Around the House is a chilling\, wholly unique tale of true horror about a family as haunted as their home.
URL:https://purplecouchbookshop.live/event/inaugural-horror-book-club/
LOCATION:The Purple Couch Bookshop\, 350 Winthrop Ave unit 9b\, North Andover\, MA\, 01845\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Clubs
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SUMMARY:Romance Book Club - Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid
DESCRIPTION:“Thrilling . . . heartbreaking . . . uplifting . . . the fast-paced\, emotionally charged story of one ambitious young woman\, finding both her voice and her passion.”—Kristin Hannah\, author of The Women \n“NASA? Space missions? The ’80s? This is a collection of all the things I love.”—Andy Weir\, author of Project Hail Mary and The Martian \nClick Here to Reserve Your Seat \nJoan Goodwin has been obsessed with the stars for as long as she can remember. Thoughtful and reserved\, Joan is content with her life as a professor of physics and astronomy at Rice University and as aunt to her precocious niece\, Frances. That is\, until she comes across an advertisement seeking the first women scientists to join NASA’s Space Shuttle program. Suddenly\, Joan burns to be one of the few people to go to space. \nSelected from a pool of thousands of applicants in the summer of 1980\, Joan begins training at Houston’s Johnson Space Center\, alongside an exceptional group of fellow candidates: Top Gun pilot Hank Redmond and scientist John Griffin\, who are kind and easy-going even when the stakes are highest; mission specialist Lydia Danes\, who has worked too hard to play nice; warm-hearted Donna Fitzgerald\, who is navigating her own secrets; and Vanessa Ford\, the magnetic and mysterious aeronautical engineer\, who can fix any engine and fly any plane. \nAs the new astronauts become unlikely friends and prepare for their first flights\, Joan finds a passion and a love she never imagined. In this new light\, Joan begins to question everything she thinks she knows about her place in the observable universe. \nThen\, in December of 1984\, on mission STS-LR9\, everything changes in an instant. \nFast-paced\, thrilling\, and emotional\, Atmosphere is Taylor Jenkins Reid at her best: transporting readers to iconic times and places\, with complex protagonists\, telling a passionate and soaring story about the transformative power of love\, this time among the stars. \n 
URL:https://purplecouchbookshop.live/event/romance-book-club-atmosphere-by-taylor-jenkins-reid/
LOCATION:The Purple Couch Bookshop\, 350 Winthrop Ave unit 9b\, North Andover\, MA\, 01845\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Clubs
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