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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260312T200000
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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
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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
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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-8/
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 - 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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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260222T140000
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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260219T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260219T200000
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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260215T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260215T160000
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SUMMARY:Fantasy Book Club - The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst
DESCRIPTION:The Spellshop is Sarah Beth Durst’s debut romantasy about an unexpected journey through the low-stakes market of illegal spell-selling and the high-risk business of starting over. \nClick Here to Reserve Your Seat \n\n\nA lush cottagecore tale full of stolen spellbooks\, unexpected friendships\, sweet jams\, and even sweeter love. \nKiela has always had trouble dealing with people. Thankfully\, as a librarian at the Great Library of Alyssium\, she and her assistant\, Caz—a magically sentient spider plant—have spent the last decade sequestered among the empire’s most precious spellbooks\, preserving their magic for the city’s elite. \nWhen a revolution begins and the library goes up in flames\, she and Caz flee with all the spellbooks they can carry and head to a remote island Kiela never thought she’d see again: her childhood home. Taking refuge there\, Kiela discovers\, much to her dismay\, a nosy—and very handsome—neighbor who can’t take a hint and keeps showing up day after day to make sure she’s fed and to help fix up her new home. \nIn need of income\, Kiela identifies something that even the bakery in town doesn’t have: jam. With the help of an old recipe book her parents left her and a bit of illegal magic\, her cottage garden is soon covered in ripe berries. \nBut magic can do more than make life a little sweeter\, so Kiela risks the consequences of using unsanctioned spells and opens the island’s first-ever and much needed secret spellshop. \nLike a Hallmark rom-com full of mythical creatures and fueled by cinnamon rolls and magic\, The Spellshop will heal your heart and feed your soul.
URL:https://purplecouchbookshop.live/event/fantasy-book-club-the-spellshop-by-sarah-beth-durst/
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:20260215T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260215T120000
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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-12/
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:20260212T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260212T200000
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SUMMARY:Thriller Book Club - The Mad Wife by Meagan Church
DESCRIPTION:Join Thriller Book Club to discuss The Mad Wife by Megan Church on Thursday\, February 12 at 7p.m. \nCLICK HERE TO RESERVE YOUR SEAT \nLulu Mayfield has spent the last five years molding herself into the perfect 1950s housewife. Despite the tragic memories that haunt her and the weight of exhausting expectations\, she keeps her husband happy\, her household running\, and her gelatin salads the talk of the neighborhood. But after she gives birth to her second child\, Lulu’s carefully crafted life begins to unravel. \nWhen a new neighbor\, Bitsy\, moves in\, Lulu suspects that something darker lurks behind the woman’s constant smile. As her fixation on Bitsy deepens\, Lulu is drawn into a web of unsettling truths that threaten to expose the cracks in her own life. The more she uncovers about Bitsy\, the more she questions everything she thought she knew—and soon\, others begin questioning her sanity. But is Lulu truly losing her mind? Or is she on the verge of discovering a reality too terrifying to accept? \nIn the vein of The Bell Jar and The Hours\, The Mad Wife weaves domestic drama with psychological suspense\, so poignant and immersive\, you won’t want to put it down.
URL:https://purplecouchbookshop.live/event/thriller-book-club-the-mad-wife-by-meagan-church/
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:20260211T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260211T200000
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SUMMARY:Queer Book Club - Isaac's Song by Daniel Black
DESCRIPTION:Join us in February for Queer Book Club as we read and discuss Isaac’s Song. \n\n\nCLICK HERE TO RESERVE YOUR SEAT \n\n\nSet between late ’80s Chicago and the American South\, this poignant novel follows Isaac as he reckons with identity\, masculinity\, family\, and belonging. After growing up under the weight of a rigid and painful definition of manhood\, Isaac finally begins to claim his tenderness\, creativity\, and queerness—only to have that hard-won sense of self shaken by the AIDS crisis and a nation grappling with violence and injustice. Through therapy and writing\, Isaac traces his story back to his family’s past and uncovers truths that challenge everything he thought he understood about himself and where he comes from. \nLyrical\, emotionally rich\, and deeply moving\, Isaac’s Song is a powerful continuation of the world introduced in Don’t Cry for Me and a book that invites reflection\, conversation\, and connection. \nQueer Book Club is a welcoming\, low-pressure space to connect with and learn from the LGBTQIA+ community\, make new friends\, and explore meaningful and diverse reads together. Finishing the book is never mandatory—whether you’ve read a few chapters or the whole thing\, your voice is welcome. Meetings are offered both in person and on Zoom\, so join us in the way that works best for you.
URL:https://purplecouchbookshop.live/event/queer-book-club-isaacs-song-by-daniel-black/
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:20260205T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260205T200000
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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-7/
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:20260129T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260129T200000
DTSTAMP:20251125T005321Z
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SUMMARY:Fiction Book Club - BYOB - Bring Your Own Book
DESCRIPTION:It’s time to regroup and kick the year off right\, talking about all of our favorite books! Our November and December dates would have fallen on Thanksgiving and Christmas\, so this month we agreed to share our favorites. Come share a book you read over the break\, one of your favorites of all time\, or just listen to others. There’s nothing like getting a recommendation from someone you know to make a book sound more interesting. Come talk with people who love books! \nHelp us out by reserving your seat in person or on Zoom so we know how to set up.  CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
URL:https://purplecouchbookshop.live/event/fiction-book-club-byob-bring-your-own-book/
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:20260122T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260122T200000
DTSTAMP:20260105T160134Z
CREATED:20260105T160134Z
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SUMMARY:Romance Book Club - 2025 Wrapped!
DESCRIPTION:No assigned reading – come ready to discuss what you loved in 2025 and what you’re looking forward to in 2026. \nClick Here to Reserve Your Seat
URL:https://purplecouchbookshop.live/event/romance-book-club-2025-wrapped/
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:20260118T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260118T120000
DTSTAMP:20260105T164428Z
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260105T164428Z
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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-11/
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:20260115T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260115T200000
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SUMMARY:Thriller Book Club - The Staircase In The Woods by Chuck Wendig
DESCRIPTION:📚 Thriller Book Club – January Pick 📚 \nNATIONAL BESTSELLER – A group of friends investigates the mystery of a strange staircase in the woods in this mesmerizing horror novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Book of Accidents. \nFive high school friends are bonded by an oath to protect one another no matter what. Then\, on a camping trip in the middle of the forest\, they find something extraordinary: a mysterious staircase to nowhere. One friend walks up–and never comes back down. Then the staircase disappears. Twenty years later\, the staircase has reappeared. Now the group returns to find the lost boy–and what lies beyond the staircase in the woods. . . . \nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER \nChuck Wendig is the New York Times bestselling author of Wanderers\, The Book of Accidents\, Wayward\, and more than two dozen other books for adults and young adults. A finalist for the Astounding Award and an alumnus of the Sundance Screenwriters Lab\, he has also written for comics\, games\, film\, and television. He’s known for his popular blog\, terribleminds\, and books about writing such as Damn Fine Story. He lives in Bucks County\, Pennsylvania\, with his family. \n“Chuck Wendig is the Frank Lloyd Wright of horror\, and here’s his masterstroke of malaise. The Staircase in the Woods is a true blueprint for terror.” –Clay McLeod Chapman\, author of Wake Up and Open Your Eyes \n“Chuck Wendig weaves his magic once more\, turning a lonely staircase in the woods into a searing\, propulsive\, dread-filled exploration of the horrors of knowing and being known. I’d follow him anywhere.” –Kiersten White\, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Hide \n  \n 
URL:https://purplecouchbookshop.live/event/thriller-book-club-staircase-in-the-woods-by-chuck-wendig/
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:20260114T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260114T200000
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SUMMARY:Queer Book Club - Masters of Death by Olivie Blake
DESCRIPTION:In Masters of Death by Olivie Blake there is a game that the immortals play.  There is only one rule: Don’t lose. \nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER \nViola Marek is a struggling real estate agent\, and a vampire. But her biggest problem currently is that the house she needs to sell is haunted. The ghost haunting the mansion has been murdered\, and until he can solve the mystery of how he died\, he refuses to move on. \nFox D’Mora is a medium\, and though he is also most-definitely a shameless fraud\, he isn’t entirely without his uses—seeing as he’s actually the godson of Death. \nWhen Viola seeks out Fox to help her with the ghost infestation\, he becomes inextricably involved in a quest that neither he nor Vi expects (or wants). But with the help of an unruly poltergeist\, a demonic personal trainer\, a sharp-voiced angel\, a love-stricken reaper\, and a few mindfulness-practicing creatures\, Vi and Fox soon discover that the difference between a mysterious lost love and an annoying dead body isn’t nearly as distinct as they thought.
URL:https://purplecouchbookshop.live/event/queer-book-club-masters-of-death-by-olivie-blake/
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:20260108T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260108T200000
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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-6/
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 - Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree
DESCRIPTION:Join us to discuss the instant New York Times Bestseller\, a Library Reads Pick\, and an Indie Next Pick\, Legends & Lattes\, by Travis Baldree. \nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER \nCelebrate the holidays with some of our regulars by wearing pajamas and bringing some pastries (or your favorite snack – we just like the alliteration)\, or just come as you are.  You will always be welcome! \nAfter a lifetime of bounties and bloodshed\, Viv is hanging up her sword for the last time. \nThe battle-weary orc aims to start fresh\, opening the first ever coffee shop in the city of Thune. But old and new rivals stand in the way of success — not to mention the fact that no one has the faintest idea what coffee actually is. \nIf Viv wants to put the blade behind her and make her plans a reality\, she won’t be able to go it alone. \nBut the true rewards of the uncharted path are the travelers you meet along the way. And whether drawn together by ancient magic\, flaky pastry\, or a freshly brewed cup\, they may become partners\, family\, and something deeper than she ever could have dreamed.
URL:https://purplecouchbookshop.live/event/fantasy-book-club-legends-lattes-by-travis-baldree/
LOCATION:The Purple Couch Bookshop\, 350 Winthrop Ave unit 9b\, North Andover\, MA\, 01845\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Clubs
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