Please join us for an evening of shopping in support of the Atkinson Elementary School’s Parent/Teacher Organization. 15% of the proceeds during the event will go back to the PTO. We will also have books from the wishlists of Atkinson teachers so your money will go even further! When you buy a book from a […]
We love Thursdays ! There aren’t a lot of opportunities for moms and caregivers to meet and socialize with their little ones. While Rocco’s Reading Room is always available for visits, the Purple Couch would like to fill that gap by providing the time and the soft space filled with some toys and board books for […]
Join us for our April Romance Book Club pick. CLICK HERE TO RESERVE YOUR SPOT Viola 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 […]
Join Jen and Moody to hear some stories about big feelings. Jen created My Moody Monster to help people with destructive behavior and mental illness to better cope with their frustrations. When they are better able to cope with their emotions, it is a lot less stressful for their family as well. Jen is graciously […]
Born and raised in Erie, Pennsylvania, Mark moved to New England in 1982, and has made it home. He and his wife moved to North Andover in 1997 and raised their 2 children here. He served as the town’s Poet Laureate from 2018 to 2023, and is currently on the town’s Poet Laureate committee. He published Almost […]
We invite you to hold space with us on select Sunday mornings from 10am -12pm. CLICK HERE TO SAVE YOUR SEAT 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 […]
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. CLICK HERE TO RESERVE YOUR SEAT Ryland Grace is the sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission—and if he fails, humanity and the earth itself will perish. […]
Sign your child up to read to Finley for one of four time slots and build their confidence in reading aloud. CLICK THROUGH TO REGISTER
Join us for the launch of Via Luino’s debut book All the Scattered Stars, a young adult fantasy. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER Admission is free with an option to prepay and reserve your copy. The glitter of Venice’s lights hides a dark truth: when the floodwaters rise, no one is safe. Koru knows better than to […]
We love Thursdays ! There aren’t a lot of opportunities for moms and caregivers to meet and socialize with their little ones. While Rocco’s Reading Room is always available for visits, the Purple Couch would like to fill that gap by providing the time and the soft space filled with some toys and board books for […]
Best selling author, Emily Austin, returns for our April Fiction Book Club Selection. CLICK HERE TO RESERVE YOUR SEAT Emily 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 […]
Beautify your favorite book in great company at the Purple Couch Bookshop’s Book Bedazzling night. We will provide the art space and all the craft supplies. You bring (or buy) the book you’d like to decorate, and we will provide the rest. Tickets are $21.50 with tax. Space is limited, so sign up now! CLICK […]