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SUMMARY:Read to Finley
DESCRIPTION:Sign your child up to read to Finley for one of four time slots and build their confidence in reading aloud. \nCLICK THROUGH TO REGISTER
URL:https://purplecouchbookshop.live/event/read-to-finley-29/
LOCATION:The Purple Couch Bookshop\, 350 Winthrop Ave unit 9b\, North Andover\, MA\, 01845\, United States
CATEGORIES:Children's Events
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SUMMARY:Moody Monster Storytime
DESCRIPTION: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. \nJen is graciously volunteering her time to read to your children and do some activities with each book to help them understand\, from an early age\, what to do when they feel these big emotions.
URL:https://purplecouchbookshop.live/event/moody-monster-storytime-50/
LOCATION:The Purple Couch Bookshop\, 350 Winthrop Ave unit 9b\, North Andover\, MA\, 01845\, United States
CATEGORIES:Children's Events
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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:20260330T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260330T200000
DTSTAMP:20260319T183752Z
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SUMMARY:Beats & Books North Andover Music Association Fundraiser
DESCRIPTION:🎶📚 Beats & Books 📚🎶 \nBuying Books = smart \nSupporting music programs = legendary \nDuring this special event\, 15% of all in-store sales will be donated to the North Andover Music Association to help fund student stipends and scholarships. Every purchase helps support music opportunities for North Andover public school students! 🎼 \nYou could buy more chocolate OR you could buy: \n🐰 Books for Easter baskets\n💐 Early Mother’s Day gifts\n📚 Great new reads for yourself \nBring a friend\, browse the shelves\, and support music education in our community. \n❤️ Read. Give. Support Music.
URL:https://purplecouchbookshop.live/event/beats-books-north-andover-music-association-fundraiser/
LOCATION:The Purple Couch Bookshop\, 350 Winthrop Ave unit 9b\, North Andover\, MA\, 01845\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260329T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260329T113000
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SUMMARY:Writers in the Round – Works in Progress Sharing
DESCRIPTION:Come share your current writing with a group of cool\, supportive\, local writers! \nJust starting your writing journey or stuck on a passage of your novel? \nAre you a poet struggling with stanzas or a comedian in search of your perfect punchline? \nJoin us for a low-stakes chat about what works and ways to improve while supporting others. \nAll genres and styles are welcome\, bring a short piece to read and an open mind\, just keep the spice level at mayo and the critiques encouraging! \nFree\, the last Sunday of the month.
URL:https://purplecouchbookshop.live/event/writers-in-the-round-works-in-progress-sharing-2/
LOCATION:The Purple Couch Bookshop\, 350 Winthrop Ave unit 9b\, North Andover\, MA\, 01845\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260328T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260328T180000
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SUMMARY:Warhammer Escalation League – 1500pt
DESCRIPTION:This is a great way to get through some of those grey\, unpainted miniatures. The tournament will be 2 games over 6 hours. Please note that your minis do need to be fully painted to participate. There will be prizes for the winner of the tournament as well as a small prize for the best painted. This the third of 4 sessions ending on May 2\, 2026. \nCLICK HERE TO RESERVE YOUR SEAT \nFor more information\, please contact us at info@purplecouchbookshop.live. Want to prepare\, meet some of our Warhammer community\, and learn about the tournament. Stop by our Build and Paint Event the second Saturday of each month from 12-6pm.
URL:https://purplecouchbookshop.live/event/warhammer-escalation-league-500pt-3/
LOCATION:The Purple Couch Bookshop\, 350 Winthrop Ave unit 9b\, North Andover\, MA\, 01845\, United States
CATEGORIES:Warhammer
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SUMMARY:Cancelled: Moody Monster Storytime
DESCRIPTION:Please visit us next Saturday\, April 4\, for our Moody Monster Storytime.
URL:https://purplecouchbookshop.live/event/cancelled-moody-monster/
LOCATION:The Purple Couch Bookshop\, 350 Winthrop Ave unit 9b\, North Andover\, MA\, 01845\, United States
CATEGORIES:Children's Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260327T180000
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SUMMARY:Sign Making
DESCRIPTION:We’ve got cardboard coming out our eyeballs.  Let’s put it to good use. \nAre you going to the No Kings Protest on Saturday\, March 28?  Come make a sign with other like-minded folks.  We’ll have cardboard and markers but please feel free to bring materials of your own.
URL:https://purplecouchbookshop.live/event/sign-making/
LOCATION:The Purple Couch Bookshop\, 350 Winthrop Ave unit 9b\, North Andover\, MA\, 01845\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260327T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260327T200000
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SUMMARY:Book Bedazzling
DESCRIPTION: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! \nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER
URL:https://purplecouchbookshop.live/event/book-bedazzling/
LOCATION:The Purple Couch Bookshop\, 350 Winthrop Ave unit 9b\, North Andover\, MA\, 01845\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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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:20260324T190000
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SUMMARY:A.K. Caggiano's Book Launch - Summoned to the Wilds
DESCRIPTION:For fans of Kimberly Lemming and The Princess Bride – the second book in AK Caggiano’s Villains & Virtues series.\n\n\nCLICK HERE TO RESERVE YOUR SEAT\n\n\nThe Purple Couch Bookshop is delighted to welcome back Author A.K. Caggiano to celebrate the release of Summoned to the Wilds\, the second book in the Villains & Virtues series\, in conversation with Author Cleo White. This is romantasy gold with an on-the-run Baroness determined to save the world and the demon lord at her side bent on its destruction . . . but will her tendency to bring out the good in the world extend to finally bringing out the good in him? \nLady Ammalie Avington\, Baroness of Faebarrow\, has finally discovered the truth\, and it should not come as a surprise: the blood mage who threatened and abducted her intends to bring ruin to the realm. The very realm she is sworn to serve. It’s just a terribly inconvenient fact to learn because\, well…he’s rather cute. \nAmma knows it’s not safe to pine after the son of a demon\, not whilst locked up in a tower surrounded by infernal beings\, nor trapped below ground in a den of beguiling vampires\, and especially not in the heart of a wild jungle under the tutelage of esoteric witches. She just can’t help herself around Damien Maleficus Bloodthorne\, danger be damned. And anyway\, Damien’s heart—the one he swears to not have—has been softening right before her eyes. Perhaps with her guidance\, Damien won’t rain chaos and destruction down on the world. Perhaps she can even save them both as Damien searches for a way to magically unlink them. \nSo\, when Amma learns she may have ancient\, innate magical powers of her own\, why not use them to do exactly as she pleases? \nTickets are $20.18 per person and include a copy of the special edition paperback\, featuring intricately sprayed edges.
URL:https://purplecouchbookshop.live/event/a-k-caggianos-book-launch-summoned-to-the-wilds/
LOCATION:The Purple Couch Bookshop\, 350 Winthrop Ave unit 9b\, North Andover\, MA\, 01845\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260323T163000
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SUMMARY:Read to Finley
DESCRIPTION:Sign your child up to read to Finley for one of four time slots and build their confidence in reading aloud. \nCLICK THROUGH TO REGISTER
URL:https://purplecouchbookshop.live/event/read-to-finley-28/
LOCATION:The Purple Couch Bookshop\, 350 Winthrop Ave unit 9b\, North Andover\, MA\, 01845\, United States
CATEGORIES:Children's Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260322T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260322T160000
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SUMMARY:Callie’s Craft Cult
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a casual\, bring-your-own-project crafternoon at your favorite bookshop. Whether you knit\, crochet\, journal\, or something else entirely\, you’re welcome!  While we generally have lots of space\, we ask that you please sign up so we can make sure to set up enough seating. \nCLICK HERE TO SAVE YOUR SEAT
URL:https://purplecouchbookshop.live/event/callies-craft-cult-6/
LOCATION:The Purple Couch Bookshop\, 350 Winthrop Ave unit 9b\, North Andover\, MA\, 01845\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260321T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260321T113000
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CREATED:20260228T160748Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260228T160824Z
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SUMMARY:Moody Monster Storytime
DESCRIPTION: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. \nJen is graciously volunteering her time to read to your children and do some activities with each book to help them understand\, from an early age\, what to do when they feel these big emotions.
URL:https://purplecouchbookshop.live/event/moody-monster-storytime-49/
LOCATION:The Purple Couch Bookshop\, 350 Winthrop Ave unit 9b\, North Andover\, MA\, 01845\, United States
CATEGORIES:Children's Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260320T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260320T200000
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CREATED:20260205T172336Z
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SUMMARY:Author Event - Jenny Gorelick - The Book of Red Flags
DESCRIPTION:For singles striving to mingle\, The Book of Red Flags is a beacon in the modern dating darkness!\n\n\nCLICK HERE TO RESERVE YOUR SEAT\n\n\nJoin us as we welcome Author/Comedienne Jenny Gorelick for a discussion and signing of The Book of Red Flags: Dating Signs They Aren’t It! Tickets to the event are free\, but registered attendees receive 10% off the book and can preorder their copy with a paid ticket to make sure you get your copy of this hilarious guide for singles striving to mingle in the modern dating darkness. Supplies may be limited day-of\, so we encourage ordering your book ahead! \nWhether they have an ass tattoo\, own too many novelty T-shirts\, or still Venmo their ex\, this laugh-out-loud list of cautionary signs will affirm the reader in saying\, “Thank you\, next.” Gorelick details absurd anecdotes and all-too-real jokes about the messy dating trends everyone seems to experience in The Book of Red Flags. This comedic and cathartic list is perfect for anyone who ignored their gut feeling or best friend’s warnings. Swipe left on red flags with confidence\, and laugh so hard that it clears a path to “the one.”
URL:https://purplecouchbookshop.live/event/author-event-jenny-gorelick-the-book-of-red-flags/
LOCATION:The Purple Couch Bookshop\, 350 Winthrop Ave unit 9b\, North Andover\, MA\, 01845\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260319T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260319T200000
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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
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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
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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260314T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260314T180000
DTSTAMP:20260205T190345Z
CREATED:20260205T185155Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260205T190345Z
UID:6593-1773489600-1773511200@purplecouchbookshop.live
SUMMARY:Warhammer Drop-in
DESCRIPTION:This is a great opportunity to get a game in or to work on building and painting with friends for the next tournament on March 28\, 2026.  Drop in any time this afternoon.
URL:https://purplecouchbookshop.live/event/warhammer-drop-in-6/
LOCATION:The Purple Couch Bookshop\, 350 Winthrop Ave unit 9b\, North Andover\, MA\, 01845\, United States
CATEGORIES:Warhammer
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260314T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260314T113000
DTSTAMP:20260228T160636Z
CREATED:20260228T160636Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260228T160636Z
UID:6802-1773486000-1773487800@purplecouchbookshop.live
SUMMARY:Moody Monster Storytime
DESCRIPTION: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. \nJen is graciously volunteering her time to read to your children and do some activities with each book to help them understand\, from an early age\, what to do when they feel these big emotions.
URL:https://purplecouchbookshop.live/event/moody-monster-storytime-48/
LOCATION:The Purple Couch Bookshop\, 350 Winthrop Ave unit 9b\, North Andover\, MA\, 01845\, United States
CATEGORIES:Children's Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260313T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260313T200000
DTSTAMP:20260105T175233Z
CREATED:20260105T175153Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260105T175233Z
UID:6367-1773424800-1773432000@purplecouchbookshop.live
SUMMARY:Bedazzle a Book
DESCRIPTION:Beautify your favorite book in great company at the Purple Couch Bookshop’s first 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 the beverage of your choice. Space is limited\, so sign up now! \n$20 per person includes decorating supplies. Bring or buy your own book\, and the beverage of your choice. \nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER
URL:https://purplecouchbookshop.live/event/bedazzle-a-book-6/
LOCATION:The Purple Couch Bookshop\, 350 Winthrop Ave unit 9b\, North Andover\, MA\, 01845\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260312T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260312T150000
DTSTAMP:20260216T183843Z
CREATED:20260216T183843Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260216T183843Z
UID:6721-1773320400-1773327600@purplecouchbookshop.live
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
LAST-MODIFIED:20260205T200225Z
UID:6602-1773298800-1773345600@purplecouchbookshop.live
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
UID:6551-1773255600-1773259200@purplecouchbookshop.live
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:20260310T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260310T200000
DTSTAMP:20251227T223701Z
CREATED:20251227T223701Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251227T223701Z
UID:6287-1773169200-1773172800@purplecouchbookshop.live
SUMMARY:Conversation & Signing with Author Jenna Blum
DESCRIPTION:“Authors and book tours\, stalkers and deadlines\, horrid men and ice cold revenge . . . Murder Your Darlings will have you cracking up while you’re checking under your bed.”—Karin Slaughter\, New York Times and #1 internationally bestselling author.\n\n\n\nFor every woman who’s ever fallen for a bad man comes a hilarious and eviscerating tale of love\, loss\, and deadlines from New York Times bestselling author Jenna Blum. \nKnown for such brilliant historical novels as Those Who Save Us and The Lost Family\, A Mighty Blaze co-founder and New York Times bestselling author Jenna Blum now offers a contemporary\, suspenseful novel about love\, loss\, and revenge in the world of books. \nSimone “Sam” Vetiver is a mid-career novelist finishing a lukewarm publicity tour while facing a deadline for a new book on which she’s totally blocked. Recently divorced\, Sam is worrying where her life is going when she receives glowing fan mail from stratospherically successful author William Corwyn\, renowned for his female-centric novels. When William and Sam meet and his literary sympathy is as intense as their chemistry\, both writers think they’ve found The One. \nBut as in their own novels\, things between Sam and William are not what they seem. William has multiple stalkers\, including a scarily persistent one named The Rabbit. He lives on a remote Maine island\, where his writer life resembles The Shining. And when writers turn up dead\, including from The Darlings support group William runs\, Sam has to ask: Is it The Rabbit—William’s #1 Stalker? Another woman scorned? Can William be everything he seems? \nNarrated by Sam\, William\, and The Rabbit\, Murder Your Darlings is a wickedly witty look at today’s literary landscape and down-the-rabbit-hole tale of how far people will go for love. \n\n\nClick Here to Reserve Your Seat \nJenna Blum is the New York Times and # 1 internationally bestselling author of novels Those Who Save Us\, The Stormchasers\, and The Lost Family; memoir Woodrow on the Bench; audiocourse “The Author at Work: The Art of Writing Fiction” and original podcast The Key of Love. Jenna is CEO and Co-Founder of online author interview platform A Mighty Blaze and one of Oprah.com readers’ Top 30 Women Writers. Jenna earned her MA in Creative Writing at Boston University and has taught workshops for Boston University\, Grub Street Writers\, A Mighty Blaze\, and numerous other institutions for over 25 years. She interviewed Holocaust survivors for Steven Spielberg’s Survivors of the Shoah Visual History Foundation and is a professional public speaker\, traveling nationally and internationally to speak about her work. Jenna is based in Boston. For more about Jenna\, please visit www.jennablum.com and follow her on Facebook\, Twitter/X (@Jenna_Blum)\, Instagram (@Jenna_Blum)\, TikTok (@jenna.blum)\, and Substack.
URL:https://purplecouchbookshop.live/event/conversation-signing-with-author-jenna-blum/
LOCATION:The Purple Couch Bookshop\, 350 Winthrop Ave unit 9b\, North Andover\, MA\, 01845\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260309T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260309T163000
DTSTAMP:20260205T184057Z
CREATED:20260205T183811Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260205T184057Z
UID:6588-1773070200-1773073800@purplecouchbookshop.live
SUMMARY:Read to Finley
DESCRIPTION:Sign your child up to read to Finley for one of four time slots and build their confidence in reading aloud. \nCLICK THROUGH TO REGISTER
URL:https://purplecouchbookshop.live/event/read-to-finley-27/
LOCATION:The Purple Couch Bookshop\, 350 Winthrop Ave unit 9b\, North Andover\, MA\, 01845\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260307T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260307T113000
DTSTAMP:20260228T160539Z
CREATED:20260228T160539Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260228T160539Z
UID:6799-1772881200-1772883000@purplecouchbookshop.live
SUMMARY:Moody Monster Storytime
DESCRIPTION: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. \nJen is graciously volunteering her time to read to your children and do some activities with each book to help them understand\, from an early age\, what to do when they feel these big emotions.
URL:https://purplecouchbookshop.live/event/moody-monster-storytime-47/
LOCATION:The Purple Couch Bookshop\, 350 Winthrop Ave unit 9b\, North Andover\, MA\, 01845\, United States
CATEGORIES:Children's Events
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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:20260303T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260303T200000
DTSTAMP:20260211T172707Z
CREATED:20260211T172707Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260211T172707Z
UID:6677-1772560800-1772568000@purplecouchbookshop.live
SUMMARY:Private Event
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://purplecouchbookshop.live/event/private-event-3/
LOCATION:The Purple Couch Bookshop\, 350 Winthrop Ave unit 9b\, North Andover\, MA\, 01845\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260301T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260301T110000
DTSTAMP:20260206T175435Z
CREATED:20260206T175354Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260206T175435Z
UID:6630-1772359200-1772362800@purplecouchbookshop.live
SUMMARY:Writers in the Round - Works in Progress Sharing
DESCRIPTION:Come share your current writing with a group of cool\, supportive\, local writers! \nJust starting your writing journey or stuck on a passage of your novel? \nAre you a poet struggling with stanzas or a comedian in search of your perfect punchline? \nJoin us for a low-stakes chat about what works and ways to improve while supporting others. \nAll genres and styles are welcome\, bring a short piece to read and an open mind\, just keep the spice level at mayo and the critiques encouraging! \nFree\, the first Sunday of the month.
URL:https://purplecouchbookshop.live/event/writers-in-the-round-works-in-progress-sharing/
LOCATION:The Purple Couch Bookshop\, 350 Winthrop Ave unit 9b\, North Andover\, MA\, 01845\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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