Friday,
July 1 at 7 pm
TIMBER HAWKEYE
READING & SIGNING
Timber
Hawkeye, bestselling author of Buddhist Boot Camp and Faithfully
Religionless, offers a secular and non-sectarian approach to being at peace
with the world (both within and around us). His intention is to awaken,
enlighten, enrich and inspire.
Saturday,
July 3 at 3 pm
POETRIO
Join
us for our monthly series of readings and signings by 3 poets at 3 pm! This
month will feature Ed Madden (Ark), Christina Parker (Mother May I),
and Amelia Martens (The Spoons in the Grass are There to Build a Moat).
Wednesday,
July 6 at 7 pm
ERIK LARS MYERS AND SARAH FICKE READING & SIGNING
The
authors of North Carolina Craft Beer & Breweries will be joining us
for a lively discussion and beer tasting. Erik and Sarah celebrate the
publication of the book’s 2nd edition, which has been updated to profile over
140 NC breweries! Reviewers have called it “an indispensable regional beer
handbook.” Erik is the president of the NC Craft Brewers Guild and started
Mystery Brewing in Hillsborough, NC.
Thursday,
July 7 at 7 pm
DANE HUCKELBRIDGE READING & SIGNING
Dane
Huckelbridge’s new book, The United States of Beer, is an entertaining,
irreverent, and informative look at how beer shaped this country’s history. It
traces the history of beer from Native American alcoholic drinks to the first
US brewery, the first macrobrew revolution, Prohibition, and, finally, the rise
of craft beer. Dane is the author of Bourbon: A History of the American
Spirit. We will have beer on hand for this event!
Friday,
July 8 at 11 am
ESTHER SMITH
DEMO & DISCUSSION
Esther
Smith will join us for a fun-filled hands-on workshop! Esther is the author of Making
Books with Kids, a delightful source of activities that will engage
kids in craft projects as they create their own books, with sections that focus
on design, illustration, binding techniques, and more. Judi Kauffman of
Scrapbooking.com Magazine raves that this book is sure to join Esther’s earlier
work, How to Make Books, as “one of the best in its category [of] book
making.” Esther creates limited edition and artists’ books with Purgatory
Press. Her works have been exhibited at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the
Victoria and Albert Museum, the Whitney Museum, and more!
Saturday,
July 9 at 3:30 pm
POETRY ON REQUEST
Local
poets Katherine Soniat and Tracey Schmidt are hosting this event the second
Saturday of each month from 3:30-4:30 pm. Come by and have a poem written
especially for you!
Monday,
July 11 at 7 pm
COLORING AND CABERNET
Join
Malaprop’s booksellers Linda-Marie & Cindy at the Battery Park Book
Exchange for an evening of wine, coloring, and conversation! We’ll have
coloring books available for 25% off at BPBX, or bring your own. We’ll supply
pencils and markers.
Sunday,
July 17 at 3 pm
WRITERS AT HOME READING SERIES
Join
host Tommy Hays for the monthly reading series featuring work from UNCA’s Great
Smokies Writing Program and The Great Smokies Review.
Tuesday,
July 19
BETH REVIS
LAUNCH PARTY
We
are celebrating the publication of local author Beth Revis’ new book, A
World Without You! Protagonist Bo, who struggles with mental illness, also
believes he can time travel. A trip gone wrong causes him to lose his
girlfriend Sofia in the year 1692, where she is threatened with death by the
Puritan colony that finds her. As clues point to what’s actually
happening with Bo and Sofia, the sense of tragedy mounts. Publishers Weekly
calls it “a story that is both heartbreaking and hopeful.” Beth is the author
of the New York Times’ bestselling Across the Universe series.
Saturday,
July 23
WILL FREY
READING & SIGNING
Will
Frey joins us with his new book Ease Into Freedom, a practical and
illuminating guide to relieving stress. Will is a teacher of mindfulness-based
stress reduction in the Program on Integrative Medicine at UNC-Chapel Hill. The
book offers tips on everything from breath to sitting postures and time
management. Rob Kramer, author of Stealth Coaching, calls the book “a gentle
yet powerful companion to keep on your desk or your bedside.”
Sunday,
July 24 at 3 pm
HOW I BECAME A PIRATE PRE-PERFORMANCE WARM-UP
Join
us to celebrate NC Stage’s theatrical adaptation of Melinda Long’s How I
Became a Pirate. Malaprop’s is excited to host a night of lively banter,
food, and festivities! We will be joined by guests TBD as they discuss the play
and bring the page to the stage.
Wednesday,
July 27 at 7 pm
ERICA WESTLY
READING & SIGNING
Erica
Westly joins us for her new book, Fastpitch, a history of softball that
Library Journal hails as “a fast-paced journey through an original American
sport . . . [that] will give all readers a sense of nostalgia.” This
well-researched book is an exploration of the sport’s invention and its
evolution. Erica examines softball’s importance in the fight for gender
equality and more. She is a journalist whose work has been published in The
New York Times, Scientific American, and Esquire, among
others.
Saturday,
July 30 at 5 pm
SHARED WORLDS with
JEFF VANDERMEER, ANN VANDERMEER, LEAH THOMAS, THOMAS OLDE HEUVALT, TERRA McVOY,
JULIA ELLIOTT, TOBIAS BUCKELL, and NATHAN BALLINGRUD
We're
excited to host an afternoon of readings from the instructors of Wofford
College's Shared Worlds program, a murderer's row of sci-fi, fantasy and weird
fiction. MC'd by Shared Worlds founder Jeremy L.C. Jones, this event will
feature authors Jeff VanderMeer, Ann VanderMeer, Asheville's Nathan Ballingrud,
Tobias Buckell, Julia Elliott, Terra McVoy, Thomas Olde Heuvelt and Leah
Thomas, who will each be reading from their personal favorite passages for an
event that promises to be strange, fast-paced and even a little competitive.
Now in its ninth year, Shared Worlds is an interdisciplinary program for middle
and high school students that emphasizes problem solving, collaborative
creation, and experiential learning through the exploration of speculative
fiction genres.
Sunday,
July 31 at 5 pm
ROBERT BEATTY
READING & SIGNING TICKETED EVENT
The
highly anticipated sequel to Robert Beatty’s bestselling Serafina and the
Black Cloak is here! In Serafina and the Twisted Staff, Serafina is
faced with new challenges that include the appearance of mysterious and
potentially dangerous strangers who are threatening the safety of her beloved
Biltmore Estate. Kirkus Reviews raves: “Beatty continues to build a fascinating
magical world, the Blue Ridge Mountains and Biltmore Estate developing beyond
mere settings into characters themselves.” We will be joined by characters from
the series during this event!
Saturday,
July 30 - Sunday, July 31 8
pm-Midnight
HARRY POTTER LAUNCH
PARTY and BOOK RELEASE @ 12 MIDNIGHT!
Join
us for a night of Potter-mania that will culminate in the release of the newest
publication in the beloved Harry Potter series, Harry Potter and the Cursed
Child! In this installment, the now grown Harry has to face the darkness of
his past, and his youngest son Albus wrestles with his family’s history.
This is the first official Harry Potter tale that will be presented on stage,
and it will premiere in London on July 30. We’ll celebrate all things Potter at
the store with costumes, refreshments, and fun!
Join
a Bookclub!
Tuesday,
July 5 at 7 pm
WOMEN
IN LIVELY DISCUSSION BOOKCLUB (WILD)
Join
co-hosts, Malaprop’s bookseller Linda-Marie Barrett and Maria Fire for the WILD
Bookclub, which meets at the Battery Park Book Exchange. The July pick is H is
for Hawk by Helen MacDonald.
Tuesday,
July 5 at 7 pm
CURRENT
EVENTS BOOKCLUB
Join
host Bruce Roth for a lively discussion on topics of current interest including
war and peace, the economy, the environment, and other hot political topics.
The July pick is Dark Money by Jane Mayer.
Wednesday,
July 6 from 1 to 2 pm
AUTISM
BOOKCLUB
Hosts
Catherine Faherty and Carolyn Ogburn will lead a discussion of Understanding
Death and Illness and What They Teach About Life by Catherine Faherty.
Wednesday,
July 6 at 7 pm
MALAPROP’S
BOOKCLUB
Host
Jay Jacoby will lead a discussion of The Elephant’s Journey by Jose Saramago.
Monday,
July 11 at 7 pm
MYSTERY
BOOKCLUB
Join
host Tena Frank to discuss Tears of the Giraffe by Alexander McCall Smith.
Thursday,
July 28 at 7 pm
WORKS
IN TRANSLATION BOOKCLUB
Join
host and Malaprop’s bookseller Justin Souther to discuss writers—and their
literature—in translation and the cultural, political and artistic influences
that mold them. The July pick is War, So Much War by Merce Rodoreda.
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