Upcoming Bookish Events
Check out these events presented by independent bookstores around the country.
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Tuesday, January 6, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Tomorrow, the War with Max Watman
Fountain Bookstore
Shockoe Slip, Richmond, VA
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Tuesday, January 6, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Christine Riccio
WORD
Greenpoint, Brooklyn, NY
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Wednesday, January 14, 2026 at 6:00 PM
The Red Scare Murders with Con Lehane
Fountain Bookstore
Shockoe Slip, Richmond, VA
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Thursday, January 15, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Ashley Peters: In Stasis
Birdhouse Books and Gifts
Brentwood, Austin, TX
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Saturday, January 17, 2026 at 11:30 AM
Emeline Lee and Basia Tran
WORD
Hamilton Park, Jersey City, NJ
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Sunday, January 18, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Pamela L. Laskin & Ellen Paige’s WHAT I FORGOT TO TELL YOU
Word Up Community Bookshop / LibrerÃa Comunitaria
New York, NY
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Tuesday, January 20, 2026 at 6:00 PM
To Hell and Back with Bill Blume
Fountain Bookstore
Shockoe Slip, Richmond, VA
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Tuesday, January 20, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Jessica Ann Levy presents "Black Power, Inc.: Corporate America and the Rise of Multinational Empowerment Politics" in conversation w/ N.D.B. Connolly
Red Emma's
Abell, Baltimore, MD
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Wednesday, January 21, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Trusted Source: David Poole and the Creation of VPAP
Fountain Bookstore
Monroe Ward, Richmond, VA
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Tuesday, January 27, 2026 at 7:00 PM
tramaine suubi presents "stages" in conversation with Hailey Jordan
Red Emma's
Abell, Baltimore, MD
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Friday, January 30, 2026 at 7:00 PM
David Mulkins
WORD
Greenpoint, Brooklyn, NY
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Saturday, January 31, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Burn Down Master's House with Clay Cane
Fountain Bookstore
Ashland, VA
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Saturday, January 31, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Evie Harbury
WORD
Greenpoint, Brooklyn, NY
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Monday, February 2, 2026 at 7:00 PM
A Conversation with Kamala Harris
Fountain Bookstore
The Fan District, Richmond, VA
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Tuesday, February 3, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Margeaux Feldman
WORD
Greenpoint, Brooklyn, NY
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Wednesday, February 4, 2026 at 6:00 PM
An Evening with Local Author Howard Owen
Fountain Bookstore
The West End, Richmond, VA
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Saturday, February 7, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Red Emma’s Mother Earth Poetry Vibe—featuring LOVE the poet
Red Emma's
Abell, Baltimore, MD
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Monday, February 9, 2026 at 6:30 PM
The Potions and Devotions Tour
Always Here Bookstore
Portland, OR
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Monday, February 9, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Keeper of Lost Children Launch with Sadeqa Johnson
Fountain Bookstore
Windsor Farms, Richmond, VA
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Tuesday, February 10, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Katie Siegel
WORD
Hamilton Park, Jersey City, NJ
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Tuesday, February 10, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Heather Ann Thompson presents "Fear and Fury: The Reagan Eighties, the Bernie Goetz Shootings, and the Rebirth of White Rage" in conversation with Joshua Clark Davis
Red Emma's
Abell, Baltimore, MD
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Wednesday, February 11, 2026 at 6:00 PM
And the Ancestors Sing with Radha Lin Chaddah
Fountain Bookstore
Shockoe Slip, Richmond, VA
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Tuesday, February 17, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Ashley Clark
WORD
Hamilton Park, Jersey City, NJ
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Tuesday, February 17, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Jenn Jackson presents "Black Women Taught Us" in conversation w/ Elizabeth Booker Houston
Red Emma's
Abell, Baltimore, MD
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Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Cortney Lamar Charleston
WORD
Hamilton Park, Jersey City, NJ
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Thursday, February 26, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Matt Fogelson
WORD
Greenpoint, Brooklyn, NY
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Friday, February 27, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Frances Mei Hardin, MD
WORD
Greenpoint, Brooklyn, NY
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Wednesday, March 4, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Mariana Louis
WORD
Greenpoint, Brooklyn, NY
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Tuesday, March 10, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Toni Ann Johnson presents "But Where's Home?" in conversation w/ Dr. Khadijah Ali Coleman
Red Emma's
Abell, Baltimore, MD
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Tuesday, April 14, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Book launch: Stuart Schrader presents "Blue Power: How Police Organized to Protect and Serve Themselves" in conversation w/Orisanmi Burton
Red Emma's
Abell, Baltimore, MD
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Tuesday, April 28, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Our Rogue Fates with Sarah Glenn Marsh
Fountain Bookstore
Shockoe Slip, Richmond, VA
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