events —
behold, activities for the bookish
Oak Street Week
Monday, July 14 - Sunday, July 20
Bookstore Happy Hour
Monday - Friday • 5pm to 6pm
15% Off Everything!
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The Jasad Crown by Sara Hashem
A Read-til-Midnight Release
Monday, July 14 • 10:30pm
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The Guild x HEA Club: July
The Summer Crossover Episode
Masters of Death by Olivie Blake
Hosted by Jodi & LeeAnna
Tuesday, July 15 ⋅ 6:30pm
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The Writer’s Desk Presents K. Ibura
Author of Tempest
Saturday, July 19 • 1:00pm - 3:00pm
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BCB's 17th Birthday Bash
An All Day Party
Sunday, July 20 • 10am - 5pm
The Writer’s Desk presents Leslie Gray Streeter
Author of Family & Other Calamities
Sunday, July 27 • 1:00pm - 3:00pm
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Krewe of ARC: July
A Book Club to Revisit Children’s Classics as Grown Ups
Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson
Hosted by Elizabeth & Rayna
Monday, July 28 • 6:30pm
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The Guild: August
For the Magic Seekers
Be Sure by Seanan McGuire
Hosted by Jodi & LeeAnna
Tuesday, July 29 • 6:30pm (rescheduled from 8/5)
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The Book Easy: July
A Book Club to examne the human experience through an intersectional feminist lens
Of Women and Salt by Gabriela Garcia
Wednesday, July 30 • 6:30pm
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Bodice Rippers Burlesque: August
A Book Club & Bookish Burlesque Show
Hosted by Honey Tangerine Productions
Red, White, & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
Friday, August 1 at The Domino
7:30pm Books / 8:30pm Burlesque
SAVE THE DATES
• 8/3 | Daniel Kraus / Angel Down
• 8/9 | Bookstore Romance Day
• 9/7 | Ellen Byron & Leslie Karst
• 9/13 | Jane Austen Trivia
• 9/20 | Alexandra Vasti & Jamie Harrow
book clubs —
Hosting The HEA Club, The Guild, Krewe of ARC, and Girl Dinner.
Always home to The Book Easy, sometimes home to Silent Book Club, and popping up at Bodice Rippers Burlesque.
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The Book Clubs at BCB use the messaging app GroupMe to stay in touch, manage RSVPs, and for general frivolity.
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⚔️💜 The Guild x HEA Club
The Summer Crossover Episode
Masters of Death by Olivie Blake
Tuesday, July 15 • 6:30pm
→ a vampire real estate agent, a murdered ghost who can't move on, a grifter medium who's also death's godson, a personal trainer demon, a stern angel, and a lovesick grim reaper walk into a book
RSVP
use code BCBookClubs for 10% off
Masters of Death
☁️ Krewe of ARC: July
Revisiting Children’s Classics
Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson
Monday, July 28 • 6:30pm
→ a memoir in verse about a young girl to growing up as an African American in the 1960s and 70s
RSVP
use code BCBookClubs for 10% off
Brown Girl Dreaming
⚔️ The Guild: August
for the magic seekers
Be Sure by Seanan Mcguire
Tuesday, July 29 • 6:30pm
(rescheduled from August 5)
→ three novellas in one book where magical lands have little need for used-up miracle kids; welcome to Eleanor West’s school for Wayward Children
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use code BCBookClubs for 10% off
Be Sure
The 2025 Line Up
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JANUARY
⚔️ 1/7 | The Guild
Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik
💜 1/21 | The HEA Club
Collide by Bal Khabra
☁️ 1/27 | Krewe of ARC
Winnie-The-Pooh by A.A. Milne
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FEBRUARY
⚔️ 2/4 | The Guild
The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty
💜 2/18 | The HEA Club
Earl Crush by Alexandra Vasti
☁️ 2/24 | Krewe of ARC
The Watsons Go To Birmingham by Christopher Paul
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MARCH
⚔️ 3/11 | The Guild
The Teller of Small Fortunes by Julie Leong
🍽️ 3/18 & 3/21 | Girl Dinner
The Wolf Den by Elodie Harper
☁️ 3/24 | Krewe of ARC
Alanna: The First Adventure by Tamora Pierce
💜 3/25 | The HEA Club
I'll Have What He's Having by Adib Khorram
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APRIL
⚔️ 4/8 | The Guild
A Master of Djinn by P. Djèlí Clark
💜 4/22 | The HEA Club
A Shore Thing by Joanna Lowell
☁️ 4/28 | Krewe of ARC
The Adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi
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MAY
⚔️ 5/6 | The Guild
Sorcery and Small Magics by Maiga Doocy
🍽️ 5/14 | Girl Dinner
To Be Announced
💜 5/20 | The HEA Club
Pardon My Frenchie by Farrah Rochon
☁️ 5/26 | Krewe of ARC
Then Again, Maybe I Won’t by Judy Blume
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JUNE
⚔️ 6/3 | The Guild
Trail of Lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse
💜 6/17 | The HEA Club
Kiss Me, Maybe by Gabriella Gamez
☁️ 6/23 | Krewe of ARC
Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh
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JULY
⚔️💜 7/15 | The Guild + The HEA Club
Masters of Death by Olivie Blake
☁️7/28 | Krewe of ARC
Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson
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AUGUST
⚔️ 7/29 | The Guild
Be Sure by Seanan McGuire
(rescheduled from 8/5)
💜 8/19 | The HEA Club
A Lady Awakened by Cecilia Grant
☁️ 8/25 | Krewe of ARC
Matilda by Roald Dahl
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SEPTEMBER
⚔️ 9/9 | The Guild
Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson
🍽️ 9/17 | Girl Dinner
To Be Announced
☁️ 9/22 | Krewe of ARC
Nancy Drew: The Secret of the Old Clock by Carolyn Keene
💜 9/23 | The HEA Club
Most Ardently by Gabe Cole Novoa
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OCTOBER
⚔️ 10/7 | The Guild
Ink Blood Sister Scribe by Emma Törzs
💜 10/21 | The HEA Club
Ladies in Hating by Alexandra Vasti
☁️ 10/27 | Krewe of ARC
The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare
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NOVEMBER
⚔️ 11/4 | The Guild
Godkiller by Hannah Kaner
🍽️ 11/11 | Girl Dinner
To Be Announced
💜 11/18 | The HEA Club
Ensnared by Tiffany Roberts
☁️ 11/24 | Krewe of ARC
Kiki's Delivery Service by Eiko Kadono
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DECEMBER
⚔️💜 12/9 | The Guild + The HEA Club
Half a Soul by Olivia Atwater
☁️ 12/22 | Krewe of ARC
Westing Game by Ellen Raskin
Preorders —
preorder books, get fun goodies
Ladies in Hating by Alexandra Vasti
- Signed + Personalized Copy
- Character Art Vellum Overlay
- Exclusive Morning Star Spine Bookmark
- Themed Packaging & Our Endless Love
📖 Out September 23
👉 Order by September 9
Ladies in Hating
🗓️ Save the date for our book launch with Alexandra Vasti and Jamie Harrow on Saturday, September 20
🗓️ Ladies in Hating is the October HEA Club pick. Join us (and special guest Alexandra Vasti) on Tuesday, October 21
The Keeper of Magical Things by Julie Leong
goodies TBA
📖 Out October 14
The Keeper of Magical Things
The Devil in Oxford by Jess Armstrong
- Signed + Personalized Copy
- Series Book Cover Stickers
- Themed Packaging & Our Endless Love
📖 Out November 4
👉 Order by October 21
The Devil in Oxford
The Halifax Hellions by Alexandra Vasti
goodies TBA
📖 Out February 17, 2026
The Halifax Hellions
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