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Join Bookmarks and Trellis Supportive Care for a community introduction to Set Boundaries, Find Peace on Monday, August 22 at 6:30 pm at Bookmarks. This introduction is ahead of the author’s visit for Trellis’s Living Your Best Life Series. This is a free event open to the community. Learn more and register at www.bookmarksnc.org/Trellis_SetBoundaries_FindPeace.

Join Bookmarks and Patiently Rooted for a Book with Purpose workshop celebrating the power of plants and books at Poppyseed Provisions on Sunday, July 31! Tickets are $60 and include:a copy of the book Growing Love: The Plant Lover's Guide to Cultivating Happiness (and Plants) and a book talk from Bookmarks, a miniature author planter and accompanying plant, a planting workshop with Kelli from Patiently Rooted, and a Tea & Toast cocktail or mocktail of their choice following the worksho...

Join Bookmarks and the Wake Forest University Classics Department for a book launch of The Laughing Atoms, Laughing Matter: Lucretius’ De Rerum Natura by T. H. M. Gellar-Goad. He specializes in Latin poetry, especially the funny stuff: Roman comedy, Roman erotic elegy, Roman satire, and — if you believe him — the allegedly philosophical poet Lucretius. Learn more at www.bookmarksnc.org/event/wfu-classics-department-book-launch.

Community Event Tuesday, July 27, 2021 - 6:30pm to 7:30pm Join Bookmarks to discuss Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson. Caste examines the unspoken caste system that has shaped America and shows how our lives today are still defined by a hierarchy of human division. This book club will be lead by April Ruffin-Adams, social worker and African American Studies Professor. To purchase a copy at our 20% book club discount, and to register, email Jamie@bookmarksnc.org. ...

Let’s Talk Genre: Sci-Fi Fantasy Libraries with Jessica Levai and T.L. Huchu Community Event Tuesday, June 15, 2021 - 7:00pm to 8:00pm Join Bookmarks, Jessica Levai, and T.L. Huchu to discuss all things Sci-Fi Fantasy and why you should read genre fiction! Levai’s The Night Library of Sternendach is an unabashedly melodramatic opera-in-sonnets that weaves a sweeping, suspenseful tale readers won’t be able to put down. The Library of the Dead is a sharp contemporary fantasy follo...

Juneteenth Storytime-- A Books with Purpose event Community Event Saturday, June 19, 2021 - 10:30am to 11:30am Join Bookmarks and The Speech Bus for a Saturday storytime celebrating Juneteenth for children of all ages. Strict Covid protocols will be in place, including wearing masks and distancing from other attendees. This is a free Book with Purpose event: ttps://www.bookmarksnc.org/BookwithPurpose Venue

Join Bookmarks, Jessica Levai, and T.L. Huchu to discuss all things Sci-Fi Fantasy and why you should read genre fiction! Levai’s The Night Library of Sternendach is an unabashedly melodramatic opera-in-sonnets that weaves a sweeping, suspenseful tale readers won’t be able to put down. The Library of the Dead is a sharp contemporary fantasy following a precocious and cynical teen as she explores the shadowy magical underside of modern Edinburgh.

Community Event Tuesday, April 27, 2021 - 6:30pm to 7:30pm Join Bookmarks to discuss A Pure Heart by Rajia Hassib, a powerful novel about two Egyptian sisters—their divergent fates and the secrets of one family. This book club is hosted by Bookmarks Interim Executive Director Jamie. To purchase a copy at our 20% book club discount, and to register, visit: https://www.bookmarksnc.org/BookmarksBookClubApril Venue

The Next Smart Step with Jodi Detjen Community Event Thursday, April 22, 2021 - 12:00pm Join Bookmarks for a lunchtime event with Jodi Detjen, author of The Next Smart Step: How to Overcome Gender Stereotypes and Build Stronger Organization. Detjen is an organizational consultant and educator with a foundation in operational change management. The Next Smart Step builds on a positive reality, helping readers recognize and manage unconscious biases, see diversity as a 21st-century skill,...

The Next Smart Step with Jodi Detjen Community Event Thursday, April 22, 2021 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm Join Bookmarks for a lunchtime event with Jodi Detjen, author of The Next Smart Step: How to Overcome Gender Stereotypes and Build Stronger Organization. Detjen is an organizational consultant and educator with a foundation in operational change management. The Next Smart Step builds on a positive reality, helping readers recognize and manage unconscious biases, see diversity as a 21st-cent...