Local Author Series
Judy Lannon
Thursday, May 26th, 7 PM
Nine Days is Judy Lannon’s debut novel written in Orleans, MA, where she lives with her husband and 2 much loved, crazy standard poodles. Although Nine Days is fictional, Judy brings her deep connection to the ocean into the theme of this novel.
This event is free and open to the public. Registration encouraged.
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Poetry - the art of words
Sunday, June 12th, 2 PM
Join Christine Jones and Anne Elezabeth Pluto for an afternoon of open mic poetry.
This event is free and open to the public. Registration encouraged.
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The Secret Lives of Church Ladies explores the raw and tender places where Black women and girls dare to follow their desires and pursue a momentary reprieve from being good. The nine stories in this collection feature four generations of characters grappling with who they want to be in the world, caught as they are between the church’s double standards and their own needs and passions.
There is fourteen-year-old Jael, who has a crush on the preacher’s wife. At forty-two, Lyra realizes that her discomfort with her own body stands between her and a new love. As Y2K looms, Caroletta’s “same time next year” arrangement with her childhood best friend is tenuous. A serial mistress lays down the ground rules for her married lovers. In the dark shadows of a hospice parking lot, grieving strangers find comfort in each other.
With their secret longings, new love, and forbidden affairs, these church ladies are as seductive as they want to be, as vulnerable as they need to be, as unfaithful and unrepentant as they care to be, and as free as they deserve to be.
June Book Club Registration
In this exquisite story of family, food, grief, and endurance, Michelle Zauner proves herself far more than a dazzling singer, songwriter, and guitarist. With humor and heart, she tells of growing up one of the few Asian American kids at her school in Eugene, Oregon; of struggling with her mother's particular, high expectations of her; of a painful adolescence; of treasured months spent in her grandmother's tiny apartment in Seoul, where she and her mother would bond, late at night, over heaping plates of food.
As she grew up, moving to the East Coast for college, finding work in the restaurant industry, and performing gigs with her fledgling band--and meeting the man who would become her husband--her Koreanness began to feel ever more distant, even as she found the life she wanted to live. It was her mother's diagnosis of terminal cancer, when Michelle was twenty-five, that forced a reckoning with her identity and brought her to reclaim the gifts of taste, language, and history her mother had given her.
July Book Club Registration
Twenty-six-year-old editorial assistant Nella Rogers is tired of being the only Black employee at Wagner Books. Fed up with the isolation and microaggressions, she’s thrilled when Harlem-born and bred Hazel starts working in the cubicle beside hers. They’ve only just started comparing natural hair care regimens, though, when a string of uncomfortable events elevates Hazel to Office Darling, and Nella is left in the dust.
Then the notes begin to appear on Nella’s desk: LEAVE WAGNER. NOW.
It’s hard to believe Hazel is behind these hostile messages. But as Nella starts to spiral and obsess over the sinister forces at play, she soon realizes that there’s a lot more at stake than just her career. Having joined Wagner Books to honor the legacy of Burning Heart, a novel written and edited by two Black women, she had thought that this animosity was a relic of the past. Is Nella ready to take on the fight of a new generation?
August Book Club Registration
Live Podcast
Saturday, May 21st, 6 PM
Join us, Reading With Your Kids podcast host Jed Doherty and Erin Petti, author of the Thelma Bee series, for a live podcast recording session discussing Petti's books and her new release in September.
There will be a live audience Q&A after the discussion.
This event is free and open to the public.
Poetry - the art of words
Sunday, May 15th, 2 PM
Join John Bonanni and Marguerite Guzman Bouvard for an afternoon of open mic poetry.
This event is free and open to the public.
Local Author Series
Joseph Policape
Thursday, May 5th, 7:00 PM
Joseph P. Policape was born in Bainet, Haiti, and arrived in Nyack, New York, in the early 1980s. In the mid-80s he moved to Massachusetts where his higher education took place with a focus on religion, business, and computer technology. Later in life, while working as a Senior Pastor of his Church, he received a master’s degree in Mental Health and was working as a therapist for while, but the love of writing had always been a permanent love.
This event is free and open to the public.
Independent Bookstore Day
Saturday, April 30th
10:30 AM
• Story time with bookseller Aubrey
ALL DAY
• Complimentary book themed cookies from Dragonfly Delights (while supplies last)
• Free balloons (while supplies last)
• Raffle tickets for a Books & Sundry prize bundle: includes merch and $25 gift card
• One day only special indie bookstore day items for purchase
7 PM
• Banned book trivia night
Story Time with Bookseller Aubrey
Saturday, April 30th, 10:30 AM
Friends come in all shapes and sizes, and the ways we find new ones are not always the same. Join Aubrey, one of our booksellers, for a story time about the importance of friendship, using the book The Creature of Habit by Jennifer E. Smith.
Ages 3-7 encouraged, but all are welcome!
This event is free and open to the public.
A Conversation About Translation
Thursday, April 28th, 7 PM
A conversation about translation with Barbara Siegel Carlson, Dzvinia Orlowsky, and Gloria Mindock.
- How does a translation effect what we think we know about another time, place, culture, or the text itself?
- Why does literary translation matter?
- Do you know another language and have you ever translated something yourself?
Join us to discuss these questions and more!
Local Author Series
Thursday, April 21st, 7 PM
Bob Knox, formerly of Plymouth, joins us to talk about “House Stories,” his latest work of short stories. The collection is centered on a Connecticut commune, circa 1970 and the characters who inhabit it. Knox is also the author of "Suosso's Lane," a novel based on the Plymouth origins of the notorious Sacco and Vanzetti case. Previously, Knox was selected as a finalist for a Massachusetts Cultural Council fellowship and his stories have been published by Words With Jam, The Tishman Review, Lunch Ticket, and Unlikely Stories, among other journals.
A Plymouth resident for 20 years, he worked as an editor for the Old Colony Memorial, winning awards for his editorials and arts coverage for a newspaper that was annually named Best Newspaper in New England in its class. He is currently working as a correspondent for the Boston Globe and working on another novel, "Karpa Talesman," which will be published by Hidden River Arts.
This event is free and open to the public. Registration required.
Read-A-Thon
Monday, April 18th
Don't think you can run in the Boston Marathon? No problem! Show your support in our 24 hour read-a-thon! Just pick a book, see how much you can read in one day, and share your book picks and progress with us on Instagram and Facebook!
By sharing your progress with us, you'll be entered for a chance to win a $25 Books & Sundry gift card!
Let's Talk about Death (Over Dinner)
Wednesday, April 13th, 7 PM
Join us for a discussion with Cheryl Botieri, MS, Family Support and Education, on how you can gather family and friends together to begin having this important conversation. Based on practical advice from the book Let's Talk About Death (over Dinner). You can purchase your copy here (not required).
Light refreshments will be served.
This event is free and open to the public. Registration required.
Flowerpot Craft Night
Wednesday, April 6th, 7 PM
Come celebrate Spring! Ann Marie will walk you through each step to create your own adorable flowerpot!
Cost of $15 includes all materials and is payable the night of event. Registration required.
Local Speaker Series
Saturday, April 2nd, 6 PM
Please join us for our latest Speaker Series with Plymouth resident, Jim Hardeman. In his talk, learn about his work and experiences with social justice issues, and his experience marching using Dr. MLK Jr's tactics of non-violence and civil rights activism while in Mississippi. He has been the Clinical Director at Hardeman Counseling & Consulting Services for 8 years, as well as the Executive Director of Workplace Violence Intervention & Strategies, Inc. for 23 years.
Foodie Tarot Night
Friday, April 1st, 6:30 - 8:00 PM
Please join us for the launch of Foodie Federation's new "Delishiocity Deck" tarot deck and game. There will be tarot readings, games, and complimentary food and drinks!
