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A book perfect for fans of hot Irish ghosts who knit, yearning, and slooooow burns.
Join the Purple Couch Bookshop’s discussion of B.K. Borison’s Good Spirits!
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He’s the Ghost of Christmas Past. She’s not exactly Scrooge. Ghost of Christmas Past Nolan Callahan intends to spend this holiday haunting like every other—get in, get out, return to his otherwise aimless existence as a ghost awaiting the afterlife. But when he’s faced with Harriet York, the sweetest assignment he’s ever had, he suddenly finds himself wishing for a future. Harriet York has no idea why she’s being haunted. She’s a good person—or, at least, she tries to be. A people pleaser to her core, she always does what’s expected of her. But as she and Nolan begin to examine her past, they discover there are threads that bind them together— and realize there might be more to moving on than expected. With the deadline of Christmas Eve fast approaching, will they find the key to their futures in each other’s pasts? Or will they stay firmly in the present, indulging in their unexpected, spirited connection? Filled with magic, mayhem, and cozy holiday charm, this swoony romance is B.K. Borison’s best yet!

Local Event: Romance Book Club – Good Spirits by B.K. Borison

Essex County

North Andover

Massachusetts

Romance Book Club – Good Spirits by B.K. Borison

A book perfect for fans of hot Irish ghosts who knit, yearning, and slooooow burns.
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Join us to discuss the instant New York Times Bestseller, a Library Reads Pick, and an Indie Next Pick, <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/92758/9781250886088" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Legends &amp; Lattes, by Travis Baldree</a>.
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Celebrate the holidays with some of our regulars by wearing pajamas and bringing some pastries (or your favorite snack – we just like the alliteration), or just come as you are. You will always be welcome!
After a lifetime of bounties and bloodshed, Viv is hanging up her sword for the last time.
The battle-weary orc aims to start fresh, opening the first ever coffee shop in the city of Thune. But old and new rivals stand in the way of success — not to mention the fact that no one has the faintest idea what coffee actually is.
If Viv wants to put the blade behind her and make her plans a reality, she won’t be able to go it alone.
But the true rewards of the uncharted path are the travelers you meet along the way. And whether drawn together by ancient magic, flaky pastry, or a freshly brewed cup, they may become partners, family, and something deeper than she ever could have dreamed.

Local Event: Fantasy Book Club – Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree

Fantasy Book Club – Legends & Lattes by Travis...

Join us to discuss the instant New York Times Bestseller, a Library Reads Pick, and an Indie Next Pick, Legends & Lattes, by...

Fantasy Book Club – Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree

In <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/92758/9781250884879" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Masters of Death by Olivie Blake</a> there is a game that the immortals play. There is only one rule: Don’t lose.
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Viola Marek is a struggling real estate agent, and a vampire. But her biggest problem currently is that the house she needs to sell is haunted. The ghost haunting the mansion has been murdered, and until he can solve the mystery of how he died, he refuses to move on.
Fox D’Mora is a medium, and though he is also most-definitely a shameless fraud, he isn’t entirely without his uses—seeing as he’s actually the godson of Death.
When Viola seeks out Fox to help her with the ghost infestation, he becomes inextricably involved in a quest that neither he nor Vi expects (or wants). But with the help of an unruly poltergeist, a demonic personal trainer, a sharp-voiced angel, a love-stricken reaper, and a few mindfulness-practicing creatures, Vi and Fox soon discover that the difference between a mysterious lost love and an annoying dead body isn’t nearly as distinct as they thought.

Local Event: Queer Book Club – Masters of Death by Olivie Blake

Queer Book Club – Masters of Death by Olivie Blake

In Masters of Death by Olivie Blake there is a game that the immortals play.  There is only one rule: Don’t lose.
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📚 Thriller Book Club - January Pick 📚
NATIONAL BESTSELLER - A group of friends investigates the mystery of a strange staircase in the woods in this mesmerizing horror novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Book of Accidents.
Five high school friends are bonded by an oath to protect one another no matter what. Then, on a camping trip in the middle of the forest, they find something extraordinary: a mysterious staircase to nowhere. One friend walks up--and never comes back down. Then the staircase disappears. Twenty years later, the staircase has reappeared. Now the group returns to find the lost boy--and what lies beyond the staircase in the woods. . . .
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Chuck Wendig is the New York Times bestselling author of Wanderers, The Book of Accidents, Wayward, and more than two dozen other books for adults and young adults. A finalist for the Astounding Award and an alumnus of the Sundance Screenwriters Lab, he has also written for comics, games, film, and television. He's known for his popular blog, terribleminds, and books about writing such as Damn Fine Story. He lives in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, with his family.
"Chuck Wendig is the Frank Lloyd Wright of horror, and here's his masterstroke of malaise. The Staircase in the Woods is a true blueprint for terror." --Clay McLeod Chapman, author of Wake Up and Open Your Eyes
"Chuck Wendig weaves his magic once more, turning a lonely staircase in the woods into a searing, propulsive, dread-filled exploration of the horrors of knowing and being known. I'd follow him anywhere." --Kiersten White, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Hide

Local Event: Thriller Book Club - The Staircase In The Woods by Chuck Wendig

Thriller Book Club - The Staircase In The Woods...

📚 Thriller Book Club - January Pick 📚
NATIONAL BESTSELLER - A group of friends investigates the mystery of a strange staircase...

Thriller Book Club - The Staircase In The Woods by Chuck Wendig

✨ January Book Club Pick ✨
We are thrilled to feature AK Caggiano’s Throne in the Dark as our Fantasy Book Club’s January 2026 selection. We all had the best time meeting her when she visited the bookshop in November for her book launch.
For fans of Kimberly Lemming and The Princess Bride comes the first book in AK Caggiano’s Villains &amp; Virtues series, following the son of a demon on his way to fulfill his dark legacy, and the blonde pickpocket he accidentally magically links to him along the way. Dark lord, demon spawn, prophesied realm destroyer.
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With a demon for a father, Damien Maleficus Bloodthorne’s destiny could be nothing short of nefarious. On the cusp of fulfilling the evil inevitability his dark life has led to, all it will take to solidify world domination is the completion of his most vicious spell yet.
But then, her. Bubbly, obnoxious, blonde.
Harboring secrets of her own, a tiny yet troublesome thief calling herself Amma completely upsets Damien’s malevolent plans when she mistakenly gets chained to his side through magic. Forced to drag her across the realm on his unholy crusade, Damien knows that killing her would fix things, of course, but the nauseatingly sweet Amma somehow begins to prove herself useful. And worse yet, she then proves herself the source of something even more sinister: feelings.
Torn between his villainous birthright and the virtue Amma insists on inspiring, Damien will have to decide if he will help the tender thorn in his side or cut it out at the heart.

Local Event: Fantasy Book Club – Throne in the Dark by AK Caggiano

Fantasy Book Club – Throne in the Dark by AK...

✨ January Book Club Pick ✨
We are thrilled to feature AK Caggiano’s Throne in the Dark as our Fantasy Book Club’s January 2026...

Fantasy Book Club – Throne in the Dark by AK Caggiano

It’s time to regroup and kick the year off right, talking about all of our favorite books! Our November and December dates would have fallen on Thanksgiving and Christmas, so this month we agreed to share our favorites. Come share a book you read over the break, one of your favorites of all time, or just listen to others. There’s nothing like getting a recommendation from someone you know to make a book sound more interesting. Come talk with people who love books!
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Local Event: Fiction Book Club – BYOB – Bring Your Own Book

Fiction Book Club – BYOB – Bring Your Own Book

It’s time to regroup and kick the year off right, talking about all of our favorite books! Our November and December dates...

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Romance Book Club – Good Spirits by B.K. Borison

DEC

18

9:00 AM

The Purple Couch Bookshop, 350 Winthrop Ave, North Andover, MA

Fantasy Book Club – Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree

DEC

21

3:00 PM

The Purple Couch Bookshop, 350 Winthrop Ave, North Andover, MA

Queer Book Club – Masters of Death by Olivie Blake

JAN

7

9:00 AM

The Purple Couch Bookshop, 350 Winthrop Ave, North Andover, MA

Thriller Book Club - The Staircase In The Woods by Chuck Wendig

JAN

15

7:00 PM

The Purple Couch Bookshop, 350 Winthrop Ave, North Andover, MA

Fantasy Book Club – Throne in the Dark by AK Caggiano

JAN

18

3:00 PM

The Purple Couch Bookshop, 350 Winthrop Ave, North Andover, MA

Fiction Book Club – BYOB – Bring Your Own Book

JAN

29

7:00 PM

The Purple Couch Bookshop, 350 Winthrop Ave, North Andover, MA

The Nutcracker presented by Dance Prism Ballet