That’s Novel Events

Think library circle time, but cooler.

Quiet to read & community to debrief.

Reading is often considered a solitary thing, but it doesn’t have to be. We want to show you can build a community around literacy by providing a space where anyone can fall in love with writing and books.

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For the Love of Books

Writing Club

Oct. 23, 2025 | 5:30-7 p.m. | FREE
330 Camp Road, Charlotte, NC 28206
Join us for our writing sprints! Writing begins at 5:30 p.m. sharp and we use the pomodoro method to keep us focused. This means we write for 25 minutes, take a 5 minute break and then write for another 25 minutes. At 6:30 there's an optional half hour during which you can have others critique your writing, get feedback or just chat with other Charlotteans about writing, reading and more. Space is limited so please RSVP to reserve your spot - and remember to cancel your spot if you can’t come.
Book Signing with Local Author Patrice Gopo

Oct. 25, 2025 | 12-3 | FREE
Stop by our shop to meet local author Patrice Gopo, who is promoting her most recent children’s book, Ripening Time. Copies of Patrice’s other works, including All The Colors We Will See, Autumn Song: Essays On Absence and All The Places We Call Home will available for purchase. No registration is required, just come by to show your support!
Silent Book Club

Oct. 26, 2025 | 9:30-11 a.m. | FREE
With Silent Book Club, you show up with whatever book you're currently reading, and you sit and read it. It's that simple. From 9:30-10 folks arrive, get food and drinks and chat with each other. Then from 10-11 a.m. we read. Then at 11 a.m. we open our shop for the day! We strongly recommend bringing a chair or blanket to sit on! Seating goes quick! Please note that we meet in the Kinship East lobby (110 Razades Way).
Oh, You're Reading Again Book Club

Oct. 30, 2025 | 6-7 p.m. | FREE
330 Camp Road, Charlotte, NC 28206
Join us for our in-person and virtual book club meetup! Our October book club is The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones, a Native horror novel with a touch of historical fiction.

The story follows a Blackfeet Indian named Good Stab as he haunts the fields of the Blackfeet Nation looking for justice for a chain of events told through his diary starting in 1912.
Come by on October 30 or join our Zoom discussion (https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88116976353?pwd=UFbnQGdZabtlK4KabaAKMhftSpLF03.1) to discuss the story with others. We will provide guided questions and split folks up into groups so you have a chance to meet other readers.
Book Signing with Local Author Sara George

Nov. 1, 2025 | 12-3 | FREE
Stop by our shop to meet local Sara George as she promotes her fantasy adventure romance novel, Wish Wrecked! Copies of her book will be available for purchase. No RSVP is needed - simply drop in during this time frame to support a Charlotte author!
Silent Book Club

Nov. 6, 2025 | 6-8 p.m. | FREE
With Silent Book Club, you show up with whatever book you're currently reading, and you sit and read it. It's that simple. From 6-6:30 p.m. folks arrive, get food and drinks and chat with each other. Then from 6:30-7:30 p.m. we read. At 7:30 we reopen our shop for those who want to browse! We strongly recommend bringing a chair or blanket to sit on! Seating goes quick!
The Secrets of Publishing Panel

Nov. 7 2025 | 7:30-9 p.m. | FREE
Join us for a free panel discussion featuring five Charlotte authors sharing their unique publishing journeys! We’re hosting a variety of authors who have self published, gone through traditional publishing or have done a hybrid, and they’re ready to share the pros and cons of each! This event is capped at 25 attendees and registration is required. Please register here. If you can no longer make it to the event, please cancel your registration ahead of time so someone else can attend.
Book Signing with Local Author Trinity Monaa

Nov. 8, 2025 | 12-3 | FREE
Stop by our shop to local author Trinity Monaa and buy her debut poetry collection, The Life of Love And Pain. No RSVP is needed - just drop in and support a Charlotte author!
Novels and Needles Meet Up

Nov. 12, 2025 | 5:30-7 p.m. | FREE
330 Camp Road, Charlotte, NC 28206
Novels and Needles, our yarn craft enthusiast meet up, is happening at That's Novel Books! Bring your yarn and your knitting or crochet needles and come create with others! No RSVP necessary - simply come by.
Writing Club

Nov. 13, 2025 | 5:30-7 p.m. | FREE
Join us for our writing sprints! Writing begins at 5:30 p.m. sharp and we use the pomodoro method to keep us focused. This means we write for 25 minutes, take a 5 minute break and then write for another 25 minutes. At 6:30 there's an optional half hour during which you can have others critique your writing, get feedback or just chat with other Charlotteans about writing, reading and more. Space is limited so please RSVP to reserve your spot - and remember to cancel your spot if you can’t come.
Silent Book Club

Nov. 16, 2025 | 9:30-11:30 a.m. | FREE
330 Camp Road, Charlotte, NC 28206
Come by and join us for our Silent Book Club, where you get the opportunity to quietly read with other Charlotte book worms. Arrive between 9:30-10 a.m. to claim your spot, grab food and drinks from nearby restaurants and chat with other folks. From 10-11 a.m. we silently read our own books! At 11 a.m. we open the shop for the day!. No RSVP is necessary - just show up to join in on the fun!
Quicksilver Book Folding Art Event

Nov. 18, 2025 | 6-8 p.m. | $10
Join us on Nov. 18 for a special book folding art event to celebrate the release of Brimstone, book #2 in the Fae & Alchemy series by Callie Hart!
Our incredible employee Fayelee will help us fold a butterfly design inspired by events from Quicksilver, the first book in the series. This event is ticketed - tickets will go toward supplies and books you can use, or if you have a particular book you’d like to use, you may bring your own. If you bring your own book, please ensure it is at least 362 pages and at least 21 cm tall. Pages of the books used need to be clean and flat - no deckled/beveled or sloped pages. Books outside of these dimensions will not work for the butterfly design pictured.
The class will take place at our shop from 6-8 p.m. on Nov. 18. Please purchase your tickets via credit card - if Apple Pay is used, our site will automatically charge you for shipping. Select “in-store pick-up” at checkout to avoid extra shipping charges.
Purchase here: https://www.thatsnovelbooks.com/shop/p/rxu6p5g6nzsf6s4wlnjuc1wd6b8cx5
Oh, You're Reading Again Book Club

Nov. 20, 2025 | 6-7 p.m. | FREE
330 Camp Road, Charlotte, NC 28206
Join us for our in-person and virtual book club meetup! Our November book club pick is Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse.

This is the first book in the Between Earth and Sky trilogy (which is completed!) and is inspired by the civilizations of the pre-Colombian Americas. It follows a holy city ahead of their winter solstice event, which also coincides with a solar eclipse, marking a great unbalancing in the world. Meanwhile, a disgraced person sets sail for the holy city with a strange, potentially dangerous passenger.
Come by on November 20 or join our Zoom discussion (https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83750319416?pwd=8c9TBOy5WXiZe74CQheXMoBHr6lko3.1) to discuss the story with others. We will provide guided questions and split folks up into groups so you have a chance to meet other readers.
Book Signing with Local Author Karla Brun

Nov. 29, 2025 | 12-3 | FREE
Stop by our shop to meet local author Karla Brun who will be promoting her debut novel, The World Outside of Ecuanoma, a dystopian coming-of-age novel about freedom, self-discovery, and the beauty found in a broken world. Copies of the book will be available for purchase. No RSVP is needed - drop in during this time to support Karla and check out her book!

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