That’s Novel Events

Aug. 28, 2025 | 6-7 p.m. | FREE

330 Camp Road, Charlotte, NC 28206

Join us for our in-person and virtual book club meetup! Our August book club is Alone With You In The Ether by Olivie Blake, a contemporary fiction book which explores mental health and has a little romance in it as well.

The story follows two people who meet in an art institute and have resigned themselves to the inevitability of their own lives. After six conversations with a stranger, though, everything changes. Blake’s book explores what it means to be unwell and how to face the fractures of yourself and still love as if you’re not broken.

Come by on August 28 or join our Zoom discussion (https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87143933224?pwd=rQUI71rq44VX0jd2zHyhb79qjYCGaQ.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.

Aug. 30, 2025 | 12-3 | FREE

Drop into the shop during this time to meet local author Mel Braun, who will be set up and selling copies of her book Magic Mama: An Energetic and Mindful Approach to Pregnancy and Motherhood. No RSVP is necessary - simply come by!

Aug. 2, 2025 | 12-3 | FREE

Come support local author Chelsea Walters as she promotes her children’s book “What’s That Feeling?” a fun book that helps kiddos name their feelings and learn how to manage them. Copies will be available for purchase. No RSVP is needed - simply stop by!

Sept. 4, 2025 | 6-8 p.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 6-6:30 to claim your spot, grab food and drinks from nearby restaurants and chat with other folks. From 6:30-7:30 p.m. we silently read our own books! At 7:30 p.m. we will reopen the shop for anyone who would like to browse. Please note that we meet in the Kinship East lobby (110 Razades Way). No RSVP is necessary - just show up to join in on the fun!

Sept. 11, 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.

Sept. 13, 2025 | 12-3 | FREE

Join us for our second ever book signing with local author Claire Kohler, who will be promoting her new steampunk murder mystery book, “One Must Die.” Copies of Kohler’s book will be available for sale, including copies of her Scottish Romantasy Trilogy Between The Sea and Shore. No RSVP is needed - drop by to support a local author!

Sept. 18, 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.

Sept. 17, 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.

Sept. 18, 2025 | 12-3 | FREE

Stop by our shop to meet Carborro, N.C. author Nicole Zelniker and purchase a copy of her debut young adult novel, “All I Know So Far.” The story follows a nonbinary teen in their senior year of high school as they’ve been shipped off to live with their closeted gay brother amidst their parents divorce. Copies will be available for purchase!

Sept. 21, 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).

Aug. 23, 2025 | 12-3 | FREE

Drop into the shop during this time to meet author Monique Goode, who will be promoting her urban paranormal romance, “The Cure Of Us,” which follows the love story of a human and a vampire. No RSVP is needed - simply come by to snag your copy!

Sept. 25, 2025 | 6-7 p.m. | FREE

330 Camp Road, Charlotte, NC 28206

Join us for our in-person and virtual book club meetup! Our September book club is Tender Is The Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica, a dystopian horror novel.

The story follows a man who works at a local meat processing plant during a time when animal meat has become poisonous to humans. As a solution, cannibalism is legalized, but when the main character ends up becoming close to one of the humans marked for consumption, things get complicated.

Come by on September 25 or join our Zoom discussion (https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89245883255?pwd=DHXCZyBASpHMQUykFbv2S9cvwTBfKN.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.