Novels & 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.

For the Fourth of July, we will be open holiday hours from 11-4 p.m.

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 p.m. 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! Then at 7:30 p.m. we reopen the store for anyone who wants to browse or hang and chat with others. There is indoor and outdoor seating available, so this event is rain or shine. We strongly recommend bringing a chair or something to sit on because seating goes quick. No RSVP is necessary - just show up to join in on the fun!

Stop by That's Novel to meet Charlotte author Darah DeWalt and check out her two published books!

This June our book club will be reading THIS IS HOW YOU LOSE THE TIME WAR by by Amal El-Mothar and Max Gladstone! This sci-fi novella is about two rival time-traveling agents who fall in love through secret correspondence while fighting a war across history for opposing factions.

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! Then at 11 a.m. we open the store for anyone who wants to browse or hang and chat with others. There is indoor and outdoor seating available, so this event is rain or shine. We strongly recommend bringing a chair or something to sit on because seating goes quick. No RSVP is necessary - just show up to join in on the fun!

Join us in celebrating debut author Caroline Kenna, who will be set up in our shop selling copies of her poetry collection, KEEP YOUR DAMN SEAT. No registration is needed - just show up to check out her work!

It's time for another Warhammer build and paint night! Bring your own tools, materials and kits and hang with others while you work on your builds! Builds and projects outside of the Warhammer universe are welcome. This event is free and open to anyone. Just show up to attend!

Join us for writing club, a quiet, dedicated place to get some of your writing done. Our writing club features two, 25-minute silent writing sprints with a break inbetween. At the end of the evening we chat, share work, get feedback from others and just commune with other writers. Space is limited for this event! Please register to reserve your spot, and remember to cancel your ticket if you are no longer able to make it! Register here

$25 includes a full bedazzling kit you’ll be able to take home with you. Bring whatever book you would like to bedazzle! Get tickets here.

Book Signing with Local Author Becca Mionis

Join us for writing club, a quiet, dedicated place to get some of your writing done. Our writing club features two, 25-minute silent writing sprints with a break in between. At the end of the evening we chat, share work, get feedback from others and just commune with other writers. Space is limited for this event! Please register to reserve your spot, and remember to cancel your ticket if you are no longer able to make it! Register here

Novels & 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.

Join us for another new release wine pairing with our favorite partners in crime, Hex! On June 9 we will be at Hex Coffee & Natural Wines at Camp North End with 7 incredible new releases, all of which will be thoughtfully paired with a natural wine for you to sample. Throughout the evening you'll be told about each of the books and wines selected, with time to sip and chat in between. Your ticket price includes 7 one oz pours of wine, 10% off select wines at Hex, and 10% off any books or bookish items purchased at the event. You can purchase tickets here: https://www.thatsnovelbooks.com/shop/p/new-release-wine-tasting.

The books featured at this event will include:

Daughters of the Sun and Moon by Lisa See: A historical fiction novel following three Chinese women as they arrive in Los Angeles in 1870, all with very different goals, in a city that is very anti-Chinese. Themes: friendship, bravery, struggle.

Transcendent by Laverne Cox. In this memoir, Laverne Cox shares her childhood trauma, her transition, her body image issues, her search for love and her experience as a trans woman in Hollywood. Themes: healing, trauma, fight for equality.

The Missed Connection by Tia Williams: This contemporary romance featuring a high powered, no nonsense casting director who hits it off with a mysterious man on a plane, but they're separated before they exchange information. She begins a global search to find this man, even hiring a handsome detective who complicates things further. Themes: Spicy, flirty, fun. Extra fun: we will have SIGNED copies available!

The Summer Girlfriend by Kristina Forrest: This is a contemporary romance featuring a fake dating plot between two adults trying to get back on their feet. Soon, a weekend agreement turns into an entire summer, and Noelle and Jeremiah will have to keep their hearts in check, or else it’s sink or swim for them both. Themes: Summery, light, romantic.

Atmosphere Paperback Version by Taylor Jenkins Reid: Okay, this technically isn't a new release, but the book is coming out on paperback and it's really beautiful, so we'll celebrate it anyway! It follows a woman who is one of the first women to join NASA and go into space. While she's achieving her dreams, she's falling in love with another woman in the program and trying to hide it from everyone so they don't lose their positions. Themes: Adventurous, dramatic, a rollercoaster of emotions.

Harvest Season by Brynne Weaver: This is the second book in a series, but don't worry - we'll have the first one there as well. The story follows a serial killer and a hit man seeking revenge who call a truce even though they want to kill each other so that they can instead take care of a true crime junkie trying to solve a murder. Themes: Dark, suspenseful, intense.

You Won't Forget Me by Mazey Eddings: This is a queer romance featuring two bandmates who end up hooknig up right before tour, only for some drama to get in their way. Now they're forced together for a summer-long tour and have to decide whether it's worth it to risk everything. Themes: Gay

Join us for a 2-hour event featuring local children’s author Eden Estabrook as we talk all about selling strategies for children’s, early reader and young adult books.

Eden Estabrook is a published children’s author with two books: Arnie The Armadillo Goes To Antarctica and Arnie The Armadillo Goes Backpacking In Brazil. She’s extremely well-known in the greater Charlotte area due to her marketing prowess on the B2B side.

Eden will be sharing tips and tricks for kidlit authors on their book signing strategy, pop up evaluation, comarketing with bookstores, documentation infrastructure, and more. You’ll also have the chance to ask questions directly during the Q&A portion of the afternoon.

Light refreshments will be provided. The ticket price also allows us to pay Eden for her time and knowledge. Purchase tickets here: https://www.thatsnovelbooks.com/shop/p/back-to-the-basics-selling-strategies-for-kidlit-authors

Drop into the store to meet local children's author Chelsea Walters and snag a signed copy of her book, What's That Feeling! Parents know how tough it can be to have your young child identify or explain their feelings, and this book is here to help. No registration is necessary - just come by to support a Charlotte author!

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 p.m. 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! Then at 7:30 p.m. we reopen the store for anyone who wants to browse or hang and chat with others. There is indoor and outdoor seating available, so this event is rain or shine. We strongly recommend bringing a chair or something to sit on because seating goes quick. No RSVP is necessary - just show up to join in on the fun!

Come by the store to meet local author Haley Addams, who will be set up selling copies of her book, COUNTESS DRACULA AND THE FRANKENSTEIN PROJECT, a story that blends horror and dark fantasy. It follows Countess Dracula, who ends up teaming up with mad scientiest Victoria Frankenstein for a super secret, dark project.... Stop by to snag your copy and support a local author! 

In May we will be reading ON EARTH WE’RE BRIEFLY GORGEOUS by Ocean Vuong. This story is a letter from a son written to his mother who can’t read. Throughout the letter, the writer unearths family history rooted in Vietnam and allows him a doorway into parts of his life his mother had never known. It’s as much about the power of telling one’s own story as it is about the obliterating silence of not being heard.

We’ll meet to discuss this book on May 28 from 6-7 p.m. Join us in person at the store or via Zoom

Stop by That’s Novel to meet local author Hunter Critt, who will be selling copies of his dystopian thriller!

Join us for writing club, a quiet, dedicated place to get some of your writing done. Our writing club features two, 25-minute silent writing sprints with a break in between. At the end of the evening we chat, share work, get feedback from others and just commune with other writers. Space is limited for this event! Please register to reserve your spot, and remember to cancel your ticket if you are no longer able to make it! Register here

Novels & 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.

On May 18, That’s Novel Books will cease to exist from 8 p.m. to 12 a.m. Instead, you’re invited to meet us at That’s Novel Jazz Club for a night of old school Hollywood glitz and glam, reminiscent of the Harlem Renaissance Dessi Blue herself was a part of.

Enter the establishment on a red carpet complete with paparazzi there to snap your pics while you show off your finest 1920s, Harlem Renaissance inspired fits. Enjoy live jazz music from the great Braxton Bateman of Mo' Betta Thursdays, dance on our makeshift dance floor among the bookshelves, play cards with other attendees, get Hollywood glam inspired flash tattoos from Glitch Tattoo, get tarot readings from Sky Luna, shop from racks inspired by our theme set up by the best in the biz Thrift Pony, sip cocktails and mocktails provided by Room Service, and get some new bling courtesy of Lindsay Cadenhead Jewelry.

As always, our midnight releases are FREE and open to anyone who wants to come, regardless of if you preorder the book with us or not. All are welcome to come and hang with us for the evening while we celebrate one of our favorite authors, Kennedy Ryan. If you do preorder the Indie Exclusive copy with us, it will be available at midnight for you. You do not need to stay until midnight if that’s too late for you! Feel free to come and hang for a bit, go get some sleep, and then come back Tuesday or even later in the week to pick up your preorder.

A huge thank you to the local businesses helping us put on one incredible midnight release:
Music: Braxton Bateman / Mo' Betta Thursdays
Flash tattoos: Glitch Tattoo
Forever jewelry: Lindsay Cadenhead Jewelry
Photography (which will be available to all attendees): Julia Fay Photography
Drinks: Room Service
Shopping/clothing: Thrift Pony
Tarot: Sky Luna
Art: Studio Cultivate

We can’t wait to see you there, live wires 

Preorder the Indie Exclusive Edition of SCORE by Kennedy Ryan: https://www.thatsnovelbooks.com/shop/p/preorder-score-kennedy-ryan

RSVP for the midnight release here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1984567348362?aff=oddtdtcreator

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! Then at 11 a.m. we open the store for anyone who wants to browse or hang and chat with others. There is indoor and outdoor seating available, so this event is rain or shine. We strongly recommend bringing a chair or something to sit on because seating goes quick. No RSVP is necessary - just show up to join in on the fun!

Join us for a book signing with local author E.K. Dusk, who will be set up in our shop selling copies of her dark romance series, Desecrated Doctrine. This series has two books out now: WRITTEN IN SIN and BOUND BY SIN. Copies of both will be available for purchase! 

It's time for another Warhammer build and paint night! Bring your own tools, materials and kits and hang with others while you work on your builds! Builds and projects outside of the Warhammer universe are welcome. This event is free and open to anyone. Just show up to attend!

Join us for writing club, a quiet, dedicated place to get some of your writing done. Our writing club features two, 25-minute silent writing sprints with a break in between. At the end of the evening we chat, share work, get feedback from others and just commune with other writers. Space is limited for this event! Please register to reserve your spot, and remember to cancel your ticket if you are no longer able to make it! Register here

Join us for a book signing with local author Carol Harrison, who will share her historical coming-of-age story, HEART OF THE GREEN LEAF. The story follows a fourteen-year-old in the summer of 1964 on her family's North Carolina tobacco farm. Copies will be available for purchase!

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 p.m. 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! Then at 7:30 p.m. we reopen the store for anyone who wants to browse or hang and chat with others. There is indoor and outdoor seating available, so this event is rain or shine. We strongly recommend bringing a chair or something to sit on because seating goes quick. No RSVP is necessary - just show up to join in on the fun!

Come by on May 3 to swap books at That’s Novel! Please read the rules for the swap below: 

Bring up to 5 books, and take no more than the number you brought
Please bring books you would be excited to receive. This is not an opportunity to offload the dusty, moldy books from your great uncle four times removed. Be mindful and be kind
Do not come without books and then take a bunch. That’s just a jerk move