UPCOMING EVENTS
Authors Joseph Earl Thomas and Lakiesha Carr will be our special guests at our Reading Is a Lifestyle Hangout on Sunday, April 2nd. Thomas’ memoir was our Inspirational book pick for March, and Carr’s debut novel was our Contemporary pick. We’re excited to host both authors! Please note that this is a members only event.
- Sink by Joseph Earl Thomas
- An Autiobiography of Skin by Lakiesha Carr
- Tina, Maffia Soldier by Maria Rosa Cutrufelli
*Become a Reading Is a Lifestyle member on April 15th*
PAST EVENTS
We’re focused on being DRAMA FREE all 2023! You’re invited to attend the conversation with New York Times Bestselling author author Nedra Glover Tawwab and Marsha Barnes of The Finance Barnes on March 25th. Nedra’s new book Drama Free: A Guide to Managing Unhealthy Family Relationships is set to hit shelves (no pun intended) on 2/28/23.
*A ticket is required to attend this event.*
Shop with us in-person at one of our favorite coffee shops in the city of Charlotte during the month of March.
DATES: March 11th and 18th
TIME: 9am-2pm EST
ADDRESS: 2620 Tuckaseegee Road, Charlotte, NC 28208
*Enderly also serves as a Local Pickup location for Mecklenburg County residents that order from our online store. They deliver for us on Fridays too.
Our Reading Is a Lifestyle Hangout during Women’s International History Month will feature special guests Dizz Tate and Jennifer McCauley. This members only event will be held on Sunday, March 5th.
- Brutes by Dizz Tate
- When Trying to Return Home by Jennifer Maritza McCauley
- River Sing Me Home by Eleanor Shearer
*Become a Reading Is a Lifestyle member on March 15th*
Join us at That’s Novel Books Book Fair on Tuesday, February 28th in celebration of their 3-year anniversary. Good Postage will also be onsite. We will have both books and apparel available for purchase.
TIME: 4pm-8pm EST
ADDRESS: 330 Camp Road Suite B Charlotte, NC 28206 (located inside of Lokal)
We are participating in Anthropologie’s Community Pop-Up Market on Saturday, February 18th. We will have both books and apparel available for purchase.
TIME: 11am-2pm EST
ADDRESS: 2000 South Blvd Suite 200 Charlotte, NC 28203
Our first Pop-Up Bookstore of 2023 is happening on Saturday, February 11th. We will have both books and apparel available for purchase.
TIME: 9am-2pm EST
ADDRESS: 2620 Tuckaseegee Road, Charlotte, NC 28208
*Enderly also serves as a Local Pickup location for Mecklenburg County residents that order from our online store. They deliver for us on Fridays too.
Debut novelist Kashana Cauley will be our special guest at our second Reading Is a Lifestyle Hangout of 2023 on Sunday, February 5th, and we are geeked! Kashana’s novel was our Speculative Fiction book pick for the month of January. Please note that this is a members only event.
- The Survivalists by Kashana Cauley
- Drinking Games by Sarah Levy
- The Bandit Queens by Parini Shroff
*Become a Reading Is a Lifestyle member on February 15th*
Our first Reading Is a Lifestyle Hangout of 2023 will feature special guests Bushra Rehman and Rosemary Simpson at our next RIAL Hangout on Sunday, January 15th. It’s always a treat to have one of our book pick authors hang out with us. By the way, this is a members-only event.
- Roses, in the Mouth of a Lion by Bushra Reman
- Death at the Falls by Rosemary Simpson
- Strega by Johanne Lykke Holm
*Become a Reading Is a Lifestyle member on January 15th*
When you shop with us in person at Enderly Coffee Co. this December, you will receive a free book. Yes, that’s right! Buy a book or something from our Reading Is Freedom apparel and receive a free book with your purchase (while supplies last).
DATES: December 3rd, 10th, and 17th
TIME: 9am-2pm EST
ADDRESS: 2620 Tuckaseegee Road, Charlotte, NC 28208
*Enderly also serves as a Local Pickup location for Mecklenburg County residents that order from our online store. They deliver for us on Fridays too.
We’re closing out 2022 with a bang! Shelves will host actress & writer Nell Hudson and author Ousmane K. Power-Greene at our next RIAL Hangout on Sunday, December 11th. This is a members-only event, and we’re stoked to have both authors join us.
- Just For Today by Nell Hudson
- The Confessions of Matthew Strong by Ousmane K. Power-Greene
- A Restless Truth by Freya Marske
*Become a Reading Is a Lifestyle member on December 15th*
Celebrate the release of Vanessa Miller’s new novel What We Found in Hallelujah with her on December 1st! Secure your spot when you order a copy of the book from Shelves.
DATE: Thursday, December 1st
TIME: 6:30pm EST
WHERE: The Allegra Westbrooks Regional Library
ADDRESS: 2412 Beatties Ford Road, Charlotte, NC 28216
Each copy of What We Found Hallelujah that you purchase = 1 RSVP
Shop with us in person at Enderly Coffee Co. in November.
DATES: November 12th and 19th
TIME: 9am-2pm EST
ADDRESS: 2620 Tuckaseegee Road, Charlotte, NC 28208
*Enderly also serves as a Local Pickup location for Mecklenburg County residents that order from our online store. They deliver for us on Fridays too.
We’re hosting 2 of our 3 adult book pick authors for the month of October at our RIAL Hangout on Sunday, November 6th and it’s going to be great time!
- Jackal by Erin E. Adams
- Everything I Never Dreamed by Ruth M. Glenn
- The Furrows by Namwali Serpell
*Become a Reading Is a Lifestyle member on November 15th*
Pop-Up Bookstore + Enderly Coffee Co. = Good vibes
DATES: October 22nd
TIME: 9am-2pm EST
ADDRESS: 2620 Tuckaseegee Road, Charlotte, NC 28208
*Enderly also serves as a Local Pickup location for Mecklenburg County residents that order from our online store. They deliver for us on Fridays too.
Meet us at Enderly Coffee Co for our Pop-Up Bookstore. We’ll have books on sale!
DATES: October 15th
TIME: 9am-2pm EST
ADDRESS: 2620 Tuckaseegee Road, Charlotte, NC 28208
*Enderly also serves as a Local Pickup location for Mecklenburg County residents that order from our online store. They deliver for us on Fridays too.
We get to hang out with 2 of our 3 adult September book pick authors at our RIAL Hangout on Sunday, October 9th, and it’s gonna be a good time!
- Dirty Lying Faeries by Sabrina Blackburry
- Sacrificio by Ernesto Mestre-Reed
- Unleashed by Cai Emmons
*This event is exclusively for Reading Is a Lifestyle subscription members.*
We’re headed back to Enderly Coffee Co for another Pop-Up Bookstore, and we will have several books ON SALE too.
DATES: October 8th
TIME: 9am-2pm EST
ADDRESS: 2620 Tuckaseegee Road, Charlotte, NC 28208
*Enderly also serves as a Local Pickup location for Mecklenburg County residents that order from our online store. They deliver for us on Fridays too.
All 3 of our August adult book pick authors will attend our RIAL Hangout on Sunday, September 11th, and we are stoked!
- Face by Joma West
- Acceptance by Emi Nietfeld
- The Lost Kings by Tyrell Johnson
*This event is exclusively for Reading Is a Lifestyle subscription members.*
Join us for a live art demo and book signing with author and illustrator Ashley Belote on Saturday, July 30th in celebration of her debut picture book Listen Up, Louella. For more information on how to RSVP, please click the button below.
DATE: Saturday, July 30th
TIME: 11:00am EST
WHERE: The Art Gallery at Morning Star
ADDRESS: 12509 Idlewild Rd, Matthews, NC 28105
We’re so excited to have all 3 of our June book pick authors attend our RIAL Hangout on Sunday, July 10th!
- The Seaplane on Final Approach by Rebecca Rukeyser
- The Seamstress of New Orleans by Diane C. McPhail
- Heartsick: Three Stories about Love, Pain, and What Happens in Between by Jessie Stephens
*This event is exclusively for Reading Is a Lifestyle subscription members.*
This event has been postponed!
We’re hosting not 1, not 2, but 3 local authors on Saturday, July 9th in celebration of Patrice Gopo’s debut children’s book All the Places We Call Home and New York Times Bestselling author Derrick Barnes latest book The Queen of Kindergarten.
DATE: Saturday, July 9th
TIME: 11:00am EST
WHERE: The Art Gallery at Morning Star
ADDRESS: 12509 Idlewild Rd, Matthews, NC 28105
We are proud to partner with Freedom School Partners for their Great Day of D.E.A.R. (Drop Everything and Read) Book Drive this year! Their goal is to provide almost 600 of their scholars with copies of Susan Verde’s children’s book I Am One this summer.
To donate a copy of the book, please follow the steps below:
- Add I Am One to your Shelves shopping cart. (You can donate as many copies as you want).
- Enter the following shipping address at checkout: Regina [First Name], Rhodes [Last Name], Freedom School Partners [Company], 3605 Drive [Street Address], Suite D [Apt, Suite, Unit, etc.], Charlotte [City], NC [State], 28211 [Zip Code].
- Under shipping, select the Donation – Great Day of D.E.A.R. Book Drive option.
Click here to donate a copy of I Am One.
**All book donations will be delivered to the schools after the campaign ends on June 30th.
On June 22nd, we turn 3 years old, but we’re celebrating all month long! In addition to product discounts and giveaways, we are popping up at Enderly Coffee Co. every Friday & Saturday during the month of June. We hope you will come out and support us.
DATES: June 3rd, 4th, 10th, 11th, 17th, 18th, 24th, and 25th.
TIME: 9am-1:30pm EST
ADDRESS: 2620 Tuckaseegee Road, Charlotte, NC 28208
*Enderly also serves as a Local Pickup location for Mecklenburg County residents that order from our online store. They deliver for us on Fridays too.
Kindred Stories, Solid State Books, Cafe Con Libros, and Shelves Bookstore present Good Morning, Love with debut novelist Ashley M. Coleman in conversation with Pauleanne Reid. Anyone that purchases a copy of Ashley’s novel before 6.22.22 will be automatically added to the guest list for this event.
DATE: Wednesday, June 22nd
TIME: 7:30pm EST/6:30pm CST/4:30pm PST
WHERE: Crowdcast (virtual)
It’s never too early or late to start raising young people to be antiracist!
Join us on Thursday, June 16th on Zoom as we celebrate Juneteenth—and learn how to talk to the young people in our lives about its history and significance. Ibram X. Kendi, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of How to Be an Antiracist and MacArthur “Genius” Fellow, will be joined by panelists to discuss Juneteenth; the ways it is celebrated across the country; how the holiday can serve as the perfect jumping-off point to talk to kids from toddlers to teens about our country’s complicated, often-ugly history; and how they can shape an antiracist future.
Every ticket will include a copy of Dr. Kendi’s forthcoming book, How to Raise an Antiracist, which has been called “the quintessential parenting book for these times” by Publishers Weekly. Buy your ticket soon to get a special copy with a signed bookplate from Dr. Kendi! The event will also feature a special conversation between Dr. Kendi and illustrator Cbabi Bayoc about their new children’s book Goodnight Racism, a modern bedtime classic that gives children the language to dream of a better world.
DATE: Thursday, June 16th
TIME: 7:30pm EST
WHERE: Zoom (virtual)
We’re so excited to have all 3 of our May book pick authors attend our RIAL Hangout on Sunday, June 5th!
- Little Rabbit by Alyssa Songsiridej
- Darling Girl by Liz Michalski
- Our Little World by Karen Winn
*This event is exclusively for Reading Is a Lifestyle subscription members. Learn more about the RIAL crew [here].*
Our friends at Enderly Coffee Co. will host our Pop-Up Bookstore 3 out 4 Saturdays during the month of May.
DATE: March 14th, 21st, and 28th
TIME: 9am-1:30pm EST
ADDRESS: 2620 Tuckaseegee Road, Charlotte, NC 28208
*Enderly also serves as a Local Pickup location for Mecklenburg County residents that order from our online store. They deliver for us on Fridays too.
We’re thankful to have author Jenny Tinghui Zhang attend our RIAL Hangout on Sunday, May 1st to discuss her debut novel Four Treasures of the Sky! In addition to Jenny’s novel, we will also talk about our other two April book picks as well.
- Memphis by Tara M. Stringfellow
- My Ackee Tree by Suzanne Barr
*This event is exclusively for Reading Is a Lifestyle subscription members. Learn more about the RIAL crew [here].*
Shelves is 1 of 11 indie bookstores participating in the 2022 Greater Charlotte Book Crawl, which kicks off on Friday, April 1st. This book crawl will last for 30 days and will officially come to an end on Independent Bookstore Day, which will be celebrated this year on Saturday, April 30th.
Enderly Coffee Co. will host our Pop-Up Bookstore 4 times during the month of April. (read below)
DATE: April 9th, 16th, 23rd, and 30th.
ADDRESS: 2620 Tuckaseegee Road, Charlotte, NC 28208
TIME: 9am-1:30pm EST
Visit greatercharlottebookcrawl.com for more information.
We’re so excited to have all 3 of our March book pick authors attend our RIAL Hangout on Sunday, April 10th!
- Good Intentions by Kasim Ali
- Seeking Fortune Elsewhere by Sindya Bhanoo
- Tripping Arcadia by Kit Mayquist
*This event is exclusively for Reading Is a Lifestyle subscription members. Learn more about the RIAL crew [here].*
The Council for Children’s Rights is a local advocacy agency that impacts the lives of children in the areas of education, abuse and neglect, mental health, custody, domestic violence, and juvenile defense.
We are proud to partner with them as they launch a book series that highlights three important topics that strongly relate to the lived experience of their child clients and the difficult issues that impact their well-being. This book series offers a deeper insight into these challenging issues and the work of the Council provides to address them.
This is a hybrid event – both in-person and streaming options will be available for participants. Click on the link below to learn more about the books and register for the event.
DATE: Wednesday, April 6th 2022
TIME: 5:30pm-7:30pm EST
COST: Free
LOCATION: In-person (Children and Family Services Building 601 E 5th St Charlotte, NC 28202) or virtual options are available.
*Shelves will donate 10% of the proceeds from these books to the Council for Children’s Rights.*
After this kickoff event, we hope you join us and attend individual book panels this Summer with experts in the field as well as regional and national leaders on the topics! More information about the panels and dates will be released in the coming weeks.
**Please be aware that these books discuss difficult and sensitive topics, including violence, trauma, and abuse, and may be triggering to some readers.
If you’ve ever lived in Charlotte for a period of time, you may have heard grumblings about local government’s habit of replacing the city’s history every 10 years or so with new buildings and businesses. So, in an effort to help the Queen City’s next generation of adults connect the dots between past events’ impact on present day Charlotte, we’ve launched the Give the Gift of Legacy campaign.
Our goal is to donate 100 copies of local historian Pamela Grundy’s new book Legacy: Three Centuries of Black History in Charlotte, North Carolina to ten schools in the Charlotte area. This campaign will be in effect from March 1st-31st and is solely dependent on the generosity of our amazing supporters. To donate a copy of the book, please follow the steps below:
- Add Legacy to your Shelves shopping cart. (You can donate as many copies as you want).
- Enter the following shipping address at checkout: Legacy [First Name], Campaign [Last Name], PO Box 42299, Charlotte, NC 28215
- Under shipping, select the “Free delivery – Give the Gift of Legacy donation” option.
Click here to donate a copy of Legacy
**All book donations will be delivered to the schools after the campaign ends.
Our friends at Enderly Coffee Co. will host our Pop-Up Bookstore 3 out 4 Saturdays during the month of March.
DATE: March 12th, 19th, and 26th
TIME: 9am-1:30pm EST
ADDRESS: 2620 Tuckaseegee Road, Charlotte, NC 28208
*Enderly also serves as a Local Pickup location for Mecklenburg County residents that order from our online store. They deliver for us on Fridays too.
You’re invited to the virtual launch event for local Charlotte author, Vanessa Miller’s new novel Something Good! Vanessa will sit down with your Friendly Neighborhood Bookseller for an informal conversation about the who, the what, and the why of her latest novel. That’s not all… we intend to get the inside scoop about her extensive writing career (she’s written over 50 novels y’all!). Event guests will also have the opportunity to ask questions during our Q&A segment.
All pre-orders will be signed by Vanessa and will come with free swag. Pre-order customers will also be emailed the event link 48 hours before the event start time, so there’s no need to RSVP.
Date: Tuesday, March 8th 2022
Time: 7:30pm EST / 6:30pm CST / 5:30pm MST/ 4:30pm PST
Where: Online via Zoom
Click here to order SOMETHING GOOD!
*Want to attend the event without ordering the book? Please RSVP by clicking –> here.*
March marks our 1-year anniversary since we sent our first Reading Is a Lifestyle book picks since launching our subscription a year ago, and having all 3 of our February book pick authors attend our RIAL Hangout on Sunday, March 6th makes it this anniversary even more sweeter.
- What the Fireflies Knew by Kai Harris
- Goliath by Tochi Onyebuchi
- Good Rich People by Eliza Jane Brazier
*This event is exclusively for Reading Is a Lifestyle subscription members. Learn more about the RIAL crew [here].*
Our friends at Enderly Coffee Co. will host our Pop-Up Bookstore every Saturday during the month of February.
DATE: February 5th, 12th, 19th, and 26th
TIME: 9am-1:30pm EST
ADDRESS: 2620 Tuckaseegee Road, Charlotte, NC 28208
*Enderly also serves as a Local Pickup location for Mecklenburg County residents that order from our online store. They deliver for us on Fridays too.
Shelves is partnering with the good folks over at Queen City Nerve for the launch of local historian Pamela Grundy’s new book Legacy: Three Centuries of Black History in Charlotte, North Carolina. The launch event will take place during the Friday night Charlotte Hornets vs. Toronto Raptors game at The Spectrum Center. You can order your copy online or pick up a copy at the game.
DATE: Friday, February 25th 2022
TIME: 7:00pm EST
WHERE: The Spectrum Center
ADDRESS: 333 E Trade St, Charlotte, NC 28202