Join Bookmarks for our monthly book trivia with Caleb! Free online event; email caleb@bookmarksnc.org to register.

Join Bookmarks to discuss How much of These Hills is Gold by C. Pam Zhang. It’s an electric debut novel set against the twilight of the American gold rush, two siblings are on the run in an unforgiving landscape—trying not just to survive but to find a home. To purchase a copy at our 20% […]

The newly-established Eno Quartet will collaborate with UNCSA faculty pianist Dmitri Vorobiev. The program includes: “Blueprint”, composed by Caroline Shaw, a North Carolina native and Pulitzer Prize-winning composer; Beethoven’s String Quartet Op. 18, No. 6, and concludes with Antonín Dvořák’s lush and lyrical Piano Quintet No. 2.  

Join Bookmarks and the Wake Forest University Classics Department for a book launch of The Laughing Atoms, Laughing Matter: Lucretius’ De Rerum Natura by T. H. M. Gellar-Goad. He specializes in Latin poetry, especially the funny stuff: Roman comedy, Roman erotic elegy, Roman satire, and — if you believe him — the allegedly philosophical poet […]

Join us for Winston-Salem author Ed Southern’s book launch of Fight Songs, a wry and witty commentary on college sports and identity in the complicated social landscape of the south. Southern will be in conversation with Dave Goren, Executive Director of the National Sports Media Association. A book signing will follow after the event! Learn […]

Join New York Times bestselling author Alan Gratz in a virtual tour appearance to hear about his latest book, Ground Zero. The book is a pulse-pounding and unforgettable take on history and hope, revenge and fear -- and the stunning links between the past and present as it follows a boy in NYC on September […]

Our series celebrating mystery/thriller authors returns with New York Times bestselling author Lisa Jewell! Lisa will be in conversation with Bookmarks bookseller Josie to talk about her new book, The Night She Disappeared. This is a pay-what-you-can event. Attendance is available to those who purchase The Night She Disappeared or make a donation to Bookmarks. […]

Financial trader Greg finds a winsome, street-smart stray in New York’s Central Park, bearing only the name “Sylvia” on her collar. As a harmless antidote to a midlife crisis, he brings the dog home, where she promptly becomes a bone of contention in Greg and his wife Kate's marriage. Can a dog become a couple’s […]

Financial trader Greg finds a winsome, street-smart stray in New York’s Central Park, bearing only the name “Sylvia” on her collar. As a harmless antidote to a midlife crisis, he brings the dog home, where she promptly becomes a bone of contention in Greg and his wife Kate's marriage. Can a dog become a couple’s […]

Bookmarks is pleased to present this virtual Reader Meet Writer event with Margaret Renkl in celebration of Graceland, At Last: Notes on Hope and Heartache from the American South. The Reader Meet Writer Author Series features bestselling authors and fresh new voices, fiction and nonfiction titles, in an engaging and accessible format. The series was […]

The LGBTQ Book Club with Pride Winston-Salem is a public book club. All are welcome! In July, we will be discussing In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado. Join us at 4 pm in the breezeway by Footnote and Bookmarks! Please email info@bookmarksnc.org for more details and to get 20% off your copy. Learn […]

Bestselling author Grady Hendrix (The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires) welcomes you to a very special support group, so have a seat, coffee’s in the back, and remember there’s no cross-talk. Then prepare yourself for a guided tour of the history of murder books, because ever since the invention of the printing press […]

Join Anne Bogel (Don't Overthink It, The Modern Mrs. Darcy blog, What Should I Read Next? and One Great Book) and Kendra Adachi, (The Lazy Genius Way and The Lazy Genius podcast), for an author talk about books, journaling, and the reading life. Each ticket is $30 and includes a boxed lunch and a copy […]

Join cookbook author Belinda Smith-Sullivan for an author talk about her new cookbook, Southern Sugar, while enjoying samples prepared by Lavender & Honey that were inspired by the book. Each ticket is $35 and includes a pre-signed copy of Southern Sugar and samples from Lavender & Honey. Because attendees will be unmasked for lunch during […]

Books & Brews is back! Presented with Support from the North Carolina Writers' Network. Enjoy a beer and an author talk with North Carolina authors Wiley Cash and Jason Mott for an author talk about their latest books, When Ghosts Come Home and Hell of a Book. A ticket for 1 person that includes a […]

Saturday, September 25 | 10 am - 5 pm | Spruce St., Poplar St., and Holly Ave. in Downtown Winston-Salem   Join Bookmarks for their 16th annual Festival of Books & Authors in Downtown Winston-Salem! There will be over 50+ authors from Steven Rowley (The Guncle) to Linda Sue Park (The One Thing You’d Save) […]

Lauren Groff returns with her exhilarating first new novel since the groundbreaking Fates and Furies. Named a Most Anticipated Book of 2021 by Time, Entertainment Weekly, Buzzfeed, Harper's Bazaar, Vulture, and The Guardian, Matrix is a defiant and timely exploration of the raw power of female creativity in a corrupted world. Each ticket is $27 […]

Sunday, September 26 | 4 pm | Winston-Salem; location to be announced at a later date   Join Bookmarks and the Forsyth County Public Library for a conversation with Yusef Salaam, the inspirational speaker and prison abolitionist, who, at age fourteen was one of the five teenage boys wrongly convicted and sentenced to prison in […]

Tuesday, September 28 | 6:30 pm | Hybrid in-person at Bookmarks and Zoom   Join us to discuss The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison! The book club talk is open to anyone in the community who is interested. Use coupon code 20BOOKCLUB at checkout to receive the book club discount. This is a hybrid book […]

Wednesday, September 29 | 6 pm | Hybrid in-person at Bookmarks and Zoom event   Bookmarks is proud to host the Winston-Salem chapter of the Well-Read Black Girl Book Club. Our Well-Read Black Girl Book Club discussions will always be hosted by women of color, but people of all colors and genders who would like […]