Bookmarks is thrilled to host best selling mystery/thriller writers Joshilyn Jackson and Jennifer McMahon in conversation about their new psychological thrillers: Mother May I and The Drowning Kind. Jackson’s Mother May I is an addictive novel of domestic suspense in which a mother must decide how far she is willing to go to protect her […]
Join Bookmarks and a/perture for a discussion of the film adaptation of The White Tiger, based on the novel of the same name by Aravind Adiga. The White Tiger follows a darkly comic Bangalore driver through the poverty and corruption of modern India’s caste society. This event will feature a conversation with Amit Battacharya, a […]
Bookmarks marks the return of in-person events by hosting beloved fiction writer Elin Hilderbrand. Hildebrand’s new novel, Golden Girl, is the story of a Nantucket novelist who has one final summer to protect her secrets while her loved ones on earth learn to live without their golden girl. Hilderbrand will be in conversation with Bookmarks […]
Saturday, June 12 | 7:00 pm and Sunday, June 13 | 3:00 pm Hanesbrands Theatre | In person ticketed event Movable Feast is one of Bookmarks’ signature events, now in its ninth year! The 2021 Movable Feast will feature 18 authors in a modified format with strict Covid protocols. Saturday’s event will feature a theatre […]
The Bookmarks Romance Book Club meets online monthly to discuss romance from consent and kissing to feminism and friendship. This month we will be joined by Sara Desai to discuss her novel, The Dating Plan, a heartfelt romantic comedy about fake fiances who, despite their step-by-step plan, might accidentally fall for each other. This book […]
Sunday, June 20 | 4:00 pm | Location TBD The LGBTQ Book Club with Pride Winston-Salem is free and open to the public. Join us to discuss The Groom Will Keep His Name: And Other Vows I’ve Made About Race, Resistance, and Romance by Matt Ortile, an essay collection that explores the various tales Ortile […]
A Book with Purpose event In a time when debates over ballot access once again rage, this program will explore the local and statewide story of race, power, and fights for voting rights in historical and contemporary perspective. Join historians Robert Korstad and James Leloudis, authors of the new book Fragile Democracy: The Struggle Over […]
Bookmarks is thrilled to welcome Jessamyn Stanley back to Bookmarks to celebrate the launch of her new book, Yoke: My Yoga of Self-Acceptance. Stanley is the author of Every Body Yoga and an internationally acclaimed voice in wellness, highly sought after for her insights on 21st-century yoga and intersectional identity. Yoke is a series of […]
A Book with Purpose event Join the Epiphany Book Club for a discussion of Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi. Stamped is a timely, crucial, and empowering exploration of racism--and antiracism--in America. This is a free Book with Purpose event. Registration: https://www.bookmarksnc.org/BookwithPurpose
