Blind Date with a Banned Book: September 27, 2019 7:30pm
Have you been looking for a new book, but just can’t find the right one? Let us set you up! We’ll cover the books, give you a few hints, and give you the chance to go home with a book you might not ordinarily pick off the shelves. An added bonus: all of these books will have been banned or challenged within the last 50 years. Who doesn’t love a bad boy (or girl)?
$25/ticket includes: book, one free drink, and complimentary charcuterie
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Jeremy Everett: I Was Hungry: October 3, 2019 7pm
Join us for an engaging Q & A dialogue and book signing with Jeremy Everett, director of the Texas Hunger Initiative, centered around his book, “I Was Hungry: Cultivating Common Ground to End an American Crisis.” Jeremy is a local author and seeking to address the reality of a hunger crisis for thousands in our area and state, as well as strategize on how to eradicate it.
This event is free! Let us know you’re coming on Facebook.
Fabled's Grand Opening: October 5, 2019 9am
Fabled Bookshop & Cafe will be celebrating their Grand Opening with fun for all ages including food truck vendors, Waco “celebrity” book readings, crafts, face-painting, store specials and more! Younger kids’ crafts and storytime will wrap up at 2pm, making way for book trivia and fun for middle-grade students from 2-4pm. The day’s festivities will wrap with a fun literary trivia night starting at 7:30pm–drink purchase required for participation. Come with your own team or join one once you arrive!
This event is free! Let us know you’re coming on Facebook.
Stephen Harrigan: Big Wonderful Thing: A History of Texas: October 17, 2019 7pm
Fabled is excited to bring Stephen Harrigan, nationally renowned author and historian, to Waco to showcase his new release, Big Wonderful Story: a History of Texas. Harrigan has also authored the national bestseller The Gates of the Alamo, and A Friend of Mr. Lincoln. This will be an enlightening evening for light readers and history-buffs alike!
This event is free! Let us know you’re coming on Facebook.
Marjorie Lewis: When the Men Were Gone: October 22, 2019 7pm
Marjorie Lewis’ debut novel, When the Men Were Gone, tells the heart-felt, true story of Tylene Wilson, a female high school football coach in 1944. We’ll be showcasing her book with a signing event as she shares with us about the story and her life as an author.
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Ruth Chou Simons: Beholding and Becoming: November 1, 2019 7pm
We’re thrilled to host this event highlighting Ruth Chou Simon’s stunning new book, “Beholding and Becoming: the Art of Everyday Worship.” Ruth will be sharing about her life as an artist, mother, and author, and the unique purpose that inspires her gorgeous books. Tickets for this event are $35, which includes a book, a drink from our cafe, and dessert.
Tickets for this event can be purchased here.
Autumn Krause: A Dress for the Wicked: November 19
We’re thrilled to host Autumn Krause for her new book, A DRESS FOR THE WICKED. Pitched as Project Runway meets The Selection, A DRESS FOR THE WICKED is about a Victorian nation obsessed with style, a fashion competition, and a girl who is determined to become a designer. Emmy thinks her dreams are within reach when she secures a coveted spot in the Fashion House competition only to discover that the world she so desperately wants to join is full of intrigue, elitism and sabotage. Will she tailor herself to this brutally beautiful place? How far will she go when betrayal is always in fashion? Autumn Krause is a writer living in Orange County, California. In addition to authoring novels, she writes features for interior design magazines like Cottages & Bungalows, French Style, and many others. She is most often found wearing a black lace dress and boots.
This event is free! Let us know you’re coming on Facebook.
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