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A deliciously funny, sharply observed debut of family, love, and class, this zeitgeisty novel follows three women in one wealthy Brooklyn clan.
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Darley, the eldest daughter in the well-connected old money Stockton family, followed her heart, trading her job and her inheritance for motherhood but giving up far too much in the process; Sasha, a middle-class New England girl, has married into the Brooklyn Heights family, and finds herself cast as the arriviste outsider; and Georgiana, the baby of the family, has fallen in love with someone she can’t have, and must decide what kind of person she wants to be.
Rife with the indulgent pleasures of life among New York’s one-percenters,&nbsp;Pineapple Street&nbsp;is a smart, escapist novel that sparkles with wit. Full of recognizable, loveable—if fallible—characters, it’s about the peculiar unknowability of someone else’s family, the miles between the haves and have-nots, and the insanity of first love—all wrapped in a story that is a sheer delight.

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A deliciously funny, sharply observed debut of family, love, and class, this zeitgeisty novel follows three women in one...

Fiction Book Club – Pineapple Street by Jenny Jackson

One of&nbsp;NPR‘s Best Books of 2016, winner of the Shirley Jackson Award, the British Fantasy Award, the This is Horror Award for Novella of the Year, and a finalist for the Hugo, Nebula, Locus, World Fantasy, and Bram Stoker Awards.
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People move to New York looking for magic and nothing will convince them it isn’t there.
Charles Thomas Tester hustles to put food on the table, keep the roof over his father’s head, from Harlem to Flushing Meadows to Red Hook. He knows what magic a suit can cast, the invisibility a guitar case can provide, and the curse written on his skin that attracts the eye of wealthy white folks and their cops. But when he delivers an occult tome to a reclusive sorceress in the heart of Queens, Tom opens a door to a deeper realm of magic, and earns the attention of things best left sleeping.
A storm that might swallow the world is building in Brooklyn. Will Black Tom live to see it break?
“LaValle’s novella of sorcery and skullduggery in Jazz Age New York is a magnificent example of what weird fiction can and should do.” — Laird Barron, author of&nbsp;The Beautiful Thing That Awaits Us All
“[LaValle] reinvents outmoded literary conventions, particularly the ghettos of genre and ethnicity that long divided serious literature from popular fiction.” — Praise for&nbsp;The Devil in Silver&nbsp;from Elizabeth Hand, author of&nbsp;Radiant Days
“LaValle cleverly subverts Lovecraft’s Cthulhu mythos by imbuing a black man with the power to summon the Old Ones, and creates genuine chills with his evocation of the monstrous Sleeping King, an echo of Lovecraft’s Dagon… [The Ballad of Black Tom] has a satisfying slingshot ending.” – Elizabeth Hand for&nbsp;Fantasy &amp; ScienceFiction

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Horror Book Club - The Ballad of Black Tom by Victor LaValle

Hit the dance floor with a coven of queer witches on 1980s Fire Island in this gay fantasy romance about finding magic, love, and family.
“Heartfelt.”—The New York Times
A heartwarming LGBTQ+ novel for fans of steamy romance, loathe-at-first-sight, and&nbsp;Red, White, and Royal Blue.
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In person +&nbsp;on Zoom Join us for a magical, emotional, and deeply queer summer read that blends romance, fantasy, and found family in one unforgettable story.Set in 1989, this novel follows Joe Agabian as he spends a summer on Fire Island Pines, hoping to move forward after losing his boyfriend to the HIV/AIDS epidemic. What begins as a season of healing and self-discovery quickly turns mysterious when Joe and his best friend Ronnie meet two eccentric older men who are hiding a powerful secret. As members of a covert disco witch coven, they are working to protect their community from a growing darkness—one that threatens Joe himself. With romance, magic, and danger intertwined, this story captures both the joy and heartbreak of queer life during a pivotal moment in history.“A vibrant, heartfelt blend of magic and history that celebrates queer resilience, love, and community in the face of unimaginable loss.”Why you should join us This is more than a book club—it’s a space to connect, reflect, and celebrate queer stories together. Whether you’ve finished the book, just started, or simply want to be part of the conversation, you are welcome. We center community over completion and conversation over perfection. Expect thoughtful discussion, lots of laughs, and a welcoming group that shows up for each other.All are welcome. No need to be queer to attend—just come ready to listen, share, and be part of something meaningful.

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Queer Book Club – Disco Witches of Fire Island by Blair Fell

The Queen of Twists is back with a psychological masterpiece that will leave you questioning what you know about love, identity, and revenge.
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The&nbsp;New York Times&nbsp;bestselling Queen of Twists is back with a psychological masterpiece that will leave you questioning everything you know about love, identity, and revenge.
Eden Fox, an artist on the brink of her big break, sets off for a run before her first exhibition. When she returns to the home she recently moved into, Spyglass, an enchanting old house in Hope Falls, nothing is as it should be. Her key doesn’t fit. A woman, eerily similar to her, answers the door. And her husband insists that the stranger is his wife.
One house. One husband. Two women. Someone is lying.
Six months earlier, a reclusive Londoner called Birdy, reeling from a life-changing diagnosis, inherits Spyglass. This unexpected gift from a long-lost grandmother brings her to the pretty seaside village of Hope Falls. But then Birdy stumbles upon a shadowy London clinic that claims to be able to predict a person’s date of death, including her own. Secrets start to unravel, and as the line between truth and lies blurs, Birdy feels compelled to right some old wrongs.
My Husband’s Wife&nbsp;is a tangled web of deception, obsession, and mystery that will keep you guessing until the last page. Prepare yourself for the ultimate mind-bending marriage thriller and step inside Spyglass – if you dare – to experience a story where nothing is as it seems.

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There’s something about a gothic fantasy in the summer!
For June Book Club, we’re reading The Knight and the Moth by Rachel Gillig—a story full of omens, mystery, strange magic, and the kind of slow-building tension that keeps you reading way too late.
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If your ideal book feels like candlelight, rain on old stone walls, and secrets no one should be keeping… this one is for you.
From&nbsp;New York Times&nbsp;bestselling author Rachel Gillig comes a sensational romantasy, a gothic, mist-cloaked tale of a young prophetess forced on an impossible quest with the one knight whose future is beyond her sight.
“Prepare to meet your next obsession.” — Rebecca Ross, author of&nbsp;Divine Rivals
Sybil Delling has spent nine years dreaming of having no dreams at all. Like the other foundling girls who traded a decade of service for a home in the great cathedral, Sybil is a Diviner. In her dreams she receives visions from six unearthly figures known as Omens. From them, she can predict terrible things before they occur, and lords and common folk alike travel across the kingdom of Traum’s windswept moors to learn their futures by her dreams.
Just as she and her sister Diviners near the end of their service, a mysterious knight arrives at the cathedral. Rude, heretical, and devilishly handsome, the knight Rodrick has no respect for Sybil’s visions. But when Sybil’s fellow Diviners begin to vanish one by one, she has no choice but to seek his help in finding them. For the world outside the cathedral’s cloister is wrought with peril. Only the gods have the answers she is seeking, and as much as she’d rather avoid Rodrick’s dark eyes and sharp tongue, only a heretic can defeat a god.

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There’s something about a gothic fantasy in the summer!
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Romantasy Book Club – The Knight and the Moth by Rachel Gillig

A sapphic rivals to lovers rom com for fans of Ted Lasso and A League of Their Own.
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A sapphic rivals to lovers rom com for fans of&nbsp;Ted Lasso&nbsp;and&nbsp;A League of Their Own, where two soccer teammates are at odds before falling in love as their team gears up for the World Cup.
Grace Henderson has been a star of the US Women’s National Team for ten years, even though she’s only 26. But when she’s sidelined with an injury, a bold new upstart, Phoebe Matthews, takes her spot. 22-year-old Phoebe is everything Grace isn’t—a gregarious jokester who plays with a joy that Grace lost somewhere along the way. The last thing Grace expects is to become teammates with benefits with this class clown she sees as her rival.
Phoebe Matthews is too focused on her first season as a professional soccer player to think about seducing her longtime idol. But when Grace ends up making the first move, they can’t keep their hands off of each other.
As the World Cup approaches and Grace works her way back from injury, a miscommunication leaves the women with hilariously different perspectives on their relationship. But they’re on the same page on the field, realizing they can play together instead of vying for the same position. With every tackle the tension between them grows, and both players soon have to decide what’s more important—being together or making the roster.
The perfect blend of funny and steamy, Meryl Wilsner’s&nbsp;Cleat Cute&nbsp;is about being brave enough to win on and off the field.

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Our Fantasy Book Club for May &amp; June is a two part series as we read Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil from V. E. Schwab, the #1 New York Times bestselling author.
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This is a story about hunger. 1532. Santo Domingo de la Calzada. A young girl grows up wild and wily—her beauty is only outmatched by her dreams of escape. But María knows she can only ever be a prize, or a pawn, in the games played by men. When an alluring stranger offers an alternate path, María makes a desperate choice. She vows to have no regrets. This is a story about love. 1827. London. A young woman lives an idyllic but cloistered life on her family’s estate, until a moment of forbidden intimacy sees her shipped off to London. Charlotte’s tender heart and seemingly impossible wishes are swept away by an invitation from a beautiful widow—but the price of freedom is higher than she could have imagined.This is a story about rage. 2019. Boston. College was supposed to be her chance to be someone new. That’s why Alice moved halfway across the world, leaving her old life behind. But after an out-of-character one-night stand leaves her questioning her past, her present, and her future, Alice throws herself into the hunt for answers . . . and revenge.This is a story about life—how it ends, and how it starts.

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June’s Fiction Book Club selection is the much anticipated novel by Grant Ginder, So Old, So Young.
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“I gulped it down on a plane, taking breaks to recall my own friend group from college. The people who are your real friends, the novel invites us to remember, often drive you completely crazy.” —&nbsp;The New York Times
Six Friends. Five Parties. Twenty Years… How did we get&nbsp;So Old, So Young?
From Grant Ginder, the bestselling author of&nbsp;The People We Hate at the Wedding, comes a generation-defining novel that is part love story, part tragic comedy. Five parties over the course of twenty years bring six college friends together, exploring the ways we run from and cling to our friends in love, life, and death.
For Marco and Mia, Sasha and Theo, Richie and Adam, the one constant in life after college together has been change. New jobs. New cities. New spouses. New children. Through it all, one thing they thought would always stay the same is their friendship.
But time has a way of breaking even the strongest bonds, and testing what we thought we knew. From East Village apartment parties and disastrous destination weddings, to fortieth birthdays and suburban backyard barbecues, Grant Ginder’s resonant, funny, and deeply moving novel is a story about the growing pains of the Millennial generation, and a celebration of how love can shift, stumble, and grow into something bigger than we ever could have imagined.

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Graduation Parties - Open House

The Artisan Market at the Mills is the largest handmade market in North Andover, featuring ~120 artisans and specialty food vendors from all over New England. The 2026 Artisan Market will be held on Sunday, May 31st from 10-3 and is a rain or shine event. The Market will be held in the parking lot behind the West Mill at 50 High St. Ample parking is available directly across the street in the East Mill parking garage. Admission to the market and parking are both FREE. Leashed, well-behaved dogs are welcome!Plenty of food and fun activities for families!

Local Event: 8th annual Artisan Market at the Mills

8th annual Artisan Market at the Mills

The Artisan Market at the Mills is the largest handmade market in North Andover, featuring ~120 artisans and specialty food...

The Temple Emanuel Sisterhood invites the community to Mah Jongg Madness, an afternoon of friendly competition, connection, and fun for Mah Jongg players of all experience levels. 
Open to the public, this community event will feature Mah Jongg play, prizes, table rotations, and opportunities to socialize with friends—both old and new. To encourage engagement and friendly competition, players of varying skill levels will be mixed and tables will rotate throughout the afternoon. Instructions on rules, scoring, and movement will be provided at check-in, along with a brief overview before play begins. Light refreshments will be served.COST: 
$18 per person
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Saturday, May 31 
12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
WHERE: 
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7:00 PM

The Purple Couch Bookshop, 350 Winthrop Ave, North Andover, MA

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9:00 AM

The Purple Couch Bookshop, 350 Winthrop Ave, North Andover, MA

Romance Book Club – Cleat Cute

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7:00 PM

The Purple Couch Bookshop, 350 Winthrop Ave, North Andover, MA

Fantasy Book Club - Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by VE Schwab

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3:00 PM

The Purple Couch Bookshop, 350 Winthrop Ave, North Andover, MA

Fiction Book Club – So Old, So Young by Grant Ginder

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7:00 PM

The Purple Couch Bookshop, 350 Winthrop Ave, North Andover, MA

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8th annual Artisan Market at the Mills

Temple Emanuel Sisterhood Hosts “Mah Jongg Madness” Community Event