Word of the Month
Bibliopole:
A dealer especially in rare or curious books
Upcoming Events
Click the link below for the Leonardtown Events Calendar
This month will be nice and slow. As of now, we do not have any artists or authors scheduled for pop-ups.
Women’s History Month
Friday, March 1st: World Candle Day
We will be holding a clearance sale for candles we will no longer be stocking from Serpent & Flame and Fly Paper Products. They will be 20% off and can be bundled with store credit.
Saturday, March 2nd: Tarot Readings
Sunday, March 17th: St. Patricks Day
Friday, March 23rd: Opening Late
A local film crew will be coming in on Friday, March 23rd, to film some scenes from an upcoming movie. The director has told us that they plan to be done before the shop opens at 10, but we would like our customers to know that we may be opening late in case filming is prolonged for some reason.
Monday, March 25th: Maryland Day
Maryland pride is no joke. What better way to show our state pride than to support our local authors? These include:
Christine Trent: author of St. Clements Bluff and The Lady of Ashes Victorian Mysteries.
Shelby Watson-Hampton: author of Grace, Grit, & Lipstick.
Fran Wilde: author of the Science Fiction Bone Universe Series, which was nominated for the 2016 Nebula Award, and the 2016 Dragon Award. Her books have also won the 2016 Compton Crook Award and the 2015 Andre Norton Award.
Ivy L James: author of romance and sapphic romance including titles Border CTRL + ESC and Love, Lorena.
Karen Janowsky: romance author whose titles include Her Names was Lola and Dear Prudence. We will be hosting her for a book signing next month on Friday, April 5th.
Patrick Simpson: debut novelist whose debut mystery thriller book is titled Pierce. We will be hosting Patrick Simpson for a book signing next month on Saturday, April 13th.
Bad Book Joke of the Month
Q: Why did the detective go to the library?
A: To check out a mystery!