No-Presh Write Club
Last Thursdays
6:30pm-8ish-pm
Mermaid Books
Join us for our monthly writing club.
Choose to respond to a prompt, or chip away at a manuscript you’re already working on.
Free, but space is limited.
To join in person or remotely via Google Meet link, email us at info@mermaidbooksct.com.
Fall Storytime
Every Friday,
10:30am-11:00am
For babies, toddlers + preschoolers ages 0-4
We love storytime! Join our wonderful children’s specialists Ms. Ellen and Ms. Laura, longtime educators and moms, every Friday for our free and low-key story hour designed for budding book lovers. No registration necessary, walk-ins welcome.
New! Blooming Book
Centerpiece Workshop w/Fleurescent
Friday, November 6
6:30pm-8:30pm
Location: Mermaid Books
It’s tablescape season, y’all. Join us as the floral designers of Fleurescent teach us how to make this gorgeous dried flower centerpiece.
What’s your Thanksgiving tablescape plan?
We’ve got you covered! Learn how to assemble a beautiful centerpiece using a vintage book and dried flowers and greenery. All materials will be provided, including a book, though you’re welcome to bring a book that’s meaningful to you, or that you would like to repurpose, if you so choose.
Bring a friend and some sips and snacks. (Just no red wine, please.)
Space is limited! Snag your tickets early.
NEW! Kids’ Author Talk:
Victoria Kann, Snickerdoodle + Pinkalicious 20th
Anniversary Tour
Sunday, November 8
11am-12:30pm
Location: Jonathan Law High School Auditorium
Join New York Times bestselling author and illustrator Victoria Kann for a celebration of Snickerdoodle, her latest book, and the 20th anniversary of her hit series Pinkalicious!
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Newly adopted Snickerdoodle wants to be the perfect pet, but he can’t stop making mistakes. Determined to prove he’s the best pup around, he’ll have to be even better than Princess Kitty, the family’s beloved cat. If he decides to be just like her, he thinks, maybe then he can win his new family’s affection. But when a day full of copycat mishaps goes terribly wrong, Snickerdoodle comes to realize he might not need to change after all.
Featuring a puppy who sometimes feels jealous, like all kids do, this heartwarming story will have readers cheering for Snickerdoodle as he learns an important lesson about staying true to himself.
Mermaid Books and the Milford Public Schools will welcome Victoria on Sunday, November 8, at 11am at the Jonathan Law High School Auditorium for a reading of Snickerdoodle, as well as fun, Pinkalicious-themed crafts and activities. Book signing to follow. Pink- and Purplicious outfits are encouraged, and we’d love to see some Peterrific tributes, too!
To reserve your spot and your book(s), choose one of the options below:
Monthly Bedazzling w/Allie Joy of Creatively Clinical
Friday, November 13
6:30pm-8pm
Location: Mermaid Books
Our wonderful Allie is back for our monthly bedazzling night! No experience necessary; just bring a book, yourself, and sips and snacks if you choose. We’ll supply the rest!
NEW! Mermaid Books x the Shubert Theatre Present: Storytime w/the Grinch!
Sunday, November 15
11am-1pm
Location: Mermaid Books
Everyone’s favorite holiday grumpus is coming to town!
Help us kick off the holiday season with the man, the myth, the curmudgeonly legend. Join us on Sunday, November 15, to meet the Grinch, hear him read us his favorite book (you know the one), and talk with him about what it felt like when his “heart grew three sizes that day.” Guests will also be invited to enter a raffle generously sponsored by the Shubert Theatre to win free tickets to one of the Grinch’s upcoming performances, or one of the theater’s other family-friendly shows. How fun!
The Grinch will be with us for about two hours on Sunday, November 15, and will lead three story sessions. We’ll host families in 16-people blocs. Space will be limited! To sign up, click one of the options below.
NEW! BYOB Swap Club
First meetup
Tuesday, November 17
6:30pm-8pm
Location: Mermaid Books
You’re invited!
To a different kind of book club.
This group is all about singing the praises of a book you’re obsessed with: a desert-island read, a book you wish you could reread again as if for the first time, a book you cannot live without. Come prepared to state your case! Pretend you’re in school, giving a book report! A mini dissertation! Except for funsies, in a cozy no-pressure environment where there are snacks, in front of all your book-obsessive new friends.
This club will meet periodically and the assignment will shift, month to month, with different themes. For our first meetup, simply bring the book you always, always recommend. If you want to talk about your book, you’ll get up and do that, and then contribute a copy of the book to our whole-group swap. At the end of the night, someone will walk away with your beloved book, and you’ll take home a book one of your new friends is obsessed with. How fun is that?
Space is limited! To join, email info@mermaidbooksct.com.
NEW! Mahjong Open Play
First meetup
Friday, November 20
6:30-8:30pm
Location: Mermaid Books
You asked, we answered! Come play.
We’re opening the shop for a SELF-DIRECTED, open-play mahjong night. This meetup is for folks who know how to play, have their own tiles, and want to hang with mahjong-loving friends (and/or want to make new ones!). We have spots for four groups of four, so 16 people, total.
To host this we’re asking for a nominal donation. Snag your spot below. Questions? Email info@mermaidbooksct.com.
Thrills + Chills Book Club, November: Accumulation, by Aimee Pokwatka
Wednesday, November 11
6:30pm-8pm
Location: Mermaid Books
From cozy mysteries and spiky suspense to cerebral psychological thrillers, this group tackles it all. Come yap with us in November, when we’ll be discussing Accumulation, by Aimee Pokwatka. Guests will snack and sip potluck-style; contribute what you can/wish.
Email mermaidbookseller1@gmail.com to join.
