Charm City Books

06/04/2026

Today is the last day!! 20% off everything😵‍💫🙃 we are unhinged by the sale! Shop online till midnight!

06/04/2026

The shop is open tonight for a special event! Mocktails tea and raising some money for planned parenthood

06/04/2026

Tonight! .frankel, Marion Winik, and will join us for the launch of Laurie’s newest novel, Enormous Wings. Join us at 6:30 PM!

06/04/2026

"It is nice when bookstores offer you a cookie or a bottle of water, but a kitten really is the stuff." Laurie Frankel, Author

Not to be outdone by Inkwood Books, the search is on for shop kittens 😜 We KID, Winter and Puzzle...you are both cute enough to be "the stuff"!!

I was feeling smugly self-satisfied about how well I was keeping up with substacking and social-media-ing from the road except then it turned out that this week is actually next week, or, more accurately, two Wednesdays ago was not in fact last week, and seven whole days just fell completely out of....

06/04/2026

We love this post from Enoch Pratt Free Library and have to recommend the book Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow to compliment the video on memoir games! Make sure to check at the indie game fest at the Library this week!

06/03/2026

Free story time and craft this Saturday! RSVP on the website fam!!!

06/03/2026

You and all your cousins are invited to charm city books this Saturday for a special story time with award-winning illustrator Nadia Fisher when she reads from her book at the cookout. Then enjoy some cookout themed crafts, and 10% off all children’s and crafts.

What do you like to bring to the cookout?!? 🍔🌭🍗

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06/02/2026

Shop at the bookshop from now through Thursday at 5 PM and get 20% off everything! Winter approves this message, but not the microphone. Use online promo code SUMMER20 online if mention the sale when you come into the shop!

06/02/2026

Summer reading recommendations, courtesy of The New York Times! We couldn't agree more! nytimes.com/2026/05/24/books/review/summer-beach-reads.html

Come out Thursday night to help us celebrate the launch of with Laurie Frankel, Author and Marion Winik! Let us know you're coming with an RSVP on our site.

06/02/2026

Happy Book Birthday to Meg Eden Kuyatt, whose companion novel to the beloved and award-winning Good Different comes out today! Join us for a launch celebration at the Crofton Public Library on June 3. Visit aacpl.net/event/meg-eden-kuyatt-book-release-party-227696 for the details!