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Welcome to Charis Books and More, the South's oldest and largest feminist bookstore.
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All Charis Circle events have a suggested donation of $5, but no one will ever be turned away for lack of funds. All events are co-sponsored by Charis Books

* From Margin to Center Literary Programming (FMC)--Building on Charis Books and More's thirty-seven year commitment to independent and marginalized voices, Charis Circle's literary programs seek to expand existing notions of literature, test cultural and discipline-based boundaries and traditions, cultivate written experimentation, encourage discourse between schools of thought, and build audiences for live literary experiences. With a primary focus on diverse and marginalized voices, FMC works to encourage "a place at the table" for all.
* Founding the Future of Feminism Programming (FFF)-- works to build a sustainable and dynamic feminist movement facilitating regional networking and program development that challenges and seeks to dismantle all forms of oppression through an intersectional feminist lens. FFF organizes around a philosophy of wholeness, believing that all people have a right to be self-determining across the entire spectrum of their lives.
* Strong Families, Whole Children Programming (SFWC)--is dedicated to nurturing the next generation of strong, healthy, and whole young people (and the people who love them) who are committed to gender justice beyond the binary.
* Urban Sustainability and Wellness Programming (USW)-- is designed to introduce community members to resources and events that promote a healthy, vital, and sustainable world which rejects the predominate ideology of scarcity and promotes mutuality and sufficiency beyond capitalist models. Make a tax deductible donation to Charis Circle today via Network for Good's secure network: http://www.chariscircle.org/donate-to-the-circle/cornerstone-donor-program/

11/09/2026

Thank you to everyone who stopped by over the weekend to celebrate our 52nd birthday with us! We’re excited to keep the party going with another exciting week of programming and events – we’ve got something going on every single day this week at Charis!

More info: https://charisbooksandmore.com/events/calendar

· Q/T YOUTH BOARD GAMES @ CHARIS BOOKS AND MORE
Mon, 11/9/2026 | 4:30pm - 6:30pm | In-person
· Between the Thinking-Island & the Saying-Shore: Women Writing Against Taboo (Author Panel) () () ()
Mon, 11/9/2026 | 7:30pm - 8:30pm | Virtual
· You're No Better: Andrew Joseph White () in conversation with Trang Thanh Tran ()
Tue, 11/10/2026 | 7:00pm - 8:00pm | In-person at the Decatur Library
· Monthly Sapphic Writing Group
Wed, 11/11/2026 | 6:00pm - 8:00pm | In-person
· To the End: Q***r Writers on Divorce and Liberation () () () ()
Wed, 11/11/2026 | 7:30pm - 8:30pm | Virtual
· Meet Me There: Featuring Bryan Borland () and Zuggie Tate ()
Thu, 11/12/2026 | 7:30pm - 8:30pm | Virtual
· Create Your Own Erotic! - Pillow Talkerz (.irl) Film Screening & Community Dialogue
Fri, 11/13/2026 | 7:00pm - 9:00pm | In-person
· Intimate F[r]agments: A Smutty Open Mic for trans & q***r folks ()
Sat, 11/14/2026 | 7:30pm - 9:00pm | In-person
· Stories from Alternate ROOTS: It'll Take Some Tellin' - Launch Party ()
Sun, 11/15/2026 | 3:00pm - 5:00pm | In-person at ArtsXchange

11/09/2026

Tonight, join us for BETWEEN THE THINKING-ISLAND AND THE SAYING-SHORE: WOMEN WRITING AGAINST TABOO!!

This author panel include Julia Cohen (Freak Lip: Essays of the Unsaid), Chloé Caldwell (Trying: A Memoir & The Red Zone), and Lidia Yuknavitch (Reading the Waves & The Chronology of Water) and will be moderated by McKenzie Watson-Fore. Tonight’s discussion will center taboos around women’s bodies and behavior, identity and recognition, and faith and infidelity. () () ()

This event is virtual on Crowdcast. Please register at the link below:
https://charisbooksandmore.com/event/2026-11-09/between-thinking-island-saying-shore-women-writing-against-taboo-author-panel

11/08/2026

Join Charis, ZAMI NOBLA (), and Sinister Wisdom () for a morning celebration of the 10th Anniversary of The Complete Works of Pat Parker.

Featuring readings of her work by: SaraEllen Strongman, Briona Simone Jones (), Frances Wood, Bettina Judd (), Stahimili Mapp (), and Charlene Carruthers ().

LeConté Dill () will be the opening poet, reading from her book, Soul Survivors, which is in the lineage of Pat Parker.

This event is in-person at Charis and virtual on Crowdcast. More information at the link below! See you there!

https://charisbooksandmore.com/event/2026-11-08/celebrating-10th-anniversary-complete-works-pat-parker

11/07/2026

Today is our annual birthday party and SALE! You're invited to help us ring in our 52nd year with a celebration of books, feminism, and community.

Today, we have free cake, Charis merch for sale, and a storewide 10% sale (that goes until tomorrow!).

Join us along with Sinister Wisdom () this evening for a tribute event celebrating the work of Minnie Bruce Pratt in conjunction with the Georgia Review ().

The evening features readings of poems collected in The Georgia Review, written by eight poets across a range of generations and poetic sensibilities with creative statements about their work and its debt of influence to Minnie Bruce Pratt. Silas Heying, Christine Cuomo, E.R. Anderson (), Julie Enszer (), Noah Baldino (), and Cassandra Gillig will participate.

This event is in-person at Charis and virtual on Crowdcast. More information at the link below:

https://charisbooksandmore.com/event/2026-11-07/celebrate-charis-52nd-birthday

11/06/2026

TONIGHT is Charis After Dark! Join us for another evening of good food, good music, good vibes, and good books in celebration of our 52nd birthday -- plus, we're starting our BIRTHDAY SALE EARLY!

Come party with us on the evening of Friday, November 6th! Vibe to DJ SCNDSHFT (.maligned) and sip on a refreshing fall mocktail or cozy apple c***r made by Carrie Miller of Lavender Lens () while enjoying a treat from Fig & Cardamom () out on the lawn, or shop our annual 10% off birthday SALE inside the store.

Hang with your friends, grab some new books at a great price, get your tarot read by Yarrow (), and celebrate another year of your favorite local independent feminist bookstore!

Tickets for this event are on a sliding scale, with all funds directly supporting Charis Circle’s robust calendar of free programs & events:

🎟️$12 - includes a pastry from Fig & Cardamom + a drink ticket
🎟️$0 - plan ahead to join the party and help us collect RSVPs for our vendors!

Additional drink tickets will be $7 at the door & additional pastries from Fig & Cardamom and Vinny’s Mutual Aid Bakery () will be available for purchase, but you can save $$ by getting your ticket ahead of time!

All funds raised from ticket purchases and drinks goes towards Charis Circle’s free programming, including our trans groups, community building events, and author events.

Whether this is your outing for the evening or the pregame to kick off your night, we can't wait to see you there!

More info and tickets: https://charisbooksandmore.com/event/2026-11-06/charis-after-dark-after-hours-experience

11/05/2026

Join us tonight for a celebration of feminist writing (and our informal kick-off to the National Women's Studies Association Conference and Charis' 52nd birthday weekend)!

The evening includes a selection of poetry, hybrid work, fiction, and non-fiction readings by: Dr. Lisa Moore (How Le****ns Saved Poetry), Dr. Kimberly Dark (Motherlode), Dr. Anastasia Valecce (Disobedient Women: Decolonial Movements of Afro-Q***r Puerto Rican Artists), Dr. Kai Marshall Green (A Body Made Home: They Black Trans Love), and Dr. Intan Paramaditha (Night of a Thousand Hells).

This event is co-sponsored by Sinister Wisdom!

More information: https://charisbooksandmore.com/event/2026-11-05/feast-feminist-voices-celebration-feminist-writing-across-genre

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11/04/2026

You're invited to help us ring in our 52nd year with a weekend-long celebration of books, feminism, and community!

Join us for back-to-back events starting tomorrow and going through Sunday. Celebrate feminist voices and the lives and legacies of Minnie Bruce Pratt and Pat Parker with Charis and Sinister Wisdom, and party like a feminist at our late night Charis After Dark event on Friday evening. And make sure to come back on Saturday for our annual birthday party and sale (and CAKE)!

More info: https://charisbooksandmore.com/event/2026-11-07/celebrate-charis-52nd-birthday

· A Feast of Feminist Voices: A Celebration of Feminist Writing Across Genre () () () (), ()
Thu, 11/5/2026 | 7:00pm - 8:30pm | Hybrid
· Charis After Dark: An After-Hours Experience
Fri, 11/6/2026 | 7:00pm - 10:00pm | In-person
· Celebrate Charis’ 52nd Birthday!
Sat, 11/7/2026 | 10:00am - 7:00pm | In-person
· A Celebration of the Life and Legacy of Minnie Bruce Pratt
Sat, 11/7/2026 | 7:30pm - 9:00pm | Hybrid
· Celebrating the 10th Anniversary of The Complete Works of Pat Parker
Sun, 11/8/2026 | 10:30am - 12:00pm | Hybrid

11/03/2026

A smaller round-up this week, but many of our favs and event books are out in paperback today! If you missed these events or want to relive the celebration, make sure to check out the event replays on the Charis Circle Youtube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/

Kira’s picks ():
· This Knight Topples Empires: A Minor Character on a Major Quest: A Novel (The Minor Character Chronicles #2) by Ry Herman ()
· Callow by Sophia de Reeder ()

Other store picks and event books:
· How Le****ns Saved Poetry (Suny Feminist Criticism and Theory) by Lisa L. Moore – event on 11/5! ()
· Bitter Honey: A Novel by Lolá Ákínmádé Åkerström () – now in paperback! Event replay available on the Charis Circle Youtube channel!
· To the Moon and Back (Reese's Book Club): A Novel by Eliana Ramage () – now in paperback! Event replay available on the Charis Circle Youtube channel!
· The Woods All Black by Lee Mandelo () – now in paperback! Event replay available on the Charis Circle Youtube channel!

11/02/2026

IT’S OUR BIRTHDAY WEEK!! It’s our 52nd birthday and we are here to celebrate with back-to-back programming this Thursday - Sun in collaboration with Sinister Wisdom! In town for the National Women’s Studies Association conference? You don’t want to miss out on a trip to Charis and all of these exciting events!

More info: https://charisbooksandmore.com/events/calendar/2026/11

· Trans & Friends--Youth Group
Mon, 11/2/2026 | 7:00pm - 8:00pm | Virtual
· Trans & Friends--Adult Group
Mon, 11/2/2026 | 8:00pm - 9:00pm | Virtual
· Gender-Creative Parenting Collective
Wed, 11/4/2026 | 7:00pm - 8:00pm | Virtual
· A Feast of Feminist Voices: A Celebration of Feminist Writing Across Genre () () () (), ()
Thu, 11/5/2026 | 7:00pm - 8:30pm | Hybrid
· Charis After Dark: An After-Hours Experience
Fri, 11/6/2026 | 7:00pm - 10:00pm | In-person
· Celebrate Charis’ 52nd Birthday!
Sat, 11/7/2026 | 10:00am - 7:00pm | In-person
· A Celebration of the Life and Legacy of Minnie Bruce Pratt
Sat, 11/7/2026 | 7:30pm - 9:00pm | Hybrid
· Celebrating the 10th Anniversary of The Complete Works of Pat Parker
Sun, 11/8/2026 | 10:30am - 12:00pm | Hybrid
· Community Art Making
Sun, 11/8/2026 | 2:00pm - 4:00pm | In-person

Address

184 S. Candler Street
Decatur, GA
30030

Opening Hours

Monday	10am - 7pm
Tuesday	10am - 7pm
Wednesday	10am - 7pm
Thursday	10am - 7pm
Friday	10am - 7pm
Saturday	10am - 7pm
Sunday	12pm - 6pm

Telephone

+14045240304

Website

https://www.charisbooksandmore.com/, http://www.chariscircle.org/

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