Main Point Books

It's Bookstore Romance Day - a celebration of strong women, tender men, and Queer folks who get to be any way they want and still find true love!
Please help us plan by<a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bookstore-romance-day-at-main-point-books-tickets-950899364597?aff=Patch" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"> registering via Eventbrite</a> - walk-ins and drop-bys are welcome all day.
Schedule
12:00 pm on - Romance Book Swap, hosted by Jamie Brenner. Bring your books to wrap and give away, and find treasures to take home!
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1:00 - 2:00 pm Humor in Romance with Betty Corrello and Nisha Sharma, hosted by Kirsten and Jackie of Beyond the Bookends
2 :00 - 3:00 pm YA Romance with Eric Smith and Farah Naz Rishi

Local Event: Bookstore Romance Day at Main Point Books

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Bookstore Romance Day at Main Point Books

Saturday August 17, 2024: It's Bookstore Romance Day - a celebration of strong women, tender men, and Queer folks who get to be any way they...

Please join poet (and former Shipley teacher) Catherine Staples for a poetry workshop for kids ages 8 - 12.
The class will open with Catherine sharing work from a range of poetic voices. You’ll listen for what you love and imitate what inspires you. No prior writing experience required!

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Catherine Staples is the author of The Rattling Window and Never a Note Forfeit. Her poems have appeared in <a href="https://poets.org/poet/catherine-staples" title="https://poets.org/poet/catherine-staples" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow">Academy of American Poets</a>, The Common, Kenyon Review, <a href="https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poems/58367/vert" title="https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poems/58367/vert" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow">POETRY,</a> The Southern Review, <a href="https://yalereview.org/article/hurricane" title="https://yalereview.org/article/hurricane" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow">The Yale Review</a>, and others. Awards include the Guy Owen, a McGovern Poetry Prize, and a Walter Dakin Fellowship. She teaches in the Honors and English programs at Villanova University.

Local Event: Poetry Workshop for Kids 8 - 12

Poetry Workshop for Kids 8 - 12

Thursday August 22, 2024: Please join poet (and former Shipley teacher) Catherine Staples for a poetry workshop for kids ages 8 - 12.
The class...

Main Point Books hosts the 2024 Philly Book Crawl After Party! At the end of a busy book day, head out to Wayne for the After Party, including "Authors Telling Stories with Annie Liontas, Katherine Vaz, Elise Juska, and Emma Copley Eisenberg."
<a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/philly-book-crawl-after-party-main-point-books-tickets-938703295827?aff=Patch" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">RSVPs via Eventbrite</a> are requested for the 7:30 pm Author Panel. After Party is open to all with no reservations needed.
Join us for books, food, drinks, and fun!

Local Event: Philly Book Crawl After Party

Philly Book Crawl After Party

Saturday August 24, 2024: Main Point Books hosts the 2024 Philly Book Crawl After Party! At the end of a busy book day, head out to Wayne for...

Main Point welcomes Pulitzer-finalist journalist Candy J. Cooper, author of "Shackled: A Tale of Wronged Kids, Rogue Judges, and a Town That Looked Away." She'll be joined by special guest hosts Shakira Hansley-Ellerson, Director of <a href="https://voicesforchildrendelco.org/" title="https://voicesforchildrendelco.org/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow">Voices for Children</a> and Ashleigh McCarron, <a href="https://www.delcocasa.org/" title="https://www.delcocasa.org/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow">CASA Youth Advocates</a>. Join us for an evening of learning about the urgent issues facing kids and teens in our justice system!
The event is co-sponsored by Voices for Children and <a href="https://redwine.blue/pennsylvania/" title="https://redwine.blue/pennsylvania/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow">Red, Wine and Blue</a>
This event will take place in our lower level event space. <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/shackled-the-kids-for-cash-scandal-tickets-980367935887?aff=MainLineNeighbors" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">RSVPs via Eventbrite are requested;</a> walk-ins are welcome.

Local Event: Shackled: The Kids-For-Cash Scandal

Shackled: The Kids-For-Cash Scandal

Tuesday September 17, 2024: Main Point welcomes Pulitzer-finalist journalist Candy J. Cooper, author of "Shackled: A Tale of Wronged Kids, Rogue...