Store Events
Tuesday, April 11, 2023 - 6:00pm to 7:00pm
This group reads and discusses mainly fiction and historical fiction, with a few interesting and relevant non-fiction choices added throughout the year. It is led by Cathy Graham, co-owner of Copperfish Books.
Wednesday, April 19, 2023 - 6:00pm to 7:00pm
We read books that have a great mystery and/or some sort of spooky flare! The more we muse to ourselves, “wait - what’s going on here?!?”, the better!
Wednesday, April 26, 2023 - 6:00pm to 7:00pm
We read books that are sure to make you swoon! Guaranteed happy endings (the spicier the better!) are what we crave - and we’ll search across genres to find them!
Thursday, April 27, 2023 - 6:00pm to 7:15pm
Join us on Thursday, April 27 at 6 pm for a grand finale party for author Robert N. Macomber! We will celebrate the publication of the FINAL book in his “Honor" series, Full Naval Honors: The Final Novel of Peter Wake and His Descendants! Robert will talk about this book and the series, answer questions, and sign copies of his books.
We have been honored (no pun intended) to be one of Robert's favorite indie bookstores over the years, and we have very much enjoyed our partnership with him and his wife, Nancy. This will be a very special event, and we hope we'll have a store full of diehard "Wakians" to send Peter Wake off in style!
Ticket purchase is required. Purchase online via Eventbrite here or in the store. Seating is first come, first served.
Robert N. Macomber's naval thrillers describe the career and personal life of a fictional American naval officer, Peter Wake. The novels start in 1863, during the Civil War. From 1882 to the end of his career in 1908, Wake serves in America’s first espionage agency, the Office of Naval Intelligence. The novels illuminate the U.S. Navy’s critical role in the expansion of America from a continental country in the mid-19th century into a global power in the early 20th century.
Robert has readers across North America and Europe, and has garnered acclaim from critics, authors, and readers. His newsletter goes out to over 3,000 of his enthusiastically loyal readers around the world, who have named themselves “Wakians,”after the main character of the series.
Saturday, April 29, 2023 - 10:00am to 4:00pm
It's a national celebration of indie bookstores!
One Day. Fifty States. Hundreds of Bookstores.
- Enjoy a mimosa! While they last! We'll also have water and treats.
- Exclusive IBD Items! (Preview coming soon)
- Spin the prize wheel! Make a purchase and spin the wheel for a gift!
- Enter to win a bag of books!
- And much more in-store fun for everyone!
Copperfish Books will offer exclusive day-of merchandise created especially for Independent Bookstore Day by major publishers and authors. Since its inception in 2014, more than 200 authors have demonstrated their support for independent bookstores by donating work for Bookstore Day.
Wednesday, May 10, 2023 - 6:00pm to 7:00pm
This group reads and discusses mainly fiction and historical fiction, with a few interesting and relevant non-fiction choices added throughout the year. It is led by Cathy Graham, co-owner of Copperfish Books.
Tuesday, May 16, 2023 - 6:00pm
Join us for an exciting evening at unWINEd Wine & Beer Bar in Punta Gorda with TWO New York Times bestselling authors! Patti Callahan Henry will be in conversation with her pal Kristin Harmel (The Forest of Vanishing Stars), talking about Patti’s new historical novel, The Secret Book of Flora Lea, coming out on May 2.
Our neighbor unWINEd is located at 320 Sullivan Street in Punta Gorda, just around the corner from us in the orange house. This will be a private event and the wine bar will be closed to the public.
TICKET INFORMATION
This is an indoor ticketed event. One ticket per attendee. Your ticket will include a signed hardcover copy of The Secret Book of Flora Lea, one glass of premium wine or beer (or non-alcoholic beverage), and an assortment of delicious tapas created by Chef Luis. There will be a cash bar available for additional beverages.
When a woman discovers a rare book that has connections to her past, long-held secrets about her missing sister and their childhood spent in the English countryside during World War II are revealed.
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Patti Callahan Henry is the New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author of several novels, including Surviving Savannah and Becoming Mrs. Lewis. She is the recipient of the Christy Award, the Harper Lee Award for Alabama's Distinguished Writer of the Year, and the Alabama Library Association’s Award for Book of the Year. A full-time author and mother of three, she lives in Alabama and South Carolina with her family.
Kristin Harmel is the New York Times bestselling author of more than a dozen novels including The Forest of Vanishing Stars, The Book of Lost Names, and The Winemaker’s Wife. Her books have been translated into more than 30 languages and are sold all over the world. She lives in Orlando, Florida.
Both Patti and Kristin are co-creators and co-hosts of the weekly web show and podcast Friends and Fiction.
Wednesday, May 17, 2023 - 6:00pm to 7:00pm
We read books that have a great mystery and/or some sort of spooky flare! The more we muse to ourselves, “wait - what’s going on here?!?”, the better!
Wednesday, May 31, 2023 - 6:00pm
We read books that are sure to make you swoon! Guaranteed happy endings (the spicier the better!) are what we crave - and we’ll search across genres to find them!
Thursday, June 8, 2023 - 6:00pm to 7:00pm
This group reads and discusses mainly fiction and historical fiction, with a few interesting and relevant non-fiction choices added throughout the year. It is led by Cathy Graham, co-owner of Copperfish Books.
Wednesday, June 21, 2023 - 6:00pm to 7:00pm
We read books that have a great mystery and/or some sort of spooky flare! The more we muse to ourselves, “wait - what’s going on here?!?”, the better!
Wednesday, June 28, 2023 - 6:00pm to 7:00pm
We read books that are sure to make you swoon! Guaranteed happy endings (the spicier the better!) are what we crave - and we’ll search across genres to find them!
Wednesday, July 26, 2023 - 6:00pm to 7:00pm
We read books that are sure to make you swoon! Guaranteed happy endings (the spicier the better!) are what we crave - and we’ll search across genres to find them!