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Welcome to Charis Books and More, the South's oldest independent feminist bookstore, celebrating radical and independent voices since 1974! Together with Charis Circle, our 501c3 programming nonprofit, we exist to foster sustainable feminist communities, to work for social justice, and to encourage the expression of diverse and marginalized voices. We are located in Decatur, GA/metro Atlanta, and we are proud to be the school store partner for Agnes Scott College. We specialize in diverse and unique children's books, feminist, and cultural studies books, books on anti-racism and ending white supremacy, and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer fiction and non-fiction. Not sure what to read? Our staff picks and reading lists are a great place to start!
We are open for in-store browsing and shopping EVERYDAY, Monday-Saturday, 10am-7pm and Sundays 12-6pm.
 Sat, 09/30/2023 - 7:00pm to 8:00pm In the tradition of Michelle Alexander, an unflinching reckoning with the impact of 40 years of racist public school policy on generations of Black lives. |
 Sun, 10/01/2023 - 1:00pm to 4:00pm The Banned Book Wagon will be pulling up to Charis' big parking lot on Sunday, Oct 1st from 1pm-4pm and will feature a selection of 12 books that are currently being banned and challenged across the country. Guests will be able to select one book for free |
 Sun, 10/01/2023 - 6:30pm to 7:30pm A Memoir, from a celebrated activist on the forefront of fighting for intersex representation and rights—and a subject of the forthcoming documentary Every Body. |
 Mon, 10/02/2023 - 7:00pm to 8:00pm This is a group for 12-18-year-old trans*people, people questioning their own gender, and aspiring allies. |
 Mon, 10/02/2023 - 8:00pm to 9:00pm This is a group for people 18+ and is welcoming to people who are in any stage of their journey including people who are in their 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s, and beyond, who are questioning their gender or just now coming out as trans in adulthood. |
 Tue, 10/03/2023 - 7:30pm to 8:30pm A transformative spiritual companion and deep dive into disability politics that reimagines disability in the Bible and contemporary culture. |
 Wed, 10/04/2023 - 7:00pm to 8:00pm This group is designed to support the ongoing development of parents and educators of self-identified genderqueer and/or trans children, teens, or young adults, as well as children who are “gender creative,” gender non-conforming. |
 Thu, 10/05/2023 - 7:00pm to 8:00pm Set in the 1980s in racially and politically turbulent Philadelphia and in the tiny town of Bonaparte, Alabama—about a mother fighting for her sanity and survival. |
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Sat, 09/30/2023 - 7:00pm to 8:00pm In the tradition of Michelle Alexander, an unflinching reckoning with the impact of 40 years of racist public school policy on generations of Black lives. |
Sun, 10/01/2023 - 1:00pm to 4:00pm The Banned Book Wagon will be pulling up to Charis' big parking lot on Sunday, Oct 1st from 1pm-4pm and will feature a selection of 12 books that are currently being banned and challenged across the country. Guests will be able to select one book for free |
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Sun, 10/01/2023 - 6:30pm to 7:30pm A Memoir, from a celebrated activist on the forefront of fighting for intersex representation and rights—and a subject of the forthcoming documentary Every Body. |
Mon, 10/02/2023 - 7:00pm to 8:00pm This is a group for 12-18-year-old trans*people, people questioning their own gender, and aspiring allies. |
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Mon, 10/02/2023 - 8:00pm to 9:00pm This is a group for people 18+ and is welcoming to people who are in any stage of their journey including people who are in their 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s, and beyond, who are questioning their gender or just now coming out as trans in adulthood. |
Tue, 10/03/2023 - 7:30pm to 8:30pm A transformative spiritual companion and deep dive into disability politics that reimagines disability in the Bible and contemporary culture. |
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Wed, 10/04/2023 - 7:00pm to 8:00pm This group is designed to support the ongoing development of parents and educators of self-identified genderqueer and/or trans children, teens, or young adults, as well as children who are “gender creative,” gender non-conforming. |
Thu, 10/05/2023 - 7:00pm to 8:00pm Set in the 1980s in racially and politically turbulent Philadelphia and in the tiny town of Bonaparte, Alabama—about a mother fighting for her sanity and survival. |
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Charis Books is a fully wheelchair accessible space with on site van accessible parking, two ramps, and additional overflow accessible parking nearby. Most of our shelves are on wheels and can be moved to provide additional access. Our bathrooms are wheelchair accessible and gender neutral with motion activated fixtures. Both bathrooms have wheelchair accessible baby changing tables. Our directional signs are written in braille. Our events are mic'd for sound. We caption videos when we show them in the space. Free ASL interpretation is available for most Charis Circle programs upon request. Please email info@chariscircle.org to request interpretation as early as possible. We have several different kinds of seating for events. If you need a wider or sturdier chair and don't immediately see one available, please let us know and we will help you find one that fits your body. The space has all LED lighting. The space is not scent or chemical free but we do our best to minimize the use of chemicals and scents throughout the space and use low VOC materials whenever possible. If you have specific questions about the space or how an event can be made more accessible to you, please do not hesitate to contact us at info@chariscircle.org.