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Independent Bookstore Day and Bookshop Hop!

Event date: 
Saturday, April 29, 2023 - 10:00am to 7:00pm

Saturday, April 29th is Independent Bookstore Day and we will be celebrating all day! We will have exclusive IBD merchandise and giveaways! Please stop by -- we are open all day 10 am-7 pm! #IndieBookstoreDay

Also join us and over 20 other Georgia bookstores all week April 22-30th for a Bookshop Hop. 

Visit as many bookstores as you want, support the shops by making a purchase*, submit those receipts and get entered to win prizes from all the bookstores, and one GRAND PRIZE. 

Visit GAIBDhop.com to grab a map, and join the fun April 22-30. To submit your receipts visit the website and fill out the form. 

*One Receipt Per Store

Exclusive merchandise is available on 4/29: 

Event address: 
Charis Books and More
184 S. Candler Street
Decatur, GA 30030
$22.00
SKU: 9780593749111

Sturdy canvas tote bag with inner pocket featuring an iconic quote from Celeste Ng's third novel, Our Missing Hearts. Made in the USA.


$12.00
SKU: 9780593749128

Brass pin with black nickel finish featuring an iconic quote from Celeste Ng's third novel, Our Missing Hearts.


$14.99
SKU: 2300816320162

The 2023 Independent Bookstore Day tote bag was designed by the American Booksellers Association's very own Senior Graphic Designer, Melissa Napolitano.


$11.95
SKU: 2300816320193

Never forget a birthday, anniversary, milestone, or special occasion in this perpetual calendar book celebrating bookstores across the country on every spread.


$15.99
SKU: 9780778368762

Celebrate the publication of Sarah Penner's new novel, The London Séance Society, with a designed box featuring the stunning cover artwork. Inside the box will be a branded scarf, pen, candleholder and other swag to celebrate the newest release from the author of the worldwide bestseller The Lost Apothecary.


A new novel about art, love, death, and time from the author of Motherhood and How Should a Person Be? In Pure Colour, Sheila Heti, tells the story of a life from beginning to end. It is a galaxy of a novel: explosive, celestially bright, huge, and streaked with grief and beauty. It is a contemporary bible, an atlas of feeling, and a shape-shifting epic. Heti is a philosopher of modern experience, and she has reimagined what a book can hold.

Cover: Redesigned using the existing art for the hardcover with new typeface and cover seal saying, "Special IBD Edition" or equivalent; New material: The IBD edition includes Sheila's short story "Just a Little Fever"; Signed by the author.
New material: The IBD edition includes Sheila's short story "Just a Little Fever"; Signed by the author


Bibliophile Banned Books 500-Piece Puzzle By Jane Mount Cover Image
$18.95
ISBN: 9781797225142
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: Chronicle Books - September 5th, 2023

Read and resist with this 500-piece puzzle featuring books that have been banned in the US and abroad. 

The Banned Books Puzzle features art from Jane Mount, the brilliant brain behind the Bibliophile series.


Amanda Gorman (Little People, BIG DREAMS) By Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara, Queenbe Monyei (Illustrator) Cover Image
$8.99
ISBN: 9780711284456
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: Frances Lincoln Children's Books - June 6th, 2023

In this book from the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy best-selling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the incredible life of Amanda Gorman, America’s astounding young poet and activist.

From an early age, Little Amanda read everything she could get her hands on, from books to cereal boxes.


Event Summary: 
Saturday, April 29th is Independent Bookstore Day and we will be celebrating all day! We will have exclusive IBD merchandise and giveaways! Please stop by -- we are open all day 10 am-7 pm! #IndieBookstoreDay