Join us to discuss Such Sharp Teeth by Rachel Harrison!

Rory Morris isn’t thrilled to be moving back to her hometown, even if it is temporary. There are bad memories there. But her twin sister, Scarlett, is pregnant, estranged from the baby’s father, and needs support, so Rory returns to the place she thought she’d put in her rearview. After a night out at a bar where she runs into Ian, an old almost-flame, she hits a large animal with her car. And when she gets out to investigate, she’s attacked.
 
Rory survives, miraculously, but life begins to look and feel different. She’s unnaturally strong, with an aversion to silver—and suddenly the moon has her in its thrall. She’s changing into someone else—something else, maybe even a monster. But does that mean she’s putting those close to her in danger? Or is embracing the wildness inside of her the key to acceptance?
 
This darkly comedic love story is a brilliantly layered portrait of trauma, rage, and vulnerability.Registration is requested to ensure adequate seating.

2nd Thursday: Letter Writing/Making with Olivia

Do you love getting mail? Let's share that joy with others! In this group we will write letters to a different group each month to give attention to those who would benefit from it. Everyone from older adults to little kids should know there is someone out there who cares for them and what they do. Supplies will be provided, but feel free to bring your own supplies to jazz things up.

Because the store will be open until 8pm on Thursday evenings, registration is required as seats are limited to 10 people a session.

Join us to discuss Hood Feminism by Mikki Kendall!

Today's feminist movement has a glaring blind spot, and paradoxically, it is women. Mainstream feminists rarely talk about meeting basic needs as a feminist issue, argues Mikki Kendall, but food insecurity, access to quality education, safe neighborhoods, a living wage, and medical care are all feminist issues. All too often, however, the focus is not on basic survival for the many, but on increasing privilege for the few. That feminists refuse to prioritize these issues has only exacerbated the age-old problem of both internecine discord and women who rebuff at carrying the title. Moreover, prominent white feminists broadly suffer from their own myopia with regard to how things like race, class, sexual orientation, and ability intersect with gender. How can we stand in solidarity as a movement, Kendall asks, when there is the distinct likelihood that some women are oppressing others?

In her searing collection of essays, Mikki Kendall takes aim at the legitimacy of the modern feminist movement, arguing that it has chronically failed to address the needs of all but a few women. Drawing on her own experiences with hunger, violence, and hypersexualization, along with incisive commentary on reproductive rights, politics, pop culture, the stigma of mental health, and more, Hood Feminism delivers an irrefutable indictment of a movement in flux. An unforgettable debut, Kendall has written a ferocious clarion call to all would-be feminists to live out the true mandate of the movement in thought and in deed.

Registration is strongly encouraged in order to have adequate seating.

Songs and stories for our littlest readers!

Little Bees is held on the first Friday of the month.

Our current group of attendees is primarily around the age of 2 so we tend to select books for that age range. We can easily pivot to include more titles geared toward the 0-1 crowd, especially as many of our regulars have children of both age groups.

1st Thursday: Creative Writing

Sometimes the hardest part about writing is actually getting yourself to sit down and, you know, write.

That’s what Writing Club is for: a dedicated time each month when you can shut out other distractions and sit down at our community table to create whatever you’d like to create. Come in with your own project to work on if you’d like, but we’ll also have a bunch of different writing prompts to choose from to spark your imagination. You can put in earbuds and zone out for an hour and a half, or commiserate with your fellow creatives about the plots and characters that refuse to cooperate. There’s no pressure to stay for the whole time or share your work with anyone.

Younger writers are welcome as long as they’re accompanied by a parent.

Because the store will be open until 8pm on Thursday evenings, registration is required as seats are limited to 10 people a session.

4th Thursday: Puzzle Party!

Are you freaked out all the time by the state of the world and all the stress in your own life?

Of course you are! A lot of things are terrible!

Maybe a puzzle will help? Or some pleasant socializing? Or both?

Take a break from the outside world and come unwind with us. We’ll open a new puzzle at the Community Table and chat while we work on it. It’s fun and low stakes and relaxing and satisfying and a nice way to wrap up the day and you can bring a nice little snack and warm drink to enjoy and doesn’t that sound nice? Of course it does! See you then!

Registration is requested to ensure adequate seating.

Golden Bee is proud to be the official Liverpool chapter of Silent Book Club! We host Silent Book Club on the 4th Wednesday of every month.

Unlike your typical book club, Silent Book Club is more about the actual act of reading than the discussion of books. Come for an hour and read without the interruptions and nagging “should-dos” that often plague us elsewhere. Then chat with your fellow attendees for a half hour, or book it out the door without needing to say a word.

Registration is strongly encouraged in order to ensure adequate seating!

Author and Illustrator Lauren Stohler returns to Golden Bee for a special event in celebration of her latest book, The Crown!

Readers and makers of all ages are welcome to attend, with a focus on our youngest attendees for the craft portion of the event.
Lauren will be doing a dramatic reading of the book and leading the group in a variety of projects centered around the importance of democracy, voting, and dragons!

Attendees will receive signed bookplates and stickers with their purchase of The Crown or any of Lauren’s other wonderful titles.

While this event is free, registration is required due to limited space.

3rd Thursday: Make a Thing with Casey

It can be hard to pick up a fun new hobby when there’s not enough time in the day. Join Casey and the occasional guest host for an hour each month to learn something or make something. Creative exploration meets casual socializing. Some events will allow for more socializing than others.

Because the store will be open until 8pm on Thursday evenings, registration is required as seats are limited to 10 people a session.

Join us the discuss Red Rabbit Ghost by Jen Julian.

Eighteen years ago, an infant Jesse Calloway was found wailing on the bank of a river, his mother dead beside him. The mystery of her death has haunted him all his life, and despite every effort, he has never been able to uncover the truth.

Now someone is promising him answers. An anonymous source claims that they'll tell him everything. But only if he returns to the hometown he swore he'd left in the rearview.

But in Blacknot, North Carolina, nothing is as it seems. It's a town that buries its secrets deep. Jesse's relentless investigation garners attention from intimidating locals, including his dangerous ex-boyfriend. And he'll soon discover that this backwater town hides a volatile and haunting place on its desolate edge.

The Night House is calling. Some secrets are better left buried...

Registration is recommended in order to ensure adequate seating.

Get ready to swoon over a magical event with two iconic Romance authors!

Isabel Sterling is back with an adult novel perfect for kicking off spooky season. She will be joined by M. Stevenson, author of Behooved, for a conversation about With All My Haunted Heart. This event is FREE, but registration is required in order to attend. Books will be available for purchase for signing at the event.

Steadily losing clients to the new DIY-magic shop on the other side of town, Pippa Ainsley is getting desperate. Instead of paying the witch to correct their magical maladies, local mundanes have been taking their chances with the cheaper—and unpredictable—crystals and herbal blends. So when Pippa’s best friend hires her to inspect his newly acquired bed-and-breakfast for ghosts, she doesn’t think twice about it. 

That is, until she learns that his unfairly attractive co-owner, Elle Thompson, doesn’t want Pippa to rid their business of spirits. She wants Pippa to give them an edge over the competition by haunting their B&B.

It’s the perfect challenge for Pippa’s experimental magic, but just because she could figure it out, doesn’t mean it’s a smart or safe idea. But Elle is persistent, and the financial boost could save her own business if Pippa succeeds. Soon, Pippa finds herself testing the limits of her magic… and her ability to stop the growing attraction she feels toward Elle, a woman with a painful secret of her own.

Songs and stories for our littlest readers!

Little Bees is held on the first Friday of the month.

Our current group of attendees is primarily around the age of 2 so we tend to select books for that age range. We can easily pivot to include more titles geared toward the 0-1 crowd, especially as many of our regulars have children of both age groups.

2nd Thursday: Letter Writing/Making with Olivia

Do you love getting mail? Let's share that joy with others! In this group we will write letters to a different group each month to give attention to those who would benefit from it. Everyone from older adults to little kids should know there is someone out there who cares for them and what they do. Supplies will be provided, but feel free to bring your own supplies to jazz things up.

Because the store will be open until 8pm on Thursday evenings, registration is required as seats are limited to 10 people a session.

1st Thursday: Creative Writing

Sometimes the hardest part about writing is actually getting yourself to sit down and, you know, write.

That’s what Writing Club is for: a dedicated time each month when you can shut out other distractions and sit down at our community table to create whatever you’d like to create. Come in with your own project to work on if you’d like, but we’ll also have a bunch of different writing prompts to choose from to spark your imagination. You can put in earbuds and zone out for an hour and a half, or commiserate with your fellow creatives about the plots and characters that refuse to cooperate. There’s no pressure to stay for the whole time or share your work with anyone.

Younger writers are welcome as long as they’re accompanied by a parent.

Because the store will be open until 8pm on Thursday evenings, registration is required as seats are limited to 10 people a session.

Join us to discuss Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman!

You know what’s worse than breaking up with your girlfriend? Being stuck with her prize-winning show cat. And you know what’s worse than that? An alien invasion, the destruction of all man-made structures on Earth, and the systematic exploitation of all the survivors for a sadistic intergalactic game show. That’s what.

Join Coast Guard vet Carl and his ex-girlfriend’s cat, Princess Donut, as they try to survive the end of the world—or just get to the next level—in a video game–like, trap-filled fantasy dungeon. A dungeon that’s actually the set of a reality television show with countless viewers across the galaxy. Exploding goblins. Magical potions. Deadly, drug-dealing llamas. This ain’t your ordinary game show.

Welcome, Crawler. Welcome to the Dungeon. Survival is optional. Keeping the viewers entertained is not.

Registration is recommended to ensure adequate seating.

Join us to discuss The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls!

The Glass Castle is a remarkable memoir of resilience and redemption, and a revelatory look into a family at once deeply dysfunctional and uniquely vibrant. When sober, Jeannette's brilliant and charismatic father captured his children's imagination, teaching them physics, geology, and how to embrace life fearlessly. But when he drank, he was dishonest and destructive. Her mother was a free spirit who abhorred the idea of domesticity and didn't want the responsibility of raising a family.

The Walls children learned to take care of themselves. They fed, clothed, and protected one another, and eventually found their way to New York. Their parents followed them, choosing to be homeless even as their children prospered.

The Glass Castle is truly astonishing--a memoir permeated by the intense love of a peculiar but loyal family.

Registration is strongly encouraged in order to have adequate seating.

4th Thursday: Puzzle Party!

Are you freaked out all the time by the state of the world and all the stress in your own life?

Of course you are! A lot of things are terrible!

Maybe a puzzle will help? Or some pleasant socializing? Or both?

Take a break from the outside world and come unwind with us. We’ll open a new puzzle at the Community Table and chat while we work on it. It’s fun and low stakes and relaxing and satisfying and a nice way to wrap up the day and you can bring a nice little snack and warm drink to enjoy and doesn’t that sound nice? Of course it does! See you then!

Registration is requested to ensure adequate seating.

Golden Bee is proud to be the official Liverpool chapter of Silent Book Club! We host Silent Book Club on the 4th Wednesday of every month.

Unlike your typical book club, Silent Book Club is more about the actual act of reading than the discussion of books. Come for an hour and read without the interruptions and nagging “should-dos” that often plague us elsewhere. Then chat with your fellow attendees for a half hour, or book it out the door without needing to say a word.

Registration is strongly encouraged in order to ensure adequate seating!

3rd Thursday: Make a Thing with Casey

It can be hard to pick up a fun new hobby when there’s not enough time in the day. Join Casey and the occasional guest host for an hour each month to learn something or make something. Creative exploration meets casual socializing. Some events will allow for more socializing than others.

Because the store will be open until 8pm on Thursday evenings, registration is required as seats are limited to 10 people a session.

Join us at our new cozy book club to discuss We’ll Prescribe You a Cat, by Syou Ishida!

A cat a day keeps the doctor away…

Discover the award-winning, bestselling Japanese novel that has become an international sensation in this utterly charming, vibrant celebration of the healing power of cats.

Tucked away in an old building at the end of a narrow alley in Kyoto, the Kokoro Clinic for the Soul can only be found by people who are struggling in their lives and genuinely need help. The mysterious clinic offers a unique treatment to those who find their way there: it prescribes cats as medication. Patients are often puzzled by this unconventional prescription, but when they “take” their cat for the recommended duration, they witness profound transformations in their lives, guided by the playful, empathetic, occasionally challenging yet endearing cats.

Throughout the pages, the power of the human-animal bond is revealed as a disheartened businessman finds unexpected joy in physical labor, a young girl navigates the complexities of elementary school cliques, a middle-aged man struggles to stay relevant at work and home, a hardened bag designer seeks emotional balance, and a geisha finds herself unable to move on from the memory of her lost cat. As the clinic’s patients navigate their inner turmoil and seek resolution, their feline companions lead them toward healing, self-discovery, and newfound hope.

Registration is recommended to ensure adequate seating.

2nd Thursday: Letter Writing/Making with Olivia

Do you love getting mail? Let's share that joy with others! In this group we will write letters to a different group each month to give attention to those who would benefit from it. Everyone from older adults to little kids should know there is someone out there who cares for them and what they do. Supplies will be provided, but feel free to bring your own supplies to jazz things up.

Because the store will be open until 8pm on Thursday evenings, registration is required as seats are limited to 10 people a session.

Join us to discuss Magic & Mischief at the Wayside Hotel by Elizabeth Everett!

When a magical hotel appears smack-dab in the middle of the most unmagical of worlds, the last thing the residents expect is to fall in love.

Manager of the Number Five Wayside Inn and World Travel Hub, Pax Nomen has one of the easiest jobs in all the known universes, unless you count the occasional plumbing disaster. When Number Five Wayside gets stranded on a non-magical world, even Pax's trusty Wayside Handbook can’t help him. How is he going to “reboot” the hotel and keep it on its magical journey?

Josie LaChusia is a single mom experiencing debt, having parenting doubts, and tipping dangerously toward depression when an ad pops up on her phone that an apartment is available in a building she’s never seen before.

Pax needs a new guest to restart his hotel, and Josie needs a nudge to restart her life. In a building occupied by faeries, gargoyles, and a gnome with a bad attitude, two souls from very different places come together to create a home like no other.

Registration is requested to ensure adequate seating.

Songs and stories for our littlest readers!

Little Bees is held on the first Friday of the month.

Our current group of attendees is primarily around the age of 2 so we tend to select books for that age range. We can easily pivot to include more titles geared toward the 0-1 crowd, especially as many of our regulars have children of both age groups.

1st Thursday: Creative Writing

Sometimes the hardest part about writing is actually getting yourself to sit down and, you know, write.

That’s what Writing Club is for: a dedicated time each month when you can shut out other distractions and sit down at our community table to create whatever you’d like to create. Come in with your own project to work on if you’d like, but we’ll also have a bunch of different writing prompts to choose from to spark your imagination. You can put in earbuds and zone out for an hour and a half, or commiserate with your fellow creatives about the plots and characters that refuse to cooperate. There’s no pressure to stay for the whole time or share your work with anyone.

Younger writers are welcome as long as they’re accompanied by a parent.

Because the store will be open until 8pm on Thursday evenings, registration is required as seats are limited to 10 people a session.

We’ll be doing things a little differently this month!

Our theme for August is banned children’s books. Choose your own banned children’s book to read ahead of book club.

Registration is strongly encouraged in order to have adequate seating.

5th Thursday: Cozy Coloring

It can be hard to pick up a fun new hobby when there’s not enough time in the day. Join Casey and the occasional guest host for an hour each month to learn something or make something. Creative exploration meets casual socializing. Some events will allow for more socializing than others.

Because the store will be open until 8pm on Thursday evenings, registration is required as seats are limited to 10 people a session.

Take a break with a cozy, cute coloring page. Try out the popular alcohol ink markers, or go with classic colored pencils.
All supplies will be provided.

Katie Risor returns with the second book in the Welcome to the Forest series!
When Fiona's friend, Sue Ellen, invites Fiona and the gang to come visit her at Lake Sunny Splash, Mossman and Wallace are eager to see a new place and meet a new face! Lake Sunny Splash is full of surprises, and Wallace and Mossman never could have guessed what Sue Ellen would be like. Join the Forest gang as they experience the ups and downs of road tripping, survive a surprising fishing adventure, and celebrate summer with an island picnic.

Join us for an afternoon of reading and learning about writing a graphic novel series, followed by making your own illustrations with Katie!

4th Thursday: Puzzle Party!

Are you freaked out all the time by the state of the world and all the stress in your own life?

Of course you are! A lot of things are terrible!

Maybe a puzzle will help? Or some pleasant socializing? Or both?

Take a break from the outside world and come unwind with us. We’ll open a new puzzle at the Community Table and chat while we work on it. It’s fun and low stakes and relaxing and satisfying and a nice way to wrap up the day and you can bring a nice little snack and warm drink to enjoy and doesn’t that sound nice? Of course it does! See you then!

Registration is requested to ensure adequate seating.

Golden Bee is proud to be the official Liverpool chapter of Silent Book Club! We host Silent Book Club on the 4th Wednesday of every month.
Unlike your typical book club, Silent Book Club is more about the actual act of reading than the discussion of books. Come for an hour and read without the interruptions and nagging “should-dos” that often plague us elsewhere. Then chat with your fellow attendees for a half hour, or book it out the door without needing to say a word.

Registration is now closed for this event.

Join us the discuss Wolf Hour by Jo Nesbo!

Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2016. When a small-time criminal and gun dealer is shot down in the street, all signs point to Tomas Gomez, a quiet man with a mysterious past—and deep connections to a notorious gang—who has seemingly vanished into thin air. Other murders soon follow, and it appears Gomez is only getting started. Meanwhile, Bob Oz, a down-and-out suspended police officer with a dubious past of his own, becomes fascinated by the case: he is obsessed with the notion of hunting down a serial killer who only he can understand, a killer with a story as tragic as his own.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2022. An enigmatic Norwegian man with ties to Minneapolis—a self-described crime writer—has traveled to the United States to research the Gomez case, in the hopes of writing a book about it. But as his investigation progresses, the writer’s seemingly neutral position reveals itself to be more complicated than the reader is initially led to believe.

Wolf Hour is a twisty and unforgettable thriller in classic Jo Nesbø style, which bears out Vanity Fair’s observation that “Nesbø explores the darkest criminal minds with grim delight and puts his killers where you least expect to find them. . . . His novels are maddeningly addictive.”

Registration is recommended in order to ensure adequate seating.