Black Walnut Books will have a pop-up bookshop at the 3rd annual Lower Adirondack Pride. We are so excited to kick off Pride month in our hometown!

Black Walnut Books and Beldame Books team up for a monthly horror book club. We will be meeting at Little Black Walnut Books, studio 111 in The Shirt Factory to discuss Diavola by Jennifer Thorne.

Black Walnut Books and Beldame Books will be putting on a nostalgic book fair at Bound By Fate Brewery. Come grab a book (and a few stickers) and enjoy a beer on Bound By Fate’s beautiful deck!

Black Walnut Books and Beldame Books will be putting on a nostalgic book fair at Dancing Grain Farm Brewery. Come grab a book (and a few stickers) and enjoy a beer on Dancing Grain’s beautiful patio!

On the Same Page is a collaborative book club hosted by the Wood Theater and Black Walnut Books. We meet at 6:30pm on the third Wednesday of each month at the Charles R. Wood Theater Cabaret Space (207 Glen Street). Each month’s book is 10% off for members of the book club or you may choose to forego the discount and make a donation to the Wood Theater and its mission! Just choose either donation or discount when adding books to your cart.

You can sign up to join us here. The picks are available at the bookstore or online here.

Black Walnut Books hosts a monthly queer book club that consists of 3 themed book clubs (Paper & Clay Pottery Class and Book Club, Our Queer Book Club and a silent book club) that meet on a rotating basis. Each month we host an in person and online discussion.

Our May read is Greta and Valdin by Rebecca K. Reilly. You can purchase a copy from us here.

Sign up to join the online discussion here.

A book club that explores and celebrates Indigenous books and authors

We started Indigenous and Lit with the intention of creating a community space where members can share their thoughts and ideas about contemporary Native American literature, as well as indigenous resources and information. Everyone is welcome to join. There is a monthly virtual book club meeting. In May we are discussing a body more tolerable by jaye simpson. You can sign up to join us here.

I have an Indigenous and Lit Book of the Month Subscription Box that includes the book pick and an Indigenous made gift for $20. You can sign up for it here.

Black Walnut Books will be vending at The Boozy Book Fair at Adirondack Winery. Come grab a book and a glass of wine or a cheese board.

Black Walnut Books hosts a monthly queer book club that consists of 3 themed book clubs (Paper & Clay Pottery Class and Book Club, Our Queer Book Club and a silent book club) that meet on a rotating basis. Each month we host an in person and online discussion.

Our May read is Greta and Valdin by Rebecca K. Reilly. You can purchase a copy from us here.

Black Walnut Books will be vending at The Second Sunday Market in Congress Park in Saratoga Springs. Come grab a book and some vintage treasures.

I cohost the Paper and Clay Book Club and Potter Class with Adirondack Pottery. We meet quarterly to discuss a Black Walnut Books queer read. While we chat about the book, Eric from Adirondack Pottery will walk us through making a functional ceramic art piece. We have a themed stamp for each book pick, which you can use to decorate your piece.

In April we are reading Fruiting Bodies by Kathryn Harlan. You can get tickets here.

We’ll be meeting at Adirondack Pottery, which is right down the hall from the bookstore at The Shirt Factory, on Saturday April 26 and Sunday April 27th at 6:30pm. If you would prefer to pay in cash (which is awesome since there aren’t high credit card fees that way and 100% of the ticket goes to cover the cost of the clay) you can stop into the bookshop!

The Big Gay Market is happening at Washington Park in Albany. Come check out over 120 vendors. Black Walnut Books will be there with a pop-up bookstore of queer books and gifty items!

I cohost the Paper and Clay Book Club and Potter Class with Adirondack Pottery. We meet quarterly to discuss a Black Walnut Books queer read. While we chat about the book, Eric from Adirondack Pottery will walk us through making a functional ceramic art piece. We have a themed stamp for each book pick, which you can use to decorate your piece.

In April we are reading Fruiting Bodies by Kathryn Harlan. You can get tickets here.

We’ll be meeting at Adirondack Pottery, which is right down the hall from the bookstore at The Shirt Factory, on Saturday April 26 and Sunday April 27th at 6:30pm. If you would prefer to pay in cash (which is awesome since there aren’t high credit card fees that way and 100% of the ticket goes to cover the cost of the clay) you can stop into the bookshop!

Join Black Walnut Books, Beldame Books and Ghosts Books and celebrate the Indies of the Shirt Factory with giveaways, a scavenger hunt and lots of books!!

Black Walnut Books hosts a monthly queer book club that consists of 3 themed book clubs (Paper & Clay Pottery Class and Book Club, Our Queer Book Club and a silent book club) that meet on a rotating basis. Each month we host an in person and online discussion.

Our April read is Fruiting Bodies by Kathryn Harlan. You can purchase a copy from us here.

Sign up to join the online discussion here.

A book club that explores and celebrates Indigenous books and authors

We started Indigenous and Lit with the intention of creating a community space where members can share their thoughts and ideas about contemporary Native American literature, as well as indigenous resources and information. Everyone is welcome to join. There is a monthly virtual book club meeting. In April we are discussing Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice. You can sign up to join us here.

I have an Indigenous and Lit Book of the Month Subscription Box that includes the book pick and an Indigenous made gift for $20. You can sign up for it here.

On the Same Page is a collaborative book club hosted by the Wood Theater and Black Walnut Books. We meet at 6:30pm on the third Wednesday of each month at the Charles R. Wood Theater Cabaret Space (207 Glen Street). Each month’s book is 10% off for members of the book club or you may choose to forego the discount and make a donation to the Wood Theater and its mission! Just choose either donation or discount when adding books to your cart.

You can sign up to join us here. The picks are available at the bookstore or online here.

Bring your own craft to work on and supplies to swap or share. We'll have a coloring station set up!

Plain Jane Tattoo is coming to Black Walnut Books for a nostalgic flash tattoo & book fair day!

10% of the profits earned by both Plain Jane and BWB will be donated to Lower Adirondack Pride.

Flash will be $100 in select sizes, arms and legs only. Participants must have a valid ID and be 18+. This event will be first come first served with a sign up sheet (you will have 10 minutes to return for your appointment before the next name is selected). While you wait you can enjoy a great book or the other vendors at The Shirt Factory.

Black Walnut Books and Beldame Books team up for a monthly horror book club. Our April pick is Jane Eyre and we will be meeting at Little Black Walnut Books, studio 111 in The Shirt Factory.

On the Same Page is a collaborative book club hosted by the Wood Theater and Black Walnut Books. We meet at 6:30pm on the third Wednesday of each month at the Charles R. Wood Theater Cabaret Space (207 Glen Street). Each month’s book is 10% off for members of the book club or you may choose to forego the discount and make a donation to the Wood Theater and its mission! Just choose either donation or discount when adding books to your cart.

You can sign up to join us here. The picks are available at the bookstore or online here.

A book club that explores and celebrates Indigenous books and authors

We started Indigenous and Lit with the intention of creating a community space where members can share their thoughts and ideas about contemporary Native American literature, as well as indigenous resources and information. Everyone is welcome to join. There is a monthly virtual book club meeting. In February we are discussing An Afro-Indigenous History of the United States by Kyle T. Mays. You can sign up to join us here.

I have an Indigenous and Lit Book of the Month Subscription Box that includes the book pick and an Indigenous made gift for $20. You can sign up for it here.

We are very excited to announce the second annual Shirt Factory Book Expo presented by Black Walnut Books and Beldame Books happening on Saturday February 15th from 10-5pm! The Shirt Factory is home to 4 unique indie bookstores, Beldame Books, Ghost Books, Little Black Walnut Books and Black Walnut Books. To celebrate all things bookish we host a book expo every February. Come meet dozens of authors, indie publishers and artists. There will be author panels at Rock Hill Bakehouse throughout the event, as well as story times at Little Black Walnut Books. Stay tuned for more information in the new year. We are currently looking for exhibitors. If are an author, nonprofit, publisher or artist (with bookish items) and would like to be a vendor, you can sign up here: https://forms.gle/wu47NpYtyRopAdxL8

On the Same Page is a collaborative book club hosted by the Wood Theater and Black Walnut Books. We meet at 6:30pm on the third Wednesday of each month at the Charles R. Wood Theater Cabaret Space (207 Glen Street). Each month’s book is 10% off for members of the book club or you may choose to forego the discount and make a donation to the Wood Theater and its mission! Just choose either donation or discount when adding books to your cart.

You can sign up to join us here. The picks are available at the bookstore or online here.

Black Walnut Books hosts a monthly queer book club that consists of 3 themed book clubs (Paper & Clay Pottery Class and Book Club, Our Queer Book Club and a silent book club) that meet on a rotating basis. Each month we host an in person and online discussion.

Our February read is Taiwan Travelogue by Yáng Shuāng-Zǐ. You can purchase a copy from us here. We will be meeting in Little Black Walnut Books, studio 111 in The Shirt Factory.

Black Walnut Books hosts a monthly queer book club that consists of 3 themed book clubs (Paper & Clay Pottery Class and Book Club, Our Queer Book Club and a silent book club) that meet on a rotating basis. Each month we host an in person and online discussion.

Our February read is Taiwan Travelogue by Yáng Shuāng-Zǐ. You can purchase a copy from us here.

Sign up to join the online discussion here.