Horror Book Club - October '26
Featured Book
All Hallows A Novel
New York Times bestselling, Bram Stoker Award-winning author Christopher Golden is best known for his supernatural thrillers set in deadly, distant locales...but in this suburban Halloween drama, Golden brings the horror home.
It’s Halloween night, 1984, in Coventry, Massachusetts, and two families are unraveling. Up and down the street, horrifying secrets are being revealed, and all the while, mixed in with the trick-or-treaters of all ages, four children who do not belong are walking door to door, merging with the kids of Parmenter Road. Children in vintage costumes with faded, eerie makeup. They seem terrified, and beg the neighborhood kids to hide them away, to keep them safe from The Cunning Man.
There’s a small clearing in the woods now that was never there before, and a blackthorn tree that doesn’t belong at all. These odd children claim that The Cunning Man is coming for them...and they want the local kids to protect them. But with families falling apart and the neighborhood splintered by bitterness, who will save the children of Parmenter Road?
All Hallows. The one night when everything is a mask...
This book will be available for purchase at the event.
About This Event
Join us for our Horror Book Club on Monday, October 5th at 6:00pm. This month we'll be reading All Hallows by Christopher Golden.
Copies of the book are available at Queen Takes Book and can be purchased at 10% off in-store through October 5th. Use the code BOOKCLUB to get 10% off through our website. You can also order through Bookshop.org (paperback or ebook) or Libro.fm (audiobook) to support local independent bookstores.
About the Venue
Queen Takes Book
We are Columbia, MD's only independent bookstore. We believe that everyone should be able to see themselves in the pages of a book and are committed to providing a welcoming environment for everyone who walks through our doors. Columbia is halfway in-between Baltimore and Washington, D.C., making us accessible to people from both of these cities. We have a robust slate of book clubs and also do on-site and off-site author events and book fairs.
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Banned Books Speakeasy
We have a secret... Queen Takes Book invites you to our Banned Books Speakeasy at Cushwa & Rad Pies Taproom on Wednesday, October 7th from 7pm to 9pm. Dressing up for the occasion is encouraged. The details are hush, hush... For now. Tickets are $10*. Proceeds go to Unite Against Book Bans and the Maryland Library Association, two organizations dedicated to keeping all books accessible to everyone. *Entry to Cushwa & Rad Pies Taproom is free. The $10 ticket is to enter the Banned Books Speakeasy space.
Evening Romance Club - October '26
Join us for our Evening Romance Club on Thursday, October 8th at 6:45pm. This month we're reading Zomromcom by Olivia Dade. Copies of the book are available at Queen Takes Book and can be purchased at 10% off in-store through October 8th. Use the code BOOKCLUB to get 10% off through our website. You can also order through Bookshop.org (paperback or ebook) or Libro.fm (audiobook) to support local independent bookstores.
Cozy Fridays - Writing Workshop
Queen Takes Book is launching a Friday event series: Cozy Fridays! Join us for a Writing Workshop with Constance Hays Matsumoto, author of Fact & Fiction and Of White Ashes. This event will include an author talk and workshop about writing from family history and lived experience, as well as an audience Q&A and book signing. Copies of Fact & Fiction and Of White Ashes will be available for purchase at the event and are available for order on our website. This event is FREE to attend, but we kindly ask that you RSVP. We can't wait to see you there!