Past Events

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Oct16

PastCraftColumbia, MD

Cozy Fridays - Book Bedazzling

6:30 PM • Friday, October 16, 2026Queen Takes Book$23

Queen Takes Book is launching a Friday event series: Cozy Fridays! Join us for a Book Bedazzling night on October 16th at 6:30pm. Come bedazzle books with your bookish friends! You will be provided with a book bedazzling kit (linked below) and booksellers will be on hand to help in the bedazzling process. You can bring a book from home or purchase a book at Queen Takes Book to bedazzle. Tickets are $20 plus fees and include a book bedazzling kit. We can't wait to see you there!

Oct15

PastBook ClubFantasyColumbia, MD

Sci-fi/Fantasy Pop-up Club - October '26

6:45 PM • Thursday, October 15, 2026Queen Takes BookFree

Join us for our second Sci-fi/Fantasy Pop-up Club meeting on Thursday, October 15th at 6:45pm. We'll be reading The Language of Liars by S L Huang. Copies of the book are available at Queen Takes Book and can be purchased at 10% off in-store through October 15th. Use the code BOOKCLUB to get 10% off through our website. You can also order through Bookshop.org (hardcover or ebook) or Libro.fm (audiobook) to support local independent bookstores.

Oct14

PastAuthor EventNatureColumbia, MD

Poetry Release - Hillary Gonzalez

6:30 PM • Wednesday, October 14, 2026Queen Takes BookFree

Queen Takes Book, feat. Wild Birds Unlimited, presents: An Evening of Poetry for Ospreys with author & eco-poet, Hillary Gonzalez. Hillary Gonzalez will be reading her new poetry collection, Where the Osprey Nest, in-store on Wednesday, October 14th at 6:30pm. They will also be teaming up with Wild Birds Unlimited to discuss birds and ospreys. This event is FREE to attend, but we kindly ask that you RSVP. Copies of Where the Osprey Nest will be available for purchase at the event and are available for preorder now on our website and in-store.

Oct13

PastBook ClubMysteryColumbia, MD

Tuesday Murder Mystery Club - October '26

10:00 AM • Tuesday, October 13, 2026Queen Takes BookFree

Join us for our Tuesday Murder Mystery book club on Tuesday, October 13th at 10am. This month, we'll be reading The Killer Question by Janice Hallett. Copies of the book are available at Queen Takes Book and can be purchased at 10% off in-store through October 13th. 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.

Oct12

PastBook ClubTranslationColumbia, MD

Works in Translation Club - October '26

6:00 PM • Monday, October 12, 2026Queen Takes BookFree

Join us for our Works in Translation Club meeting on Monday, October 12th at 6pm. We'll be reading Last Day of a Prior Life by Andrés Barba (translated from Spanish by Lisa Dillman). Before reading this book, please be aware that there are emotionally intense and distressing situations involving a child, including between a mother and child, mental health, and verbal abuse. Copies of the book are available at Queen Takes Book and can be purchased at 10% off in-store through October 12th. Use the code BOOKCLUB to get 10% off through our website. You can also order through Bookshop.org (hardcover or ebook) or Libro.fm (audiobook) to support local independent bookstores.

Oct9

PastAuthor EventMemoirColumbia, MD

Cozy Fridays - Writing Workshop

6:30 PM • Friday, October 9, 2026Queen Takes BookFree

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!

Oct8

PastBook ClubRomanceColumbia, MD

Evening Romance Club - October '26

6:45 PM • Thursday, October 8, 2026Queen Takes BookFree

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.

Oct7

PastAdult BeveragesColumbia, MD

Banned Books Speakeasy

7:00 PM • Wednesday, October 7, 2026Cushwa & Rad Pies Taproom$10

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.

Oct5

PastBook ClubHorrorColumbia, MD

Horror Book Club - October '26

6:00 PM • Monday, October 5, 2026Queen Takes BookFree

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.

Oct2

PastCommunity EventColumbia, MD

Cozy Fridays Kickoff - Crafting Night

6:00 PM • Friday, October 2, 2026Queen Takes BookFree

Queen Takes Book is launching a Friday event series: Cozy Fridays! Join us for our kickoff event: Crafting Night. Wear your coziest clothes, bring your current crafting project, and join Queen Takes Book for a cozy crafting night! Whether you're knitting, sketching, sewing, or scrapbooking, come do it in bookish company. Feel free to bring some headphones to listen to your current audiobook or chat with the other cozy crafters in attendance. Crafting supplies are not provided. This event is FREE to attend, but we kindly ask that you RSVP. We can't wait to see you there!

Sep24

PastAdult BeveragesBiographyColumbia, MD

Local Author Fair - September '26

6:00 PM • Thursday, September 24, 2026Cushwa & Rad Pies TaproomFree

Come meet an amazing group of local authors and learn more about their books! Come to our Boozy Local Author Fair and meet an amazing group of local authors! This is an opportunity to learn about incredible new books directly from the authors themselves. That means you can get them signed, personalized, and ask any questions you may have! All while enjoying great food and drinks from Cushwa & Rad Pies Taproom. We can't wait to see you there! Here are our attending authors! J. A. Barrios (Ravings of an Unsettled Mind, Tenebris: The Unholy Darkness, Tenebris: The Unholy Quest) Jean Burgess (Navigating Her Next Chapter: A Retro Novel, That Summer She Found Her Voice: A Novel) Mindy Carlson (Her Dying Day) Harry Carpenter (Howlers, Spooky Tales and Scary Things 3, Nightmares Unbound) Jacqueline Cassard (Two Blue Lines) Marie D (Still Water, Skin; An Iridescent Light) Tara Ebersole (Bits of Spirit) Scot Ehrhardt (The Armillary Papers) Rikka Gallasova (Soul Mirror) Steven Gellman (Somewhere in Nowhere) K. M. Hogenson (The Archcrusade: Tome One) Madeline James (Because the Beasts Came) A. L. Kaplan (Star Touched) Nina Lior (The Forty Poems) Brian J Lynch (Consequences Intended, Selected) Debbi Mack (Identity Crisis, Fatal Connections, Damaged Goods) Marina Massino (Steal the Sky) Jeff Mount (Seeking Thin Places: How Sacred Travel Heals, Restores, and Awakens the Soul) N. N. Nicky (That Missing Piece: A Collection of LGBTQ+ Short Stories) Homira Pashai (The Eyes of the Arg: A Persian Saga) Jeanne E. Saddler (The Great Triumph - A Memoir of Courage & Devotion) A. M. Shilling (The Devouring) Darran Smith (The Alphabet Lovers) Mary K. Tilghman (Lucky Spring, Step into the Sunlight, Divided Loyalties)

Sep23

PastBook ClubFictionColumbia, MD

Evening Fiction Club - September '26

6:45 PM • Wednesday, September 23, 2026Queen Takes BookFree

Join us for our Evening Fiction Club on Wednesday, September 23rd at 6:45pm. This month we'll be reading The Great Wherever by Shannon Sanders. Copies of the book are available at Queen Takes Book and can be purchased at 10% off in-store through September 23rd. Use the code BOOKCLUB to get 10% off through our website. You can also order through Bookshop.org (hardcover or ebook) or Libro.fm (audiobook) to support local independent bookstores.