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Call: (404) 524-0304 or visit www.charisbooksandmore.com
Atlanta's long-running lesbian/feminist/mystic bookstore also stocks CDs, gifts and jewelry, and hosts frequent in-store events.
Ig Lvd Open Mic 4262025

Sunday April 26, 2026 06:00 PM EDT
Charis Books & More Cost: Free w/donation of $5 requested
Disclaimer: All prices are current as of the posting date and are subject to change. Please check the venue or ticket sales site for the current pricing.
Dyke Desires: A Lesbian Visibility Day Open Mic

Join us for Dyke Desires, our annual open mic in celebration of Lesbian Visibility Day! We had such a good time with y'all last year, we had to come back for seconds! 

Join us for an open mic designed for your lesbian poetry, short ficti... [click here for more]
Ig Post New Qt Youth Board Game Night Charis

Monday April 27, 2026 04:30 PM EDT
Charis Books & More Cost: Free
Disclaimer: All prices are current as of the posting date and are subject to change. Please check the venue or ticket sales site for the current pricing.
Q/T YOUTH BOARD GAMES @ CHARIS BOOKS AND MORE Charis Circle presents a free Q/T Youth Board Game meetup at Charis Books and More! Join us to play table-top board games and have some casual social time from 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm on the second and fourth Mondays of every month. The space is... [click here for more]
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Monday April 27, 2026 07:00 PM EDT
Charis Books & More Cost: Free w/donation of $5 requested
Disclaimer: All prices are current as of the posting date and are subject to change. Please check the venue or ticket sales site for the current pricing.
Eco Revolution: Maya Penn in Conversation with Hannah Testa

Activists and authors Maya Penn and Hannah Testa discuss Eco Revolution: Climate Justice, Community, and the Fight for Our Planet.

This event takes place at the Decatur Library. This event is free and open to the public but r... [click here for more]
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Tuesday April 28, 2026 07:30 PM EDT
Charis Books & More Cost: Free w/donation of $5 requested
Disclaimer: All prices are current as of the posting date and are subject to change. Please check the venue or ticket sales site for the current pricing.
The Extended Universe: How Disney Killed the Movies and Took Over the World — Vicky Osterweil in conversation with Carrie Miller This event takes place in person at Charis and on Crowdcast, Charis' virtual event platform. This event is free, but registration is required for ... [click here for more]
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Thursday April 30, 2026 07:30 PM EDT
Charis Books & More Cost: Free w/donation of $5 requested
Disclaimer: All prices are current as of the posting date and are subject to change. Please check the venue or ticket sales site for the current pricing.
Poetry Showcase This event takes place in person at Charis and on Crowdcast, Charis' virtual event platform. This event is free, but registration is required for virtual attendance. Click here to register to attend virtually. Please read the in-person event guidelines at the bottom of... [click here for more]
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Friday May 1, 2026 12:00 PM EDT
Charis Books & More Cost: Free w/donation of $5 requested
Disclaimer: All prices are current as of the posting date and are subject to change. Please check the venue or ticket sales site for the current pricing.
Honoring May Day: A Teach-In on Atlanta Labor History This is an in-person only event, which takes place at Charis Books and More. It is free to attend and no registration is required. Please read the in-person event guidelines at the bottom of this page to be sure you can participate... [click here for more]
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Saturday May 2, 2026 03:00 PM EDT
Charis Books & More Cost: Free w/donation of $40 requested
Disclaimer: All prices are current as of the posting date and are subject to change. Please check the venue or ticket sales site for the current pricing.
Anchored, Aligned, Accountable: A Framework for Transcending Bullsh*t and Transforming Our Lives and Work — Aiko Bethea in Conversation with LaTosha Brown This event is free and open to the public, but registration is encouraged. Register here. This event takes place at the... [click here for more]
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Sunday May 3, 2026 03:00 PM EDT
Charis Books & More Cost: Free w/donation of $5 requested
Disclaimer: All prices are current as of the posting date and are subject to change. Please check the venue or ticket sales site for the current pricing.
Black Feminist Book Club Reads: The Gilda Stories The Black Feminist Book Club reads books written by Black transgender, gender expansive, and/or women writers, which center the liberation, struggle, and lived experiences of oppressed people/marginalized groups through a Black feminis... [click here for more]
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Wednesday May 6, 2026 07:00 PM EDT
Charis Books & More Cost: Free w/donation of $5 requested
Disclaimer: All prices are current as of the posting date and are subject to change. Please check the venue or ticket sales site for the current pricing.
Black. Single. Mother.: Real Life Tales of Longing and Belonging — Jamilah Lemieux in Conversation with Talley This event takes place in person at Charis and on Crowdcast, Charis' virtual event platform. This event is free, but registration is required for virtual attendance... [click here for more]
May

Thursday May 7, 2026 07:00 PM EDT
Charis Books & More Cost: Free w/donation of $5 requested
Disclaimer: All prices are current as of the posting date and are subject to change. Please check the venue or ticket sales site for the current pricing.
Queer Ecologies Book Club Reads: What A Fish Looks Like Charis has a new book club! Beginning in January, we are excited to bring y'all The Queer Ecologies Book Club with Charis bookseller & environmentalist extraordinaire, Yarrow Koning at the helm! This now a permanent book club! Bo... [click here for more]

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Igwebsite Reconnecting Body 42626 Virtual

Sunday April 26, 2026 02:00 PM EDT
Online Event Cost: Free w/donation of $5 requested
Disclaimer: All prices are current as of the posting date and are subject to change. Please check the venue or ticket sales site for the current pricing.
Reconnecting to the Body: A Virtual Writing Workshop with Leticia Urieta This workshop is free and takes place on Zoom. Register here to receive the workshop link. PLEASE NOTE: You must register using an email address that is connected to a Zoom account. This is a security measure to ... [click here for more]
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Tuesday April 28, 2026 07:00 PM EDT
Online Event Cost: Free w/donation requested
Disclaimer: All prices are current as of the posting date and are subject to change. Please check the venue or ticket sales site for the current pricing.
Kidliterate Book Club Reads: Rumble Fish

Kidliterate invites you to join a group of quirky adults who enjoy reading and discussing Young Adult and Middle Reader books. Drop-ins welcome! The Kidliterate Book Club meets on Zoom on the 4th Tuesday of every month, 7-8:30 PM EST.

Registrat... [click here for more]
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Friday May 1, 2026 07:30 PM EDT
Online Event Cost: Free w/donation of $5 requested
Disclaimer: All prices are current as of the posting date and are subject to change. Please check the venue or ticket sales site for the current pricing.
Antifascist Dad: Urgent Conversations with Young People in Chaotic Times — Matthew Remski in conversation with Nathan Evans Fox

This event takes place on Crowdcast, Charis' virtual event platform. This event is free, but registration is required. Register here.

Charis welcom... [click here for more]
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Monday May 4, 2026 07:00 PM EDT
Online Event Cost: Free w/donation requested
Disclaimer: All prices are current as of the posting date and are subject to change. Please check the venue or ticket sales site for the current pricing.
Trans & FriendsYouth GroupVirtual meeting This is a group for 12-18-year-old trans*people, people questioning their own gender, and aspiring allies. We provide an adult facilitated space to discuss gender, relevant resources, and activism around social issues. Whether silently or alou... [click here for more]
Tf Adult

Monday May 4, 2026 08:00 PM EDT
Online Event Cost: Free w/donation requested
Disclaimer: All prices are current as of the posting date and are subject to change. Please check the venue or ticket sales site for the current pricing.
Trans & FriendsAdult GroupVirtual meeting This is a group for people 18+ and is welcoming to people who are in any stage of their journey including people who are in their 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s, and beyond, who are questioning their gender or just now coming out as trans in adulthood. Th... [click here for more]
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Wednesday May 6, 2026 07:00 PM EDT
Online Event Cost: Free w/donation requested
Disclaimer: All prices are current as of the posting date and are subject to change. Please check the venue or ticket sales site for the current pricing.
Gender-Creative Parenting Collective This group is designed to support the ongoing development of parents and educators of self-identified genderqueer and/or trans children, teens, or young adults, as well as children who are “gender creative,” gender non-conforming, or who express th... [click here for more]
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Friday May 8, 2026 07:30 PM EDT
Online Event Cost: Free w/donation of $5 requested
Disclaimer: All prices are current as of the posting date and are subject to change. Please check the venue or ticket sales site for the current pricing.
A Song of Mothers and Daughters: An Author Panel

This event takes place on Crowdcast, Charis' virtual event platform. This event is free, but registration is required for virtual attendance. Register here.

Charis welcomes Shelby Hinte (Howling Women), Tamara Jong (Worldly Girls), Made... [click here for more]
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Tuesday May 12, 2026 06:00 PM EDT
Online Event Cost: Free w/donation of $5 requested
Disclaimer: All prices are current as of the posting date and are subject to change. Please check the venue or ticket sales site for the current pricing.
Person Unlimited: An Ode to My Black Queer Body — Dean Atta in conversation with Breanna J. McDaniel

This event takes place on Crowdcast, Charis' virtual event platform. This event is free, but registration is required. Register here.

Charis welcomes Dean Atta in conversatio... [click here for more]
May 2

Tuesday May 12, 2026 07:00 PM EDT
Online Event Cost: Free w/donation requested
Disclaimer: All prices are current as of the posting date and are subject to change. Please check the venue or ticket sales site for the current pricing.
Queer Romance Book Club Reads: I Think They Love You The Queer Romance Book Club is a group of adults that reads and discusses queer romance stories of all kinds. From new releases to older stories, contemporary to historical settings (with even some fantasy on occasion!), the books ... [click here for more]
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Thursday May 14, 2026 07:30 PM EDT
Online Event Cost: Free w/donation of $5 requested
Disclaimer: All prices are current as of the posting date and are subject to change. Please check the venue or ticket sales site for the current pricing.
Meet Me There: Featuring Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore and Megan Milks

This event takes place on crowdcast, Charis' virtual event platform. Register here.

"Meet Me There" is a monthly intergenerational poetry, fiction, and creative non-fiction experience curated by trans/genderqueer poe... [click here for more]

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Bbb April Invite

Saturday April 25, 2026 12:00 PM EDT
Charis Books & More Cost: Free w/donation of $5 requested
Disclaimer: All prices are current as of the posting date and are subject to change. Please check the venue or ticket sales site for the current pricing.
The Banned Book Bunch - Story Time!

This is a free, in-person only event, which takes place at Charis Books and More. Please read the event details to be sure you can participate in this group.

Charis Books and More is excited to bring our community a monthly space to celebrate divers... [click here for more]
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Saturday April 25, 2026 10:00 AM EDT
Charis Books & More Cost: Free
Disclaimer: All prices are current as of the posting date and are subject to change. Please check the venue or ticket sales site for the current pricing.
Independent Bookstore Day! Celebrate this year’s #IndieBookstoreDay at Charis Books and More on Saturday, April 25th. We will be celebrating all day long with exclusive Independent Bookstore Day merchandise & freebies and a story time with the Banned Book Bunch to read Bathe the Cat b... [click here for more]
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Wednesday April 15, 2026 07:30 PM EDT
Charis Books & More Cost: Donation
Disclaimer: All prices are current as of the posting date and are subject to change. Please check the venue or ticket sales site for the current pricing.
Nurturing the Heart and Mind: 60 Content-Area Lessons Using the Five-Pursuits Framework — Gholdy Muhammad in conversation with Nita Creekmore This event takes place in person at Charis and on Crowdcast, Charis' virtual event platform. This event is free, but registration is ... [click here for more]
Ig Post New Qt Youth Board Game Night Charis

Monday April 13, 2026 04:30 PM EDT
Charis Books & More Cost: Donation
Disclaimer: All prices are current as of the posting date and are subject to change. Please check the venue or ticket sales site for the current pricing.
Q/T YOUTH BOARD GAMES @ CHARIS BOOKS AND MORE Charis Circle presents a free Q/T Youth Board Game meetup at Charis Books and More! Join us to play table-top board games and have some casual social time from 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm on the second and fourth Mondays of every month. The space is... [click here for more]
Ig Post Community Art Making

Sunday April 12, 2026 02:00 PM EDT
Charis Books & More Cost: Donation
Disclaimer: All prices are current as of the posting date and are subject to change. Please check the venue or ticket sales site for the current pricing.
Community Art Making! Come out to Community Art Making at Charis! This monthly event is a free creative kickback for our community, hosted by local trans and disabled artists Barry Lee and Noah Grigni. This is a safe and accessible space for collective healing through art, which welco... [click here for more]
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Saturday April 11, 2026 04:00 PM EDT
Charis Books & More Cost: Donation
Disclaimer: All prices are current as of the posting date and are subject to change. Please check the venue or ticket sales site for the current pricing.
The Complete Guide to Home Permaculture: How to Transform Your Yard into a Thriving and Productive Ecosystem — Brandy Hall in conversation with Maurice Small This event takes place in person at Charis and on Crowdcast, Charis' virtual event platform. This event is free, but ... [click here for more]
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Saturday April 11, 2026 11:00 AM EDT
Charis Books & More Cost: Donation
Disclaimer: All prices are current as of the posting date and are subject to change. Please check the venue or ticket sales site for the current pricing.
The Other Side of the Garden: Storytime with authors Sili Recio & Elena Djome Lawrence This event takes place in person at Charis.Charis welcomes authors Sili Recio & Elena Djome Lawrence for a story time in celebration of The Other Side of the Garden. In this story a young girl learn... [click here for more]
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Friday April 10, 2026 07:30 PM EDT
Charis Books & More Cost: Donation
Disclaimer: All prices are current as of the posting date and are subject to change. Please check the venue or ticket sales site for the current pricing.
Expecting Inequity: How the Maternal Health Crisis Affects Even the Wealthiest Black Americans — Khiara M. Bridges in Conversation with Zoë Lucier-Julian This event takes place in person at Charis and on Crowdcast, Charis' virtual event platform. This event is free, but regi... [click here for more]
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Thursday April 9, 2026 07:30 PM EDT
Charis Books & More Cost: Donation
Disclaimer: All prices are current as of the posting date and are subject to change. Please check the venue or ticket sales site for the current pricing.
Meet Me There: Featuring Rebecca Brown and Jordy Rosenberg "Meet Me There" is a monthly intergenerational poetry, fiction, and creative non-fiction experience curated by trans/genderqueer poet and sound artist Samuel Ace. Writers exploring genre and gender boundaries will be a special... [click here for more]
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Thursday April 9, 2026 07:30 PM EDT
Charis Books & More Cost: Donation
Disclaimer: All prices are current as of the posting date and are subject to change. Please check the venue or ticket sales site for the current pricing.
Raising Change Agents: Practicing Social Justice in Everyday Parenting — Nat Nadha Vikitsreth in conversation with Ariana Denise Brazier

This event takes place virtually on Zoom. This event is free, but registration is required - click here to register.  

PLEASE NOTE: You mu... [click here for more]

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184 S Candler St
Decatur, GA 30030
(404) 524-0304

Decatur/Oakhurst, GA
#decaturga

Hours

Monday: 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Tuesday: 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Wednesday: 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Thursday: 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Friday: 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Saturday: 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Sunday: 12:00 – 6:00 PM
facebook: @CharisBooks

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