Charis Books & More

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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.
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Tuesday November 4, 2025 07:00 PM EST
Charis Books & More Cost: Free/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.
2026 Sinister Wisdom Calendar Launch

This event takes place on Zoom. This event is free, but registration is required for virtual attendance. Register here. Passcode: Launch

Now an annual tradition, the 2026 Sinister Wisdom calendar is extra special because it celebrates the fiftieth anniversary... [click here for more]
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Tuesday November 4, 2025 07:30 PM EST
Charis Books & More Cost: Virtual RSVP to Transforming the Shame Triangle: From Shame to Love Using Parts Work -- Jessica Fern & David Cooley in Conversation with Mara Collins
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Transforming the Shame Triangle: From Shame to Love Using Parts Work — Jessica Fern & David Cooley in Conversation with Mara Collins 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... [click here for more]
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Wednesday November 5, 2025 04:00 PM EST
Charis Books & More Cost: RSVP to Semi-Well-Adjusted Despite Literally Everything: A Memoir -- Book Signing & Photo Op with Alyson Stoner
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.
Semi-Well-Adjusted Despite Literally Everything: A Memoir — Book Signing & Photo Op with Alyson Stoner This is an in-person only event at Charis. To attend you must RSVP via eventbrite here.Charis welcomes actor-dancer Alyson Stoner for a book signing and photo op in celebration of the... [click here for more]

Wednesday November 5, 2025 07:00 PM EST
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.
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 themselves in ways that society deems non-normative. T... [click here for more]
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Wednesday November 5, 2025 07:00 PM EST
Charis Books & More Cost: RSVP to Gender-Creative Parenting Collective
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 themselves in... [click here for more]
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Wednesday November 5, 2025 07:30 PM EST
Charis Books & More Cost: Virtual RSVP to Authentic: The Myth of Bringing Your Full Self to Work -- Jodi-Ann Burey in Conversation with Deesha Philyaw
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.
Authentic: The Myth of Bringing Your Full Self to Work — Jodi-Ann Burey in Conversation with Deesha Philyaw 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 t... [click here for more]
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Thursday November 6, 2025 07:30 PM EST
Charis Books & More Cost: Free/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 Five Blessings of Ifá: Reclaiming Black Futures Through Afro-Indigenous Spirituality — Gabrielle Felder in Conversation with Juju Bae

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

Charis welcome... [click here for more]
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Saturday November 8, 2025 10:00 AM EST
Charis Books & More Cost: Free/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.
Celebrate Charis’ 51st Birthday! You're invited to help us ring in our 51st year with an all-day celebration of books, feminism, and community. Everything in the store will be 10% off and there will be cake and new Charis merch (muscle tees! hoodies! t-shirts!). Join us in the evening for Lolá Á... [click here for more]
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Saturday November 8, 2025 07:30 PM EST
Charis Books & More Cost: Free/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.
Bitter Honey: Lolá Ákínmádé Åkerström in Conversation with Wanda Morris 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 th... [click here for more]
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Sunday November 9, 2025 02:00 PM EST
Charis Books & More Cost: Free/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 welcomes all ski... [click here for more]

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Monday November 3, 2025 08:00 PM EST
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.
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. The space is open to aspiring allies, spouses, and partners... [click here for more]

Monday November 3, 2025 07:00 PM EST
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.
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 aloud, please come ready to consider your own gender in a tr... [click here for more]
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Sunday November 2, 2025 03:00 PM EST
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.
Black Feminist Book Club Reads - We Do This 'Til We Free Us The Charis Black Feminist Book Club Returns! Many of you told us you missed participating in the first iteration of this book club, hosted by Dr. Susana Morris. We are excited to bring back The Black Feminist Book Club with former Chari... [click here for more]
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Wednesday October 29, 2025 08:30 PM EDT
Charis Books & More Cost: Virtual RSVP to Motown and the Making of Working-Class Revolutionaries: The Story of the League of Revolutionary Black Workers -- Jerome Scott in Conversation with Anne Olson
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Motown and the Making of Working-Class Revolutionaries: The Story of the League of Revolutionary Black Workers — Jerome Scott in Conversation with Anne Olson This event takes place in person at Charis and on Crowdcast, Charis' virtual event platform. This event is free, but registratio... [click here for more]

Tuesday October 28, 2025 08:00 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.
Kidliterate invites you to join a group of quirky adults who enjoy reading and discussing Young Adult and Middle Reader books. Drop-ins welcome! 

This month's book is The Only Black Girls in Town by Brandy Colbert

Beginning in July, registration will be required for all virtual book clubs. Regis... [click here for more]

Monday October 27, 2025 05:30 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.
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 supported by licensed therapists and Charis Circle Executive... [click here for more]

Saturday October 25, 2025 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.
The LGBTQ+ Book Club is a group for LGBTQ+ folks and allies to read queer-themed books and books by queer authors! We aim to have diverse thought-provoking discussions about queer identity, history, and topical issues. All are welcome to join! This month's book is It Came from the Closet: Queer Re... [click here for more]

Monday October 20, 2025 08:00 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.
IN-PERSON 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. The space is open to aspiring allies, s... [click here for more]

Monday October 20, 2025 07:00 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.
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 aloud, please come ready to consider your own gender in a tr... [click here for more]
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Sunday October 19, 2025 07:30 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.
Unfurl: Survivals, Sorrows, and Dreaming — Eli Clare in Conversation with Suzanne Pharr 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 v... [click here for more]

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

Decatur/Oakhurst, GA
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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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