Upcoming Pop-ups and Events
Silent Book Club
Join us at Pettaway Coffee for our Silent Book Club. Enjoy 45 minutes of silent group reading (bring whatever book you like!), followed by 15 minutes of mingling and free discussion. We do suggest you arrive around 6:15 to order a tasty beverage!
Little Rock Firefighter Museum Story Time
Join Paper Hearts and the Little Rock Firefighter Museum on October 24th for a story time at 4:00pm followed by a meet and greet with local firefighters, and a tour of an antique truck!
Beloved Economies Discussion Group
Join us at the store for an ongoing discussion of Beloved Economies: Transforming How We Work by Jess Rimington and Joanna L. Cea. In need of a copy? Come stop by the store and grab one for free! (First come first served until we run out!)
An Evening with India Hayford
Join us at Laman Library for an evening with India Hayford, author of The Song of the Blue Bottle Tree.
Spooky Stories Book Club
This month, Spooky Stories is reading The Haar by David Sodergren. Come by the store to pick up your copy at 10% off! We will meet in the store (408 East 21st Street inside Pettaway Square) for discussion at 6:30PM!
Lush Promenade Spooky Story Time
Join Kat for a spooky story time at Lush in the Chenal Promenade! From 2:00-4:00pm, Lush is hosting performances by local drag queens, Gage and Stormey Weather. Press a bath bomb with the queens, get your cards read by Alchemy XXII, stock up on your favorite reads and scents for the season!
Paper Hearts Book Club
This month for our in-house book club, we are reading any book with a magic system! Think Babel by R.F. Kuang, Piranesi by Susanna Clarke, etc. We meet in the store (408 East 21st Street inside Pettaway Square) at 6:30 PM!
Read Between the Wines
Join Mojade (for her very last Read Between the Wines :( ) at El Sur restaurant at 6:30PM for margaritas and apps while we discuss local author Regina Black’s newest release, August Lane! Tickets are $50 and include your copy of the book, one house made margarita, and appetizers. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/read-between-the-wines-margarita-tickets-1554642079309?aff=oddtdtcreator
Beloved Economies Book Discussion Group
Join us at the store for an ongoing discussion of Beloved Economies: Transforming How We Work by Jess Rimington and Joanna L. Cea. In need of a copy? Come stop by the store and grab one for free! (First come first served until we run out!)
Banned Book Week
Time to celebrate, read, and distribute banned books! Join us at 11:00AM on Saturday, October 11th for a banned books children’s story time in store!
Six Bridges Book Festival
Join Paper Hearts owner, Beth Quarles, at Ron Robinson Theater for a discussion with Maggie Stiefvater, author of The Listeners, and Dolen Perkins-Valdez, author of Happy Land!
Six Bridges Book Festival
Our very own Mojade Adejokun will be moderating a discussion with Annabel Monaghan, author of It’s A Love Story, and Little Rock’s own Regina Black, author of August Lane. The discussion will be from 1:00pm-2:00pm at Ron Robinson Theater.
SOMArdi Gras 2025 Disco Parade
Paper Hearts has got disco fever! Show off your dance moves with us at the SOMArdi Gras parade, but Don’t Let Pigeon on the Dance Floor! If you are interested in riding with us on the float or helping us decorate, please contact Beth or Kat at hello@paperheartsbooks.com or through the Paper Hearts Instagram!
A Court of Frost & Starlight Pop-Up
Join us at Lost Forty Brewing ( 501 Byrd St, Little Rock, AR) for their ACOTAR -inspired See You Next Tuesday event on Tuesday, February 25th from 4:00PM - 9:00PM! We will be there to help you find your next romantasy read, or guide you even deeper into the Maas-iverse (if you aren’t already an expert that is).
Lost Forty is offering thematic “Faerie Wine” and “Impressive Wingspan” cocktails to toast to “the stars who listen and the dreams that are answered.” Make your own bookmark to keep track of your favorite scenes, and join our friends at Painting with a Twist to create your own City of Starlight. (Reservations start at $38 per person, save your spot here!)
An Evening with Beto O'Rourke
Paper Hearts Bookstore and El Sur Street Food Co. present a night of conversation with Beto O’Rourke.
Join Beto O’Rourke for a candid talk about protecting our sacred right to vote and what it will take to save our democracy at this critical moment of truth.
As a former Texas congressman and founder of the voting rights and voter registration organization Powered By People, Beto is uniquely qualified to explain both the challenges and opportunities that lay ahead as we approach the most consequential elections of our time.
Tickets to this event include discussion with Beto and the opportunity to purchase a signed copy of his latest book, WE’VE GOT TO TRY: How the Fight for Voting Rights Makes Everything Else Possible.
To reserve tickets: https://bit.ly/betopaperhearts
Silent Book Club
Bring a book to read in silence for the first 45 minutes! Then, we will have discussion time at the last 15 minutes. Feel free to stay or, in true introvert fashion, feel free to skip that part!
Family Book Club
This month, we will be reading Pax by Sara Pennypacker. Grab a copy here: https://square.link/u/rdE8juNv
At the bookclub, kiddos aged third grade and younger will do a craft. Third graders through adults will participate in a book discussion!
Book Rally
We will be discussing Financial Feminist by Tori Dunlap! Grab your copy here: https://square.link/u/Fwl0ezE9
Paper Hearts Book Club
This month, our topic will be a book you were gifted in December! Questions? DM us on Instagram!
Silenced Stories @ Community Bakery
This month we will be discussing The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls. Pre-order your copy here: https://square.link/u/2amsTqQM
Silent Book Club
Bring a book to read in silence for the first 45 minutes! Then, we will have discussion time at the last 15 minutes. Feel free to stay or, in true introvert fashion, feel free to skip that part!
Cookbook Club @ Sterling Market
This month we will discuss The Cookie That Changed My Life and More Than 100 Other Classic Cakes, Cookies, Muffins, and Pies That Will Change Yours by Nancy Silverton with Carolynn Carreño. Cookbooks & event tickets are available for order at this link: https://square.link/u/0xFu9m0F
We recommend picking up your book a few days before and trying a recipe or two before the event!
Paper Hearts Book Club
We are reading Call Us What We Carry by Amanda Gorman! Need a copy? Stop by the store or order at this link: https://square.link/u/5TQZc1wn
Stuffy Sleepover
The last day of school before Winter Break calls for a STUFFY SLEEPOVER! Drop off your stuffed animal at the bookstore on Friday evening between 5-7pm. We will send you updates of what your stuffy is doing throughout the evening. Pick you stuffed animal up in the morning and enjoy a special storytime at 9:30am. Buy tickets at the link below!
December Book Club Party
Join us as we celebrate a year of books read! Catering provided by The Root Cafe. Bring a wrapped book to swap!! Extra points if you can write a little blurb without telling us what book it is!
Puzzle Swap
Bring a pal and a puzzle! Keep your pal, swap the puzzle!
Free event, open to all! Can bring more than 1 puzzle if you want!
Paper Hearts Book Club
Join us upstairs at Pettaway Commons! The theme this month is any book of essays! We can’t wait to see ya!
Snail Mail Writing Party
Join us as we send our pals a little snail mail love! We will provide writing supplies and drinks! Cost - $5
Hazel Marie Book Signing
Like Salt and Ash author Hazel Marie will be here to sign in-store debut novel!!!

