Join us for a night with local AR author TL Simpson to celebrate his newest release, Accelerant.

From the Printz Honor-winning author of Cope Field

After his best friends are attacked at a Pride demonstration, anime nerd Briar Stokes grabs a length of pipe, dons a Japanese demon mask, and hops on his street bike with one goal: to enact violent revenge against the white supremacists infesting his rural Missouri community.

What he doesn't know is how deep the roots of hate grow, nor how much they've entangled his own family. But when his quest for vengeance pits him against his own stepbrother, who faces radicalization by that same hate group, Briar soon learns the hard way that violence doesn't stop violence . . . It accelerates it.

There will be a reading, Q&A with the author, and a signing directly after.

Join us at Pettaway Coffee at 6:30PM on the final Monday of every month for 45 minutes of silent reading, followed directly after by an optional 15 minutes of mingling and discussion. Bring your own book, and if you would like a beverage, we recommend arrive about 15 minutes early to order from our lovely barista neighbors.

Join us to celebrate local author Carrie Lee South’s debut novel In the Woods They Wait! Carrie will read from the novel, take audience questions, and sign copies directly after.

Years ago, she lost her brother. Now the woods have taken another.

From a powerful new voice, a story that's at once a haunting southern gothic and a satisfying page-turner, perfect for fans of Stephen King and Liz Moore alike.

"Monstrously satisfying." ―Nat Cassidy, author of When the Wolf Comes Home

"Beautifully written, with a terrifying secret at its heart." ―Elizabeth Hand, author of A Haunting on the Hill

Fifteen years ago, Audrey Figg's little brother, Benny, vanished on a family vacation to Devil's Den state park, a day that split her life in two. Now, Audrey is a park ranger in the very same woods with expertise in wilderness search and rescue. Audrey has found a rhythm to her days: training new rangers, tending to injured hikers, protecting the backcountry, and still, searching.

When a little girl, Ivy, suddenly goes missing on the trails, Audrey can't help but notice the similarities to her own brother's case. As Audrey widens the scope of her search, she begins to believe Ivy wasn't merely lost; it looks like she was taken by something--and maybe Benny was too. Yet the closer Audrey comes to answers, the more old memories push to the surface. Audrey is haunted not only by her brother's loss, but a terrible secret from that day. A secret she has never shared with anyone.

Utterly absorbing and disquieting, In the Woods They Wait is an enthralling page-turner, one that asks how far you would go for a sense of closure--and what would you be willing to face to get it.

Join us the third Wednesday of every month at 6:30PM at Paper Hearts Bookstore for a scary good discussion of spooky literature!

For October 2026, we are reading Goth by Otsuichi

Morino is the strangest girl in school—how could she not be, given her obsession with brutal murders? And there are plenty of murders to grow obsessed with, as the town in which she lives is a magnet for serial killers. She and her schoolmate will go to any length to investigate the murders, even putting their own bodies on the line. And they don’t want to stop the killers—Morino and her friend simply want to understand them.

This new Haikasoru edition features the previously untranslated bonus novelette, “Morino's Souvenir Photo.”

Morino is the strangest girl in school—how could she not be, given her obsession with brutal murders? And there are plenty of murders to grow obsessed with, as the town in which she lives is a magnet for serial killers. She and her schoolmate will go to any length to investigate the murders, even putting their own bodies on the line. And they don’t want to stop the killers—Morino and her friend simply want to understand them.

This new Haikasoru edition features the previously untranslated bonus novelette, “Morino’s Souvenir Photo.”

Join us at Lost Forty Brewing at 7:00PM on the third Tuesday of every month!

For October 2026, we are reading Slewfoot by Brom

Set in Colonial New England, Slewfoot is a tale of magic and mystery, of triumph and terror as only dark fantasist Brom can tell it.

Connecticut, 1666: An ancient spirit awakens in a dark wood. The wildfolk call him Father, slayer, protector. The colonists call him Slewfoot, demon, devil. To Abitha, a recently widowed outcast, alone and vulnerable in her pious village, he is the only one she can turn to for help.

Together, they ignite a battle between pagan and Puritan – one that threatens to destroy the entire village, leaving nothing but ashes and bloodshed in their wake.

This terrifying tale of bewitchery features more than two dozen of Brom’s haunting full-color paintings and brilliant endpapers, fully immersing readers in this wild and unforgiving world.

The grand finale for Banned Book Week!

Our friends at Indivisble, decARcerate, and Glisten AR will be in store with information on how book bans infringe on our first amendment rights, and action items that we can complete to fight against censorship!

Of course, we will have a wide selection of banned books for sale, as well as all the fun stickers, bags, art, etc that are staples of any book fair.

It’s the second Thursday of the month which means it’s time for Paper Hearts Book Club!

Join us for a discussion of Buckeye by Patrick Ryan!

In the jubilant aftermath of the Allied victory in Europe, Cal Jenkins, a man wounded not in war but by his inability to serve in it, shares a single, life-altering moment with Margaret Salt, a woman determined to outrun her past. Cal is married to Becky, whose spiritual gifts help the living speak to the dead, while Margaret’s husband, Felix, is serving at sea, believed to be safe—until a telegram suggests otherwise.

What begins as a fleeting transgression becomes a complex secret that irrevocably binds all four of them in unexpected ways. As their small Ohio town remakes itself in the postwar boom, the Salt and Jenkins families remain in each other’s orbit, and the consequences of choices made long ago begin to emerge, reshaping their lives in ways that will forever impact the next generation.

Sweeping yet intimate, resplendent with moments of deep emotion and unforgettable characters, Buckeye is a transportive story of love, loyalty, sacrifice, and forgiveness.

6:30-7:30PM

Join us at Unwine & Co on Wednesday, October 7th for a spooky book lover experience! There will be a discussion of The Last House on Needless Street by Catriona Ward. A book themed drink and a sampling of food is provided.

Unwine & Co, Laura and Kimberly will be your hosts for the night.

While it is suggested that you read the book in advance, there is no pressure to finish. We understand life happens and we want this to be an enjoyable experience!

Your $50 ticket includes a copy of the book, one drink, and appetizers. Books are available for pick up at Paper Hearts.

Limited seating is available. Registration is required in advance. You may check in starting at 6:15pm.

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As part of the festivities for Banned Book Week 2026, we are hosting a cozy Banned Book read-in at Paper Hearts! Bring your favorite pillow, blankie, cozy cushions and stuffies and spend the final hour of the day reading your favorite banned literature.

We are partnering with Libro.fm and Silent Book Club to offer a space to peacefully protest the censorship of literature. Libro.fm has graciously donated some free audiobook credits for our attendees so you can read in whatever format works and feels best for you!

We will also have banned titles available for purchase if you are missing any in your collection.

Join us for an evening in our beautiful courtyard to celebrate Quinn Connor’s upcoming southern gothic horror novel, Your Beloved Remains. Grab a drink and a sandwich from Moody Brews, and gather round as local Bram Stoker award nominated horror author Kathryn Tennison (Molting) leads us in discussion with the dynamic duo! Come with your copies to be signed and any questions you have about any of Quinn Connor’s novels!

Sunday October 4th, 5:00-7:00PM

Join us at Paper Hearts Bookstore at 6:30PM on the third Wednesday of every month!

For September 2026, we are reading The Fisherman by John Langan

In upstate New York, in the woods around Woodstock, Dutchman's Creek flows out of the Ashokan Reservoir. Steep-banked, fast-moving, it offers the promise of fine fishing, and of something more, a possibility too fantastic to be true. When Abe and Dan, two widowers who have found solace in each other's company and a shared passion for fishing, hear rumors of the Creek, and what might be found there, the remedy to both their losses, they dismiss it as just another fish story. Soon, though, the men find themselves drawn into a tale as deep and old as the Reservoir. It's a tale of dark pacts, of long-buried secrets, and of a mysterious figure known as Der Fisher: the Fisherman. It will bring Abe and Dan face to face with all that they have lost, and with the price they must pay to regain it.

Join us at Lost Forty Brewing at 6:30PM on the third Tuesday of every month!

For September 2026, we are reading The Everlasting by Alix E. Harrow

From Alix E. Harrow, the New York Times bestselling author of Starling House, comes a moving and genre-defying quest about the lady-knight whose legend built a nation, and the cowardly historian sent back through time to make sure she plays her part–even if it breaks his heart.

Sir Una Everlasting was Dominion’s greatest hero: the orphaned girl who became a knight, who died for queen and country. Her legend lives on in songs and stories, in children’s books and recruiting posters—but her life as it truly happened has been forgotten.

Centuries later, Owen Mallory—failed soldier, struggling scholar—falls in love with the tale of Una Everlasting. Her story takes him to war, to the archives—and then into the past itself. Una and Owen are tangled together in time, bound to retell the same story over and over again, no matter what it costs.

But that story always ends the same way. If they want to rewrite Una’s legend—if they want to tell a different story--they’ll have to rewrite history itself.

Bring your appetite and a dish from either of Sean Sherman’s magnificent cookbooks, Turtle Island or The Sioux Chef’s Indigenous Kitchen for a delicious potluck meal at Sterling Market at 7:00PM. Chef Paige will join us and answer any questions we have about the book, techniques, and how our dishes turned out!

Join us at Paper Hearts Bookstore at 6:30PM on the second Thursday of every month to discuss a work of literary fiction!

For September 2026, we are reading Long Island Girls by Gabrielle Korn

It's 2005, and Susan is barreling down the Long Island Expressway driving a car full of friends to an indie rock show. Eliza is a surprise addition in the backseat—unexpected, out of place, and impossible to ignore. Their connection is immediate, electric, and complicated from the start, shadowed by the kind of small-town rumors that have a way of sticking. As quickly as they come together, they part.

As Susan moves from Long Island to Brooklyn, from college to the insular world of indie labels, she begins to carve out a life in music, and the future she always dreamed of. Yet the scene that once felt like home reveals its limits, forcing her to confront who gets to belong, who gets to create, and what it costs to stay.

When Susan and Eliza reconnect years later, the pull between them hasn’t faded—but neither have the unresolved histories that first drove them apart. As past and present collide, Susan is caught between two worlds—where she's from, and where she's trying to go.

Moving between the raw intensity of youth and the clarity of hindsight, Long Island Girls captures the ache of growing up, the messiness and joy of queer identity, and the way music, memory, and desire shape who we become.

Join us at Paper Hearts Bookstore on Saturday September 5th at 10:30AM for a special story time (and signing) with author Razan Abdin and her book Splendidly Sawsan!

From award-winning illustrator Shahrzad Maydani and debut author Razan Abdin, this affirming, social-emotional learning picture book follows a vivacious little girl who sees the world differently—while offering a fresh, intersectional approach to neurodivergence

Sawsan is a storyteller and a dreamer, a mover and a shaker. Her imagination sends her soaring into space or diving deep into the ocean with the jellyfish!

With all her energy and excitement, words EXPLODE out of her mouth during story time. Sitting still at school feels IMPOSSIBLE! And sometimes, when her feelings swell up and BURST! like waves, it feels like she’s not in control of her brain or her body—even though she’s trying her best.

“Let’s create a strategy, you and me,” says Dr. Salim . . . After all, she knows Sawsan isn’t “rude” or “bad”—she just needs a little help navigating her big, bursty emotions.

A story of affirming others and learning to love yourself, this social-emotional learning picture book follows a vivacious, neurodivergent child who sees the world a little differently—and maybe that’s a pretty splendid thing.

Join us for the launch of Arkansas Poet Ellie Black’s debut poetry collection, Revelator!

Ellie will be reading from the collection, signing copies, and will even give a musical performance!

The event begins at 6:30PM at Paper Hearts Bookstore on September 1st, 2026.

Ellie Black's debut collection, Revelator, glitches and falters, iterates and alludes. This is a book concerned deeply with what's real, what's fake, and what's fantasy. With equal parts humor and horror, this fragmented, oracular collection explores the consequences of the increasingly blurry digital-physical landscape in which we find ourselves and its relationship to power, control, and what we worship. These poems transform shards of language, pop culture, and literature into a tightly wound poetics of excess engaged with an incantatory attention to sound. Famous women, teenage girls, movie characters, and reluctant prophets are victims, villains, and victors, sometimes all at once. Here, boundaries blur between high and low. Angels visit and animatronics come to life. Sylvia Plath, Lee Edelman, and Evil Dead II share space in a single poem. Revelation, this collection proposes, exists at the limits of confessional poetry, religious confession, the dramatic twist, and the divine promise of an apocalyptic ending. Revelator offers up a mirror to how we invent and perform ourselves on stages, on screens, and in our lives.

Join us and local author Madeline Taylor for a dinner and discussion of the first book in her romantasy series, Heir of Illusion.

This month we are meeting at Southern Tail Brewing at 900 E 9th Street in Little Rock.

Tickets are $50 and include a copy of the book, your first drink of the evening, and appetizers. Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/read-between-the-wines-tickets-1987756479138?aff=ebdssbdestsearch

Join us for an evening with Arkansas author Jessica Gutierrez to celebrate her latest essay collection Adulting for Amateurs: Misadventures of a Geriatric Millennial.

A hilarious look at how getting older does not necessarily mean maturing.

Co-hosted with our friends at Dropping Hairpins!

Join us at Pettaway Coffee on the last Monday of every month at 6:30PM for 45 minutes of silent reading. Bring any book you like! The final 15 minutes of the hour is reserved for chatting, socializing, or slipping out silently if you prefer.

We recommend arriving about 15 minutes early if you’d like to purchase a beverage from our friendly baristas!

Join Paper Hearts Bookstore and local author Robert Arnold for the launch of a new volume of political essays! Come get into some good trouble, wield hope like a weapon, and build community!

The event will comprise of a reading, Q&A, and signing at Paper Hearts Bookstore in Pettaway Square, Sunday, May 24th from 2:00PM-4:00PM

Copies of Defiance Til Death Vols. 1 & 2 will be available for purchase.

Spooky Stories book club meets every third Wednesday of the month at Paper Hearts Bookstore at 6:30PM. This club focuses on horror, thriller, and mystery novels spanning classics to contemporary.

Check our calendar, or our monthly flyer in-store and on Instagram to see what we are reading each month. Remember, if you purchase through Paper Hearts, you get 10% off!

For May, we are reading The Reddening by Adam Nevill.

Join us for a book club that spans all genres at Lost Forty Brewing! We meet at 7:00PM on the third Tuesday of every month to enjoy books, beers, and yummy snacks.

For May, we are reading Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir.

Check our calendar, or our monthly flyer on Instagram and in-store to see what we are reading each month. Remember, if you purchase your book at Paper Hearts, you get 10% off!

Paper Hearts Book Club meets on the second Thursday of every month and focuses on contemporary literary fiction.

This month we are reading The Dream Hotel by Laila Lalami. Meet us at the bookstore at 6:30PM!

Check our calendar, or our monthly flyer in-store and on Instagram to see what we are reading each month. Remember if you purchase your book from Paper Hearts, you get 10% off!

Join us and our friends at North Little Rock Library System for a Dungeon Crawler Carl themed adult spelling bee, hosted by Flyway Brewing in Argenta from 6:00PM- 8:30PM! The winner will take home a voucher from Flyway Brewing and a special treat from Paper Hearts.

To participate in the bee, register at nlrlibrary.org. Must be 21+ to register.

Join us and our lovely chef friend Paige at Sterling Market at 7:00PM for a potluck dinner of dishes from the cook book Kitchens of Hope.

There is no registration or ticket fee required. All we ask is that you bring a shareable dish from the cook book to enjoy with everyone. At dinner we will discuss the cookbook itself as well as our dishes and maybe pick up a few handy techniques from Paige!

Join us at Paper Hearts Bookstore for a reading, Q&A, and signing with professor at Lyons College and author Dr. Stephanie Saunders to celebrate the release of her debut novel, Covered Buttons.

A moving coming of age tale set in the Ozarks in the 1930s, Covered Buttons follows teenager Thea Everson as she learns what adulthood holds for her from a cast of women passing along their knowledge to the next generation.

Join us at Paper Hearts Bookstore with our friends from Good Day Pottery to paint a planter shaped like a stack of books!

Tickets are $55 and include all supplies, instructions, and the kiln firing of your final piece.

One lucky participant will win a gift card to Concrete Roots to pick out a new plant to fill your planter! To secure your ticket, stop by the store, send us a DM on Instagram, or email us!

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!

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!