Whaleastic Grown-Up Book Fair

Schedule

Sat May 23 2026 at 01:00 pm to 05:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

The Whale A Craft Beer Collective | Asheville, NC

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About this Event

The Whaleastic Grown-Up Book Fair, is coming back to The Whale on Saturday, May 23rd from 1-5pm. ::We’ve got a line-up of incredible vendors helping us bring this nostalgia-packed event to life. ::

Come browse books from some of your favorite local book vendors. ::

Book Vendor Line Up:

Malaprops -Malaprop’s Bookstore/Café is an independent bookstore founded in Asheville, NC in 1982. They carry a carefully curated selection of books for adults, children, and young adults, as well as gift items.


Blue Moon Books -

Blue Moon Books is a used bookstore in Canton with quality fiction and nonfiction titles in a wide variety of genres.

Will Bloom Book Bus -

A mobile book bus with a mission to instill and foster a love of literature to the entire community. Willbloom is a space where everyone can go to find themselves; to find their adventures, their true loves, to find their own stories on the shelves.

Lit Local -

Lit Local is owned and operated by local author Jacqui Castle, and the mission is simple: get the work of local authors into the hands of more readers. You may have seen the carts around town!

Firestorm Books -As a queer, feminist collective, they feature books and events that reflect the interests and the needs of marginalized communities in the South.

A Thousand Loves-

A romance-only pop-up book store!The fun doesn’t stop there! ::


We'll have bookish artists with jewelry, bookmarks, stained glass, journals, and more! ::

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The Whale A Craft Beer Collective, 507 Haywood Road, Asheville, United States

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