Upcoming Events
Meet us at an upcoming pop-up event!
Fall Vendor Event @ Daff & Daisy
Fall is almost here and we can’t wait to celebrate with YOU! Every purchase you make supports a dream, a family and our lock community. We hope to see you there!
*Rain Date Sept 20th
Let’s Get Lit(erary) Book Club
Join us for an evening of book yap! September's pick is Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke. Your ticket includes light snacks & refreshments, plus 15% off the store that night.
Thursday, Sept 24, 7-9pm at 28 S. Main Street, Allentown NJ
Books and Boops
Books and Boops!
Teaming up with our friends at Shore Saves NJ Animal Rescue & Shelter for a dog adoption event to benefit the puppies at Shore Saves! Activities (including puppy kisses!) available for a donation fee to the rescue plus lots of other dog related promos and donation incentives. Come find your next pet or just enjoy the day showing some love to these great pups.
Fourth Wing Trivia w/ Boozy Book Girls
Calling all dragon riders. Friends to Bookends x Boozy Book Girls are taking over The Roost in Cream Ridge for a night of Fourth Wing trivia, timed perfectly with the release of Threshing Day.
A night of Fourth Wing trivia (yes, all 3 books!), teams welcome; Prizes for 1st, 2nd, 3rd place Best Cosplay prize; Themed drink specials
Hightstown Fall Festival
We will be joining many other local artisans at Hightstown’s Annual Fall Festival. Many other craft makers plus live music, food trucks and food creators, fresh farmers market goods, local spirits, and family-friendly activities.
Allentown Fall Festival
Stroll down Main Street and explore our local businesses plus many other artisans and handmade crafters while enjoying family-friendly activities and entertainment. Plus Lions Club Craft Beer & Wine Garden. Can’t wait to see you there!
Witches Night Out
Witches Night Out in Allentown is a bewitching evening of fun, laughs, and spectacularly decorated hats!
FTB After Dark
Join us for an In Conversation author chat and signing celebrating two of our favorite fall reads: You're the One That I Haunt by Katie Jung and Succubus by Kate Fox.
Think cozy, curated, and a little bit spellbound. We're keeping this one intimate on purpose, an evening of author conversation, a crystal-infused apothecary, and shop, all wrapped up in the most elevated witchy vibes we can pull off. Tarot readings available as an add-on at checkout.
Let's Get Lit(erary) Book Club w/ Muse Theory Studio
Girl dinner isn't just the vibe this time, it's the actual menu. We're serving up girl dinner while we talk about this month's pick: Girl Dinner by Olivia Blake — so come shop, eat, and yap with us. 7–9pm.
FtB Book Swap
Bring the books you're breaking up with, leave with your next situationship. Live music, a food truck, and a whole brewery patio of people ready to talk you into (or out of) their favorite reads. 6–9pm.
Grown Up Book Fair & Market
Our favorite kind of chaos: authors to meet, vendors to shop, tarot readings, aura readings, and a pop-up sculpt class by Pulse Studio to kick off the morning! Come for one thing, stay for all of it. 10am–1pm.
Bookstore Romance Day
It's the one day a year we fully embrace our romance-reader era. Swing by for discounts on your favorite tropes, giveaways all day long, and a shop full of people who also definitely have a "types of book boyfriends" tier list.
Storytime for Little Friends
Join us for a story time for littles event with Friends to Bookends. We'll be joined by author Lauren Tucker, of I Feel Like Me. This event is free to join!
Book Club with FtB
Settle in for an evening of conversation and craft spirits. Friends to Bookends brings its monthly book club back to Recklesstown Farm Distillery on July 30th, 7–9 PM. $10 secures your seat. Drinks not included in ticket price but will be available for purchase at the distillery. If you purchase the book through FTB, you will receive a discount code from the distillery for your first drink!
BOOK PICK: Our Perfect Storm by Carley Fortune Frankie gets dumped the morning after her engagement party — her fiancé leaves only a note. Her best friend George proposes she use the honeymoon anyway, together, in Tofino. She agrees, hoping to repair their strained friendship. Buried feelings and old secrets surface.
The Vibe: Instant #1 NYT bestseller. Reviewed as “the only best-friends-to-lovers book you need” and “a slow-burn friends to lovers arc for the ages.”
Author Signing and Meet & Greet with Linny Mack
Romance author, Linny Mack, is bringing her brand-new sophomore novel, Beneath Still Waters, straight to our little bookshop! Come celebrate the release with us on June 27th, 11AM-2PM. Signed copies, good vibes, and the author herself.
Bookish Bingo with the Boozy Book Girls
Join us July 23rd at Old Hights Brewery for a night of Bookish Bingo hosted by FtB & the Boozy Book Girls! Grab your group and get ready for brews, bingo & book banter, cosplay encouraged. We can’t wait for this one! Grab your ticket below.
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The FtB Bookish Market- July
A bookish mini market with brunch, book crafts, and author signings! Our July authors include Jeanette Settembre, Alexandra Paige, Cristina Wolf, and Betty Corrello.
Vendors include: Sprinkled Sweet Pea, Con Miel Coffee, Ivy on Main, Wicked Flicker Candle Co, Muse Theory Studio, Beads by Rob (and Addy!) and Whiff’d Fragrance Bar.
Market open to all! All Access Tickets available below; $40 includes book bedazzling, mini pancakes from Sprinkled Sweet Pea and a swag bag full of goodies.
Let's Get Lit(erary) June Book Club
Book Club is BACK and you guys could not have picked a better book — we’re reading The Book Club for Troublesome Women this month and June 25th, 7–9pm we gather right here at Friends to Bookends to discuss.
Come ready to talk, laugh, overshare, and absolutely cause some trouble.👿 Grab your copy, grab your most troublesome friend, and lock in your spot before it’s gone — tickets available here💜
Story time for kids
Join us as author Amanda Rowe reads her book, If There Never Was a You - followed by coloring and signed books available for purchase!
Sunday Fundays w/ FTB
☀️ SUNDAY FUNDAY is officially happening and we cannot wait. Friends to Bookends is launching a monthly summer morning market series and June 14th is our very first one!
Join us for a morning of book yap, besties, and of course, brunch 💁♀️
NJ Bookstore Crawl
We are proud to be officially participating in the 2026 New Jersey Bookstore Crawl June 5th-7th. We will be in store all weekend with special giveaways & discounts, a mobile coffee cart and author signings!
Friday, June 5th 1-4PM - Meet & Greet and signing with Jeanette Settembre for her bestselling debut novel, Little Red Flags.
Saturday June 6th 1-3pm join us for author Meet & Greet with Christy Schillig and her new release Wish You Weren’t Here.
Sunday, June 7th 11am-2pm - Author signing with romance author, Alyssa-Ray Bouman.
We love being part of the NJ bookstore community and can’t wait to celebrate all weekend long.
Spring Vendor Event in Bordentown
The 2nd Annual Spring Vendor Event hosted by Daff & Daisy and Mackenzie Anne Photography.
RESCHEDULED TO MAY 31st!
Join us for a day filled with shopping, photoshoots, coffee, food, crafts, and live music! Grab a coffee, stroll the vendors, bring your friends, and enjoy a day supporting amazing local small businesses. We can’t wait to see you there.
Francesca Cocchi Author Event
We’re bringing together Francesca Cocchi, debut author of Have a Great Summer, and Madison Hawkins of the Jersey Girl Podcast for an evening of books, conversation, signing, and stunning jewelry from Muse Theory Studio — because good stories and beautiful things belong together.
Think summer nights, great energy, and a book you’re going to want to read on the beach immediately.
May Book Club at Recklesstown Farm Distillery
We’re taking book club on the road! Join us May 21st | 7–9pm | Recklesstown Farm Distillery
Mother's Day RETREAT
A special day of pampering! Enjoy a 30 min massage, a blow out, new book and a bouquet bar along with refreshments. $150/pp. Space is limited sign up with link below:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C094EA5AB2DA7F4C25-62931331-mothers?useFullSite=true#/
Lawrenceville Main Street Festival
Lawrenceville Main Street is bringing you the biggest and best community arts festival Lawrenceville has ever seen! Get ready for an incredible celebration featuring 170+ vendors, 3 stages of live music, amazing art, delicious food, and so much community spirit
Let's Get Lit(erary) Book Club Hosted by FTB
Join us April 30th 7-9pm for our first monthly book club! Your $10 ticket includes refreshments and 15% off an item in store during book club hours. We can’t wait to have you.
Link below to purchase ticket.
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Allentown Spring Stroll
This annual Spring event highlights our local businesses as well as local crafters and artisans along Main Street.
Self Love Saturday @ River Horse Brewing Co.
Unwind with a mini series of Mat Based Classes | Shop local self care vendors | Healthy Snacks | Beers & more!
Author Signing- Olivia Martel
Spend the afternoon in store with us and author Olivia Martel as we celebrate How to Fly!
Stop by to meet Olivia, chat about books, buy your copy and have it signed. We love highlighting local authors, and we’re so excited to welcome her to the store as our very first signing!
Bring a friend and enjoy a fun filled day surrounded by stories.
Grand Opening
Join us on Saturday, March 21, 2026, as we celebrate the Grand Opening of Friends to Bookends with an official ribbon cutting and a day full of surprises.
We’ve hidden golden bookmarks throughout the shop, each redeemable for special prizes like a blind date with a book, a free book, or 20% off your next visit. The first 25 customers will also receive a limited-edition commemorative bookmark.
Enjoy mocktails, snacks, and special collaborations with local vendors as we celebrate this exciting new chapter together.
We can’t wait to welcome you.