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Charlotte Bookstores

Charlotte BookPalooza Brings 86 Authors to Truist Field on Oct. 10. Kids 15 and Under Get In Free.

Charlotte BookPalooza fills Truist Field on Saturday, Oct. 10, with 86 indie authors, local booksellers and a day of activities for readers.

Jack Beckett·Sep 28, 2026

An author arranges stacks of her novel at a festival book table under a white tent, beside text reading Charlotte BookPalooza, Saturday, Oct. 10, Truist Field, 86 authors, one ballpark.

community

Mecklenburg Makes Sept. 25 Dolly Parton Day. Here's Where to Celebrate.

Three weeks after Dolly Parton's death, Mecklenburg County has named Friday, Sept. 25, Dolly Parton Day. Smart Start, which mails free books from her Imagination Library to children across the…

Jack Beckett·Sep 16, 2026

Dolly Parton smiles holding two of her children's books against a teal backdrop, beside text reading Mecklenburg County, Dolly Parton Day, Friday, 9/25.

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Fifty Thousand Secondhand Books, Almost None Over $8: The Book Rack's Quiet 30-Year Run

Fifty thousand secondhand books, almost none over eight dollars, and a trade that keeps them moving reader to reader. Inside The Book Rack, the Johnston Road shop that has kept south Charlotte…

Jack Beckett·Jul 1, 2026

The Book Rack, a secondhand bookstore on Johnston Road in south Charlotte.