Quail Ridge Books is an award-winning , independently-owned, full-service general book and music store serving North Carolina and beyond since 1984. Browse in our 10,000 square foot store and let our expert staff handle your book and music needs.

Upcoming Events

Wednesday, June 19, 2013 - 7:30pm

Dean King Is it still going on? Dean King, author of Skeletons on the Zahara: A True Story of Survival, brings us The Feud: The Hatfields and McCoys: The True Story on Wednesday, June 19, at 7:30 p.m. With the cooperation of both families, Dean gives an informed account--both reasoned and reasonable--of the irrational.

Thursday, June 20, 2013 - 7:30pm

Craig JohnsonPerhaps you've discoverd Longmire on A&E. Now Craig Johnson brings us the latest, A Serpent's Tooth: A Walt Longmire Mystery, on Thursday, June 20, at 7:30 p.m. This time, the Wyoming Sheriff finds himself in the crosshairs of a brewing religious war.

Friday, June 21, 2013 - 7:30pm

Linda Watson Linda Watson (founder, cook, and researcher of Cook for Good) knows her way around organic produce and cooking. She joins us on Friday, June 21, at 7:30 p.m. with Fifty Weeks of Green: A CSA Romance with Recipes. Make the most of what our local farmers' markets have to offer.

Sunday, June 23, 2013 - 3:00pm

Stephen Shoemaker and Janet Pittard NC art lovers will find much to love here. Artist Stephen Shoemaker and Janet Pittard join us with their book, Stephen Shoemaker: The Paintings and Their Stories, on Sunday, June 23, at 3 p.m. Stephen Shoemaker, an Ashe County native, is known for his dramatic railroad paintings and scenes of life in the Blue Ridge mountains.

Tuesday, June 25, 2013 - 7:30pm

George Packer George Packer examines a broad canvas: the past 30 years of America. Join us on Tuesday, June 25, at 7:30 p.m. for The Unwinding: An Inner History of the New America. The author of Assassins' Gate and a writer for the New Yorker, Packer has a keen eye for the big story in the small moment. Three decades of change via the personal histories of an Ohio factory worker, a Washington political operative, a North Carolinian small businessman, and an Internet billionaire are interwoven into a startling perspective.

Wednesday, June 26, 2013 - 7:00pm

Sarah DessenNYT-best selling author Sarah Dessen returns on Wednesday, June 26, at 7 p.m. with her latest novel, The Moon and More. Emaline wants it all, but how can she balance where she comes from with where she's going? Ages 12+.


Signing Line Ticket Event: Receive a ticket with the purchase from us of The Moon and More.

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