Events

It's one of our biggest sales of the year!  Come in, call us, email us during these four days with your purchases.  Readers' Club members receive 15% off CDs and 20% off most other items. 
And of course, NY Times bestsellers are still 30% off for you.

Just think: buying just $75 during the sale saves you your entire membership fee!  Our annual membership is just $15, and is free for seniors 60+ and for teachers preK through grade 12.

Whether you're a fan of picture books or early readers, we have a great author Storytime for you!  Author and illustrator Nick Bruel visits, fresh from being awarded the NC Children's Book Award for WHO IS MELVIN BUBBLE? 

He's also the creator of picture books BAD KITTY and POOR PUPPY, and will be introducing his newest early reader, HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BAD KITTY.  If you were here when Nick appeared at our Summer B.I.R.D.S. program, you know how much the kids love him.  For ages 3 and up. 

Can’t make it? To request a signed or personalized copy, call 828-1588 or 1-800-672-6789 or contact orders@quailridgebooks.com (at least 48 hours in advance for email) to check availability.

It's one of our biggest sales of the year!  Come in, call us, email us during these four days with your purchases.  Readers' Club members receive 15% off CDs and 20% off most other items. 
And of course, NY Times bestsellers are still 30% off for you.

Just think: buying just $75 during the sale saves you your entire membership fee!  Our annual membership is just $15, and is free for seniors 60+ and for teachers preK through grade 12.

We're not just books.  Enjoy a free in-store concert as Elaine Funaro visits Quail Ridge, playing selections from her latest CD DANCES WITH HARPSICHORDS.

Can’t make it? To request a signed or personalized copy, call 828-1588 or 1-800-672-6789 or contact orders@quailridgebooks.com (at least 48 hours in advance for email) to check availability.

Is your sweet tooth primed?  Foy Edelman brings us SWEET CAROLINA: FAVORITE DESSERTS AND CANDIES FROM THE OLD NORTH STATE.  It's a treasure trove of delicacies from the kitchens and communities of NC families.  She will serve samples and sign her book.  If you like to bake for the holidays, SWEET CAROLINA offers some wonderful gift ideas.

Can’t make it? To request a signed or personalized copy, call 828-1588 or 1-800-672-6789 or contact orders@quailridgebooks.com (at least 48 hours in advance for email) to check availability.

It's one of our biggest sales of the year!  Come in, call us, email us during these four days with your purchases.  Readers' Club members receive 15% off CDs and 20% off most other items. 
And of course, NY Times bestsellers are still 30% off for you.

Just think: buying just $75 during the sale saves you your entire membership fee!  Our annual membership is just $15, and is free for seniors 60+ and for teachers preK through grade 12.

How is this for a special Storytime?  Author & illustrator Jane
Wattenberg presents her endearing version of the classic Edward Lear
children's poem, THE DUCK AND THE KANGAROO.  Little ones will love these wide-eyed adventurers and friends.  For ages 3 and up.

Can’t make it? To request a signed or personalized copy, call 828-1588 or 1-800-672-6789 or contact orders@quailridgebooks.com (at least 48 hours in advance for email) to check availability.

Roy Williams takes a break from UNC-CH basketball to bring us HARD WORK: MY LIFE ON AND OFF THE COURT, along with co-author Tim Crothers.  HARD WORK is the untold story of his early years, and his road to coaching and personal success. 
Coach Williams will be signing only, not doing a program.  He will sign copies only for those attending the event.  He will sign books only; please, no memorabilia.  He will be here for 90 minutes (7:30 - 9 p.m.). 

For those who have not yet purchased books as of Tuesday afternoon (11/10), we suggest you arrive about 8:30 p.m. to assess the line.  We will have a better estimate then of whether Coach Williams will be able to sign for more people on line.  

SIGNING LINE TICKET EVENT - receive a ticket for the signing line with the purchase of HARD WORK.  We highly encourage you to pre-pay for this book to ensure availability.

We'll have a drawing for one pair of free Carolina basketball tickets!  You must be present at the event to enter or win.

Can’t make it?  We're sorry, we cannot guarantee signed copies from the Coach Williams' event for those not in attendance.
To check if we have any signed copies after the event, call 828-1588 or 1-800-672-6789 or contact orders@quailridgebooks.com  to check availability.

Elizabeth Spencer presents her THE SOUTHERN WOMAN.  This book contains selected fiction, including her famous novella THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA. 

Can’t make it? To request a signed or personalized copy, call 828-1588 or 1-800-672-6789 or contact orders@quailridgebooks.com (at least 48 hours in advance for email) to check availability.

As of 6:15 p.m. we were
informed Mike Huckabee's bus was running up to an hour late (up to 9
p.m.).  Please plan your arrival accordingly.  We will post new
information as we get it. 

SIGNING LINE TICKET EVENT!  Former presidential candidate Mike Huckabee brings us A SIMPLE CHRISTMAS: TWELVE STORIES THAT CELEBRATE THE TRUE HOLIDAY SPIRIT.  The paperback of DO THE RIGHT THING will also be available, along with other books.  This is a signing only; he will not be presenting a program.  Receive a signing line ticket with the purchase of any of his books.  We highly encourage pre-purchasing of his books to ensure availability. 

Sorry, Gov. Huckabee will not be personalizing.  Photos are allowed, but there will not be time for posed pictures.  He will be here for one hour.  

Can’t make it? To request a signed copy, call 828-1588 or 1-800-672-6789 or contact orders@quailridgebooks.com (at least 48 hours in advance for email) to check availability.

David Wroblewski arrives with one of Nancy's favorites, THE STORY OF EDGAR SAWTELLE. A grand saga about family, a boy, dogs, and growing up that will keep you reading all night and make you wish that it hadn't ended. This 2008 Oprah book club selection is now in paperback.

Can’t make it? To request a signed or personalized copy, call 828-1588 or 1-800-672-6789 or contact orders@quailridgebooks.com (at least 48 hours in advance for email) to check availability.

If you're a James Bond fan, here's the real thing.  Christopher Andrew presents DEFEND THE REALM: THE AUTHORIZED HISTORY OF
MI5, a history of Ml5 and the precise role it played from 1909 through two world wars, the Cold War, and the war on
terrorism.

Can’t make it? To request a signed or personalized copy, call 828-1588 or 1-800-672-6789 or contact orders@quailridgebooks.com (at least 48 hours in advance for email) to check availability.

Susie Wilde writes the popular children's book review columns for the N&O.  Her "Wilde Awards - Live" programs are an annual favorite here.  Come find out about great children's books that perhaps flew under the radar.  This is part of our monthly View From Tuesday programs.  All are welcome, especially educators (WCPSS continuing credit awarded). 

Some historical events have a reach for years to come.  LeRae Umfleet examines such an event in A DAY OF BLOOD: THE 1898 WILMINGTON RACE RIOT.  Find out what really happened as a result of this pivotal point in the history of race relations in North Carolina.

Can’t make it? To request a signed or personalized copy, call 828-1588 or 1-800-672-6789 or contact orders@quailridgebooks.com (at least 48 hours in advance for email) to check availability.

NC's former Poet Laureate Fred Chappell brings us a new collection, ANCESTORS AND OTHERS: NEW AND SELECTED STORIES.  There's something for everyone: folk fables in the Twain tradition, realistic stories of
growing up in remote Appalachia, tales of family, kin, and community, and tales of the
fantastic and spooky.

Can’t make it? To request a signed or personalized copy, call 828-1588 or 1-800-672-6789 or contact orders@quailridgebooks.com (at least 48 hours in advance for email) to check availability.

Wayne Martin brings us his new double CD anthology, GOING DOWN TO RALEIGH.  Come hear the history and traditions of music from the Piedmont, circa  1976 - 1998. 

Martin will speak about the musicians included on the recording and play
samples of their performances. Gerry Overton, son of banjo player A.C. Overton, whose music is part of the CD, and Margaret Martin will join Wayne for short live performance to conclude the presentation.

This is a LIMITED printing release; reserve your copy now.

Can’t make it? To request a signed or personalized copy, call 828-1588 or 1-800-672-6789 or contact orders@quailridgebooks.com (at least 48 hours in advance for email) to check availability.

Monthly session — all are welcome. Newcomers: Bring origami paper if you have it.

SIGNING LINE TICKET EVENT - receive a signing line ticket with the purchase of CROCODILE TEARS. We suggest you pre-pay for this book to ensure availability and an earlier line ticket.

One of the most popular teen series today is Anthony Horowitz' ALEX RIDER adventures.  Anthony returns to Quail Ridge with Alex's eighth saga, CROCODILE TEARS!  He continues the thrilling adventures of a reluctant teenage spy who works for Britain’s MI6 and uses his wits and cool gadgets to incapacitate the bad guys.  For ages 10 and up.

Anthony Horowitz will personalize and sign his backlist books.  Up to two copies may be brought from home for signing.  Photography is allowed.  

Can’t make it? To request a signed or personalized copy, call 828-1588 or 1-800-672-6789 or contact orders@quailridgebooks.com (at least 48 hours in advance for email) to check availability.

Join us on
Thanksgiving morning for the annual Ridgewood Turkey Trot, which includes an 8K
race, 1 mile fun run, and kids dash. The event is held at Ridgewood Shopping Center with fun events for the whole family: Lacy Elementary art competition, Mr. Turkey, and an active warm-up by SoulFit.

Every 100th competitive division finisher receives a certificate for a complimentary fitting and a free pair of Mizuno shoes from Fleet Feet Sports Raleigh!

Proceeds benefit the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Events begin at 8 a.m. and parking will be available across the
street at Meredith College.

Save money and register before November 11th online. More information is available at www.mseventsnc.com. 

Poetry lovers have a treat in store for them as three NC poets come to read their new works!  Ruth Moose reads from THE LIBRARIAN;  Tony Reevy presents IN
MOUNTAIN LION COUNTRY; and Carolyne Wright brings us MAJESTIC NIGHTS.  Poet David Rigsbee serves as moderator.

Can’t make it? To request a signed or personalized copy, call 828-1588 or 1-800-672-6789 or contact orders@quailridgebooks.com (at least 48 hours in advance for email) to check availability.

Take a break from holiday stress.  Tony & Gary Williamson perform a free concert of traditional music with guitar and mandolin,from their new CD MY ROCKY RIVER HOME.  It's a great music event for the whole family.

Can’t make it? To request a signed or personalized copy, call 828-1588 or 1-800-672-6789 or contact orders@quailridgebooks.com (at least 48 hours in advance for email) to check availability.

Steven V. Roberts presents FROM EVERY END OF THIS EARTH: 13 FAMILIES AND THE NEW LIVES THEY MADE IN AMERICA.  These 13 families represent  diverse immigrant
experiences. Each saga includes numerous rich quotes from each family to illustrate the human side of this often polarizing subject.

Can’t make it? To request a signed or personalized copy, call 828-1588 or 1-800-672-6789 or contact orders@quailridgebooks.com (at least 48 hours in advance for email) to check availability.

Take a break from holiday stress and come in for a free concert for the whole family.  The Neuse River Flute Circle performs on Native American flutes.

It's a Quail Ridge tradition - time for Mishpacha to return with a free Hanukkah concert for the family!