Upcoming Events
Friday Night Date Night
Every Friday night, Big Hill Books is open until 9 p.m. for you and your special someone to drop by for date night and some live music. Consider it a casual, low-key night out for the two of you after a nice dinner or matinee. Bring your partner, your mom, your friend, your dog or just yourself. Who knows? Maybe you’ll find your next great reads together.
Tiny Tots Story Time
Thursday mornings are for tiny tot book lovers. Bring you wee ones to Big Hill Books for Storytime with our talented Friends of Big Hill Books volunteer readers. It’s never too early to introduce children to books. Local children’s author Melanie Heuiser Hill and other volunteers lead our Tiny Tots Thursday Storytime program.
The Grim Readers Horror Book Club
June's Grim Readers Horror Book Club pick is S.A. Barnes’ Dead Silence, an outer space horror tale that takes you to the edge of your seat. RSVPs encouraged. Pre-order your copy today.
BHB Romance Book Club
BBHB's Romance Book Club meets the third Friday of each month. This month, join us for Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid. Local romance genre enthusiast Maddy Hohenstein leads the discussion. RSVPs encouraged but not required. Pre-order your copy today.
Pride Event: Minnesota Book Award Authors
Join local authors Kelly Lundquist and Bronson Lemer during Pride Month for a talk about their memoirs, Beard and The Lonely Veteran’s Guide to Companionship. These biographies explore the deeply personal experiences of queer life at the crossroads of three pillars of American culture—religion, marriage and the military. RSVPs encouraged but not required. Pre-order your copies today.
Come Back, I Love You - A Ghost Story
Minneapolis author Kathleen Novak reads from her award-winning novel, a poetic muse on love, loss, and the thin line between this world and the next. Set on an ancient lake with a small cast of charming characters, Come Back, I Love You invites us to explore the intertwining of memory and existence and to celebrate life’s most small, lovely moments. RSVPs encouraged but not required.
Book Fair for Grown-Ups
Remember the thrill of a Scholastic Book Fair as a kid? We’re bringing that nostalgia back—but for grown-ups! Visit the Big Hill Books booth among 140 authors, publishers, crafters, and other bookstores at the Inbound Book Fair for Grown-Ups at the Minnesota State Fair Grandstand. Ticket sales details here.
Tiny Tots Story Time
Thursday mornings are for tiny tot book lovers. Bring you wee ones to Big Hill Books for Storytime with our talented Friends of Big Hill Books volunteer readers. It’s never too early to introduce children to books. Local children’s author Melanie Heuiser Hill and other volunteers lead our Tiny Tots Thursday Storytime program.
Big Hill Books Book Club
Our June BHB Book Club pick is Rachel Maddow’s Prequel, an incredible accounting of 1930s American cultural and political history that we never learned about in the classroom. How true American patriots overcame the fascists in their midst is a very timely lesson for today . RSVPs encouraged but not required. Pre-order your copy today.
Kick off kids’ summer reading with a craft and two local authors
Celebrate two new series for K-3 readers! Full of unicorns and mermaids and a big Hmong family, these new books will delight both readers of fantasy tales and those who come to curl up with warm, family stories. Meet authors Payal Doshi and V.T. Bidania, then create your own artwork of a mermaid’s glittery tail or Eliana’s Hmong New Year broom. RSVPs encouraged but not required.