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Empire of Pain

Patrick Radden Keefe
2021
Decades into the opioid epidemic, once-elusive Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family have become hou…
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James

Percival Everett
2024
Mark Twain's novel, "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" was written between 1876 an…
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When Crack Was King

When Crack Was King: A People's History of a Misunderstood Era

Donovan Ramsey
2023
The United States’ crack epidemic of the 1980s and 90s was undeniably a period of great suffering a…
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Fourth Wing

The Empyrean series

Rebecca Yarros
2022
"Fourth Wing""Iron Flame" Doomsayers have been predicting the demise of printed…
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Jun
19

Featured Author for Juneteenth Art Crawl

Thornwell Books will take part in the June 19th Art Crawl in Morganton from 4:00 - 7:30. Our guest will be Chrissie Dixon, author of "No Jump in My Trunk: An Inspiring Lesson on Unpacking Your Power and Getting a Life". Copies will be available for sale. Chrissie will talk with patrons and sign books. Thornwell will have both a non-alcoholic and spiked Juneteenth punch on offer.
June 19, 2025, 4 p.m.
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Join us on Wednesday, December 4th (TOMORROW!) for Coffee with a Cop here at Thornwell Books from 8…
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Happy Friday! We are back to regular hours today (8:00 AM-5:30 PM). Stop by for all your holiday sh…
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Happy #NewReleaseTuesday! We have a great selection of both new books and a few oldies but goodies …
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This event has been rescheduled! Please join us on Thursday, December 5th at 6:00 PM for our next a…
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Happy #NewReleaseTuesday! Our table is brimming with fantastic reads, including both fresh releases…
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Here’s another book recommendation! Barista and bookseller April recently enjoyed The Anthropocene …