Events

A fun way to visit 18 bookstores in Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky and meet fellow book people. Get your passport stamped at each visit for 1) a unique memento and 2) chance to win prizes. No purchase necessary for entry.

Relaunch of our Book Club. This is an informal gathering to drop in and talk about books. Which books? Anything you’d like to talk about. RSVP here or email us.  

Cincinnati’s amazing light and art festival.

Joy & Matt will be proudly hosting authors Wes Blake and Michael Alessi, to discuss Blake’s novella, Pineville Trace. Lee Martin, author of the Pulitzer Prize Finalist The Bright Forever, says, “A man escapes from prison only to find he can’t separate himself from his past. Pineville Trace is a story of a man on the run. Wes Blake renders the tale […]

Author Allison Tyra will be in our store with her debut book Uncredited: Women’s Overlooked, Misattributed, and Stolen Work. The book will be out on May 6th. Allison Tyra is the creator and manager of Infinite women, an ever-expanding encyclopedia of women. You can find more information here: https://www.infinite-women.com/. RSVP here or email us.  

Author Lorien Elizabeth will be in our store to sign and answer questions about her debut Fantasy novel The Book of Pleione. Lorien Elizabeth is a visionary storyteller and spiritual explorer whose work weaves together cosmic narratives, social sciences, and a deep connection to the natural world. Her passion for nature, spirituality, and interdisciplinary studies […]

Happy Pride Month! Our second Drag Queen Story Hour with beautiful P. H. Dee! She will read Randy Rainbow and the Marvelously Magical Pink Glasses by Randy Rainbow. She would love to see you there!

This is a monthly book club organized by Civic Cincinnati. The book club will be on the last Wednesday of every month. There is no assigned book for the book club. Organizer Ryan will give out a topic to discuss in the next book club at the end of each session. The topic for June […]

We are honored to  have author Lacie Evans in store for signing her new book Hot Cowgirl Sh*t : The Hilarious Adventures of Farmer Lacie and Her Adorable, Huggable Cows  Lacie Evans is a cattle-woman, host of the podcast Feral Cow Bitch, and owner of Cowgirl Hustle. She resides with her herd in southern Ohio. Enjoy an […]

Science fiction/Fantasy fans mark your calendar! We will have Bestselling author Emily Jane and Yume Kitasei in store on October 3rd 2025. They will discuss their  new release books American Werewolves (Sep 16th, 2025) and Saltcrop (Sep 30th, 2025). Yume Kitasei is the author of The Deep Sky and The Stardust Grail. She is Japanese and American and grew […]

“Anchorette” is a poetic, nautical fairy tale inspired by Samuel Coleridge’s “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner.” Please join us on Sunday, November 9th, 2025 at 3:00 PM at Joy and Matt’s Books, located at 915 Vine Street, Cincinnati, Ohio for an author meet-and-greet with live readings of the poem. Artist books of the poem […]