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10/13/2026

Happy Publication Day to Home for the Homicides!

We can’t wait to host NYT Bestselling Author, Elle Cosimano, and the litter of puppies named after her characters THIS SUNDAY, October 18th from 1-3pm!

Elle will be signing copies of Home for the Homicides from 1-3pm. Tickets for timed entry to the book signing are available at talesandtailsbookcafe.com and are selling fast!

The Old Dominion Humane Society will have adoptable puppies, ready for their furever homes ❤ See a pup you’d like to potentially adopt- head on over to olddominionhumanesociety.org to fill out an application ahead of Sunday.

10/11/2026

🌿 Introducing Tales Between the Vines! 📚
We’re so excited to announce a new three-month workshop series in partnership with Tales & Tails and Green Eyed Vines! Together, we’re bringing books and plants together for a series of creative, hands-on experiences. It’s the perfect opportunity to support two small downtown businesses, meet fellow book lovers, and put your green thumb to work. 🌱

Here’s what’s growing:
🌿 October 11: The all-access ticket for all three workshops goes on sale online for $150.
📚 October 13: Individual workshop tickets go on sale online for $60 each.
Tickets are available at greeneyedvines.com under the “workshops” tab

Save the dates for our workshops!
🌱 November 3 | Secret Garden Terrarium & Gilded Spine Book Event�Hosted at Green Eyed Vines
📖 December 3 | Blind Date with a Book & Plant Swap�Hosted at Tales & Tails
🌸 January 27 | Pressed Flower Reading Journal & Bookmark Workshop�Hosted at Green Eyed Vines

Whether you’re a bookworm, a plant lover, or both, we can’t wait to bring this series to life with you! 💚

10/10/2026

🧙‍♀️ A little book magic, just in time for spooky season! 📚🎃

Join us for our witch hat book stack craft and create your own Halloween-inspired literary masterpiece! Whether you’re decorating your shelves for fall or adding a little witchy charm to your reading nook, this is the perfect way to get crafty with your fellow book lovers.

🗓️Saturday October 17th at 10am
🎟️Tickets $25 and are available at talesandtailsbookcafe.com

10/08/2026

Ahoy, little readers! ⚓️📚 We’re setting sail for a special Kids Story Time at Tales & Tails!

Join us Saturday, October 10th from 10–11 AM for a FREE story time with local author Kris Coronado, featuring her wonderful book Lighthouse Ladies: Shining a Spotlight on Hardy Heroines. 🌊💡

Come hear the inspiring true stories of four incredible women who proved that lighthouse keeping wasn’t just a man’s job!

Bring the kiddos and let’s celebrate some seriously courageous women! 💙

10/07/2026

🎃🐾 HOWL-O-WEEN IS TOMORROW! 🐾🎃

Grab your pup, put on their best costume, and join us tomorrow, October 8th,from 6–8 PM at the Fredericksburg Dog Park for a night of Halloween fun!

We’re teaming up with Fredericksburg Parks & Recreation for a dog costume contest, so come ready to show off your pup’s best look. The best big and small dog costume will receive a prize👻🐶

And don’t worry, Ruth and Buster are sitting this one out- we had to give all the pups a chance 😂

10/06/2026

It’s New Book Tuesday brought to you by Vienna🐾📚

New Freida McFadden, V.E Schwab, Ali Hazelwood, some GREAT nonfiction and more! This is a great week for a new book📙

Vienna is available for adoption now from the Old Dominion Humane Society! Here is more about her:

- Vienna has great house manners, keeps a clean crate, and sleeps quietly in her crate overnight

- She rides well in a car and will jump in with no problem

- She is still shy at first, but is really starting to warm up to human pets and dog playmates, and warms up to strangers more quickly now

- She doesn’t “cuddle” but will seek out affection when she wants some gentle pets

- She plays well with her foster brother, who is about her same size, and has even started to initiate playtime

- She is more comfortable now, and barks a little when she’s excited, or will occasionally chime in when other dogs bark

- She has “howled” or let out some “ah-rooooooos” a few times recently when foster mom has been gone and dad is still in the house

- Had an adventure to Blue Cow Ice Cream and did well with strangers; tentative and nervous with strange kids and adults, but never aggressive and does warm up fairly quickly with patience. Was also nervous but calm when encountering other dogs on the street.

10/05/2026

It’s not ghosts, or monsters, or vampires we’re afraid of this October. It’s censorship.

Because the scariest thing isn’t a book that challenges you, unsettles you, or makes you think differently.

It’s a world where someone else gets to decide what you’re allowed to read.

October 4-10 is Banned Book Week. We are highlighting banned and challenged books and invite you to join us.

Here are a few things you can do to help fight book bans:
1. Read Banned Books. Check them out from the library, buy them on libro.fm, buy them from your local bookstore. When we invest in these books, they’re harder to control.
2. Fight legislation supporting book bans. Through voting, participating in local government, and staying informed on policies that effect you, you can make a difference.
3. Spread the word against book bans. Talk to your neighbors and friends. Join our banned book club and bring a friend. The more that we talk about book bans openly, the less they can happen without our knowledge or consent.

Finally, we want to invite you to our next Banned Book Club meeting on October 29th at 6pm to discuss The Shining by Stephen King. It’s free to join, no sign up or purchase is ever required.

10/04/2026

In just TWO WEEKS we welcome Elle Cosimano and this adorable litter of puppies named after her characters from ODHS📚🐾

We could not be more excited to have Elle in to sign her new holiday thriller, Home for the Homicides, on Sunday, October 18th from 1-3pm! A few of the time slots are already sold out so get your tickets ASAP🎟️

https://www.eventbookings.com/b/event/author-signing-event-with-elle-cosimano

The puppies and mom, Finlay, are all available for adoption through ODHS. Please check out their website and submit an application if you’re interesting in taking one of these cuties home!

We have no doubt this is going to be SUCH a fun day, you won’t want to miss it!

10/03/2026

The Independent Book Fest has been cancelled but this rainy weather is perfect for a spooky read and a delicious Oatmeal Crème Latte☕️

We also have a special section just for our local indie authors to make it easy for you to shop!

We’re open today 8am-7pm📚🐾☕️

10/02/2026

EVENT CANCELLED🚨

Tomorrow is the Fredericksburg Independent Book Fest at Riverfront Park from 10am-4pm!
We are proud sponsors of the book fest and hope you will come see us at our booth to shop our awesome selection of local, independent authors!

This is also a great opportunity to check out the work of dozens of other local authors. These are your neighbors, co-workers, your kids went to school with their kids- truly local writers that have accomplished the awesome feat of writing a book. You may just find your new favorite author. We will see you at the fest!

For more information, the festival schedule, and list of attending authors, head over to

This year, we’re back in the fully redesigned and renovated Riverfront Park at 701 Sophia Street in downtown Fredericksburg. Attendees and exhibitors alike will enjoy this beautiful green space.