Stir the Plot Books

06/07/2026

Had a fantastic day at Pride Fest yesterday!!! Thank you so much Hendersonville NC Pride for a well-run, enjoyable event 🥰

~Betsy

P.S. if you're still following the Off the Wall Books N Cafe page, please be aware that I was removed last week (some kind of hacking, I expect, and FB doesn't give pages back without more work than I'm willing to put in so oh well 🤷🏻‍♀️).

Basically, if you're contacted by the page or see new posts, that isn't me. I recommend unfollowing and letting other folks know in case they don't see this ☺️

05/30/2026

Come and see me on Saturday, June 6th, at Jackson Park from 12pm-5pm for the 2026 Hendersonville NC Pride Festival: Love in Technicolor! The graphic below shows a photo featuring just 7 of the dozens of books I’ll have available for folks to read as they wish

05/26/2026

I had the pleasure of attending the One Book, One Buncombe event in Asheville on May 16th to hear Dolen Perkins-Valdez talk about her new book Happy Land, which is based on local history in Henderson County!

Stay tuned for a book review coming up on Stir the Plot Books as well as a recap of the event on The More You Know, Hendo's substack (reposted here once that's written!).

In the meantime, check out my recap of the recent Happy Land talk Ronnie Pepper gave in Zirconia on April 20th!

https://themoreyouknowhendo.substack.com/p/the-kingdom-of-the-happy-land

Happy reading, y'all!

~BB.

Image shows me standing behind Dolen as she is handing me my freshly signed copy of Happy Land, which I am very much enjoying reading right now!

05/06/2026

Ahhhh, so CUTE!!!

This Parade of Hearts sculpture is not only a sculpture. It’s also a Little Free Library. So…feel free to take a book and leave a book!

“Read It Forward” is located in front of Rainy Day Books at 2706 W 53rd St, Fairway, KS.

05/05/2026

Every month I make one new books order. Anyone local is welcome to make a special order, which usually arrives within 1 week after I place my order. Then I let you know once your book has arrived and make plans to either deliver directly to your home or meet-up somewhere within Henderson County, NC where I offer free delivery.
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I require prepayment for special orders, but as part of prepayment I offer a discount which is usually around 15-20% off cover price depending on a few factors.
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If you want to pay full-price, I’m happy to take your money (all profits go directly back into the business), and in the future I plan to partner with different groups so I can donate that 15-20% of cover price to causes that my customers and I value!
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The May special order will be placed on May 25th (usually in the evening) and I ask that you email by May 24th and prepay by May 25th at the latest.
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Folks who are fine paying shipping costs are welcome to order from me at ANY time and will receive a shipment directly from my distributor. Depending on how many books you order and how much they cost, the prepay discount I offer usually covers most or all of the shipping costs.
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My goal is to be both affordable and convenient

04/26/2026

My full review of Tia Levings, Writer's new book is finally written! I give it 5/5 stars: enjoy my review and please check out the book once it’s available

04/21/2026

Thank you all for a fabulous (albeit windy 😳) event last weekend! Stay tuned for upcoming events and book orders ☺️

A huge shout-out to the folks at the Back Alley Boutique and Bud Bar who did their best to make the event successful despite the intense weather 💜 I appreciate you all!

~Betsy

04/19/2026

It's almost time for the Back Alley Boutique and Bud Bar's H**p Fest in Tryon today! Come see me there 💜

Looks like there will be some other fabulous vendors also ☺️ It's always a good time and I will, of course, have all my h**p books available!

Plus, you can make special orders and I can track your order on paper so if you have any books you'd like to order anonymously, just let me know in person!

~Betsy

Image shows the info for making book orders in April. Scroll down my page for an actual image description on a previous post ✨

04/15/2026

Tia Levings' book (I Belong to Me) is SO GOOD, y'all. I'm almost done reading it and will write a review ASAP.

I hope everyone who was ever in a high control religious group or who cares about someone who is/was (so, basically everyone) reads this book 💯

I was not expecting to get as much out of it personally as I have, and I am so thankful it's about to release so others can check it out too.

My order for April goes out on the last Monday of this month. Let me know if you'd like to get a copy 💜 Free delivery or meet-up in Henderson County, NC and prepay discounts available ☺️

~Betsy

04/07/2026

The next book order is coming up on April 27th! Please get your orders to me by April 26th: [email protected]

If you prepay with cash for your special order you can get up to 20% off cover price and if you prepay with a card you can get up to 15% off cover price. Email me for more details about your specific books.

As always, I offer free delivery or meeting up within Henderson County!

~Betsy

Image has a light purple background with purple flower petals scattered across the top and a variety of flowers along the bottom. The Stir the Plot logo (a cauldron/pot with a rainbow infinity sign on the front and Progress Pride flag colors rising up to create a book hovering above the cauldron and a large wooden spoon stirring the pot) is to the left in the middle with some pastel-colored books to the right of the logo.

Words on the image read: "Next New Book Order: April 27, 2026; Email your special orders by April 26th: [email protected]; Free delivery within Henderson County, NC and pre-pay discounts!