Half Full Bookstore

Half Full Bookstore Half Full is a cozy bookstore and creative workspace built for community, inspiration, and good stories.

We’re a warm place to read, work, connect, and see the world a little more half full.

📚✨ Storytime with Author Maryse Alexander ✨📚Join us for a special reading of Kai Learns About Oysters with author Maryse...
06/24/2026

📚✨ Storytime with Author Maryse Alexander ✨📚

Join us for a special reading of Kai Learns About Oysters with author Maryse Alexander, an author, mom, and autism advocate. 💙

Bring your little readers for an afternoon of:
📖 Storytime
🎨 Interactive activities
🎁 Free gifts for participants
🌟 A celebration of neurodiversity and inclusion

📅 June 27, 2026
⏰ 12 PM–2 PM

Come enjoy a fun, engaging event for the whole family and meet the author behind the Little Lights: Stories of Neurodiversity series!

Check out this month’s events at Half Full! We can’t wait to see you.
06/03/2026

Check out this month’s events at Half Full! We can’t wait to see you.

We’re dreaming up a joyful Pride Story Time at Half Full Books and we’re looking for the perfect queen to help bring it ...
05/14/2026

We’re dreaming up a joyful Pride Story Time at Half Full Books and we’re looking for the perfect queen to help bring it to life. 🌈📚✨

This will be a family friendly celebration of stories, self expression, community, and Pride for young readers and their grown ups.

Know a fabulous drag performer who would be a great fit? Tag them below, send this their way, or DM us to connect. 💖

Indie Bookstore Crawl chapter has ended & it was glorious! We hope you all enjoyed as much as we did. Now we’re ready to...
05/05/2026

Indie Bookstore Crawl chapter has ended & it was glorious! We hope you all enjoyed as much as we did. Now we’re ready to turn the page. Stop by and join us 🫶🏾📚

Join us for a powerful afternoon of reflection, healing, and connection ✨Half Full Bookstore is honored to host author L...
04/30/2026

Join us for a powerful afternoon of reflection, healing, and connection ✨

Half Full Bookstore is honored to host author LaQuesha Briscoe for a special book signing of My Mirror My Mother: A Reflection on Grief, Growth, and Grace.

📖 Come meet the author, hear her story, and get your copy signed.

🗓 May 9, 2026⏰ 3 PM📍 Half Full Bookstore

Day 2 of the HR Indie Bookstore Crawl is here! Stop by Half Full Bookstore, say hi, and keep the crawl going. New Reads,...
04/27/2026

Day 2 of the HR Indie Bookstore Crawl is here! Stop by Half Full Bookstore, say hi, and keep the crawl going. New Reads, Great Vibes, and one more reason to love your local bookstores!

What better way to bring in Independent Bookstore day than with a story time! Join us as we celebrate Dear Little Lady: ...
04/24/2026

What better way to bring in Independent Bookstore day than with a story time! Join us as we celebrate Dear Little Lady: A Garden of Seeds with Mica Lapri Williams! Half Full Bookstore!

This May, we’re celebrating Mother’s Day the Half Full way 💐📚Join us for a Melody of Authors and Events all month long f...
04/17/2026

This May, we’re celebrating Mother’s Day the Half Full way 💐📚

Join us for a Melody of Authors and Events all month long featuring powerful stories, inspiring conversations, and meaningful gifts for the moms and mother figures in your life.

✨ Meet amazing authors
✨ Shop thoughtful, gift worthy books
✨ Make memories with your loved ones

From heartfelt reflections on motherhood to joyful adventures for the whole family, there’s something special waiting for you at Half Full Bookstore.

Swipe through to see what’s coming →

Half Full Bookstore is so happy to announce we’re participating in the 4th Annual Hampton Roads Indie Bookstore Crawl!! ...
04/10/2026

Half Full Bookstore is so happy to announce we’re participating in the 4th Annual Hampton Roads Indie Bookstore Crawl!! Pick up your Passport 🛂 Saturday April 25th Visit your local bookstores & get a stamp Enter your passport for raffle prizes!

✨ BOOK SIGNING EVENT ✨Join us for No Longer Lo**ta by Ashley Grant, a raw and powerful story of survival, trauma, and re...
04/10/2026

✨ BOOK SIGNING EVENT ✨

Join us for No Longer Lo**ta by Ashley Grant, a raw and powerful story of survival, trauma, and resistance.

Following Scarlet’s journey, this novel is a relentless testament to survival and reclaiming your voice.

📖 Meet the author
🖊️ Get your copy signed
💬 Be part of the conversation

Saturday April 18th 2pm
Come through and experience a story that refuses silence.

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