The Cove partners with local businesses all over the Central Coast to bring you fun, bookish events! Check out our list of upcoming events below.

 

August

2nd: Author Event with Nicholas Belardes

Blending Eco-Anxieties and Multiple Genres Into Our Work.
We live in precarious times. Climate Change has just been wiped from Federal websites. It’s now up to us to spread the word of environmental dangers before it’s too late. Join Nicholas Belardes, author of The Deading and Ten Sleep to discuss ways in which we can use genre and eco-themes to enhance our stories.

The Cove will be selling books for this event at the Nipomo Library.

WHEN: August 2nd, 10:30-12
WHERE: The Nipomo Library

 

9th: Oceano Seabreeze Market

Join The Cove at the Oceano Seabreeze for a market full of arts, books, and more.

WHEN: August 9th, 12-4PM
WHERE: The Oceano Train Depot (1650 Front Street, Oceano)

 

10th: Grover Beach Summer Concert Series

The Cove Books will be a vendor at the Grover Beach concert series!

WHEN: August 10th, 3PM
WHERE: 16th St. Park, Grover Beach

 

17th: Indie vs. Trad Publishing — Navigating an Author’s Dilemma

Authors Kalyn Josephson and Jeannin Counts will talk about indie vs traditional publishing in 2025, sharing their experiences, pros and cons, and more of each publishing path, followed by an audience Q&A. There will also be books available for sale from The Cove.

WHEN: August 17th, 2-3PM
WHERE: Two Broads Cider on Broad street

 

September

1st: Maker's Kiosk Pop-Up

Join The Cove at the Maker's Kiosk at SLO Ranch Farms for signed books, bookish merchandise and art, and more.

WHEN: September 1st, 10-2PM
WHERE: The Maker's Kiosk at SLO Ranch Farms (871 Froom Ranch Way, San Luis Obispo, CA 93405)

25th: Spooky Reads Panel 

Join authors Tracy Badua, Nicholas Belardes, and Kalyn Josephson at the San Luis Obispo library to chat all things supernatural, spooky, and horror. The Cove will have all author's books available for sale!

WHEN: September 25th, 4-5PM
WHERE: San Luis Obispo library

 

October

18th: Oak & Honey Pumpkin Festival

Join The Cove at the Oak & Honey Pumpkin for signed books, bookish merchandise and art, and more.

WHEN: October 18th
WHERE: Paso Robles downtown park

 

19th: Cayucos Antique Street Fair

Join The Cove at the Cayucos Antique Street fair for signed books, bookish merchandise and art, and more.

WHEN: October 19th
WHERE: Ocean and D in Cayucos

 

24th: Spooky Book Fair

Miss browsing books at the Scholastic book fair? Looking for something spooky and bookish to do? Join The Cove at Two Broads Cider for a spooky book fair! We'll have games, prizes, special drinks, and of course, spooky and autumn books!

WHEN: October 25th
WHERE: 5-8PM