Book Fair Vibes
for the Wonderfully Weird
Remember the magic of the school book fair? The squeaky tables, the smell of new paperbacks, the one kid who always bought every eraser shaped like food? The Grim Reader Bookshop is that feeling, resurrected, with more ghosts. We’re a mobile bookshop in a hearse, serving up horror, dark fantasy, and strange little stories for the grown-up weirdos in (and around) Atlanta who never stopped chasing that book fair buzz. Come find something strange and spellbinding.
Events and Schedule
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Marietta Harvest Festival
October 18 | 9 am - 5 pm
Marietta's HarvestFest is an annual festival held each October at Marietta Square and is sure to please the whole family!
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Mr. Tombstone's Coffee Emporium Pop-Up
Various Dates | 10 am - 6 pm
Join us at Marietta’s own “scary good coffee” joint, with dates through the rest of the year.
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Murder, She Improvised at Dad's Garage Theatre
Various Dates | 6 pm - midnight
Murder, She Improvised is a completely improvised whodunit murder mystery.
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About the hearse
She once carried the dead. Now she carries stories. Winnie is a 2004 Cadillac DeVille hearse and a local Atlanta lady. Decommissioned from service in Villa Rica, she has been reborn as a mobile shrine to the macabre. Named after the Winchester from Shaun of the Dead, a nod to the classics, Winnie is more than just a vehicle. She is a rolling crypt of strange tales, shadowy characters, and the kind of magic you only find between pages.
