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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

  • Coffee, Campfires, & Cryptids

    September 12 | 6 pm - 8 pm

    Coffee, Campfires, and Cryptids returns as a night of myths, legends, and cryptic creatures!

  • 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.

  • Murder, She Improvised at Dad's Garage Theatre

    Various Dates | 6 pm - midnight

    Murder, She Improvised is a completely improvised whodunit murder mystery.

Audiobooks Now Available

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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.

2004 Cadillac Hearse named Winnie