Welcome to Page & Palette!

We're proud to be an independent bookstore in the most lovely community in the world, Fairhope, AL. Stop by our quaint store to peruse our shelves or pick our discerning staff's brains, or shop here online for new books and competitively-priced eBooks! We host a wide variety of events from upcoming authors to celebrities, so check back often so you don't miss out on the opportunity to meet these fine folks or get a signed copy of their book!

Upcoming Events
 

Storytime with Miss Connie

Ladybug Girl & Bingo

May 17 | 4:00pm | Page & Palette

It's storytime! Bring the kids and join us with Miss Connie, the storyteller, as she reads from Ladybug Girl’s new book, Ladybug Girl and Bingo. There will be fun activities too!

Rheta Grimsley Johnson

Hank Hung the Moon

May 18 | 12:00pm | The Fairhope Inn 

Page and Palette is excited to host a Read It & Eat luncheon event with Rheta Grimsley Johnson as she signs and discusses Hank Hung the Moon, the evocative and personal tale of 1950s and ‘60s musical staples, all viewed through the life story of Hank Williams and the people he influenced, Friday, May 18, 12:00-1:00 p.m. at The Fairhope Inn. Tickets are $15 and include lunch and $5 off the purchase of the book. Following lunch at The Fairhope Inn, she will sign copies of Hank Hung the Moon at the bookstore.

Jennifer Paddock

The Weight of Memory

May 19 | 1-3pm | Page & Palette

Jennifer Paddock is the author of the novels A Secret Word and Point Clear. She received an M.A. in creative writing from New York University, and her short fiction and nonfiction have appeared in Stories From The Blue Moon Cafe, The North American Review, Other Voices, Garden and Gun, and Mr. Beller's Neighborhood. Jennifer's awards include If All Arkansas Read the Same Book (2004), Book Sense Pick (2004), and a 2008-2009 literature fellowship from the Alabama State Council on the Arts.

Join us on May 19, as she signs her new book The Weight of Memory.

Chrissie Wellington

A Life Without Limits: A World Champion's Journey

May 21 | 6:00pm | Page & Palette

Wellington's first-hand, inspiring story includes all the incredible challenges she has faced–from anorexia to near-drowning to training with a controversial coach. But to Wellington, the drama of the sports also presents an opportunity to use sports to improve people's lives. A Life Without Limits reveals the heart behind Wellington's success, along with the diet, training, and motivational techniques that keep her going through one of the world's most grueling events.

John Sandford

Stolen Prey

May 22 | 6:00pm | Fairhope Public Library

John Sandford is a Pulitzer Prize winner and the author of twenty-two Prey novels and eleven other works of fiction, most recently the Virgil Flowers novel Shock Wave. He lives in Minnesota.

Join us on May 22 at the library with this New York Times bestseliing author as he signs and discusses Stolen Prey!

Book Club Night

Stephanie Crowe & Anderson McKean

May 24 | 6:00pm | Page & Palette

Calling all book clubs! P&P staffers Stephanie Crowe and Anderson McKean will discuss the best books of the Spring and Summer at Book Club Night! Don't miss this opportunity to hear about their favorite titles and recommendations for book club picks, including new to paperback, debut novels, and upcoming releases. Book giveaways and refreshments will be provided!

 

Wiley Cash

A Land More Kind Than Home

May 31 | 6:00pm | Page & Palette

A stunning debut reminiscent of the beloved novels of John Hart and Tom Franklin, A Land More Kind Than Home is a mesmerizing thriller about the bond between two brothers and the evil they face in a small western North Carolina town.

Wiley Cash is from western North Carolina. He has a Ph.D. in English from the University of Louisiana-Lafayette and teaches English at Bethany College. He lives with his wife in West Virginia. This is his first novel.