Best bookstore café in Jacksonville, FL | Happy Medium Books Café

Book Bingo
2024-11-13 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Happy Medium Books Cafe, 2724 Park St, Jacksonville, FL, 32205, United States
Join us at the Cafe to Book Bingo – “Books We Are Thankful For”
$5 Registration Required.

Thrilling Book Club
2024-11-12 19:00 - 21:00 | FL
Join us at the cafe to discuss Here One Moment by Laine Moriarty!

Sip and Paint at Happy Medium Books Café
2024-11-10 14:00 - 16:00 | Happy Medium Books Cafe, 2724 Park St, Jacksonville, FL, 32205, United States
Join us at the cafe for an afternoon of painting and socializing. For our first Sip and Paint you will have 3 different kinds of mugs to choose from to paint. Paint a gift for someone special, or yourself! $30 registration required.

Books & Brews at The Dart Bar
2024-11-07 19:00 - 22:00 | Dart Bar & Games, 1261 King St., Jacksonville, FL, 32204, United States
Join us at the Dart Bart for Books and Brews. Enjoy discounts on BOTH books and Brews!

Yarning at Happy Medium
2024-11-07 17:00 - 19:00 | Happy Medium Books Cafe, 2724 Park St, Jacksonville, FL, 32205, United States
Do you crochet, knit, or just like to hang out with those who do? Join us at Happy Medium for Yarning! New 5pm time! No experience required!

Silent Book Club
2024-11-06 19:00 - 21:00, 2024-11-05 19:00 - 21:00, 2024-10-02 19:00 - 20:30, 2024-10-01 19:00 - 20:30 | Happy Medium Books Cafe, 2724 Park St, Jacksonville, FL, 32205, United States

Spooky Sunday with Tim Gilmore, Armand Rosamelia, and Victoria Nations
2024-10-27 14:00 - 16:00 | Happy Medium Books Cafe, 2724 Park St, Jacksonville, FL, 32205, United States
Come experience the haunting readings of some from our local favorites!
Tim Gilmore is the author of The Wilderness and Willie Browne (2024) and 23 other books, including The Mad Atlas of Virginia King and Devil in the Baptist Church: Bob Gray’s Unholy Trinity. He’s the creator of jaxpsychogeo.com, a 12-year project (so far) that tells nearly 800 “true story portraits” of his hometown. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Florida and teaches writing at Florida State College at Jacksonville, where four of his plays have been staged. He writes about the haunted South and how the South haunts America.
Armand Rosamilia is a New Jersey boy currently living in sunny Florida, where he writes when he’s not sleeping. He’s happily married to a woman who helps his career and is supportive, which is all he ever wanted in life… He’s written over 200 stories that are currently available, including crime thrillers, supernatural thrillers, horror, zombies, contemporary fiction, nonfiction and more. His goal is to write a good story and not worry about genre labels. He also loves to talk in third person… because he’s really that cool. Maybe. You can find him at https://armandrosamilia.com for all of his information as well as random things he enjoys.
Victoria is a horror writer and poet, an eldergoth queer woman, a Florida native, and a biologist who is happiest in marshes and swamps. Victoria’s fiction appears in multiple venues, including Dark Matter Magazine, “Dangerous Waters: Deadly Women of the Sea,” and “Fish Gather to Listen.” Her poetry appears in Magpie Messenger Literary Magazine, “Under Her Eye,” and “Mother: Tales of Love and Terror.” Victoria lives with her wife in St. Augustine, and she’s deeply fond of Florida’s wild areas and quirky communities. Liminal spaces, such as between water and land, or human and monster, often appear in her work.

Introduction to Forest Bathing
2024-10-27 10:00 - 12:00 | Happy Medium Books Cafe, 2724 Park St, Jacksonville, FL, 32205, United States
Take advantage of this free introductory session of Forest Bathing.
Founded on the Japanese principles of Shinrin-Yoku, which loosely translates into “Forest Bathing,” nature immersion walks are offered year-round, to both groups and individuals.
As a guide certified by the Association of Nature and Forest Therapy, Christine Watson, founder of www.myresilientnature.com, will introduce you to the positive effects on mental and emotional well-being that Forest Bathing provides.

Terrifying Trivia Night
2024-10-24 19:00 - 20:30 | Happy Medium Books Cafe, 2724 Park St, Jacksonville, FL, 32205, United States
Bring a friend or make some new ones at Terrifying Trivia – Book Trivia of the Horror, Thriller, Suspenseful Kind! $5 registration required.

Horror Book Bingo
2024-10-23 19:00 - 20:30 | Happy Medium Books Cafe, 2724 Park St, Jacksonville, FL, 32205, United States
Don’t be a scaredy cat and join us for a spooky night of BINGO fun! $5 registration fee required.

Not Your Mother's Book Club - October
2024-10-22 19:00 - 20:30 | Happy Medium Books Cafe, 2724 Park St, Jacksonville, FL, 32205, United States
Join us as we discuss A Dowry of Blood by TS Gibson at Happy Medium!

Not Your Skoolastic Bookfair!
2024-10-19 13:00 - 16:00 | FL
Join us for a one of a kind book fair that celebrates the spooky season! You will not find a selection like this anywhere else! Meet author Will Ludwigsen, have a Tarot Reading, costume contest, and more. Save the Date!

Sip and Shop
2024-10-17 18:00 - 21:30, 2024-09-19 18:00 - 21:30 | FL
Join Happy Medium and other Park Street merchants as we stay open late for shoppers!

Music Happy Hour with Tom and Natalie!
2024-10-16 19:00 - 20:30 | Happy Medium Books Cafe, 2724 Park St, Jacksonville, FL, 32205, United States
Join us at the café with local singer/songwriters Tom and Natalie!

Happy Medium October Book Club
2024-10-16 10:30 - 12:00 | Happy Medium Books Cafe, 2724 Park St, Jacksonville, FL, 32205, United States
Join us as we discuss The Ghost Cat by Alex Howard.

First Coast Horror Book Club - Marigold by Andrew F Sullivan
2024-10-15 19:00 - 20:30 | Happy Medium Books Cafe, 2724 Park St, Jacksonville, FL, 32205, United States
Join us at the cafe to discuss Marigold by Andrew F Sullivan. All book club books are 20% off at Happy Medium Books Café.

Book Signing with Best Belling Authors Madeline Martin & Kimberly Brock
2024-10-14 11:00 - 13:00 | Happy Medium Books Cafe, 2724 Park St, Jacksonville, FL, 32205, United States
Madeline Martin is a New York Times, USA Today, Publisher’s Weekly, and internationally bestselling author of historical fiction and historical romance with books that have been translated into over twenty-five different languages.
She lives in sunny Florida with her two daughters (known collectively as the minions), two incredibly spoiled cats and a man so wonderful he’s been dubbed Mr. Awesome. She is a die-hard history lover who will happily lose herself in research any day. When she’s not writing, researching or ‘moming’, you can find her spending time with her family at Disney or sneaking a couple spoonfuls of Nutella while laughing over cat videos. She also loves to travel, attributing her fascination with history to having spent most of her childhood as an Army brat in Germany.
Madeline’s Latest Novel The Booklover’s Library was released September 10th, 2024.
Kimberly Brock is the bestselling author of The Lost Book of Eleanor Dare, which was shortlisted for the prestigious Townsend Prize for Fiction, and The River Witch, recipient of the Georgia Author of the Year Award. She is the founder of Tinderbox Writers Workshop and has served as a guest lecturer for many regional and national writing workshops including at the Pat Conroy Literary Center. A native of North Georgia, she now lives near Atlanta. Her latest novel, The Fabled Earth¸ releases October 1, 2024 via Harper Muse. To learn more, please visit www.kimberlybrockbooks.com.

Thrilling Book Club - The Last One by Will Dean
2024-10-08 19:00 - 20:30 | Happy Medium Books Cafe, 2724 Park St, Jacksonville, FL, 32205, United States
Join us to discuss The Last One by Will Dean at the Café. All Book Clubs Books are 20% off at Happy Medium Books Café.

JAX Letter Writing Club
2024-09-29 10:30 - 12:00 | Happy Medium Books Cafe, 2724 Park St, Jacksonville, FL, 32205, United States

Banned Book Worm Trivia
2024-09-26 19:00 - 20:30 | Happy Medium Books Cafe, 2724 Park St, Jacksonville, FL, 32205, United States
Join us in the cafe as we test our banned book knowledge. $5 Registration – Fun – Friends – Prizes!

Banned Book Bingo
2024-09-25 19:00 - 20:30 | Happy Medium Books Cafe, 2724 Park St, Jacksonville, FL, 32205, United States
Join us in the Café for Banned Book Bingo. $5 Registration Required

Not Your Mother's Book Club
2024-09-24 19:00 - 20:30 | Happy Medium Books Cafe, 2724 Park St, Jacksonville, FL, 32205, United States
Join us at the Café while we discuss All Fours by Miranda July. No reservation required. All book club books are 20% off at Happy Medium Books Café.

JAG Art Reception
2024-09-22 14:00 - 16:00 | Happy Medium Books Cafe, 2724 Park St, Jacksonville, FL, 32205, United States
Meet the Artists and enjoy food and drinks sponsored by the Jacksonville Art Guild.

Banned Book Week
2024-09-22 - 2024-09-28 | Happy Medium Books Cafe, 2724 Park St, Jacksonville, FL, 32205, United States

Storytime with Ms Rebecca
2024-09-20 15:30 - 16:30 | Happy Medium Books Cafe, 2724 Park St, Jacksonville, FL, 32205, United States
Join us after school at Happy Medium Books Café for Storytime with Ms Rebecca!

Green Drinks
2024-09-19 16:30 - 19:00 | FL
Make connections with others in your community that want to create a more sustainable and resilient future for Jacksonville.
