Put away your phone and connect with your group over some low-key jigsaw puzzles. Each ticket is for 1 table with up to 4 people. We'll set you up with a 500-piece puzzle at a table in our store; relax and connect screen-free and IRL. Take the puzzle home with you at the end of the night!

We'll have a few snacks and non-alcoholic beverages for participants.

Register on our Eventbrite page here. The event is capped at 5 tables.

Join us to celebrate Ashley Herd’s first book, Manager Method! Prelude will host a book signing and author chat about her HR philosophy.

Tickets can be purchased through our Eventbrite page here.

About the author: Ashley built Manager Method after leading HR and Legal teams at McKinsey, Yum! Brands and Modern Luxury. She’s a top LinkedIn Learning instructor and co-host of the HR Besties podcast.

As the CEO of Manager Method, Ashley works with organizations of all sizes to equip their managers with practical, proven tools that drive clarity, accountability and stronger teams - because better managers build better workplaces.

About the book: A practical, real-world guide that helps managers lead with confidence using a proven 3-step framework—Pause, Consider, Act—to navigate challenges, build strong teams, and avoid burnout.

Most managers are promoted because they excel at their jobs—but the moment they step into a new leadership role, they’re expected to know how to motivate teams, navigate tough conversations, and drive results with little to no guidance. Manager Method fills this gap, and provides managers at any level with practical, real-world strategies to help them lead with clarity, confidence, and impact—without burning out.

Built on Ashley Herd’s proven 3-step framework—Pause, Consider, Act—this book simplifies leadership into an actionable process that helps managers make better decisions, set expectations, and build high-performing teams. Unlike theory-heavy leadership books, Manager Method is designed for busy professionals who need answers now and delivers the step-by-step techniques to make that happen now.

Join the booksellers at Prelude as we read a few picture books! All ages welcome.

Let's start the Valentine celebration early with a night of flowers and paper crafting! Taylor of Bespoke Events will provide the fixings for mini bouquets to brignten your space, then you can join the Prelude girlies to make a cute bookmark and/or cards. Feel free to bring your crafting materials if you have a vision; we'll provide paper, stickers, writing utensils, etc, for those of us with a more freewheeling creative mind.

Purchase tickets through our Eventbrite page here.

Light snacks and NA beverages will be on-hand!

Join the booksellers at Prelude as we read a few picture books! All ages welcome.

Join us and your daughter/mother/maternal figure at Prelude to talk about a delightful work of fiction together! Perfect for high-school kids and up. The book is your ticket! Purchase the novel in store or online.

Our February title is Kevin Kwan’s Crazy Rich Asians.

Register through our Google Form here.

Join us at Morty’s Meat and Supply to get the warm and fuzzies about romance, love, and maybe a little spice! We’ll giggle our way through a discussion of a recent contemporary romance; January’s pick is Maid for Each Other by Lynn Painter. The book is your ticket! Purchase in-store or online.

UPDATE: Thanks to our wonderful readers for selling out our January Book Club! Check out our February title below in our Events listing!

*Drinks and snacks at Morty’s not covered by Prelude; please plan on your own check!

Join the booksellers at Prelude as we read a few picture books! All ages welcome.

Join us at Prelude to chat about a chosen contemporary novel. January’s pick is Palaver by Bryan Washington. The book is your ticket, purchased in-store or online.

Register through our Google Form here.

Join the booksellers at Prelude as we read a few picture books! All ages welcome.

Compete against other teams to finish a 500-piece puzzle quickest for a prize and bragging rights!

Join us at Prelude Bookstore for a speed puzzling evening! Teams of 2 will compete to finish a 500-piece jigsaw puzzle quickest; first place gets a gift card! Each team gets to keep their puzzle.

Snacks and NA beverages will be available to participants. We can't wait to cheer on our puzzlers!

Register online at our Eventbrite page. Caps out at 6 teams.

Join the founder of Prelude for a monthly discussion about a new-ish title, fiction or nonfiction. We’ll talk themes, structure, who we’d cast in a film version, how we felt about the ending- whatever comes to mind. The book is your ticket, purchased in-store or online.

January’s pick is Road to Tender Hearts by Annie Hartnett.

Register through our Google Form here.

Students in grades 6-12 are invited to dive into some of the titles that have been challenged or outright banned in school and public libraries.

For January, the book is Perks of Being a Wallflower, by Stephen Chbosky. Find it in-store or online.

Register on our Google Form here.

Join us and your daughter/mother/maternal figure at Prelude to talk about a delightful work of fiction together! Perfect for high-school kids and up. The book is your ticket! Purchase the novel in store or online.

Our first title is Fredrik Backman’s My Grandmother Asked Me To Tell You She’s Sorry.

Register through our Google Form here.

Decompress from the first week of 2026 with some jigsaw puzzle action. Each team will sign up to complete a 500-piece puzzle; entry includes the puzzle for the team to take home. Light bites and beverages available for participants!

Register at our Eventbrite site.