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A NEW boutique bookstore/coffee shop in Marion, NC’s downtown social district, offering a curated selection of used and some new books, coffee, espresso drinks, hot tea, gifts, and more!

OPEN Wednesdays-Sundays 1pm-9pm
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“I think I can—I think I can—I think I can.” Well, wonder no longer: “The Little Engine That Could” & other literary works — “The Maltese Falcon,” the first 4 Nancy Drew books, “As I Lay Dying” by Faulkner & more! — are now in the #publicdomain. So go nuts! 😅

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Happy Public Domain Day to All Who Celebrate! You Can Now Use Betty Boop, Nancy Drew and 'The Maltese Falcon' for Free
On January 1, 2026, copyrights will expire for comics, books, movies, musical compositions and other creative works from 1930, as well as sound recordings from 1925
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January 2, 2026 at 9:30 PM
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Happy #WorldIntrovertDay! To the book lovers who recharge in quiet moments and escape through the pages, today we celebrate the beauty of solitude and reflection. How are you spending it?

#MarionNC #McDowellCountyNC #WNC #BigfootBooks #IntrovertsUniteSeparately
January 2, 2026 at 9:05 PM
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TONIGHT at 7PM! Our first-ever First Fridays #SilentBookClub is happening.

Here’s how it works:
+ Bring a book with you (or grab one off of our shelves!)
+ Read quietly for one hour (7-8pm)
+ Then talk about it with other people (or not) if you choose to (8-9pm)!

#MarionNC #McDowellCountyNC #WNC
January 2, 2026 at 8:06 PM
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Happy New Year! We are closed today (Thursday 1/1), but we’ll be back open 1-9pm Friday-Saturday.

#MarionNC #McDowellCountyNC #WNC #BigfootBooks #IndieBookstore #IndependentBookstore
January 1, 2026 at 5:06 PM
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Did you hear? F. Scott Fitzgerald once slept on the green velvet couch at 124 E. Court St. in downtown Marion. Prove it wrong! We’re putting up a plaque. 😅

#GreatGatsby #FScottFitzgerald #WNC #McDowellCountyNC #MarionNC
January 1, 2026 at 4:04 PM
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It’s New Year’s Eve! The last day of 2025. The time when we usher in the new year, and say goodbye to the year that is ending. Despite all the tough times many are still facing, there’s so much to celebrate, and we want to celebrate with YOU!
December 31, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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FREE EVENT: We’re making our #GreatGatsby-themed #NewYearsEve Party FREE for everyone, and if you want a VIP ticket (includes champagne toast) we have some of those left also. But come down after the Gold Nugget Drop at 8pm! Everyone is welcome.

VIP tickets: bigfootbooksnc.com/nye2026

#WNC
December 30, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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“If you're hoping to add some bling to your New Year’s Eve celebration, head to Marion, NC. They drop a giant gold nugget at [8PM THIS YEAR!] to ring in the New Year.”

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#MarionNC #McDowellCountyNC #WNC #NYE2026 #NewYearsEve
New Year's Eve wild and unique celebrations you'll only in North Carolina
Pigs might not fly but they do drop on New Year's Eve in North Carolina.
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December 30, 2025 at 12:36 AM
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“More than 1,000 large foam glow sticks will be given away. ... The Rotary Club of Marion will provide horse-drawn carriage rides, while snow machines will activate during the Nugget Drop and apple juice toast at 8 p.m.”

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#WNC #MarionNC #McDowellCountyNC #NYE2026
Family-friendly New Year’s celebration planned in Marion, with nugget drop at 8 p.m.
"We want people of all ages — whether they have children or not — to have somewhere safe, fun, and filled with memories they won’t be able to forget.”
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December 28, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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We’re open today (Sunday 12/28) 1-9pm! Come get a hot chocolate or a Brown Mountain Latte to keep warm!!

#MarionNC #McDowellCountyNC #WNC #BigfootBooks
December 28, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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We’re already working on some exciting things for 2026, but WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU!

What is ONE THING you would change or add to Bigfoot Books & Brews if you could wave a magic wand? …

Let us know 👉
www.bigfootbooksnc.com/onething

#WNC #MarionNC #McDowellCountyNC
December 28, 2025 at 12:13 AM
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What is even today?
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A cartoon by Niall Maher, from 2024. #NewYorkerCartoons
December 27, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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When you realize you can do the Nugget Drop on Main Street in Marion, NC, on New Year’s Eve AND go to the Great Gatsby party at Bigfoot Books & Brews right after!

#WNC #AVL #MarionNC #McDowellCountyNC #GreatGatsby #BigfootBooks
December 27, 2025 at 2:40 AM
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“More than a year after Hurricane Helene, businesses along parts of the #BlueRidgeParkway are suffering as a big stretch of that tourist attraction remains closed.”

Thanks to national #NPR for featuring Switzerland Inn & Chalet Restaurant on #MorningEdition recently!

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Blue Ridge Parkway businesses struggle as recovery from Hurricane Helene continues
More than a year after Hurricane Helene, businesses along parts of the Blue Ridge Parkway are suffering as a big stretch of that tourist attraction remains closed.
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December 26, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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IYKYK - Open today (Friday 12/26) 1-9pm. Come see our new (little) Bigfoot friend 😅

#MarionNC #McDowellCountyNC #WNC #Bigfoot #BigfootBooks
December 26, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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“Join the creators of the Asheville Literary Tour at the close of The Great Gatsby’s 100th anniversary year as they detail the history of this famous couple in the region and their connections with the small towns we know and love.”

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#AVL #WNC #MarionNC #GreatGatsby
Marion book shop holding ‘The Great Gatsby’ themed party on NYE
"Our area has excited and incited many authors to pick up pens and scratch out brilliant work."
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December 26, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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Merry Christmas! Just a reminder we are closed today for the holiday. We will be open again tomorrow (Friday 12/26) and through the weekend (Saturday-Sunday 12/27-28), 1-9pm. Hope to see you then!

#MarionNC #McDowellCountyNC #WNC #MerryChristmas
December 25, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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Happy Jólabókaflóð (pronounced “Yo-la-bok-a-flot”) to all who celebrate. This Icelandic tradition roughly means “flood of books.”

#ChristmasEve #ChristmasTraditions #Iceland
December 24, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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Chop your books in half? ❌
Half-price books? ✅

TODAY is your LAST CHANCE to get half-price used books before Christmas for everyone on your gift list! OPEN 1-7pm (Tuesday 12/23).

#MarionNC #McDowellCountyNC #WNC #ChristmasGifts #UsedBooks #IndieBookstore #IndependentBookstore
December 23, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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OPEN TODAY 6-8am and again 1-7pm! Come get your caffeine and last-minute Christmas shopping done today. Half-price used books, Bigfoot gifts, and gift cards in any amount good for anything in the shop. See you soon! 🎄🙏
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SPECIAL HOLIDAY HOURS THIS WEEK! Plus open 1-9pm today (Sunday 12/21). Half-price used books and great Bigfoot gifts on sale too! Come and see us.

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#MarionNC #McDowellCountyNC #WNC #BigfootBooks
December 23, 2025 at 11:25 AM
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“By centering generosity, empathy, and redemption, [‘A Christmas Carol’] helped reshape how people thought about the season — influencing everything from charitable giving to family-centered celebrations.”

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#AChristmasCarol #Christmas #CharlesDickens
'A Christmas Carol' Marvelously Captured the Holiday's Victorian Spirit and Inspired New Traditions for Centuries to Come
Published on this day in 1843, at a time when Christmas was undergoing great transformation, Charles Dickens' novel centered the virtues of kindness, charity and reform
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December 22, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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Cassidy Daniels may not have won #TheRoadonCBS, but she made it to the finals — & she did our little town proud!

And she’ll be in #MarionNC at #RoamingBuffaloOutpost doing a free show here TOMORROW (Tuesday 12/23) at 3pm. Can’t wait to celebrate this rising star!

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The Winner of ‘The Road’ (2025) Season 1 is Revealed!
Spoiler alert! Did Adam Sanders, Cassidy Daniels or Channing Wilson walk off with ‘The Road’ title and recording contract?
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December 22, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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We have some help from Santa today in the shop. Come get your espresso drinks made by Kris Kringle himself 😅🎄 Open 1-7pm today!

#MarionNC #McDowellNC #WNC
December 22, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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YES, WE’RE OPEN TODAY 6-8AM (and again 1-7pm)! Come get your early morning caffeine fix 😅👍

#MarionNC #McDowellCountyNC #WNC
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SPECIAL HOLIDAY HOURS THIS WEEK! Plus open 1-9pm today (Sunday 12/21). Half-price used books and great Bigfoot gifts on sale too! Come and see us.

www.bigfootbooksnc.com/events/chris...

#MarionNC #McDowellCountyNC #WNC #BigfootBooks
December 22, 2025 at 10:50 AM
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Reminder: We’ll be back TOMORROW (Monday 12/22) dark and early 6-8am and then again 1-7pm! ☕️

#MarionNC #McDowellCountyNC #WNC
December 22, 2025 at 2:17 AM