General Knowledge Trivia
Gather your cleverest crew and join us at The Raven on the first and third Wednesday of each month for The Initials Game. A fun-filled trivia night for friends, family, and anyone who loves a little friendly rivalry.
Skip the Small Talk
What’s It Like?
Hear from real attendees in the videos at the bottom of the page!
Do you wish you could have more of the kinds of conversations you have late at night where for some reason, you feel safe talking about the things you actually care about?
Bring your friends (or come by yourself) and spend your Thursday night at an event where you know everyone else is there for the same reason.
We'll be offering "big talk" conversational prompts on them to get you started, and we'll have lots of structure to make sure that you actually talk to people and that it's not awkward. Not feeling like answering a particular question? No worries, we'll have plenty to choose from, like, "When are you the happiest?" and, "If you were going to become close friends with me, what would I need to know about you?" We'll give you ground rules to make sure you feel comfortable and safe sharing as much of yourself as possible while still feeling in complete control of how much you divulge.
There will be food and drinks for sale!
Check-in for this event will begin around 6:45 pm. Please do your best to arrive before 7:00 pm so we can begin as close to on time as possible.
Skip the Small Talk is dedicated to providing an inclusive, welcoming environment for everyone. Check out our safety policy here: tinyurl.com/ststSafety
Tickets here: https://www.skipthesmalltalk.com/store/skip-the-small-talk-night-at-the-raven-book-lounge-thursday-october-22-2026
Magical Potions Night
An evening of enchanting sips awaits. Step into The Raven for a little magic, a little mystery, and cocktails worthy of a spellbook.
Gather your fellow spellcasters and make a night of it. 🪄🍸
$50 per person | Limited tickets available
Reserve your spot before this gathering vanishes.
Blueprint Ensemble
Come for a night of classical music. grab a wine and a book and curl up on the couch while listening to the Musical Stylings of the Blueprint Ensemble!
Afternoon Tea
Join us for Tea Time at The Raven, where good company and a lovely cup of tea make the perfect afternoon. Choose your own tea and enjoy traditional tea service, complete with a glass of prosecco or nonalcoholic prosecco.
11 AM–2 PM | $65 per person
Come sip, savor, and linger awhile.
ACOTAR Release
Join us for the release of A Court of Splintered Harmony and enter our raffle for a chance to win a copy of the book!
A Gothic Gathering
🐦⬛ The Gothic Gathering at The Raven Book Lounge
Something wickedly bookish this way comes! Join us for a Halloween celebration filled with trivia, specialty drinks, and delightfully eerie vibes. Find a hidden raven to win a prize, and come in costume to enjoy ½ off an appetizer.
Gather your fellow creatures of the night for a hauntingly good time!
General Knowledge Trivia
Gather your cleverest crew and join us at The Raven on the first and third Wednesday of each month for The Initials Game. A fun-filled trivia night for friends, family, and anyone who loves a little friendly rivalry.
Harry Potter Trivia
Join us at The Raven Book Lounge for a magical night of Harry Potter trivia! Gather your team and arrive at least 15 minutes before trivia begins to get settled.
Tickets are $5 per person and guarantee your spot. Your $5 ticket will be applied toward your first in-store purchase that night.
Teams may have up to 6 people, and each team member must purchase their own ticket to reserve a spot.
Tickets aren’t required to attend, but space for walk-ins is not guaranteed.
Catherine Mathis- book signing
Inspiration comes from the oddest circumstances. In a town less visited I found a stunning pair of tombs for a country with few intact relics of the time before The Earthquake (All Saints Day, 1755). A single question led to a rabbit hole from which I have yet to emerge. Who lay in the elegant pair of sarcophagi in Alcobaça's Abbey? We stumbled upon Iberia’s Romeo and Juliet. Shakespeare’s tale overwhelmed one of the medieval antecedents to his play. From the legend of Inês and Pedro, the story continues into the next generation with Leonor's tale. Finally, Queen Philippa, daughter of John of Gaunt and mother to one of the greatest generations of Portuguese royals. Fear not, Iberia has more tales to tell keeping my writing future fully engaged.
Born in Berlin as the first child of a spy and his secretary then wife, I grew up oblivious to their past. My earliest memories arise from growing up in the Washington, D.C. area where I went to public schools. As I entered junior high, my dad took a job with the Drug Enforcement Agency; a detriment to high school popularity. I graduated from Sewanee|The University of the South with a major in history. A career in corporate and international banking gave me the opportunity to travel to Asia, the Middle East, and Europe. I now write, live, and work in Atlanta near our son and his treasured family.
i am a member of the Historical Novel Society and the Atlanta Writers Club. Both organizations hold terrific conferences for writers providing workshops, access to agents and publishers, and networking with the smartest people in the industry. I am also a member of the Authors Guild.
Once you've read my books (a girl has to have priorities), head over to the Historical Novel Society web page where you will find thousands of book reviews. The reviews can be sorted by time period or author. For a wider range of books beyond historical fiction go to the Chanticleer Book Reviews site and find award winning authors for non-fiction and fiction. If you are a writer you should check out Chanticleer's annual conference.
Samantha Flores-Book Launch
A lost book found by two strangers. A love story that transcends realms. Book of S and House of Leaves meets cozy sapphic fantasy with lots of physical inserts you can unfold and read along the story. Handwritten notes in the margins between two characters as they bicker, tease, and fall in love. Real recipes you can try at home. A mystery that requires a little extra work to unravel.
General Knowledge Trivia
Gather your cleverest crew and join us at The Raven on the first and third Wednesday of each month for The Initials Game. A fun-filled trivia night for friends, family, and anyone who loves a little friendly rivalry.
Harry Potter Trivia Part Two
Join us at The Raven Book Lounge for a magical night of Harry Potter trivia! Gather your team and arrive at least 15 minutes before trivia begins to get settled.
Tickets are $5 per person and guarantee your spot. Your $5 ticket will be applied toward your first in-store purchase that night.
Teams may have up to 6 people, and each team member must purchase their own ticket to reserve a spot.
Tickets aren’t required to attend, but space for walk-ins is not guaranteed.
General Knowledge Trivia
Gather your cleverest crew and join us at The Raven on the first and third Wednesday of each month for The Initials Game. A fun-filled trivia night for friends, family, and anyone who loves a little friendly rivalry.
General Knowledge Trivia
Gather your cleverest crew and join us at The Raven on the first and third Wednesday of each month for The Initials Game. A fun-filled trivia night for friends, family, and anyone who loves a little friendly rivalry.
Afternoon Tea
Join us for Tea Time at The Raven, where good company and a lovely cup of tea make the perfect afternoon. Choose your own tea and enjoy traditional tea service, complete with a glass of prosecco or nonalcoholic prosecco.
11 AM–2 PM | $65 per person
Come sip, savor, and linger awhile.
Open Mic Poetry
Some words deserve more than a page, they deserve a microphone.
Bring your original poems, a favorite piece to share, or simply settle in and listen. Whether you’re a seasoned poet or sharing for the first time, there’s a place for your voice here.
Come for the poetry. Stay for the company. 🐦⬛
Writers Workshop
Come join other writers in a supportive community. We will dig into the craft through the lens of your own work!
JUNE LAFAYE
Lafaye June is a Middle Tennessee indie romance author who writes stories filled with complicated relationships, forbidden attraction, dark twists, and plenty of emotion. With four published novels, Lafaye enjoys creating characters who aren't afraid to want what they shouldn't, and stories that keep readers turning the page. Her newest release, When The Fair Goes Dark, takes readers into a mysterious carnival where nothing is quite what it seems.
Beautifully Denied: A dark romance that explores forbidden attraction in a workplace setting. It explores temptation, obsession, and the dangerous line that can consume them.--Paperback and Ebook.
Two Steps From Sin: A best friends romance that goes through crossing boundaries that aren't meant to be crossed and when it becomes challenging, how far are they willing to go?-- Paperback and Ebook.
Close, but Not Enough: Spicy, forbidden romance about wanting the one person who should be completely off limits. Her best friend's brother.-- Ebook only.
When The Fair Goes Dark: NEW RELEASE: Every fair has a secret, This one has a clock. And when the time changes, the fair changes. A mysterious summer fair turned into a deeper obsession than she bargained for.-- Paperback and Ebook.
Afternoon Tea
Join us for Tea Time at The Raven, where good company and a lovely cup of tea make the perfect afternoon. Choose your own tea and enjoy traditional tea service, complete with a glass of prosecco or nonalcoholic prosecco.
11 AM–2 PM | $65 per person
Come sip, savor, and linger awhile.
General Knowledge Trivia
Gather your cleverest crew and join us at The Raven on the first and third Wednesday of each month for The Initials Game. A fun-filled trivia night for friends, family, and anyone who loves a little friendly rivalry.
Writers Workshop
Come join other writers in a supportive community. We will dig into the craft through the lens of your own work!
Afternoon Tea
Join us for Tea Time at The Raven, where good company and a lovely cup of tea make the perfect afternoon. Choose your own tea and enjoy traditional tea service, complete with a glass of prosecco or nonalcoholic prosecco.
11 AM–2 PM | $65 per person
Come sip, savor, and linger awhile.
Writing Workshop
Join us on for a writers’ workshop intro! for $15 you can come learn with writer and author Sally Schloss!
She is a published novelist, short story and essay writer. As a professional developmental editor, she has worked with writers at every stage, from total beginners to authors with multiple books under their belt. She knows what it's like to both receive and give feedback. She is passionate about creating supportive communities for writers. Her workshops are places of encouragement and are designed around the needs of the people in them. Are you just getting started, or returning to your writing after a break, or are you already deep into your short story or novel - you're welcome here.
Hobbit Day
Join us on National Hobbit Day for a Lord of the Rings-themed trivia.
We will have themed desserts and drinks for purchase. Come by yourself or bring a team!
Poetry Reading
Join us for a poetry read from a few very talented poets.
Known for his Billy Collins-esque wit and his On This Day in History poems, Ramon Presson has been engaged in poem making since the 3rd grade, receiving a 1st Place Award from the Academy of American Poets for his collegiate collection of original poetry. Ramon credits finding his poetic voice again after decades of silence and prose to Stellasue Lee, a poet twice-nominated for the Pulitzer Prize, who moved in 2007 from California to a mere three blocks away in their shared Thompson Station subdivision. Stellasue has been Ramon's personal mentor and greatest cheerleader since then. With poems published in several magazines and literary journals, Presson received the Janice Keck Literary Award in 2018 for his collection of poetry, Voice Lessons. A licensed marriage & family therapist in Franklin, Presson has been a featured humor columnist in local newspapers for two decades, now a regular in the Williamson Herald. Ramon Presson's philosophy of life and poetry is summed up in this quote by G.K Chesterton: “I do not deny that the world needs priests to remind us that we shall all one day die; but I insist that the world also needs another type of priest--the poet--to remind us that we are not dead yet.”
Jeff Hardin is the author of eight collections of poetry, most recently Coming into an Inheritance, Watermark, and A Clearing Space in the Middle of Being. His work has received the Nicholas Roerich Prize, The Donald Justice Prize, and the X. J. Kennedy Prize. The Hudson Review, The Southern Review, Image, Swing, Bennington Review, The Laurel Review, and Southern Poetry Review have published his poems. He lives in Columbia, TN, where, after 32 years, he recently retired from Columbia State Community College.
Sandy Coomer is a poet, visual artist, endurance athlete, and business owner. Her poetry and visual art have been published in numerous print and online journals. She is the author of 3 poetry chapbooks and 2 full-length collections, the most recent of which is The Broken Places, published by Saddle Road Press. Sandy is the co-host of Black Dog Poetry Open Mic, a monthly poetry event on Zoom, now in its 8th year, and the founding editor of Rockvale Review, an online journal that published poetry, short fiction, creative nonfiction, and visual art for 15 issues. Sandy is the founder and director of Rockvale Writers' Colony, a retreat center for creative writers, in College Grove, TN. She is a mom to 4 adult children and grandmother to 5 grandchildren, ages 3 and under. She lives on a 65-acre farm with her husband, Russ, 2 barn cats and 2 dogs. Her favorite word is "believe."
General Knowledge Trivia
Gather your cleverest crew and join us at The Raven on the first and third Wednesday of each month for The Initials Game. A fun-filled trivia night for friends, family, and anyone who loves a little friendly rivalry.
Roy Hiller- Author Event
Roy Hiller lives in Nashville, TN with his wife, Charlene, and they have 2 grown children. After working as a procurement professional for over 30 years, he retired and began a career as a professional genealogist in May of 2018. He started writing stories in the early 2000s, but did not seek to publish until his award-winning debut novel, A Walk in the Dark, the first book in the Cat Williamson series, was published in April, 2025. Glimmers of Light, the second book in the series, is scheduled to publish in September 2026.
Roy is a member of the Sisters in Crime Middle Tennessee and the Mid-south chapter of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI). He is currently working on a number of projects including: a series of children’s chapter books with a focus on STEMM, a holiday picture book, and a new sci-fi disaster thriller set in 2058 entitled, Critical Mass.
Writing Workshop
Join us on for a writers’ workshop intro! for $15 you can come learn with writer and author Sally Schloss!
She is a published novelist, short story and essay writer. As a professional developmental editor, she has worked with writers at every stage, from total beginners to authors with multiple books under their belt. She knows what it's like to both receive and give feedback. She is passionate about creating supportive communities for writers. Her workshops are places of encouragement and are designed around the needs of the people in them. Are you just getting started, or returning to your writing after a break, or are you already deep into your short story or novel - you're welcome here.
Josh Lowder - Author EVENT
Josh Lowder is the author of the historical conspiracy thriller, The Cornerstone. As a former police officer and current fraud investigator in financial crimes, he blends his experience in criminal investigations and passion for history into crafting gripping, real-life narratives.
Born and raised outside of Nashville, Tennessee, Josh earned his bachelor's degree from Union University before spending several years residing in South Louisiana where the landscape, history, and culture left a lasting impression on his writing. Josh has since settled back in Tennessee with his wife and daughter, and their dog Jax, where he continues to pursue his love of storytelling. When he is not writing he can be found watching history documentaries, hiking the many trails scattered throughout Tennessee, or playing fetch with Jax.
The Raven’s Shelf
Join us for The Raven’s Shelf book club hosted by us here at The Raven!
If you would like more info and want to join our upcoming read, click the link below!
General Knowledge Trivia
Gather your cleverest crew and join us at The Raven on the first and third Wednesday of each month for The Initials Game. A fun-filled trivia night for friends, family, and anyone who loves a little friendly rivalry.
NeverMore YA Book Club
Join Us Each month for our YA book club hosted by us here at The Raven!
If you would like to join click the link below!
Midsummer Night MArKet
Join us for an end-of-summer night market!
We will have a Flower Bouquet Bar and pop-ups from many of our crafters!
Elite Networking Group
Join us for a night of community and connection
• Enjoy lite bites and signature cocktails
• Mix and Mingle with local entrepreneurs and learn about Elite Group
Wick & Sip
Join us for a special event hosted by Starlight Candle Co.
This is a ticketed event that includes a 16.oz candle that you design!
Whitney Rio-Ross Poetry Launch
Join us for a poetry launch by Whitney Rio-Ross. She is releasing her first collection called “Thunder Makes Us”!
Whitney Rio-Ross is the author of thunder makes us (Belle Point Press) and poetry editor for Fare Forward. She is a Pushcart Prize and Best Spiritual Literature nominee. Her poetry has appeared in Image, ONLY POEMS DAILY, SWING, minnesota review, Whale Road Review, The Pinch, and elsewhere. She is the winner of the 2021 Sacred Poetry Prize and lives with her husband and dogs in Nashville, TN.
She will be joined by friend and author Patricia L. Hamilton.
Patricia L. Hamilton won the 2015 and 2017 Rash Award in Poetry and received an Honorable Mention in 2019. She has also received three Pushcart Prize nominations along with other recognitions. Her work has appeared in numerous poetry journals in the U.S. and abroad. She is the author of The Distance to Nightfall (Main Street Rag) and Even Now (Kelsay Books). She resides in Jackson, TN, with her husband.
Skip the Small Talk
What’s It Like?
Hear from real attendees in the videos at the bottom of the page!
Do you wish you could have more of the kinds of conversations you have late at night where for some reason, you feel safe talking about the things you actually care about?
Bring your friends (or come by yourself) and spend your Thursday night at an event where you know everyone else is there for the same reason.
We'll be offering "big talk" conversational prompts on them to get you started, and we'll have lots of structure to make sure that you actually talk to people and that it's not awkward. Not feeling like answering a particular question? No worries, we'll have plenty to choose from, like, "When are you the happiest?" and, "If you were going to become close friends with me, what would I need to know about you?" We'll give you ground rules to make sure you feel comfortable and safe sharing as much of yourself as possible while still feeling in complete control of how much you divulge.
There will be food and drinks for sale!
Check-in for this event will begin around 6:45 pm. Please do your best to arrive before 7:00 pm so we can begin as close to on time as possible.
Skip the Small Talk is dedicated to providing an inclusive, welcoming environment for everyone. Check out our safety policy here: tinyurl.com/ststSafety
Tickets here: https://www.skipthesmalltalk.com/store/skip-the-small-talk-night-at-the-raven-book-lounge-thursday-august-20-2026
General Knowledge Trivia
Gather your cleverest crew and join us at The Raven on the first and third Wednesday of each month for The Initials Game. A fun-filled trivia night for friends, family, and anyone who loves a little friendly rivalry.
Bad Poetry Day- Open Mic
Whether you call it poetry, prose, or a beautiful mess...
Join us for a night of reading, sharing, and celebrating creativity.
In honor of Bad Poetry Day, we're embracing the imperfect because the best words often come from the heart, not from perfection.
Come read your work (or someone else's), cheer on fellow creators, and be part of a community where every voice belongs.