Thornwell Books

Thornwell Books Thornwell Books is a bookstore and coffee shop in downtown Morganton, NC. We offer a variety of baked goods, coffees, teas and wine.

Book selections include a range of thoughtfully curated works. Ample seating indoor and out for work or meetings.

Yay! Jean received Thornwell Books’ Downtown Distinguished Award for “Breath of Fresh Air,” which recognizes us for enha...
05/29/2026

Yay! Jean received Thornwell Books’ Downtown Distinguished Award for “Breath of Fresh Air,” which recognizes us for enhancing the vitality of downtown. 📚 Thank you to everyone for voting!

Join Book Club #3 for their next discussion on Tuesday, June 16th at 6:00 PM. They are reading and discussing This Vast...
05/29/2026

Join Book Club #3 for their next discussion on Tuesday, June 16th at 6:00 PM. They are reading and discussing This Vast Enterprise: A New History of Lewis and Clark by Craig Fehrman. Books are available in the store & don’t forget about the 10% discount for book club members! 📚

📚 Book Review 📚Growing up female in a world where everything is for sale — including yourself. 👀Girls by Freya India is ...
05/28/2026

📚 Book Review 📚

Growing up female in a world where everything is for sale — including yourself. 👀

Girls by Freya India is one of those books that gets under your skin and stays there.

It’s not just about social media. It’s about the entire ecosystem built around it — the self-surveillance, the personality branding, the way insecurity gets quietly monetized. Sound familiar?

Sharp. Personal. Quietly devastating.

Reading this as a Gen X-er? Prepare to feel low-key terrified. 😬

It asks the questions we should all be sitting with: “Is this actually normal now?” “How did it get this way?”

Not a comfortable read — but absolutely one that lingers. This one will make you ponder. Read the full review on our website! 📚

*Reviewed by April J.




Join Book Club #1 for their next discussion! They’re meeting on Tuesday, June 2nd to discuss Kin by Tayari Jones. Books...
05/27/2026

Join Book Club #1 for their next discussion! They’re meeting on Tuesday, June 2nd to discuss Kin by Tayari Jones. Books are available in the store & don’t forget about the 10% discount for book club members. There’s still time to read the book & join us! 📚

Happy ! Stop by Thornwell Books today to see what’s new. We have the latest from Matt Haig, Rob Hart, and so much more....
05/26/2026

Happy ! Stop by Thornwell Books today to see what’s new. We have the latest from Matt Haig, Rob Hart, and so much more. See you soon! 📚

Mark your calendar and join us for our next author talk & book signing! Leah Weiss is coming to Thornwell Books on Thurs...
05/25/2026

Mark your calendar and join us for our next author talk & book signing! Leah Weiss is coming to Thornwell Books on Thursday, June 25th at 6:00 PM. You will recognize her as the author of the critically acclaimed novel “If the Creek Don’t Rise,” published in 2017. Leah will join us to talk about and sign copies of her latest novel, “The Creek, the Crone, and the Crow,” which published in March. We’ll also have signed copies of her previous novels. Join us! 📚

📚 Book Review 📚Did you know conjoined twins Eng & Chang Bunker spent most of their lives in Mount Airy, NC?Christina Bak...
05/24/2026

📚 Book Review 📚

Did you know conjoined twins Eng & Chang Bunker spent most of their lives in Mount Airy, NC?

Christina Baker Kline brings their extraordinary story to life in The Foursome — told through the eyes of Sallie, one of the sisters who married into this remarkable family.

Two couples. No privacy. A plantation in the antebellum South. And 21 children between them.

Kline handles the impossible questions with grace, keeping the focus on the bigger story — one about race, identity, marriage, and what “normal” really means.

As Sallie puts it: “Few of us, when it comes down to it, are truly normal.”

A fascinating read for anyone who loves historical fiction with real depth. 📚

*Reviewed by Jean C. VanNoppen





Join Book Club #2 (Fiction) for their next discussion. They’re meeting on Tuesday, May 26th at 6 PM to discuss “I’ll Be...
05/20/2026

Join Book Club #2 (Fiction) for their next discussion. They’re meeting on Tuesday, May 26th at 6 PM to discuss “I’ll Be Gone in the Dark” by Michelle McNamara. Books are available in the store & don’t forget about the 10% discount! 📚

Happy ! Our table is full of new and new-to-us titles perfect for summer reading - and it sure does feel like summer ou...
05/19/2026

Happy ! Our table is full of new and new-to-us titles perfect for summer reading - and it sure does feel like summer out there! ☀️📚 Stop by Thornwell Books today to browse and shop what’s new.

Join Book Club #4 (Faith & Spirituality) for their next book club discussion. They’re meeting on Tuesday, May 19th at 1...
05/14/2026

Join Book Club #4 (Faith & Spirituality) for their next book club discussion. They’re meeting on Tuesday, May 19th at 1:00 PM to discuss Learning to Walk in the Dark by Barbara Brown Taylor.

We are so grateful for Rev. Logan Lovelace’s leadership during this series! He has graciously agreed to continue leading this book club. New reading selections will be discussed at the May meeting. See you there!

Address

202 South Sterling St
Morganton, NC
28655

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 5:30pm
Tuesday 8am - 5:30pm
Wednesday 8am - 5:30pm
Thursday 8am - 5:30pm
Friday 8am - 5:30pm
Saturday 9am - 5pm
Sunday 9am - 3pm

Telephone

+18284341122

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