Local book store BookMark It (Website) has several October events for adults and kids at locations all around town. See below.
- Oct 1 - Stories to Chill Your Disgusting Bones at Stardust
- Oct 1 - 7 ARC Week
- Oct 2 - More Q than A with director Wakefield Poole at The Gallery at Avalon Island
- Oct 3 - The Lovely Story Time at The Lovely
- Oct 4 - Loose Lips with Craig Pittman at Lil' Indies
- Oct 7 - Wine & Sign Friday Costume Party at The Lovely
- Oct 8 - Functionally Literate with Lauren Groff at OMA
- Oct 10 - The Lovely Story Time at The Lovely
- Oct 10 - Author VarieTea with Stephanie Murphy-Lupo at Infusion Tea
- Oct 11 - 6th Annual Flash Fiction Spooktacular at at The Gallery at Avalon Island
- Oct 17 - The Lovely Story Time at The Lovely
- Oct 18 - Show, Tell, Write with Patricia Charpentier at Infusion Tea
- Oct 20 - 3rd Thursday Gallery Hop at The Gallery at Avalon Island
- Oct 22 - Walking the Edge launch party at Blue Bamboo
- Oct 24 - The Lovely Story Time at The Lovely
- Oct 25 - Book Club with an Author at Infusion Tea
- Oct 29 - Betty Viamontes at Writer's Atelier
- Oct 31 - The Spooky Story Time at The Lovely