Half Full Bookstore

We’re dreaming up a joyful Pride Story Time at Half Full Books and we’re looking for the perfect queen to help bring it to life. 🌈📚✨ This will be a family friendly celebration of stories, self expression, community, and Pride for young readers and their grown ups. Know a fabulous drag performer who would be a great fit? Tag them below, send this their way, or DM us to connect. 💖 #HalfFullBooks #PrideStoryTime #DragStoryTime #PrideMonth

Join us as we dive into The People’s Library by Veronica Henry for our May book club. A dazzling near-future story of heroic librarians, abandoned books, resistance, and the fight to save humanity’s stories. 📚✨ Book club members receive 10% off their book purchase! #MayBookClub #ThePeoplesLibrary #VeronicaHenry #BookClubPick #HalfFullBookstore

Indie Bookstore Crawl chapter has ended & it was glorious! We hope you all enjoyed as much as we did. Now we’re ready to turn the page. Stop by and join us 🫶🏾📚

Join us for a powerful afternoon of reflection, healing, and connection ✨ Half Full Bookstore is honored to host author LaQuesha Briscoe for a special book signing of My Mirror My Mother: A Reflection on Grief, Growth, and Grace. 📖 Come meet the author, hear her story, and get your copy signed. 🗓 May 9, 2026⏰ 3 PM📍 Half Full Bookstore

Day 2 of the HR Indie Bookstore Crawl is here! Stop by Half Full Bookstore, say hi, and keep the crawl going. New Reads, Great Vibes, and one more reason to love your local bookstores! #hrindiebookstorecrawl #shoplocal #halffull

Bookstore Crawl Day Three!!! Meet the owner of Half Full Bookstore in Portsmouth. Donate food, toiletries, and/or baby supplies to participating bookstores to enter for a chance to win a 6-month Libro FM subscription! Rules: 1. The goal is to drop off requested supplies at the following Indie bookstores that are participating in the Hampton Roads Indie Bookstore Crawl April 25, 2026-May 3, 2026. a. Half Full Bookstore, Portsmouth b. Novel Grounds, Chesapeake 2. Take a picture of your donation at the bookstore, tag the bookstore, and post it to one of our social media platforms. You can find us on FaceBook, Instagram, BlueSky, and Twitter (we don’t like to say the letter). Not on social media? Email us @ [email protected] 3. Every donation you make at one of our participating bookstores counts as ONE entry. There is a limit of ONE entry per person, per the bookstore. The more you donate, the more chances you have to win! Most Needed Items: Formula (advanced blue tin and sensitive orange tin) Distilled and bottled water for formula Diapers and Wipes Visa Gift Cards Pads and Tampons Shampoo and Conditioner Toothpaste Toilet Paper and Laundry Detergent White Rice Bagged Beans (black and kidney), Lentils, Garbanzos Maseca Salt and Sugar Vegtable Oil Other Requested Items: Kids Breakfast Cereals Dried Chillies Garlic Cumin, Oregano, Bay Leaves Tomatillos Avacado Mango Soy Sause Rice and other Dried Noodles Fish Sauce Shrimp Paste White Cane Vinegar Calamansi Ube Limes Banana Ketchup Lechon sauce Coconut Gel Coconut Milk Yuca Plaintains Ginger Goya Seasoning (Sazon and Adobo) Knorr Chicken Cube Bouillon Piloncillo/Panela Sardines in tomato or hot sauce Brown Sugar Mexican Chocolate (LA Abuelita) Chocomilk (chocolate mix drink) #hamptonroads #indiebook #indivisible #librofm

Donate food, toiletries, and/or baby supplies to participating bookstores to enter for a chance to win a 6-month Libro FM subscription! Rules: 1. The goal is to drop off requested supplies at the following Indie bookstores that are participating in the Hampton Roads Indie Bookstore Crawl April 25, 2026 - May 3, 2026. a. Half Full Bookstore, Portsmouth b. Novel Grounds, Chesapeake 2. Take a picture of your donation at the bookstore, tag the bookstore, and post it to one of our social media platforms. You can find us on FaceBook, Instagram, BlueSky, and Twitter (we don’t like to say the letter). Not on social media? Email us @ [email protected] 3. Every donation you make at one of our participating bookstores counts as ONE entry. There is a limit of ONE entry per person, per the bookstore. The more you donate, the more chances you have to win! Don't forget to check out this year's Hampton Roads Indie Bookstore for the chance to win more prizes at more than 20 bookstores across Hampton Roads! Most Needed Items: Formula (advanced blue tin and sensitive orange tin) Distilled and bottled water for formula Diapers and Wipes Visa Gift Cards Pads and Tampons Shampoo and Conditioner Toothpaste Toilet Paper and Laundry Detergent White Rice Bagged beans (black and kidney), lentils, Garbanzos Maseca Salt and Sugar Vegtable Oil Other Requested Items: Kids Breakfast Cereals Dried Chillies Garlic Cumin, Oregano, Bay Leaves Tomatillos Avacado Mango Soy Sause Rice and other Dried Noodles Fish Sauce Shrimp Paste White Cane Vinegar Calamansi Ube Limes Banana Ketchup Lechon sauce Coconut Gel Coconut Milk Yuca Plaintains Ginger Goya Seasoning (Sazon and Adobo) Knorr Chicken Cube Bouillon Piloncillo/Panela Sardines in tomato or hot sauce Brown Sugar Mexican Chocolate (LA Abuelita) Chocomilk (chocolate mix drink)

What better way to bring in Independent Bookstore day than with a story time! Join us as we celebrate Dear Little Lady: A Garden of Seeds with Mica Lapri Williams! Half Full Bookstore!

This May, we’re celebrating Mother’s Day the Half Full way 💐📚 Join us for a Melody of Authors and Events all month long featuring powerful stories, inspiring conversations, and meaningful gifts for the moms and mother figures in your life. ✨ Meet amazing authors ✨ Shop thoughtful, gift worthy books ✨ Make memories with your loved ones From heartfelt reflections on motherhood to joyful adventures for the whole family, there’s something special waiting for you at Half Full Bookstore. Swipe through to see what’s coming → #HalfFullBookstore #MothersDay #BookstoreEvents #AuthorEvents #SupportLocal

Tomorrow, come stop by the Half Full Bookstore in Portsmouth for a special book signing event featuring my new book, No Longer Lolita. #alienbuddhapress #indieauthorsofinstagram #indiehorrorbooks

We have received an outpouring of donations from the community for the first month of this project, and we plan to continue this work with our wonderful community partners. Together, we have received and delivered this vital support to several families across Hampton Roads. Thank you to everyone member of our community who has donated so far. If you want to donate, you can bring items to: The Collective Tattoo in Virginia Beach The 757 Creative Reuse Center in Norfolk The LGBT Life Center in Norfolk The LGBT Life Center in Hampton Half Full Bookstore in Portsmouth Novel Grounds in Cheaspeake The Fallen Acorn Bookshop in Williamsburg We are grateful to the business who have partnered with us so far to make this possible and to our incredible #dsa and #indivisible voulnteers for doing the work to make this effort possible. Together, we keep our communities safe

Half Full Bookstore is so happy to announce we’re participating in the 4th Annual Hampton Roads Indie Bookstore Crawl!! Pick up your Passport 🛂 Saturday April 25th Visit your local bookstores & get a stamp Enter your passport for raffle prizes! #shopsmall #portsmouthva #oldetowne #portsmouthbookstore #halffull