Blue Apple Books

10/09/2024

South and Pine’s next workshop! Grab your friends and register online for a fun night out, and then shop for gifts, home decor, and books… all 20% off during the event!

Seasonal Candle Making Workshop Let's get cozy and make some candles in seasonal scents (either fall or winter/ Christmas scents!). Join us for an exclusive night at our signature candle making workshop! Our amazing chandlers will teach you the ins & outs of candle making, guide you through our....

10/09/2024

Are you coming to the Madison Witches Ride this Sunday??? It's going to be a spooktacular event you don't want to miss!!!

Here are a few shops we know will be open with extended hours for this event, but some of your favorite downtown shops will be operating with their normal hours!!

See you on Sunday!

10/08/2024

Just released and in the store today! Limited copies, so don’t delay if you want one!

10/07/2024

We are so excited to be a part of the Madison Witches Stroll, happening in downtown Madison this year! We will be open 10-5 on Sunday so we can welcome participants and spectators, and will have some Im-POE-tant guests and books featured, along with some other fun surprises!

✨ONE WEEK UNTIL THE MADISON WITCHES STROLL! ✨
Witches, are you ready??? Let's go through the checklist so we're all ready for next Sunday!
Still need to register? You still have a few days! You can register at https://givebutter.com/2024madisonwitchesstroll
We're so excited to see you next week! 🧙‍♀️

10/07/2024

One of our goals as a Benefit Corporation is to support and promote the efforts of creative people in our community, especially young people embarking on their career in a creative field.

To that end, we are so proud to feature the work of two of Robin’s former students, Shelby Reece and Patrick May, in the store! We’ve admired their work for a long time, and are honored to offer some of their prints to our customers for purchase. They both are also open to customizing sizes or finishes (canvas, metal, etc.) for customers, and we can help facilitate those orders.

Scroll through to see a small sample of Shelby and Patrick’s work, but to fully appreciate it, come in and take a look at these prints in person, as digital reposts are much diminished in quality!

Thanks in advance for supporting local artists and local businesses, especially as we enter the holiday shopping season.

Hours: Tues-Wed 10-6, Th-Sat 10-8, Sun 10-3, Closed Mondays

10/06/2024

Join us Tuesday night for this fun workshop! For more details and to register, click the link in the post.

Pumpkin Succulent Arrangement Workshop Come and be a part of our Pumpkin Succulent Arrangement workshop on October 8th! Join us for an enjoyable session where we'll craft stunning Fall-themed arrangements. Delight in complimentary cocktails and charcuterie as we work on our creations. At South &...

10/05/2024

WOW!! These doors welcomed hundreds of wonderful folks today during the Madison Street Festival and we couldn’t be more thankful for every person who came in! Our staff was so busy we didn’t take many photos, but the memory of our first MSF will stay with us, photos or not. If you missed the excitement/crowds, remember we are open until 8 tonight and from 10-3 tomorrow.

10/04/2024

New releases in the store just in time for shopping! Hope to see you tomorrow between 10 and 8.

10/04/2024

Today starting at 4:30 and tomorrow until 5:00, Main Street will be closed for the Madison Street Festival! You can park in the parking lot behind our building (off Martin St.) and walk around, or a bit east of us in the large parking lot on Martin and walk down the block. Tomorrow, your best bet is to park at Madison City Stadium and either walk or take the shuttle bus to the festival. We will be open 10-8 both today and tomorrow and we hope to see you!

10/04/2024

These are original wool (one is cashmere!) upcycled blue apples made by a local artist who is a friend of our store! These are the only ones available and we have a feeling they will go fast (priced at $14.99) on this Madison Street Festival weekend. Get yours before they are gone!

10/04/2024

So excited about tomorrow! We are located just south of the Community Showcase Stage, between Pure Barre and Kathleen’s Bridal, and we will be open 10-8! Come by and say hello!

We are READY to have some FUN with you TOMORROW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

10/03/2024

I have a couple of copies left if you would like to buy a copy today (we’re open until 8!) and enter the release week giveaway!

A hilarious and eye-opening account of leaving Christian Nationalism behind to follow Jesus better.   April Ajoy wouldn’t have called herself a Christian Nationalist when she performed her original song “America Say Jesus” on the Jim Bakker show, or when she participated in Jesus Marches acro...

10/03/2024

Wondering where to park for the festival?

We have TWO locations for you to park and be shuttled into the festival on Saturday.

👉 👉 Option ONE
Park at Madison City Stadium at 211 Celtic Drive, Madison AL 35758. Take the short shuttle to be dropped off at the Festival Entrance on Wise Street. OR you can walk to the festival from the stadium parking lot. Walkers can exit the bottom of the stadium parking lot to Garner Street and enter the festival on Wise Street. A great option for families with strollers. Very short walk.

👉 👉 Option TWO
Crosspointe Church 78 Huges Road, Madison AL 35758. This shuttle stop will drop off at Maple Street right beside the Children's Area.
🛑❗️🛑❗️Please note that this shuttle will be re-routed to option ONE "Wise Street" drop-off location during the Parade from 8:45 a.m.-10:00a.m. as that route will be closed for the parade. You will need to go to the shuttle stop on "Maple Street" to get back to Crosspointe. 🛑❗️🛑❗️

BOTH LOCATIONS WILL HAVE A Handicap bus running.

We can't wait to see you all on Saturday.

10/03/2024

Look at this amazing lineup of food options at this year’s Madison Street Festival! Our doors will be open all day (10-8) for shopping, so as you peruse the vendors and enjoy all the amazing activities and food, please plan to stop in and say hello and shop for a gift, home item, or book!

There is nothing like good festival food! For our 42nd festival THIS SATURDAY, October 5th, we have some AMAZING Food Vendors and Trucks ready to serve you. Make sure to come HUNGRY. 🥪🥙🍟🍔🌭🍧🍦🍰🍿☕️🥤🧋

THANK YOU to the following food vendors for helping to make the day special for our community!

▶Main Street◀️
Teresita’s Tamales
O Taste & See BBQ
New South Hot Dog & Sushi
Brawner’s Concessions
The Round Table Beverage Co.
Smoothe Smoque BBQ
Nicas Grill & Café
Hustle N Pop
Forever Grateful
Vujee Vegan
Rocket City Hibachi
Greek Flame Foods
Benjamin’s
The Rich Baker
Capital Cookie Co.

▶Church Street/Front Street◀️
Dan’s Ole Fashion Concessions
Tropical Sno
Park & Perk

▶Artist Alley Area◀️
Jeremiah’s Italian Ice
The Licorice Guy
Piper & Leaf Tea Company
Level Up Burgers
The Slice Pizzera
Happy Trails Bakery
I D’éclair Southern Kitchen and Confections
Scarlett Cookie Company

▶Crafters Cove Area-Maple Street◀️
Brown Sugar Baking
Nomads Road Dogs

▶Interact Zone◀️
Taylors Cool Treats
Wiener Von Brain’s
Big Flavor Tenders and Wings

WE ARE SO EXCITED TO SEE EVERYONE SOON.

10/03/2024

We couldn’t be more excited to partner with our downtown Madison neighbor, to celebrate their October “Roaring 20s/The Great Gatsby” tea house theme! One of the beautifully bound and/or illustrated editions of Fitzgerald’s classic American novel is sure to delight the book collector or Gatsby enthusiast! Shop online or come in Th/F/Sat 10-8, Sunday 10-3, Tues/Wed 10-6.

10/02/2024

More of this week’s new releases! The latest in the “Maid” mystery series and the much-anticipated treatise by Ta-Nehisi Coates. We are open until 6 today and 10-8 tomorrow. Hope to see you soon!

10/02/2024

April Ajoy’s debut book is on our shelves today!

From her publisher: April wouldn’t have called herself a Christian Nationalist — she just considered herself a good Christian: faithful, Republican, and determined to make America a Christian nation once again.

But as her view of the world widened, April began to see the ways her conservative politics and religion were intertwined. In this book, April shares funny stories from her time deep within Christian nationalism, illuminating the ways nationalist thinking has shaped not only evangelical culture but American public policy.

Part memoir, part guidebook, part call to action, this book shows how one woman left Christian Nationalism to find a truer faith in Jesus.

10/02/2024

Those of you who’ve come in to shop have probably figured out that we are two businesses in one: South & Pine has been a home and gift shop in downtown Madison for over 5 years, and we are thrilled to continue its legacy! We can put together custom gift boxes in almost any price range, so let us help you. We can also ship gifts - as nicely wrapped as possible - to your out-of-town friends and family, with personal touch.

Let us help you put together the perfect gift box for that fall celebration or “thinking of you” surprise or teacher appreciation gift! Fall-scented candles, soaps, and lotions, plus seasonal matches and cute hand-lettered cards add up to thoughtful, lovely gift for yourself or someone else. Shop online at shopsouthandpine.com or in store 10-6 Tues/Wed, 10-8 Th/F/Sat, 10-3 Sun.

10/02/2024

We are excited to see returning and new customers as you are in downtown Madison for any or all of these upcoming fun seasonal events! We will be open and have some featured shopping displays - and perhaps some additional surprises! - during all three of these events. Hope to see you soon!

10/01/2024

09/30/2024

We are excited that October will bring the return of our creative community workshops, a South & Pine tradition that will expand to Blue Apple Books! Whether as a solo night out or with a group of friends, you don’t want to miss our pumpkin succulent workshop which will be held on Tuesday, October 8.

Go to shopsouthandpine.com for more details and to reserve your spot today!

09/29/2024

Are you a nonfiction fan?? We’ve gotten in some amazing nonfiction selections this week, covering a wide range of topics! We’re open and are excited to welcome you in to shop until 3 PM today.

09/29/2024

Books about Belonging. Such a powerful post!

“Banned books week used to be a fun thing for librarians, when there were maybe fifty books we had that were banned for a variety of reasons.”

“Now, it’s more like fifteen hundred books. And as I go through the list, I realize they are all books about belonging.”

“This is not about language, or content. This is not about different ideas of what is appropriate. These bans are targeting books about belonging, about families, culture and identity.”

As National Banned Books Week got underway, Gordon’s librarians went into the stacks to pull titles that were on PEN America’s index of school book bans.

What used to be a morning task is becoming a weeklong project.

There are dozens of books from Gordon’s collection piled up in the display, and these are only the middle-school-age books. They haven’t even started on the chapter books and picture books in the downstairs collection.

This morning, fifth graders were digging hungrily through the display, now labeled as Books About Belonging.

Downstairs, fourth graders looked over the PEN list of picture books, then reviewed their library skills by finding and pulling books from the list.

There were some strong reactions, explained one librarian. “These fourth graders were delighted when they saw and remembered a book that had meant something to them when they were young. And then came the shock, as they found it unfathomable that a book ban might mean that some other child might not have access to that same book, and that same experience.”

The display of books on belonging will remain out for browsing for the rest of the month, and followup conversations will continue in library class and at Middle School meeting.

And after the display comes down, the books return to the shelves, ready to share a message of belonging with future generations of Gordon students.

More on book bans from PEN America at https://ow.ly/6acE50TvGXf

09/29/2024

We have two copies of this incredible memoir at the store right now! From heart-wrenching family dynamics to the inner struggles of a gifted female growing up in the south, this book runs the gamut of emotions, for sure. There are some beautiful passages and some moments that make you go “hmmm” as Jeannette’s unique life situation unfolds, but overall, we highly recommend it!

Banned Books Week, Day 7: The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
This book has been challenged and banned for its depictions of violence, sexuality, alcoholism, and profanity.

09/28/2024

Our Poppy Flavored Popcorn is a perfect accompaniment to a day of reading or football!

Some of our customers’ favorite flavors of Poppy Flavored Popcorn are in the store right now and are a great addition to your tailgate (either indoor or outdoor)!

Shop in store 10-6 Tuesday-Wednesday, 10-8 Thursday-Saturday, 10-3 Sunday, or online at shopsouthandpine.com.