Boozy Book Fair at Devil’s Due Distillery

Saturday, May 10, 2025 | 11 AM – 5 PM
📍 Devil’s Due Distillery | Kearneysville, WV
🎉 All Ages Welcome | Dog Friendly | Rain or Shine

WHERE THRILLERS, COCKTAILS & BLUEGRASS COLLIDE

​Join us for a full day of books, booze, BBQ, and live music at the Boozy Book Fair, hosted at the one and only Devil’s Due Distillery — a family- and veteran-owned, grain-to-glass distillery where West Virginia craft meets Southern soul.
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Whether you're a true crime junkie, thriller reader, bourbon sipper, or a retired Book-It! kid who still dreams of bookstore field trips, this is your moment.

WHAT TO EXPECT

• Pop-Up Book Fair: A curated mix of thrillers, true crime, dark academia, and “books you won’t sleep after reading.”
• Signature Cocktails & Mocktails: Devil’s Due is mixing up themed drinks based on Parents Weekend. Not drinking? Designated driver? We’ve got delicious mocktails too.
• BBQ from Stroker’s BBQ: Slow-smoked meats, creamy mac & cheese, and finger-lickin’ flavor from one of the area’s favorite food trucks. Follow Stroker’s BBQ on Facebook
• Live Music Lineup
  • 11 AM – The Algorhythms
    Bluegrass meets brainwaves — WV’s own high-energy pickin’ pros
  • 2 PM – Derrick Tea
    Soulful acoustic storytelling & mountain-grown charm

FEATURED AUTHOR SIGNING
1 PM – Alex Finlay
Meet bestselling thriller author Alex Finlay (The Night Shift, Every Last Fear) as he signs his newest novel, Parents Weekend — a twisty, cinematic thriller set on a college campus where five students vanish without a trace.
Books will be available from Four Seasons Books
Signing begins at 1 PM — come early for the best spot!

​Stick around for the full Boozy Book Fair experience:
FAQ: 

• Yes Devils Due is Dog-Friendly
  
  • Bring your book-loving pup — we’re ready for ‘em.
• Yes there is Parking. Street Parking is Free on Saturdays
  
  • No meters. No worries. Just good spirits — literally.

ABOUT THE VENUE Devil’s Due Distillery is West Virginia’s only full grain-to-glass distillery using locally sourced ingredients. Known for smooth spirits and unforgettable experiences, they’ve built a reputation as a welcoming space for community, creativity, and celebration — and this event is no exception.

NO RSVP NEEDED: Just show up. Come thirsty. Leave book-drunk and plot-twisted.

AlgoRhythms Bluegrass

11 AM – The Algorhythms
Bluegrass meets brainwaves — WV’s own high-energy pickin’ pros

Derrick Tea

​2 PM – Derrick Tea
Soulful acoustic storytelling & mountain-grown charm

Stroker's BBQ

Slow-smoked meats, creamy mac & cheese, and finger-lickin’ flavor from one of the area’s favorite food trucks.

Snag a seat for the signing (seating is limited)

ALEX FINLAY is the bestselling author of several acclaimed novels, including the 2024 national bestseller, If Something Happens to Me. His work regularly appears on best-of-the-year lists and has been translated into twenty-five languages and sold around the world. Nearly all of Alex's books have been optioned or are in development for film and television. Alex lives in Washington, D.C. and Virginia

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