Please join us here at Barnes & Noble Upper West Side in welcoming Fiona Davis to celebrate the release of SAMANTHA: THE NEXT CHAPTER, the first American Girl novel for adults. This event is open to the public and free to attend, however an RSVP is required. A purchase of SAMANTHA: THE NEXT CHAPTER from Barnes & Noble Upper West Side is required to join the signing line at this event. An RSVP will reserve a copy of the book for purchase on the day of the event.

Please note that there are two RSVP options. RSVPs for the Live Discussion & Book Reservation will guarantee a space to view the conversation and participate in Q&A. Seating will still be on a first come, first serve basis.

RSVPs for the Book Reservation ONLY will guarantee a copy of the book and allow guests to join the signing line after the conversation, but will NOT guarantee attendance at the conversation.

Copies of SAMANTHA: THE NEXT CHAPTER will be pre-signed, with the option to have Fiona add personalization during the signing.

Guests are welcome to bring additional books to have signed, but please note that there will be a limit to the number of backlist titles signed and personalized.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Fiona Davis is the New York Times bestselling author of several novels, including The Stolen Queen, The Magnolia Place, and The Lions of Fifth Avenue, which was a Good Morning America Book Club Pick. She is a graduate of the Columbia Journalism School and is based in New York City.

Clare Mulroy is USA TODAY's books reporter, covering new releases, publishing news, fandom and the intersection of books and pop culture. She's interviewed high-profile and celebrity authors like Bill Clinton, James Patterson, Malala Yousafzai, Fredrik Backman, Patricia Cornwell, Lee Child and Taylor Jenkins Reid.

With USA TODAY since 2022, her reporting has taken her to a Virginia printing press following a book from draft to published product all the way to Athens with Percy Jackson fans on a literary tour. She revealed bestselling author Freida McFadden’s identity and has reported on AI scams plaguing the publishing industry.

Clare is a two-time winner of NLGJA's "Excellence in Bisexual Coverage" award for her reporting on bisexual-affirming health care and biphobia.

She loves speculative fiction, sprawling family narratives and prides herself on giving niche book recommendations. Reach out to her with suggested titles of your own or ruminations on reading. She studied journalism at American University and is based in New York City.

ABOUT THE BOOK

From American Girl and New York Times bestselling author Fiona Davis comes the next chapter of Samantha Parkington's story--now an adult searching for justice after her legacy is stolen in New York City in 1920.

It’s 1920, and 25-year-old Samantha Parkington is working hard to educate women in New York about suffrage and encourage them to vote in their first presidential election that fall. But when Samantha’s large inheritance, including her childhood Mount Bedford home, is stolen in a shocking scheme, she goes from socialite to shop girl overnight and experiences a very different side of New York City living in a boarding house. Searching for clues regarding the theft of her inheritance, she infiltrates the business of a notorious criminal in New York City. Determined as ever, Samantha will do whatever it takes to find answers and save her family’s legacy.

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Fiona Davis celebrates SAMANTHA: THE NEXT CHAPTER with Clare Mulroy

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