Stuart Turton celebrates THE LAST MURDER AT THE END OF THE WORLD

Katherine Applegate discusses & signs THE ONE AND ONLY FAMILY, a new adventure in the world of The One and Only Ivan

New Adult Book Club

Ruth Ware celebrates ONE PERFECT COUPLE

Tiffany D. Jackson discusses & signs STORM: DAWN OF A GODDESS

Nicola Yoon celebrates ONE OF OUR KIND

Brynne Weaver discusses & signs LEATHER & LARK

Tricia Levenseller discusses & signs THE DARKNESS WITHIN US

Paula Hawkins celebrates THE BLUE HOUR

Leif Enger discusses I CHEERFULLY REFUSE, our #bnbookclub April Book Club Selection!

Mona Awad celebrates ROUGE with Catriona Ward #BNMiddayMystery

Silvia Moreno-Garcia celebrates SILVER NITRATE #BNMiddayMystery

Ann Napolitano discusses WITHIN ARM'S REACH, our Monthly Fiction Pick for May!

Rachel Khong discusses REAL AMERICANS, our #bnbookclub May Book Club Selection!

Ivy Pochoda celebrates SING HER DOWN with Danielle Trussoni #BNMiddayMystery

Craig DiLouie and Paul Tremblay discuss HOW TO MAKE A HORROR MOVIE AND SURVIVE and HORROR MOVIE with Gabino Iglesias #BNMIddayMystery

Colin Walsh celebrates KALA #BNMiddayMystery

The Blue Hour: A Novel

May the 4th be with you! Join <a href="https://stores.barnesandnoble.com/store/2361" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank" title="https://stores.barnesandnoble.com/store/2361">Barnes &amp; Noble - Oakbrook Center in Oak Brook, IL</a> on May 4, 2024, as we celebrate Star Wars Day with a LEGO Star Wars X-Wing Build Event!_________________________________________________________________________________________________To make this event safe and enjoyable for all attendees, please read the below guidelines ahead of reserving a ticket, so you know what to expect on the day.<ul><li value="1">Your ticket will serve as your reservation for the event.</li><li value="2">One ticket serves as one (1) LEGO Star Wars X-Wing Build kit reservation. If you are reserving for a group please make sure you reserve as many tickets as you need event kits.</li><li value="3">Because kits are limited only those with reservations will be allowed to participate in the build.</li><li value="4">Barnes &amp; Noble reserves the right to make new rules and orders in its sole discretion with regard to COVID-19 at any time and any person not abiding by the Barnes &amp; Noble directives will be refused entrance or directed to leave the premises.</li><li value="4">If you have any additional questions, please can call the store directly at: 630-684-0586.</li><li value="4">Barnes &amp; Noble may cancel this event at any time with or without notice to the ticket holders.</li></ul>Please note that Eventbrite is the only authorized dealer for this event. Each person must have a ticket to enter.Event guidelines are subject to change.

LEGO Star Wars X-Wing Build Event

Join us in-store on Tuesday May 21st for our New Adult Book Club meeting! This month we will be discussing The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo. Our meeting will begin at 7pm upstairs in front of the fiction department. If you'd like to RSVP you can do so <a href="https://NewAdultBookClubBNOakBrook.eventbrite.com">here</a>. We can't wait to see you here!&nbsp;

The Familiar

Join us in-store on Friday May 17th as we welcome bestselling author Stuart Turton into the store! Stuart will be here with us celebrating his upcoming release THE LAST MURDER AT THE END OF THE WORLD. He will be in conversation with Eden Robins starting at 6pm with a signing to follow. We can't wait to see you here!The discussion is open and seating is first come, first served. If you're attending the signing you must purchase a copy of THE LAST MURDER AT THE END OF THE WORLD from our location. When you purchase your copy you will receive a numbered wristband which will serve as your ticket to the signing line. Please call us at (630)684-0586 to reserve a copy, if you have any questions, or if you will require accommodations.Stuart Turton is your friendly neighbourhood author, responsible for The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle, The Devil and the Dark Water, and The Last Murder at the End of the World - otherwise known as the 'not-a-trilogy' trilogy. His books have appeared on the Sunday Times and USA Today bestseller lists, and are known for fusing locked-room mysteries with literary fiction, sci-fi, fantasy, and horror. Stuart's books have been translated into forty languages and have sold over a million copies, which would be impressive if every author wasn't boasting about exactly the same thing.Eden Robins is the author of the forthcoming novel Remember You Will Die, and her debut novel, When Franny Stands Up, was named a best book of 2022 by the Chicago Reader, a best queer book of 2022 by Autostraddle, and best book of the month by Bustle and Buzzfeed. She was an Illinois Arts Council Fellow in Literature in 2023, and also writes short stories, personal essays, and cultural criticism at places like Slate, Catapult, USA Today, LA Review of Books, Apex magazine, Shimmer, and others. Previously, she sold sex toys, wrote jokes for Big Pharma and an AI chatbot, and once did a stand-up comedy set to an audience who didn't boo. She lives in Chicago, has been to the bottom of the ocean, and will never go to space. Find out more scintillating tidbits at monkeythumbs.com and on Twitter and Instagram @edenrobins.

The Last Murder at the End of the World: A Novel (B&N Exclusive Edition)

The Darkness Within Us

We're so excited to host author Tiffany D. Jackson this coming June! Tiffany will be with us celebrating the release of her upcoming book STORM: DAWN OF A GODDESS. She will be discussing the book starting at 6pm with a signing immediately to follow. We can't wait to see you here!The discussion is open and seating is first come, first served. In order to join the signing line you will need to purchase a copy of STORM: DAWN OF A GODDESS from our location. You will receive a numbered wristband when you do so which will serve as your ticket to the signing line. To reserve a copy, if you have any questions, or if you need accommodations please contact us at (630)684-0586.<h2 style="text-rendering:optimizelegibility;font-family:aktiv-grotesk;font-weight:500;font-size:17px;letter-spacing:0.03em;line-height:1.5em;margin-top:15px;margin-bottom:0px;background-color:#ffffff;white-space:pre-wrap;hyphens:manual !important;">Tiffany D. Jackson is the NYT Bestselling, award-winning author of YA novels Monday&rsquo;s Not Coming, Allegedly, Let Me Hear A Rhyme, Grown, White Smoke, Santa in The City, The Weight of Blood, and co-author of Blackout. A Coretta Scott King &mdash; John Steptoe New Talent Award-winner and the NAACP Image Award-nominee, she received her bachelor of arts in film from Howard University and has over a decade in TV/Film experience. The Brooklyn native is currently splitting her time between the borough she loves and the south, most likely multitasking.</h2>

Storm: Dawn of a Goddess: Marvel

Join us in store on Tuesday May 7th for our adult book club meeting! This month we'll be discussing I Cheerfully Refuse by Leif Enger. Our meeting will begin at 7pm upstairs in front of our fiction department. We hope to see you here!

Adult Book Club Meeting

I Cheerfully Refuse (Barnes & Noble Book Club Edition)

We're thrilled to welcome NYT bestselling author Katherine Applegate into the store! Starting at 3pm Katherine will be discussing her newest release, The One &amp; Only Family. A signing will follow for anyone who would like to meet her.&nbsp;You must purchase your copy of The One &amp; Only Family at our location in order to join the signing line. You can reserve a copy any time with us. Call us at (630)684-0586 to reserve. We can't wait to see you here!

The One and Only Family (B&N Exclusive Edition)

Join <a href="https://stores.barnesandnoble.com/store/2361" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank" title="https://stores.barnesandnoble.com/store/2361">Barnes &amp; Noble - Oakbrook Center in Oak Brook, IL</a> on May 25, 2024, as we welcome the New York Times bestselling author of <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-it-girl-ruth-ware/1140360543?ean=9781982155278" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank" title="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-it-girl-ruth-ware/1140360543?ean=9781982155278">The It Girl</a>and <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-woman-in-cabin-10-ruth-ware/1123388495?ean=9781501132957" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank" title="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-woman-in-cabin-10-ruth-ware/1123388495?ean=9781501132957">The Woman in Cabin 10</a>, <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/b/contributor/ruth-ware/_/N-2wyj" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank" title="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/b/contributor/ruth-ware/_/N-2wyj">Ruth Ware</a>, for a discussion and signing to celebrate her newest thriller, <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/one-perfect-couple-ruth-ware/1144227204?ean=9781668066089" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank" title="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/one-perfect-couple-ruth-ware/1144227204?ean=9781668066089">ONE PERFECT COUPLE</a>! Ruth will be in-conversation with author Lori Rader-Day starting at 4pm.BONUS!: Each ticket includes a signed copy of the <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/one-perfect-couple-ruth-ware/1144227204?ean=9781668066089" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank" title="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/one-perfect-couple-ruth-ware/1144227204?ean=9781668066089">B&amp;N Exclusive of ONE PERFECT COUPLE</a> which features a bonus Q&amp;A with the author!_________________________________________________________________________________________________To make this event safe and enjoyable for all attendees, please read the below guidelines ahead of buying a ticket, so you know what to expect on the day. To avoid disappointment, we must stress that there will be no access to the event for non-ticketholders.Barnes &amp; Noble reserves the right to make new rules and orders in its sole discretion with regard to COVID-19 at any time and any person not abiding by the Barnes &amp; Noble directives will be refused entrance or directed to leave the premises.<h2>TICKET INFORMATION</h2>Purchase tickets <a href="https://RuthWareBNOakBrook.eventbrite.com" target="_blank">here</a>.B&amp;N Exclusive Edition Admission - $32.24 (Admission + one pre-signed copy of <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/one-perfect-couple-ruth-ware/1144227204?ean=9781668066089" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank" title="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/one-perfect-couple-ruth-ware/1144227204?ean=9781668066089">ONE PERFECT COUPLE B&amp;N Exclusive Edition</a>): **LIMITED QUANTITY AVAILABLE**: A ticket PER PERSON includes:<ul><li value="1">One pre-signed copy of <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/one-perfect-couple-ruth-ware/1144227204?ean=9781668066089" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank" title="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/one-perfect-couple-ruth-ware/1144227204?ean=9781668066089">ONE PERFECT COUPLE B&amp;N Exclusive Edition</a> (out 5/21/24).</li><li value="2">Admission to the event space and signing line with <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/b/contributor/ruth-ware/_/N-2wyj" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank" title="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/b/contributor/ruth-ware/_/N-2wyj">Ruth Ware</a>.</li></ul>For Seated Tickets: Limited quantity is available and will be provided on a first-come, first-served basis. Purchase of a ticket guarantees entrance to the event for the reading and signing. However, this ticket may not necessarily guarantee a seat at the event, as late arrivals may be placed in a line behind the seated audience.For Standing Room-Only Tickets: Limited quantity is available and will be provided on a first-come, first-served basis. Purchase of a ticket guarantees entrance to the event for the reading and signing. Ticket holders will be granted a standing view from behind the seated audience -- some views may be more limited/obstructed than others.<ul><li value="1">SEATED AND STANDING ROOM-ONLY ticket holders will be admitted into the event seating area beginning at 3:00 PM on the day of the event. Please have a copy of your ticket available (either printed out or on your phone) for check-in, starting at 2:30pm.</li></ul><ul><li value="1">You will receive your pre-signed copy of ONE PERFECT COUPLE (B&amp;N Exclusive Edition) prior to entering the signing line for personalization.</li><li value="2">The author will sign and personalize additional titles. While there is currently no limit to how many titles the author will sign, this is subject to change at any time.</li></ul><ul><li value="1">Any gifts for the author will be collected prior to the signing line.</li></ul><ul><li value="1">Other books by the author will be available for purchase at Barnes &amp; Noble - Oakbrook Center.</li></ul><ul><li value="1">Due to health and safety and space limitations, those without a ticket will not be permitted into the event space.</li></ul><h2>GUIDELINES</h2><ul><li value="1">No memorabilia will be signed at the event.</li></ul><ul><li value="1">No large bags will be permitted into the event.</li></ul><ul><li value="1">Please arrive on time according to your ticket in order to secure your seat in the event space. Late arrivals may only have access to standing room and may not have the opportunity to enter the event space.</li></ul><ul><li value="1">All event guidelines are subject to change.</li></ul><ul><li value="1">If you have any additional questions, please can call the store directly at: 630-684-0586.</li></ul><ul><li value="1">Barnes &amp; Noble may cancel this event at any time with or without notice to the ticket holders.</li></ul>Please note that Eventbrite is the only authorized dealer for this event. Each person must have a ticket to enter.<h2>REFUNDS</h2>Attendees can receive refunds up to 1 day (24 hours) before your event start TIME of 4 PM.If you are unable to attend the event, Barnes &amp; Noble - Oakbrook Center (Oak Brook, IL) will hold your books for seven days after the event. Please contact the store to arrange your pickup.Should this event be canceled due to changing COVID-19 concerns, all customers will be refunded their ticket price to the original method of payment per Eventbrite's refund policy.Event guidelines are subject to change._______________________________________________________________________________________ABOUT <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/one-perfect-couple-ruth-ware/1144227204?ean=9781668066089" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank" title="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/one-perfect-couple-ruth-ware/1144227204?ean=9781668066089">ONE PERFECT COUPLE</a>:This Barnes &amp; Noble Exclusive Edition contains a bonus Q &amp; A with Ruth Ware where she dives into what inspired her to explore the true nature of "reality" television. Harkening to Agatha Christie&rsquo;s classic And Then There Were None, this high-tension and ingenious thriller follows five couples trapped on a storm-swept island as a killer stalks among them&mdash;from Ruth Ware, the New York Times bestselling author who &ldquo;is turning out to be as ingenious and indefatigable as the Queen of Crime&rdquo; (The Washington Post). Lyla is in a bit of a rut. Her post-doctoral research has fizzled out, she&rsquo;s pretty sure they won&rsquo;t extend her contract, and things with her boyfriend, Nico, an aspiring actor, aren&rsquo;t going great. When the opportunity arises for Nico to join the cast of a new reality TV show, One Perfect Couple, she decides to try out with him. A whirlwind audition process later, Lyla find herself whisked off to a tropical paradise with Nico, boating through the Indian Ocean towards Ever After Island, where the two of them will compete against four other couples&mdash;Bayer and Angel, Dan and Santana, Joel and Romi, and Conor and Zana&mdash;in order to win a cash prize. But not long after they arrive on the deserted island, things start to go wrong. After the first challenge leaves everyone rattled and angry, an overnight storm takes matters from bad to worse. Cut off from the mainland by miles of ocean, deprived of their phones, and unable to contact the crew that brought them there, the group must band together for survival. As tensions run high and fresh water runs low, Lyla finds that this game show is all too real&mdash;and the stakes are life or death. A fast-paced, spellbinding thriller rife with intrigue and characters that feel so true to life, this novel proves yet again that Ruth Ware is the queen of psychological suspense.

One Perfect Couple (B&N Exclusive Edition)

<p style="box-sizing:content-box;-webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent;margin-bottom:10px;background-clip:border-box;color:#5d5d5d;font-family:RobotoDraft, Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;background-color:#ffffff;">We're so excited to host author Nicola Yoon this coming June! Nicola will be with us on June 12th celebrating the release of her upcoming adult novel, ONE OF OUR KIND. She will be discussing the book starting at 6PM CT with a signing immediately to follow. We can't wait to see you here!<p style="box-sizing:content-box;-webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent;margin-bottom:10px;background-clip:border-box;color:#5d5d5d;font-family:RobotoDraft, Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;background-color:#ffffff;">The discussion is open and seating is first come, first served. In order to join the signing line you will need to purchase a copy of ONE OF OUR KIND from our location. You will receive a numbered wristband when you do so which will serve as your ticket to the signing line. To reserve a copy, if you have any questions, or if you need accommodations please contact us at (630)684-0586.

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