Scott Reintgen discusses & signs A WHISPER IN THE WALLS, plus the paperback of A DOOR IN THE DARK

April Simpkins celebrates BY THE TIME YOU READ THIS

Storytime and Author Signing with Kathy Ward

Max Brallier discusses & signs THE LAST COMICS ON EARTH: TOO MANY VILLAINS!

Toddler Tuesdays!

Tuesday Book People Book Club

Nick Medina celebrates INDIAN BURIAL GROUND with Rachel Harrison #BNMiddayMystery

Emily Henry discusses FUNNY STORY with Yulin Kuang

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

Mona Awad celebrates ROUGE #BNMiddayMystery

Silvia Moreno-Garcia celebrates SILVER NITRATE #BNMiddayMystery

Ivy Pochoda celebrates SING HER DOWN #BNMiddayMystery

Colin Walsh celebrates KALA #BNMiddayMystery

Join us for a discussion, Q&amp;A, and signing of By the Time You Read This. This is the story former Miss USA Cheslie Kryst was about to publish before her tragic suicide. Her mother, April, wraps up the narrative by exploring the mental illness and depression that took her daughter&rsquo;s life.<br style="box-sizing:border-box;outline:0px;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:2;widows:2;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;word-spacing:0px;" /><br style="box-sizing:border-box;outline:0px;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:2;widows:2;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;word-spacing:0px;" />Whether you are someone who struggles to maintain your mental health, or you love someone who does, this book will share insight into a reality that impacts thousands of families every year&mdash;as well as provide hope for those who are left behind.<br style="box-sizing:border-box;outline:0px;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:2;widows:2;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;word-spacing:0px;" /><br style="box-sizing:border-box;outline:0px;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:2;widows:2;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;word-spacing:0px;" /><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:2;widows:2;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;word-spacing:0px;">Net proceeds from the book will be used to support the Cheslie C. Kryst Foundation, which is being founded in Cheslie&rsquo;s honor.About the AuthorApril Simpkins<span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:2;widows:2;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;word-spacing:0px;">&nbsp;is a mental health advocate, serving as an ambassador for the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) and a board member for NAMI Piedmont Tri-County, where she serves her local community. She has earned a Mental Health First Aid Certification and is also trained in Emotional CPR. As a C-suite executive, April is an in-demand public speaker who has addressed audiences internationally on the topics of leadership, culture, DEI, and mental health in the workplace. She has received numerous awards for her business acumen and community service.<br style="box-sizing:border-box;outline:0px;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:2;widows:2;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;word-spacing:0px;" /><br style="box-sizing:border-box;outline:0px;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:2;widows:2;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;word-spacing:0px;" /><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:2;widows:2;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;word-spacing:0px;">April is the wife of David, the mother of six incredible children, and the grandmother of one beautiful granddaughter.<br style="box-sizing:border-box;outline:0px;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:2;widows:2;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;word-spacing:0px;" /><br style="box-sizing:border-box;outline:0px;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:2;widows:2;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;word-spacing:0px;" /><strong style="box-sizing:border-box;outline:0px;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:2;widows:2;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;word-spacing:0px;">Cheslie Kryst<span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:2;widows:2;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;word-spacing:0px;">&nbsp;was a complex civil litigation attorney licensed to practice law in both North and South Carolina. Passionate about criminal justice reform, she worked pro bono for clients serving excessive time for low-level drug offenses. Cheslie was crowned Miss USA in May 2019 and represented the United States at the 2019 Miss Universe Competition, placing in the top ten of ninety countries.<br style="box-sizing:border-box;outline:0px;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:2;widows:2;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;word-spacing:0px;" /><br style="box-sizing:border-box;outline:0px;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:2;widows:2;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;word-spacing:0px;" /><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:2;widows:2;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;word-spacing:0px;">In October 2019, Cheslie was named a correspondent for the nationally broadcast entertainment news show&nbsp;<em style="box-sizing:border-box;outline:0px;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:2;widows:2;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;word-spacing:0px;">Extra<span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:2;widows:2;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;word-spacing:0px;">, where she regularly interviewed the world&rsquo;s biggest names, celebrities, and influencers.<span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:2;widows:2;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;word-spacing:0px;">About the ModeratorErica Bryant is an Emmy award-winning journalist. She joined the WSOC-TV family in 2004. She currently co-anchors Channel 9 Eyewitness News weeknights at 5pm, 6pm, 10pm and 11pm.<o:p></o:p>In 2020, Erica was named RTDNAC TV News Anchor of the Year. Some of her most memorable work includes co-producing prime time special reports &ldquo;Stand Up to Domestic Violence,&rdquo; and &ldquo;Life After Death: Rae Carruth and The Son Who Survived.&rdquo; Erica also co-anchored live coverage of the Memorial Service for Reverend Billy Graham in 2018, the Democratic National Convention in 2012, and the Republican National Convention in 2020.<o:p></o:p>Before joining WSOC-TV, Erica previously worked for WCBD-TV in Charleston, SC and WHNS-TV in Greenville, SC. She earned her degree in Journalism and Mass Communications from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.<o:p></o:p>Erica is a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., the Crown Jewels Chapter of the Links, Inc., and associate member of the Charlotte Chapter of Jack and Jill, Inc.<o:p></o:p>As a former board member of Safe Alliance, Erica is passionate about volunteering in the community and focuses on issues facing disadvantaged families. She lives in Charlotte with her husband and two children. <div><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:11pt;line-height:inherit;font-family:Candara, sans-serif;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:black;letter-spacing:0.1pt;"> </div>

By the Time You Read This: The Space between Cheslie's Smile and Mental Illness-Her Story in Her Own Words

Everyone is welcome at Toddler Tuesday Storytime! Intended for toddlers and older, this is a weekly storytime that everyone loves! Join Miss Sylvia and Miss Sarah as we hear our favorite classic tales, and amazing new stories too!

ABOUT THE BOOKFrom worldwide phenomenon Max Brallier comes a spin-off series based on the #1&nbsp;New York Times,&nbsp;Wall Street Journal,&nbsp;and&nbsp;USA Today&nbsp;bestselling Last Kids on Earth! Jack, June, Quint, and Dirk face their biggest challenge yet: creating the sequel to their hit graphic novel! And like all sequels, it must be BIGGER, BETTER, and PACKED WITH EVEN MORE NEAT STUFF! While the kids get to work, their superhero alter-egos make a startling discovery: supervillains do not come up with their own evil plans! The shocking truth? Every supervillain scheme comes from the mind of a single, mysterious bad guy. Now, Jack, June, Quint, and Dirk&rsquo;s BIGGEST SEQUEL IN HISTORY has our superheroes in a mad-dash, puzzle-filled race across Apocalyptia to stop the BIGGEST EVIL PLAN IN HISTORY!ABOUT THE AUTHOR

The Last Comics on Earth: Too Many Villains!: From the Creators of The Last Kids on Earth

Join us for a special story time as author Kathy Ward reads and signs her new book,&nbsp;Paisley the Panda's Best Day!

Paisley the Panda's Best Day

Join us for one of our favorite book clubs! The Tuesday Book People meet once a month in our store. This month's title is Be Frank with Me by Julia Clairborne Johnson. Newcomers are always welcome! 

Be Frank with Me

ABOUT THE BOOKIn this sequel to the&nbsp;New York Times&nbsp;bestselling, &ldquo;pulse-pounding&rdquo; (Publishers Weekly)&nbsp;A Door in the Dark, Ren&rsquo;s intellect and cunning are stretched to the limit in her quest to take down the system that stole her father&rsquo;s life. Ren Monroe is a wolf among lions. After infiltrating one of the greatest Houses in Kathor through her successful bond with Theo Brood, she finds Theo&rsquo;s father is two steps ahead. He exiles Theo and isolates Ren, strategically working to break her unwelcome grasp on his son&mdash;and foiling Ren&rsquo;s first step to enacting the revenge she&rsquo;s been planning her whole life. Ren might have more resources than she&rsquo;d ever imagined growing up, but she&rsquo;ll still get nowhere without allies. Enter House Tin&rsquo;Vori. Years ago, House Brood led an unprecedented raid to destroy a fellow House of Kathor. But a few siblings survived, and they haven&rsquo;t forgotten the horrors waged against their family. Quietly, they&rsquo;ve plotted their own revenge, waiting for the right moment to strike. And Ren Monroe might be their best chance. Like fire, the Tin&rsquo;Vori siblings are as dangerous as they are useful, both gifted in rare magics. Ren must decide how to unleash them against House Brood without hurting Theo in the process. Her feelings for Theo are growing past the boundaries of their bond, and Ren finds herself balanced on a knife&rsquo;s edge, a breath away from immense power or utter ruin.ABOUT THE AUTHORScott Reintgen is a former public school teacher from North Carolina. When he&rsquo;s not writing, he uses his imagination to entertain his wife, Katie, and their three children. Scott is the&nbsp;New York Times&nbsp;bestselling author of the Waxways series, the Nyxia trilogy, the Dragonships series, and the Celia Cleary series for younger readers. You can find him on Instagram @Reintgen, on X (previously known as Twitter) @Scott_Thought, or on his website at ItsPronouncedRankin.com.

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