Spooky YA Book Hangout

Storytime

Spooky B&N Book Hangout

Jess Steven Hughes Author Signing

Kerry Anne King Author Signing

Spooky LGBTQIA+ Book Hangout

Kim D. Taylor Author Signing

Travis Baldree Author Signing

K.R.R. Lockhaven Author Signing

Patricia Briggs Author Signing

Bonnie Dillabough Author Signing

Rob Philips Author Signing

Sherri Maret Author Signing

Carlene O' Connor celebrates NO STRANGERS HERE with Colleen Cambridge #BNMiddayMystery

Lee and Andrew Child celebrate NO PLAN B with Ruth Ware #BNMiddayMystery

Jess Kidd discusses THE NIGHT SHIP our October #BNBookClub selection

Rainbow Rowell celebrates SCATTERED SHOWERS with Stephanie Perkins

Janice Hallett celebrates THE APPEAL Hank Phillippi Ryan #BNMiddayMystery

Shannon Messenger celebrates STELLARLUNE, the newest in the Keeper of the Lost Cities series, with James Ponti

Anthony Horowitz celebrates THE TWIST OF A KNIFE and MAGPIE MURDERS with Lucy Foley #BNMiddayMystery

Jennifer L. Armentrout celebrates A LIGHT IN THE FLAME

Louise Penny discusses A WORLD OF CURIOSITIES

Join us Saturday, December 3rd at 12 pm when local author Rob Philips stops by for an author signing!About the author:Rob is an award-winning outdoor writer who has published over 1,200 articles and countless photos in dozens of regional and national publications. His column "The Northwest Sportsman" has appeared in The Yakima Herald-Republic almost every week for 29 years.About&nbsp;The Cascade Killer:As a Fish and Wildlife police officer, Luke McCain and his partner -- a yellow Lab named Jack -- spend their days patrolling the rivers, lakes and forests of the wild and scenic Cascade Mountains in Eastern Washington. After hunters discover human remains inside a bear's stomach, McCain is thrust into the investigation. As more dead women are found in McCain's region, authorities suspect a serial killer is prowling the mountains he knows best. McCain will need his knowledge as an outdoorsman, and his instincts as an investigator, to track the psychopathic predator before he kills again.Praise for THE CASCADE KILLER"Phillips tells a masterful tale that is engaging, endearing and suspenseful. It is rich with local knowledge of central Washington and the Cascade Mountains, two places the author is intimately familiar with. Once I started, it was hard to put the book down. A page-turner for sure."--Pat Hoglund, publisher of Western Hunting Journal, Traveling Angler, and Salmon &amp; Steelhead Journal"Real! Captivating! Once you start, you can't put it down! The Cascade Killer is VERY well done!"--Scott Haugen, host and producer of The Hunt and author of numerous outdoor books"Yakima outdoor writer Rob Phillips knows his woods, waters and wardens, and it shows as he weaves them into this fast-paced, gripping murder mystery. You can practically smell the ponderosas and pack horses among pages that seem to leap straight out of the gazetteer. Mixing good old fashioned game wardening with current events, Phillips highlights the complex, often lonely and very vital work Washington fish and wildlife police perform, and a modern nationaltravesty, the high number of missing or murdered native women."--Andy Walgamott, editor, Northwest Sportsman magazine"Rob Phillips' intimate knowledge of Washington State's outdoors scene and recent newsworthy events is on full display in this fast-paced novel. Featuring a smart, hard-working fish and wildlife officer, a demented serial killer, an attractive FBI agent and a scene-stealing Labrador retriever, this is a great read and if you are like me you'll have a hard time putting this book down!"--John Kruse, host and producer of Northwestern Outdoors Radio"The author's knowledge and love of the outdoors and the bounty it provides shines through in this fast-paced, fun and thrilling story. The Cascade Killer captures many of the attributes important to those within the rural, outdoor community."--Buzz Ramsey, author, outdoor personality and Hall of Fame angler"The Cascade Killer is a fun, adventurous, entertaining story. I thoroughly enjoyed accompanying Wildlife Officer Luke McCain, his yellow Lab, Jack, and FBI Agent Sara Sinclair as they pursued a serial killer in the Cascade Mountains of Washington. A great story!"--Steve Raabe, author of&nbsp;Patrolling the Heart of the West, True Tales of a Nevada State Trooper"The Cascade Killer checks all the boxes of a good book. It is entertaining and fast-paced. It also provides a glimpse into the world of today's game warden, from the routine to the spine tingling. This book has it all!"--Rich Phillips, book reviewer for the International Game Warden Magazine"Luke McCain and his lovable sidekick, Jack the yellow Lab, are hard not to love in this fast-paced mystery that you may not be able to put down. I cannot wait for more!"--Vikki J. Carter, host and producer of Authors of the Pacific Northwest Podcast

Cascade Kidnapping: A Luke McCain Novel

The Cascade Killer: A Luke McCain Novel

Join us Sunday, December 4th at 12 pm when local author Sherri Maret stops by to celebrate their newest book, Twelve Days of Winter: A Wildlife Celebration!About the author:Sherri Maret was a teacher/librarian before becoming an author. She is a member of the Choctaw Nation and her book, The Cloud Artist, was illustrated and translated by other Choctaw members. It was a finalist for three awards. She loves nature and wildlife and is especially passionate about butterfly conservation which is the focus of Lela and the Butterflies. She loves hearing stories from children and will also be sharing The Book of Untold Stories which she wrote to inspire young storytellers/writers. She now lives in Walla Walla.About the book:In this reimagined version of The Twelve Days of Christmas, winter wildlife is observed as the snow comes. What animals do you think you might see? Do you think bears will be included? Why or why not? The only way to find out is to read or sing along as animals watch their world get blanketed by gentle layers of snow.

Twelve Days of Winter: A Wildlife Celebration

Spooky season is almost over but our love of vampires is forever!Join us Friday, October 28th at 6 pm in our cafe for a very Spooky LGBTQIA+ Book Hangout!We'll be talking about all of our favorite vampire books, like&nbsp;Youngblood by Sasha Laurens! So stop and sit for a spell and discover your next favorite book!About Youngblood:High school sucks. Especially for the undead. &ldquo;This&nbsp;is the lesbian vampire boarding school story I've always needed, but it's smarter, nastier, and more fun than I ever could have dreamed."&nbsp;&mdash;Kylie Schachte, author of&nbsp;You're Next Kat Finn and her mother can barely make ends meet living among humans. Like all vampires, they must drink Hema, an expensive synthetic blood substitute, to survive, as nearly all of humanity has been infected by a virus that&rsquo;s fatal to vampires. Kat isn&rsquo;t looking forward to an immortal life of barely scraping by, but when she learns she&rsquo;s been accepted to the Harcote School, a prestigious prep school that&rsquo;s secretly vampires-only, she knows her fortune is about to change. &nbsp; Taylor Sanger has grown up in the wealthy vampire world, but she&rsquo;s tired of its backward, conservative values&mdash;especially when it comes to sexuality, since she&rsquo;s an out-and-proud lesbian. She only has to suffer through a two more years of Harcote before she&rsquo;s free. But when she discovers her new roommate is Kat Finn, she&rsquo;s horrified. Because she and Kat used to be best friends, a long time ago, and it didn&rsquo;t end well. &nbsp; When Taylor stumbles upon the dead body of a vampire, and Kat makes a shocking discovery in the school&rsquo;s archives, the two realize that there are deep secrets at Harcote&mdash;secrets that link them to the most powerful figures in Vampirdom and to the synthetic blood they all rely on.

Youngblood

The Legend is back and the Lattes are better than ever!Join us Wednesday, November 9th at 5 pm when author Travis Baldree joins us to celebrate the re-release of his debut novel, Legends and Lattes: A Novel of High Fantasy and Low Stakes!During our event Travis will read a portion of the book, and have a Q&amp;A session with fans in addition to signing the book! Photos will also be allowed!About the book:This gorgeous Barnes &amp; Noble Exclusive Edition includes - French flaps with exclusive art created by the author, an original city map of Thune designed by the author and exclusive pages from Viv's journal.The much-beloved BookTok sensation&nbsp;Legends &amp; Lattes&nbsp;is Travis Baldree's novel of high fantasy and low stakes. *The new paperback edition will include a very special, never-before-seen bonus story, 'Pages to Fill.'* Come take a load off at Viv's cafe, the first &amp; only coffee shop in Thune. Grand opening! Worn out after decades of packing steel and raising hell, Viv, the orc barbarian, cashes out of the warrior&rsquo;s life with one final score. A forgotten legend, a fabled artifact, and an unreasonable amount of hope lead her to the streets of Thune, where she plans to open the first coffee shop the city has ever seen. However, her dreams of a fresh start filling mugs instead of swinging swords are hardly a sure bet. Old frenemies and Thune&rsquo;s shady underbelly may just upset her plans. To finally build something that will last, Viv will need some new partners, and a different kind of resolve. &ldquo;Take a break from epic battles and saving the world.&nbsp;Legends &amp; Lattes&nbsp;is a low-stakes fantasy that delivers exactly what's advertised: a wholesome, cozy novel that feels like a warm hug. This is my new comfort read.&rdquo;&mdash;Genevieve Gornichec, author of&nbsp;The Witch's HeartAbout the author:<div class="l7ghb35v kjdc1dyq kmwttqpk gh25dzvf jikcssrz" style="overflow-wrap:break-word;margin:0.5em 0px 0px;font-family:'Segoe UI Historic', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;color:#050505;font-size:15px;background-color:#ffffff;">Some Guy In A Box</div><div class="l7ghb35v kjdc1dyq kmwttqpk gh25dzvf jikcssrz" style="overflow-wrap:break-word;margin:0.5em 0px 0px;font-family:'Segoe UI Historic', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;color:#050505;font-size:15px;background-color:#ffffff;">I&rsquo;ve loved the art of narration since I first heard Frank Muller&rsquo;s legendary work. I&rsquo;ve been narrating since 2017, and I&rsquo;ve won a few awards from the IAA and Audiofile Magazine for my work. I&rsquo;m best known for Will Wight&rsquo;s Cradle series, although let&rsquo;s be honest, the credit is due to him.</div><div class="l7ghb35v kjdc1dyq kmwttqpk gh25dzvf jikcssrz" style="overflow-wrap:break-word;margin:0.5em 0px 0px;font-family:'Segoe UI Historic', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;color:#050505;font-size:15px;background-color:#ffffff;">I live with my wife, two kids, and dog in Washington State, and I get up every morning excited and grateful to do this job.</div><div class="l7ghb35v kjdc1dyq kmwttqpk gh25dzvf jikcssrz" style="overflow-wrap:break-word;margin:0.5em 0px 0px;font-family:'Segoe UI Historic', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;color:#050505;font-size:15px;background-color:#ffffff;">I&rsquo;m also a veteran game developer, and it&rsquo;s possible you&rsquo;ve played something I&rsquo;ve made. Torchlight, Fate &amp; Rebel Galaxy have sold millions of copies on desktops and consoles. I remain the co-owner and CEO of Double Damage Games.</div><div class="l7ghb35v kjdc1dyq kmwttqpk gh25dzvf jikcssrz" style="overflow-wrap:break-word;margin:0.5em 0px 0px;font-family:'Segoe UI Historic', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;color:#050505;font-size:15px;background-color:#ffffff;">These days, I guess I&rsquo;m an author too.</div>

Legends & Lattes: A Novel of High Fantasy and Low Stakes (B&N Exclusive Edition)

Join us Saturday October 1st, 2022 at 12 pm for an author signing with MT Zimny!About the author:M.T. Zimny has lived her whole life among the mountains, beaches, and trees of western Washington. An alumnus of the Gonzaga&nbsp;University Human Physiology program with an accompanying love for the literary arts, she set out to write the only kind of novel that matters- one in which teenagers are tasked with saving the world. When she isn&rsquo;t writing, she&rsquo;s adventuring with her husband and her golden retriever, whether that means searching out the best dog parks in the Greater Seattle Area or failing spectacularly at the flying trapeze.About Beta:Samantha Havardson is not an Apex.Seriously. She's completely ordinary with a totally normal family that just happens to be moving to the Apex epicenter of the world- the manmade island city of New Delos. Although she thinks her lack of super Apex abilities will keep her out of the limelight, it quickly becomes apparent that the city has different plans, sweeping Samantha up in a world of secret identities and super powers where anyone, even those closest to her, might be an Apex.Plagued by missing students, secret Apex teams, and a mysterious man named Adrestus, Samantha searches for answers, causing secrets to unravel about her classmates, her family, and herself that drag her deeper into the secret world of the Apex.

MT Zimny Author Signing

Beta

Delta

Join us Saturday, October 22nd at 12 pm when author Kerry Anne King joins us to sign her latest book, Improbably Yours!About the author:Kerry Anne King (who also writes as Kerry Schafer), a former resident of the Tri Cities, is a Washington Post and Amazon charts bestselling author who writes compelling and transformational stories about family and personal growth with elements of mystery, humor and an undercurrent of romance. Often, you&rsquo;ll also find a touch of magic. When not absorbed in her creative pursuits, you&rsquo;ll find Kerry hanging out with her Viking on their little piece of heaven just outside Colville, Washington.&nbsp;<u5:p></u5:p><u5:p></u5:p>About&nbsp;Improbably Yours:An unusual inheritance leads to a life-changing journey in a novel of romance, secrets, and the treasure of found family.Blythe Harmon is on the fast track to a life she never wanted. On her thirtieth birthday, just as she&rsquo;s about to lock herself into a high-powered job and accept a marriage proposal to match, an unusual bequest from her beloved late grandmother, Nomi, offers an escape and an invitation to adventure.Equipped with Nomi&rsquo;s urn of ashes and a treasure map, Blythe sets off for a small island in the San Juans where she rents the mysterious and unsettling Improbable House. Secret by secret, clue by cryptic clue, she begins to unravel the puzzle her grandmother has left her to piece together. Her quest is complicated, though, by a powerful attraction to an enigmatic islander and empathy for his orphaned niece, both of whom are inexorably tied to the old house.Just when Blythe thinks she&rsquo;s on the verge of solving the mystery, her quest takes an unexpected turn, and she discovers that the treasure she&rsquo;s really seeking is something that could never be buried in the ground. While she&rsquo;s on the treasure hunt of a lifetime, the past and the future are coming together in this magical novel by the Amazon Charts bestselling author of&nbsp;Whisper Me This.

Improbably Yours: A Novel

Join us Friday, December 2nd at 12 pm when local author Bonnie Dillabough joins us to celebrate the release of her newest book, Chords of Infinity and sign her books!About Chords of Infinity:As Jenny recuperates from her last battle with the Groga, she continues to read the journals of her Aunt Lizzie Japhet, the woman from whom she inherited the little house on Infinity Loop with all its amazing secrets.&nbsp;&nbsp;Within the covers of these journals, she discovers the amazing and fast paced journey of her aunt as a college student in the 1950's.&nbsp; In this second journal Lizzie's adventures as an agent trainee for the Dimensional Alliance continue.&nbsp; Little did Jenny suspect how incredibly heart-wrenching and inspiring these adventures would be.&nbsp; Lizzie's coming of age, much like her own was no smooth road.&nbsp; Incredible discoveries and a gut-wrenching test of her fortitude, Jenny realizes that her aunt Lizzie was only rivaled by her own.

Chords of Infinity (The Dimensional Alliance, #5)

Join us Saturday, November 5th at 12 pm when local author Kim D. Taylor stops by to sign copies of her thrilling historical romance,&nbsp;Runaway River: The Bitterroot Mountain Series!About the Author:Kim D. Taylor has almost made it to every state in the United States (five to go). As a former Miss Idaho and current resident of the great state of Washington, she has a particular love for the Pacific Northwest. However, it is the beauty of Montana that captivated her gaze and focus for her first historical fiction novel series, &ldquo;The Mountains of Montana Collection.&rdquo;Twenty plus years in real estate, pastoral ministry, and small business have given Kim a solid understanding of people and a great appreciation for deep and dynamic character development. RUNAWAY RIVER is the first book of The Bitterroot Mountains Series in The Mountains of Montana Collection. The second book, Stubborn Creek, is right around the corner.Gourmet cooking, table settings, and entertaining are at the top of Kim&rsquo;s love list, and she will always make time for a great cup of tea with family and friends.About&nbsp;Runaway River:A time and place where men longed for a piece of God&rsquo;s green earth to call their own and women still dreamed of a home and a hand to hold. Beth Yates has lost everything and could lose much more if she doesn&rsquo;t escape her beloved city of Chicago and the dreadful memories it holds. Forced to run from a powerful tyrant determined to ruin her, she blames God and vows never to trust a man again. Ethan Dawson dreams of owning a horse ranch in the foothills of the stunning Bitterroot Mountains but is stuck building the dreams of Montana&rsquo;s Copper King, Marcus Daly. With time running out to make his dream a reality, Ethan refuses to let anything&hellip;or anyone stand in his way. Runaway River is a powerful story of God&rsquo;s perfect timing and complete care during difficult times. Ethan and Beth must realize that their setbacks, troubles, and trials are not sent from a distant God but that His great love and overwhelming kindness has gently carried them through it all.

Runaway River: The Bitterroot Mountains Series

Visit us Saturday, October 15th at 11 am when local author Jess Steven Hughes joins us for a book signing!About&nbsp;The Wolf of Britannia Part I:First Century AD Britain is a fragmented land of warring Celtic tribes, ripe for invasion by the juggernaut of imperial Rome. Knowing this, a young warrior, soon-to-be-legendary, Prince Caratacus, must unite the southern tribes if they are to survive. This is an enemy more cunning and powerful then either he or Britain has ever faced.Standing by him is his wife, Rhian, a warrior princess who takes no prisoners. She is the first woman he has truly loved. With her support and that of other allies, Caratacus must outsmart a traitorous brother who is determined to take the throne, aided by a conniving Roman diplomat and a tribal king in the pockets of the Romans.Caratacus must save his country not only from the pending Roman onslaught but from his own peoples treachery. Or else die trying.

The Wolf of Britannia Part I

The Wolf of Britannia Part II

The Sign of the Eagle

Join us Saturday, November 26th, at 1 pm when local, best-selling author Patricia Briggs joins us in store to sign her books!

Soul Taken (Mercy Thompson Series #13)

Join us Friday, October 7th at 6 pm for a very spooky YA Book Hangout!Inspired by Belladonna by Adalyn Grace, this month we'll be discussing all our favorite hauntingly good YA books to help us get into the spirit of spooky season!About Belladonna:Orphaned as a baby, nineteen-year-old Signa has been raised by a string of guardians, each more interested in her wealth than her well-being&mdash;and each has met an untimely end. Her remaining relatives are the elusive Hawthornes, an eccentric family living at Thorn Grove, an estate both glittering and gloomy. Its patriarch mourns his late wife through wild parties, while his son grapples for control of the family&rsquo;s waning reputation and his daughter suffers from a mysterious illness. But when their mother&rsquo;s restless spirit appears claiming she was poisoned, Signa realizes that the family she depends on could be in grave danger and enlists the help of a surly stable boy to hunt down the killer.However, Signa&rsquo;s best chance of uncovering the murderer is an alliance with Death himself, a fascinating, dangerous shadow who has never been far from her side. Though he&rsquo;s made her life a living hell, Death shows Signa that their growing connection may be more powerful&mdash;and more irresistible&mdash;than she ever dared imagine.

Belladonna (Barnes & Noble YA Book Club Edition)

Join us Saturday, November 19th at 12 pm when local author K. R. R. Lockhaven joins us for a signing!About the Author:<p class="font_7" style="margin-bottom:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-left:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-attachment:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;pointer-events:auto;font-size:22px;line-height:normal;color:rgb(var(--color_15));"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-attachment:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-family:mixtape-aaa-400, sans-serif;font-size:small;">K.R.R. (Kyle Robert Redundant) Lockhaven used to love writing as a kid. Starting at about ten years old, he wrote about anything from dragons to sentient jellybeans. Somewhere along the line, he lost that love. But now as a firefighter, husband, and father of two sons, he found it again. Unfortunately, he couldn't find the really good stuff from back then. So this adult-written shit will have to do.<p class="font_7" style="margin-bottom:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-left:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-attachment:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;pointer-events:auto;font-size:22px;line-height:normal;color:rgb(var(--color_15));"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-attachment:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-family:mixtape-aaa-400, sans-serif;"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-attachment:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;"><span class="color_16" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-attachment:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;color:rgb(var(--color_16));">Kyle is a huge proponent of summer camps for burn survivor kids. One dollar from every book he ever sells will go to the Washington State Council of Firefighters Burn Foundation, sponsors of Camp Eyabsut. For more info, or to donate money or time, go to&nbsp;<a data-auto-recognition="true" href="http://www.campeyabsut.org/" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-attachment:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;cursor:pointer;text-decoration-line:none;color:inherit;" target="_blank">www.campeyabsut.org</a><p class="font_7" style="margin-bottom:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-left:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-attachment:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;pointer-events:auto;font-size:22px;line-height:normal;color:rgb(var(--color_15));"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-attachment:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-family:mixtape-aaa-400, sans-serif;"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-attachment:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;"><span class="color_16" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-attachment:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;color:rgb(var(--color_16));"><p class="font_7" style="margin-bottom:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-left:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-attachment:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;pointer-events:auto;font-size:22px;line-height:normal;color:rgb(var(--color_15));"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-attachment:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-family:mixtape-aaa-400, sans-serif;"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-attachment:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;"><span class="color_16" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-attachment:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;color:rgb(var(--color_16));">About the books:<h1 class="pdp-header-title text-lg-left text-sm-center mr-md-l ml-md-l mr-sm-l ml-sm-l " itemprop="name" style="box-sizing:border-box;outline:0px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;font-weight:400;line-height:1.25;font-size:2.08rem;font-family:Poynter, Georgia, serif;color:#21282d;background-color:#ffffff;">The Conjuring of Zoth-Avarex: The Self-Proclaimed Greatest Dragon in the Multiverse</h1>Kept hidden by the United States government for decades, the Site is a place where magic is real. But that doesn't mean that everything happening there is sparkly. Soul-sucking policies and layers of stifling bureaucracy threaten to take all the fun out of magic. Harris, a newbie Conjurer, starts his first day of work at the Site bursting with excitement: he's been brought on for an extremely big project happening the very next day. In a triumph over its habitual inefficiency, the Site manages to carry out its plan and conjure an actual dragon to be used by the military. The dragon (Zoth-Avarex, the self-proclaimed greatest dragon in the multiverse) immediately eats the person next to him, snatches a "princess" from the ranks of the Conjuring Department, and flies away to the Space Needle. There he manipulates the media, outwits the Site's bumbling management, demands sixty-three billion dollars' worth of treasure (because Smaug was said to have had sixty-two billion in his hoard), threatens to destroy the city&mdash;and installs a couple of food trucks. The "princess" is the twin sister of Harris's crush Ana, and the fianc&eacute;e of his new friend Jake. Harris, Ana, and Jake team up with a rule-breaking magician on a quest to send the smart-ass, narcissistic dragon back from whence he came. They'll need to travel to storied realms in order to find the magical items needed to defeat the dragon. As they quest through red tape and various familiar fantasy elements, Harris will need to somehow make his timidity, inexperience, and idealism work for him. Meanwhile, tension rises as the "princess" has escape plans of her own, and the Site management sends an alternate hero off in a rowboat to visit a surfing Merlin&mdash;a mission that ends up a lot more perilous than anyone had anticipated. While this book skewers the same fantasy genre it gleefully inhabits, it also pokes fun at corporate culture, today's obsession with wealth and celebrity, and our denial that life is anything more than meets the eye. Hapless Harris, believing in magic all along, learns to apply what he's picked up between the pages of fantasy literature.The Marauders, the Daughter, and the DragonTo say that Azure Brine is at odds with her father would be an understatement. A new governor has emerged in the League of Islands, and her father has completely bought in to his "Humans First" rhetoric, pushing their once-strong relationship to the breaking point. Their connection is truly put to the test when her father decides to join the governor's ship on a voyage to the Capitol Isles for the inauguration. But when Azure learns the governor has nefarious plans for the islands, and that her father is in danger, she and her best friend (a foul-mouthed bird named Robin) set out across the archipelago to save him. Along the way they meet a reanimated skeleton with confidence issues, a group of pirates who just want to sing and have adventures, and...a dragon.<div class="commerce-zone-section sticky-cont header-section product-detail-spacing pl-s pr-lg-0" id="commerce-zone" style="box-sizing:border-box;outline:0px;padding:0px 0px 0px 2rem;width:630px;color:#21282d;font-family:Lato, sans-serif;font-size:12.185px;background-color:#ffffff;"><div class="sticky-left d-sm-none d-lg-block" style="box-sizing:border-box;outline:0px;"><header class="pdp-header bd-b-disabled-gray pb-s" id="prodSummary-header" style="box-sizing:border-box;outline:0px;display:flex;padding-bottom:1rem;border-bottom:1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);flex-direction:row;padding-top:0.75rem;"><div class="header-content min-width-header-content" id="pdp-header-info" style="box-sizing:border-box;outline:0px;min-width:100%;"><h1 class="pdp-header-title text-lg-left text-sm-center mr-md-l ml-md-l mr-sm-l ml-sm-l " itemprop="name" style="box-sizing:border-box;outline:0px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;font-weight:400;line-height:1.25;font-size:2.08rem;font-family:Poynter, Georgia, serif;text-align:left;"></h1></div></header></div></div>

The Conjuring of Zoth-Avarex: The Self-Proclaimed Greatest Dragon in the Multiverse

The Marauders, the Daughter, and the Dragon

Today we'll be celebrating the eve of Halloween by reading Pete the Cat the the Five Little Pumpkins&nbsp;by James Dean and more!About the book:Author and artist James Dean brings us a groovy rendition of the classic favorite children&rsquo;s song &ldquo;Five Little Pumpkins,&rdquo; sung by cool cat Pete and perfect for Halloween. A&nbsp;New York Times&nbsp;bestselling favorite!There will be coloring to and all ages are welcome! We can't wait to see you there!

Five Little Pumpkins (Pete the Cat Series)

This week we'll be reading&nbsp;A Spoonful of Frogs by Casey Lyall and more!About the book:Frogs are the most important ingredient in a witch&rsquo;s favorite treat&mdash;but they are also the hardest to get into the cauldron!&nbsp;From acclaimed author Casey Lyall and Caldecott Honor artist Vera Brosgol,&nbsp;A Spoonful of Frogs&nbsp;is a humorous and wholly original picture book&mdash;and a winning recipe for readers who loved&nbsp;Dragons Love Tacos&nbsp;and&nbsp;Room on the Broom.A witch&rsquo;s favorite treat is frog soup. Luckily, it&rsquo;s healthy and easy to make. To give it that extra kick and a pop of color, the key ingredient is a spoonful of frogs. But how do you keep the frogs on the spoon? They hop, they leap, they hide . . . and they escape. What is a poor witch to do?Casey Lyall is a master of comedic timing with her deceptively simple and energetic text, and Caldecott Honor winnerVera Brosgol&rsquo;s vibrant, hilarious illustrations make the witch&mdash;and the frogs!&mdash;practically leap off the page. The solution to the witch&rsquo;s dilemma will surprise and delight young readers and their parents alike.Teeming with laugher and hijinks,&nbsp;A Spoonful of Frogs&nbsp;is pure fun from beginning to end. A must-have for young readers, parents, witches, frog-lovers, and aspiring chefs.&nbsp; There will be coloring to and all ages are welcome! We can't wait to see you there!

A Spoonful of Frogs: A Halloween Book for Kids

This week we'll be reading, Gustavo the Shy Ghost by Flavia Z. Drago and more!About the book:Gustavo is good at doing all sorts of ghostly things: walking through walls, making objects fly, and glowing in the dark. And he loves almost nothing more than playing beautiful music on his violin. But Gustavo is shy, and some things are harder for him to do, like getting in a line to buy eye scream or making friends with other monsters. Whenever he tries getting close to them, he realizes they just can&rsquo;t see him. Now that the Day of the Dead is fast approaching, what can he do to make them notice him and to share with them something he loves? With fancifully detailed artwork and visual humor, debut picture-book creator Flavia Z.&nbsp;Drago&rsquo;s vivid illustrations tell&nbsp;a sweet and gently offbeat story of loneliness, bravery, and friendship that is sure to be a treat for little ghouls and goblins everywhere.There will be coloring to and all ages are welcome! We can't wait to see you there!

Gustavo, the Shy Ghost (Deluxe B&N Exclusive Edition)

This week we'll be reading Creepy Crayon&nbsp;by Aaron Reynolds, and more!About the book:Jasper Rabbit has a problem: he is NOT doing well in school. His spelling tests? Disasters. His math quizzes? Frightening to behold. But one day, he finds a crayon lying in the gutter. Purple. Pointy. Perfect. Somehow...it looked happy to see him. And it wants to help. At first, Jasper is excited. Everything is going great. His spelling is&nbsp;fantastic. His math is&nbsp;stupendous. And best of all, he doesn&rsquo;t have to do ANY work! But then the crayon starts acting weird. It&rsquo;s everywhere, and it wants to do everything. And Jasper must find a way to get rid of it before it takes over his life. The only problem? The creepy crayon will not leave.There will be coloring to and all ages are welcome! We can't wait to see you there!

Creepy Crayon! (B&N Exclusive Edition)

This week we'll be reading&nbsp;Pig the Monster, by Aaron Blabey and more spooky stories too!About the book:Pig was a pugand I'm sorry to say,on Halloween nighthe'd get carried away...Pig, the world's greediest pug, is on the rampage for TREATS! TREATS! TREATS! But don't even think about being stingy with the goodies, because this candy-fueled glutton has some terrible tricks up his sleeve...Rich with author-illustrator Aaron Blabey's signature rhyming text and unforgettable illustrations,&nbsp;Pig the Monster&nbsp;is a laugh-out-loud story that follows the eight previous books in the series (Pig the Pug,&nbsp;Pig the Winner,&nbsp;Pig the Elf,&nbsp;Pig the Star,&nbsp;Pig the Fibber,&nbsp;Pig the Stinker,&nbsp;Pig the Tourist, and&nbsp;Pig the Slob).There will be coloring to and all ages are welcome! We can't wait to see you there!

Pig the Monster (B&N Exclusive Edition)

Long Live the Pumpkin Queen!Join us for a very Spooky B&amp;N Book Hangout on Friday, October 14th at 6 pm!We'll be in the cafe, discussing all of our favorite Halloween reads--including&nbsp;Long Live the Pumpkin Queen--and adding a few to our TBR's no doubt!See you there!About&nbsp;Long Live the Pumpkin Queen:<div class="book-seller-cntnt" style="box-sizing:border-box;outline:0px;border-bottom:1px solid rgb(161, 162, 161);margin-bottom:1em;font-family:Lato, sans-serif;font-size:14px;background-color:#ffffff;">Nightmare Before Christmas&nbsp;fans rejoice!&nbsp;Long Live the Pumpkin Queen&nbsp;picks up where the beloved film left off, with Sally in her new role as the Queen of Halloween Town. This delightful return to The Nightmare Before Christmas universe is sure to appeal to fans old and new.</div><div class="overview-cntnt" itemprop="description" style="box-sizing:border-box;outline:0px;font-family:Lato, sans-serif;font-size:14px;background-color:#ffffff;"> Jack and Sally are "truly meant to be" ... or are they've Sally Skellington is the official, newly-minted Pumpkin Queen after a whirlwind courtship with her true love, Jack, who Sally adores with every inch of her fabric seams&mdash; if only she could say the same for her new role as Queen of Halloween Town. Cast into the spotlight and tasked with all sorts of queenly duties, Sally can't help but wonder if all she's done is trade her captivity under Dr. Finkelstein for a different cage. But when Sally and Zero accidentally uncover a long-hidden doorway to an ancient realm called Dream Town, she'll unknowingly set into motion a chain of sinister events that put her future as Pumpkin Queen, and the future of Halloween Town itself, into jeopardy. Can Sally discover what it means to be true to herself&nbsp;and&nbsp;save the town she's learned to call home, or will her future turn into her worst... well,&nbsp;nightmare?</div>

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