Join our entertaining Story Tellers every Wednesday at 11:00 am at the Children's Department stage for Storytime and special activities.

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Melissa Chapman, local Author Of 'Distant Skies', has started a writers group! Do you have a story brewing inside of you? Do you have inspiration and drive to start your first novel, but don't know where to start? Or maybe you just need feed back on your latest work and you don't know where to go? Come in and collaborate with other local authors and writers; develop into the best writer you can be! Any and all types of writing and writers can benefit from a writers group. All Are Welcome! This Group Meets Every 1st and 3rd Thursday Of The Month @6:30PM At The Vestal Barnes & Noble Location. Have Questions? Contact Melissa Here: mpribchap@gmail.com

Melissa Chapman Writers Group

Join us on Saturday, May 30th, from 12-4pm for a Spring into Love Book Signing with a number of local romance authors! We will have Jennifer Bokal, Tara Conrad, Shannon Delany, Cat Johnson, Trinity Slain, and Raven Storm! There will be a mix of adult and young adult books as well as some beautiful special editions with sprayed edges available. This is an event you don't want to miss! We hope to see you there!

Spring into Love Romance Book Signing

Attention Book Lovers! Come and hang out with other avid readers in a relaxed and social atmosphere. Didn't read "the" book? No problem. The "Choose Your Adventure Book Club" meets the 1st Monday of every month from 6pm until 8 pm and is open to all.

Choose Your Own Adventure Book Club

Melissa Chapman Writer's Group

Join us in store on Saturday, June 6th, from 12-3pm for a book signing with Shelly Jones! We will be celebrating the newest release in her debut cozy mystery series: Game Over. The first book in the series, Player Elimination, was nominated for an Agatha Award in the Best First Novel category. If you like great whodunit books, be sure to check them out! We hope to see you there! Game Over Wren Winters and her friends road trip to an annual gaming convention anticipating a fun getaway, not danger and a dead body. It’s been two years since game store owner Wren Winters’ husband died in a mysterious road accident, and she finally feels ready to attend the industry’s biggest gathering. She’s a little spooked because the event was where her husband had sent her a final text claiming he’d discovered something unexpected, but Wren is determined to push aside her doubts, purchase new games for her store and have fun. Instead, she and her gaming group stumble onto a famous cosplayer strangled with her own lanyard, and the police are side-eyeing Wren. Then the threats begin, and Wren uncovers a new lead on her husband’s death. Surely, she can piece together what happened to Marcus at this very convention, despite the danger lurking around every corner. But the clock is ticking to solve the murder before weekend ends, when all the suspects will scatter like pieces swept off a board. Will she be able to trap a murderer before she becomes another victim? Shelly Jones is a professor by trade and a nerd by design. Woefully introverted, their pockets are full of post-it notes and their head is full of (unsaid) witty come-backs and un-won arguments from years past. When they aren’t grading papers or writing new cozy mysteries, Shelly can often be found hiking in the woods or playing a board game while their cats look on. Find out more on their website: https://shellyjonesauthor.com/.

Book Signing with Shelly Jones

Join us for a special storytime and book signing on Saturday, June 20th, at 11am with local author Nancy M. Reed! She will be here reading and signing her newest children's picture book The Firefly Chase. Embark on a journey with a baby bug, a charming little yellow caterpillar, while they chase a firefly and navigate through colorful fields and over obstacles while skipping and counting along the way. Will they be able to catch the firefly? Only time will tell... We hope to see you there! Nancy Reed grew up in Bovina Center, New York, and was raised on a dairy farm. She then went to college to obtain her bachelor’s degree and, while teaching, she obtained her master’s degree and spent twenty years in the classroom and raised two daughters. When she is not creating imaginative stories for young readers, Nancy can be found indulging in her hobbies, which include horseback riding, hiking, biking, kayaking, and camping.

Storytime and Book Signing with Nancy M. Reed

Join us in celebrating reading with the biggest party of the summer! Young readers are invited to our very first Summer Reading Celebration Party on Sunday, June 21st, at 12pm. Bring your parents or guardians and enjoy crafts, games, prizes, giveaways, sweet treats and a very special storytime! Bring your Summer Reading Journals and share with our booksellers what you are reading this summer. Haven’t started your Summer Reading Journal yet? No problem! Grab one while you are here for the party or download a Journal from BN.com. We can’t wait to see you there!

Summer Reading Celebration Party

Join us in store on Saturday, June 27th, from 12-3pm for a book signing with local author Lori Duffy Foster. We will be celebrating the release of her newest book Spring Melt, a historical suspense novel set in the Adirondacks. We hope to see you there! Spring Melt "As a doctor’s wife in a thriving Adirondack village in the 1920s, Ella Devine seems to have an ideal life. Her husband grew rich catering to New York City socialites who wanted to hide their TB diagnoses from their friends. Their marriage is devoid of emotion, but so is she, having learned long ago to quietly accept whatever life offers. But all that changes when three men are charged with a nineteen-year-old murder, and the long-buried crime that shaped Ella’s childhood is exposed. Spring Melt draws on the rich and fascinating history of the Adirondacks, where hikers who see only low hills and lush vegetation fail to perceive the hidden dangers and lose their lives by stepping two feet off the trail. Since the late 1800s, the wilderness that is the Adirondacks has been both a frontier to be conquered only by the hardiest of humans and a playland for the wealthy. When these two worlds collide, the resulting explosion can be fatal." A former crime reporter, Lori Duffy Foster was born and raised in the Adirondack Mountains of New York State, where a piece of her heart remains. Her previous novels include NEVER LET GO, a thriller, and the Lisa Jamison Mystery Series. Her books have been nominees or finalists for Agatha, Silver Falchion and Shamus awards. Lori is a member of Mystery Writers of America, Sisters in Crime, The Historical Novel Society, International Thriller Writers, The Finger Lakes Authors & Readers Experience and Pennwriters. After several moves about the country with her family, Lori now lives and writes in the hills of Northern Pennsylvania. Look out for two new novels in 2026 and 2027 from Speaking Volumes LLC, SPRING MELT, an historical courtroom drama, and NO STRANGER HERE, a thriller.

Book Signing with Lori Duffy Foster

“A breathtaking hymn to the sanctity of natural spaces, operating on timescales both intimate and geological. I finishedLandmoved not only by the vivid lives of its human characters, but the thrumming, gorgeous presence of its mosses, waters, winds, and skies.” —Daniel Mason, author ofNorth Woods Join us on Thursday, June 25 at 3 PM ET as we welcome Maggie O'Farrell, the award-winning, bestselling author of Hamnet and The Marriage Portrait, for a virtual discussion of her new book, LAND, a soaring historical novel set in Ireland in the years before and after the Great Hunger. LAND is a novel about separation and reunion, tragedy and recovery, colonization and rebellion. It is a story of buried treasure, overlapping lives, ancient woodland, persistent ghosts, a particularly loyal dog, and how, when it comes to both land and history, nothing ever goes away. As spellbinding and varied as the landscape that inspired it, LAND is, above all, a story of survival, for our times and for all time. Maggie O'Farrell will be in conversation for this special event! ------------------------- This is a live, ticketed event. You must have a ticket to gain access. Please be sure your correct email is listed when you purchase and that your Eventbrite settings include updates on this event. This is for US-based customers ONLY (NO P.O. Boxes), excluding Puerto Rico; P.O. Boxes and all international addresses. Any non US orders, Puerto Rico or P.O. Box mailing addresses will be cancelled and refunded. Books will be mailed AFTER the completion of the live event; please allow ample time for shipping, typically 8-10 business days. Each ticket must have a different email associated with it to gain entry. Any repeated emails will be cancelled and refunded. TICKET INFORMATION: LAND - $42.45(Admission + book with signature-stamped bookplate +/tax/shipping): **LIMITED QUANTITY AVAILABLE**: A ticket PER PERSON includes: One copy of LANDwith signature-stamped signed bookplate. Admission to the virtual event space with Maggie O'Farrell. EVENT DETAILS: Each registration must have a different email associated with it to gain entry. Please be sure your correct email is listed when you register and that your Eventbrite settings include updates on this event. This event will air as a Zoom Webinar. You MUST BE SIGNED INTO EVENTBRITE WITH THE EMAIL IN WHICH YOU PURCHASED THE TICKET to access the event. We highly recommend you CREATE AN EVENTBRITE ACCOUNT, as well as DOWNLOAD ZOOM & familiarize yourself prior to the event for the best possible experience. Access to the event will become available on the evening of the event on Thursday, June 25 at 3 PM ET / 2 PM CT / 1 PM MT / 12 PM PT. Access to the event will become available via: OPEN IN ZOOM button in your Eventbrite account (found under “Tickets” --> “Go to online event page”) OR your event ticket confirmation email. Two hours prior to the event, you will receive a separate email FROM ZOOM with a personalized access link. You may also use this to enter the event. You will receive reminder emails from Eventbrite before the event. You may also access the event through the reminder email, HOWEVER YOU MUST BE SIGNED INTO EVENTBRITE WITH THE EMAIL IN WHICH YOU PURCHASED THE TICKET. You may be asked to re-enter the email in which you purchased this ticket to re-validate. GUIDELINES: Disruptive Conduct: Barnes & Noble wants to create a safe virtual space for all. You acknowledge and agree that Barnes & Noble reserves the right to remove you from the Virtual Event if B&N, in its sole discretion, determines that your participation or behavior create a disruption or hinder the Virtual Event or the enjoyment of the Virtual Event content by other attendees. By registering for a paid Barnes & Noble Virtual Event Ticket, you agree not to share, sell or trade your access. If Barnes & Noble determines that you have violated this policy, B&N may cancel your access, retain any payments made by you, and ban you from future Virtual Events. Recording, Live Streaming, and Videotaping. Participants may not record or broadcast audio or video of Barnes & Noble Virtual Events. This is a US-based event ONLY, and please allow ample time for delivery. Due to complications around shipping during the pandemic, delays can be common. All tickets include the cost of shipping to domestic, non-P.O. Box addresses only. Please note that Eventbrite is the only authorized dealer for this event. Each person must have a ticket to enter. REFUNDS: We cannot guarantee a replay of the program. Please keep this in mind before purchasing a ticket. There will be no refunds for missing the live event. Event guidelines are subject to change.

Maggie O'Farrell discusses LAND

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