"How Do Dinosaurs..." Double Story Time

Local Chess Group

Local Writers Group

Don't Wash Winston

Lady Pancake & Sir French Toast

Mystery Book Club

Two Together

Theo Boyd: My Grief Is Not Like Yours

Jaelyn Jordan: A Misguided Thought

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

Meet other local chess players to play against and talk strategies. Tables for playing are set up at the front half of the store.&nbsp;&nbsp;

<span style="box-sizing:content-box;-webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent;background-clip:border-box;color:#5d5d5d;font-family:RobotoDraft, Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;">We invite you and your family to share in the magic of reading!&nbsp;Spend the morning with us and help us welcome author Camille Brown as she reads her book for story time&nbsp;followed by an&nbsp;activity for your young ones to do!&nbsp;Come join us on the stage in the children's department for a reading of&nbsp;<span style="box-sizing:content-box;-webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent;font-weight:700;background-clip:border-box;color:#5d5d5d;font-family:RobotoDraft, Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;">"Casey's Pet Detective Agency: The Case of the Colorful Cockatiel," by Camille Brown.On their way to have a picnic in the park, Casey and Jennie hear their friend from school and neighbor Abby call for help. Her colorful cockatiel Coco is missing. Abby's bird has flown the coop. Oh no! Casey and Jennie decide to take the case to help find Coco. On their quest, they learn about cockatiels, searching place to place. Will Casey and Jennie find Abby's colorful cockatiel?Camille Brown is an award-winning filmmaker.&nbsp; She is a graduate of UCLA's prestigious School of Theater, Film and Television.&nbsp; She earned her Masters of Arts in Film Studies from National University.&nbsp; Before going into the entertainment industry, she studied biochemistry and was a pharmaceutical scientist and a researcher for a pediatric neurosurgeon.&nbsp; Camille is an AFI DWW alum, a fellow of the Ryan Murphy Half Initiative, and an active member of the Producers Guild of America as well as the Writers Guild of America.&nbsp; Her love of children's storytelling spawned when she volunteered at her church for seven years preparing first and second-graders for their first holy communion.&nbsp; Casey's Pet Detective Agency: The Case of the Colorful Cockatiel is her first solo children's picture book.&nbsp; Come and meet Ms. Brown and discuss her book as well as upcoming additions to the series and pick up a copy of "Casey's Pet Detective" for her to sign for you!

Camille Brown: Casey's Pet Detective Agency & The Case of the Colorful Cockatiel

Casey's Pet Detective Agency: The Case of the Colorful Cockatiel

We invite you and your family to share in the magic of reading!&nbsp;Spend the morning with Miss Kay and share a great book followed by an&nbsp;activity for your young ones to do! In celebration of national Dinosaur Day on May 21st, join us on the stage in the children's department for a double story time where we will be reading,&nbsp;"How Do Dinosaurs Show Good Manners" &amp; "How Do Dinosaurs Learn to Be Kind" by Jane Yolen &amp; Mark Teague.Laugh out loud as the loveable and mischievous dinosaurs learn to show good manners&mdash; from the award-winning team of Jane Yolen and Mark Teague, now in board book format!What if a dinosaur won't be polite? Maybe burps at the table and starts food fights? Learning your manners can be a little difficult, even for dinosaurs. But with a little practice and a lot of laughs, these prehistoric pals learn to share and show gratitude to their family and friends. Full of humor and featuring singsong rhymes that kids love, little readers will say &ldquo;please&rdquo; read this one more time! Laugh out loud as our bestselling dinosaurs learn to be kind despite their sometimes mischievous antics.How does a dinosaur learn to be kind? Does he roar about everything that is on his mind?Does he wake up at midnight and make lots of noise? Does he take his big sister&rsquo;s new shoes and her toys?NO!!!A dinosaur knows how to be very kind, always keep other folks firmly in mind.Being kind can be a little difficult, even for dinosaurs. But with a little practice and some heartfelt humor, our prehistoric pals can develop empathy and compassion for others. Join in the hilarity as the bestselling duo Jane Yolen and Mark Teague teach young readers and dinosaurs that being kind is important and cool!With over 24 million copies in print, each dino-mite How Do Dinosaurs...? book is a combination of hilarious situations and sing-song rhymes that show young children how to be more successful every day and in every way. The How Do Dinosaurs...? series will help children become confident readers while teaching them little life lessons.The bestselling How Do Dinosaurs...? books are perfect for sharing aloud while teaching little life lessons. And as an added bonus, the names of each dinosaur are hidden on each page!

How Do Dinosaurs Learn to Be Kind?

How Do Dinosaurs Show Good Manners?

We invite you and your family to share in the magic of reading!&nbsp;Spend the morning with us and share a great book followed by an&nbsp;activity for your young ones to do!&nbsp;Come join us on the stage in the children's department for a reading of,&nbsp;"Don't Wash Winston," by Ashley Belote.We&rsquo;ve all been there&hellip; A bit of a spill, an overenthusiastic leap, one mud pie too many, and OH NO! our beloved stuffed animal friend suddenly has to be (gulp) WASHED! When Winston, Liam&rsquo;s favorite teddy bear, gets muddy, Dad decides that Winston needs to be washed. But the washing machine is big and loud and scary! Liam decides that the only solution is to hide Winston away from this terrible fate. Ashley Belote's humorous and heartwarming tale,&nbsp;Don't Wash Winston,&nbsp;allows anxious toy-protectors to gleefully follow along with Liam&rsquo;s teddy-hiding plans, while also, in the end, leading them to the realization that sometimes it really is necessary for even the most beloved friend to be washed.

Come join us on Saturday, June 15, 2024 from 12pm - 3pm, as we welcome author Theo Boyd into our store with her new book, "My Grief Is Not Like Yours." Meet with her to discuss her book and purchase a copy for her to sign for you!In&nbsp;My Grief Is Not Like Yours, Theo gives an unforgettable account of how quickly life can turn to grief. Beautifully woven, this book is threaded with memories and raw emotions that are seldom discussed. Theo shows readers how she endured the unimaginable. She walks beside anyone navigating through their grief, helping them feel less alone and guiding them to hope and healing.Theo Boyd had always been close to her parents. Her father was a Texas peanut farmer, rancher, and preacher; her mother, deaf from a young age, was the glue that held them all together. Then one summer day in 2019, everything changed when Theo&rsquo;s mother died in a tragic accident on their family farm. As Theo began to process this loss, her marriage started to unravel, adding another painful layer to her grief. Meanwhile, Theo continued to care for her father who was shaken to his core by the tragedy. Nothing could erase the agony he felt from losing his love and soul mate&nbsp;of over fifty years, and one night he chose to escape his pain by ending his life. Theo suddenly had to learn to live without the two people who were her constant love and support&mdash;her parents.About the Author:Thelizabeth Boyd was born and raised on a farm in the small town of Whitney, Texas. Her unique name is derived from her grandmothers&mdash;Thelma and Elizabeth. In middle school, her classmates nicknamed her Theo. It stuck! Theo grew up writing poems with her daddy, learned faith through hardship from her momma, and finished college late in life to become a high school English and Creative Writing teacher. She was awarded Rookie Teacher of the Year her first year in the classroom while continuing to write as a guest columnist for several local newspapers. In 2019 a sudden and traumatic loss set the scene for her debut memoir, My Grief Is Not Like Yours. It was also the catalyst for her podcast, Think Theo, where she discusses complicated grief and the many layers of loss. When she&rsquo;s not writing, Theo can be found with her dog Manly by her side, walking the fields on the farm, planning her next podcast with a glass of wine, or enjoying an evening out with close friends. She and Manly currently live on the lake in her hometown of Whitney.

My Grief Is Not Like Yours: Learning to Live after Unimaginable Loss, A Daughter's Journey

Happy Star Wars Day &amp; "May the force be with you!"&nbsp; Join us for our annual Star Wars Lego make and take event where you can come and make your own Star Wars mini X-Wing fighter!&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Help us celebrate everything Star Wars and come see what's new for Star Wars in books, magazines, toys, puzzles and of course Legos! Test your knowledge in Star Wars facts and see how you do in the trivia contest, or see what we have for fun giveaways! This event is perfect for new and old fans alike.&nbsp;

Star Wars Lego Event

We invite you and your family to share in the magic of reading!&nbsp;Spend the morning with us and share a great book followed by an&nbsp;activity for your young ones to do!&nbsp;Come join us on the stage in the children's department for a reading of,&nbsp;"Penelope Rex &amp; the Problem with Pets," by Ryan T. Higgins.Penelope Rex might finally have bitten off more than she can chew&mdash;a pet saber tooth tiger!&mdash;in this companion to the #1&nbsp;New York Times&nbsp;bestselling&nbsp;We Don't Eat Our Classmates&nbsp;by Ryan T. Higgins. Most kids have dogs and cats and fish and guinea pigs. Penelope Rex has Mittens. Penelope wasn&rsquo;t sure she even wanted a pet when Mittens came into her life. But now that he&rsquo;s here, she is determined to make the best of it. Pets, however&mdash;especially ones that are six hundred pounds with six-inch-long teeth&mdash;can cause very big, very messy problems. In this companion to&nbsp;We Don&rsquo;t Eat Our Classmates, Penelope Rex discovers the challenges and rewards (but mostly challenges) of pet ownership.

Penelope Rex and the Problem with Pets

<p style="margin-bottom:10px;box-sizing:content-box;-webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent;background-clip:border-box;color:#5d5d5d;font-size:14px;background-color:#ffffff;font-family:RobotoDraft, Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">The Mystery Book Club is for people who love books - more importantly&nbsp;MYSTERY&nbsp;books!&nbsp;&nbsp;<p style="margin-bottom:10px;box-sizing:content-box;-webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent;background-clip:border-box;color:#5d5d5d;font-size:14px;background-color:#ffffff;font-family:RobotoDraft, Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">Come join them and discuss the monthly pick,&nbsp;"The Gone Sister," by Thomas Fincham.How do you find someone who doesn't exist??Isaiah Whitcomb is found dead in a parked car. Isaiah is a promising athlete and he also happens to be Detective Greg Holt's nephew. It's personal for Holt and he will stop at nothing to find&nbsp;who is behind his nephew's murder.Private Investigator&nbsp;Lee Callaway&nbsp;is having a terrible day when Elle Pearson, a blind woman, appears at his door. Elle wants him to find her missing sister. The only problem is no one has seen or heard of her sister.How is Isaiah's death linked to Elle's missing sister? And who is the mysterious stranger looking to avenge a betrayal from years before?As Callaway gets closer to the truth he is faced with the biggest shock of his life.Fans of mystery and suspense will love this bestselling series!<p style="margin-bottom:10px;box-sizing:content-box;-webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent;background-clip:border-box;color:#5d5d5d;font-size:14px;background-color:#ffffff;font-family:RobotoDraft, Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">Join us as we discuss the characters, plotlines, the writing style of the book and what you discovered while reading!&nbsp; Enjoy your afternoon with other Mystery Lovers and find out what they are reading next!&nbsp; If you have any questions regarding the event, you can contact&nbsp;<a href="mailto:marcenemartinez@yahoo.com" style="color:#62926a;box-sizing:content-box;-webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent;background-image:initial;background-position:0px 0px;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-attachment:initial;background-origin:border-box;background-clip:border-box;text-decoration-line:none;">marcenemartinez@yahoo.com</a>.

The Gone Sister: A Private Investigator Mystery Series of Crime and Suspense

We invite you and your family to share in the magic of reading!&nbsp;Spend the morning with us and share a great book followed by an&nbsp;activity for your young ones to do!&nbsp;Come join us on the stage in the children's department for a reading of,&nbsp;"Lady Pancake &amp; Sir French Toast," by Josh Funk.A thoroughly delicious rhyming story about the funniest food fight ever&mdash;perfect for fans of The Food Group series&mdash;now in paperback edition. Lady Pancake and Sir French Toast have a beautiful friendship&mdash;until they discover that there&rsquo;s only one drop of maple syrup left! The race is ON! Off they go, racing past the Orange Juice Fountain, skiing through Sauerkraut Peak, and reeling down the linguini.&nbsp; &nbsp; But who will enjoy the sweet taste of victory? And could working together be better than tearing each other apart?&nbsp;&nbsp;&ldquo;[R]eaders will giggle their way through this refrigerated fantasyland.&rdquo;&mdash;Publishers Weekly

We invite you and your family to share in the magic of reading!&nbsp;Spend the morning with Miss Kay and share a great book followed by an&nbsp;activity for your young ones to do! Come and join us on the stage in the children's department where we will be reading,&nbsp;"Two Together," by Brendan Wenzel.A playful, imaginative story of friendship, empathy, and discovery by Caldecott Honor winner Brendan Wenzel. Cat and Dog are headed home. A simple route lies ahead of them . . . or does it? There&rsquo;s so much to see and smell and hear, and the two of them experience the world very differently. A stream, for instance, is watery fun for Dog, but it may not be so delightful for Cat! As their journey becomes an adventure full of unexpected twists and turns, Cat and Dog show that it&rsquo;s possible for two creatures to travel in the world together despite their distinctive perspectives and abilities&mdash;and even to appreciate and enjoy them. With the irresistible read-aloud appeal of Brendan Wenzel&rsquo;s&nbsp;They All Saw a Cat, winner of the Caldecott Honor,&nbsp;this is a funny, exuberant companion tale that&rsquo;s an imaginative tribute to empathy, friendship, and understanding.

<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;">Come join us on Sunday, June 30,2024 from 11am - 4 pm, as we welcome author Jaelyn Jordan into our store with his books, "A Misguided Thought" &amp; "A Misguided Thought: Revelation into the Light." Stop by for a meet &amp; greet to discuss his books and purchase a copy of it for him to sign!<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;">"A Misguided Thought" is a collection of poetry that shows the overall life experiences of a 21-year-old-from living a sheltered life writing about his hopes and dreams to struggling with mental disorders, heartache, and trying to find his way back to the light through faith itself. In this Mental Health poetry book , You'll come to not only find solace but tap into the mental challenges that not only you may face but your peers.<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;">"A Misguided Thought: Revelation into the Light" is the second addition of "A Misguided Thought" not only set with the same Tone &amp; Passion but Like the first " Revelation Into The Light " is written in diary entry format , Highlighting and projecting inspiration, light , love and solace within words of poetry as '" A Misguided Thought "is nothing-less than a book of Light!<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;">Jaelyn D. Jordan likes to think of himself as a creative, charismatic individual who finds solace in his own writing and hopes that other will as well, as he expresses love, lust and loss through his work.&nbsp; He started writing poetry at the age of sixteen and could have never guessed then that this was something he wanted to do career-wise.

A Misguided Thought Extended Edition: A Book Of Mental Health Poetry

A Misguided Thought Revelation Into The Light: Book of Poetry

Willow Springs Elementary School Library will be hosting their bookfair here today.&nbsp; They have several activities and student performances planned throughout the day for all to enjoy!&nbsp; Face painting, read alouds, and other Star Wars themed crafts and activities will be done to celebrate and support their Library.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Willow Springs Elementary Library

<p style="margin-bottom:10px;box-sizing:content-box;-webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent;background-clip:border-box;color:#5d5d5d;font-size:14px;background-color:#ffffff;font-family:RobotoDraft, Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">The Mystery Book Club is for people who love books - more importantly&nbsp;MYSTERY&nbsp;books!&nbsp;&nbsp;<p style="margin-bottom:10px;box-sizing:content-box;-webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent;background-clip:border-box;color:#5d5d5d;font-size:14px;background-color:#ffffff;font-family:RobotoDraft, Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">Come join them and discuss the monthly pick,&nbsp;"A Flicker In the Dark" by Stacy Willingham.&ldquo;A smart, edge-of-your-seat story with plot twists you&rsquo;ll never see coming. Stacy Willingham&rsquo;s debut will keep you turning pages long past your bedtime.&rdquo; &mdash;Karin Slaughter When Chloe Davis was twelve, six teenage girls went missing in her small Louisiana town. By the end of the summer, her own father had confessed to the crimes and was put away for life, leaving Chloe and the rest of her family to grapple with the truth and try to move forward while dealing with the aftermath. Now twenty years later, Chloe is a psychologist in Baton Rouge and getting ready for her wedding. While she finally has a fragile grasp on the happiness she&rsquo;s worked so hard to achieve, she sometimes feels as out of control of her own life as the troubled teens who are her patients. So when a local teenage girl goes missing, and then another, that terrifying summer comes crashing back. Is she paranoid, seeing parallels from her past that aren't actually there, or for the second time in her life, is Chloe about to unmask a killer? From debut author Stacy Willingham comes a masterfully done, lyrical thriller, certain to be the launch of an amazing career.&nbsp;A Flicker in the Dark&nbsp;is eerily compelling to the very last page.<p style="margin-bottom:10px;box-sizing:content-box;-webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent;background-clip:border-box;color:#5d5d5d;font-size:14px;background-color:#ffffff;font-family:RobotoDraft, Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">Join us as we discuss the characters, plotlines, the writing style of the book and what you discovered while reading!&nbsp; Enjoy your afternoon with other Mystery Lovers and find out what they are reading next!&nbsp; If you have any questions regarding the event, you can contact&nbsp;<a href="mailto:marcenemartinez@yahoo.com" style="color:#62926a;box-sizing:content-box;-webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent;background-image:initial;background-position:0px 0px;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-attachment:initial;background-origin:border-box;background-clip:border-box;text-decoration-line:none;">marcenemartinez@yahoo.com</a>.

A Flicker in the Dark

This group is for aspiring and published authors looking for a monthly, in-person meeting with fellow local writers.&nbsp; We are a creative writing group for all genres, from Young Adult to Mystery, Poetry to novels or Screen Plays to Memoirs.&nbsp; We get together to share and give feedback as well as discussing our successes &amp; challenges when writing.&nbsp; But most of all we are here to get to know each other and stay motivated while on this writing journey!&nbsp;

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