Barnes & Noble Walnut Creek Saturday Storytime!

Dore' Ripley Storytime Event

Mirabai Bekowies Book Signing

Murdle Night!

Christopher Vickers Book Signing

AnneMarie Mazotti Gouveia Book Signing

Eva Des Lauriers in Conversion with Allison Saft

Donna Lambo-Weidner Book Signing and Storytime

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

Come and join us on Friday, May 31st from 5pm for a fun-filled evening of sleuthing and solving! Bring a friend and your best detective hat as we work together to solve mini-puzzles and murder mysteries. Snacks will be provided, and participation will enter you into a raffle to win a color-changing Murdle mug or a Murdle tote!&nbsp;

Murdle: Volume 1: 100 Elementary to Impossible Mysteries to Solve Using Logic, Skill, and the Power of Deduction

Please join us on Saturday, May 11th at 2pm as we welcome Reyna Gillette, author of Summer of '59!<blockquote style="box-sizing:border-box;outline:0px;margin-bottom:1rem;font-family:Lato, sans-serif;font-size:14px;background-color:#ffffff;">The summer of 1959 was the kind that left you breathless. Lilith, Nate, and Janet were living for the moment, trying to hold onto those last traces of childhood before college crept up.</blockquote><blockquote style="box-sizing:border-box;outline:0px;margin-bottom:1rem;font-family:Lato, sans-serif;font-size:14px;background-color:#ffffff;">That's how it felt, at least. Because college was change, college meant taking on the responsibility of adulthood. But right now, they wanted nothing more than to soak up the sweet freedom of youth. They danced, watched bands play, went to the movies, and drank milkshakes every summer, and this one would be no different.</blockquote><blockquote style="box-sizing:border-box;outline:0px;margin-bottom:1rem;font-family:Lato, sans-serif;font-size:14px;background-color:#ffffff;">And then everything changed...</blockquote><blockquote style="box-sizing:border-box;outline:0px;margin-bottom:1rem;font-family:Lato, sans-serif;font-size:14px;background-color:#ffffff;">At The Cool Cat Cafe, Lilith met Darren, a sleek, dangerous-looking boy in leather with slicked-back black hair and intoxicating brown eyes. When she slipped and fell into his arms, it was like nothing she had ever experienced. And though Lilith knew that her father would never approve of someone like Darren, she couldn't help but be drawn to him.</blockquote><blockquote style="box-sizing:border-box;outline:0px;margin-bottom:1rem;font-family:Lato, sans-serif;font-size:14px;background-color:#ffffff;">Darren, the lead singer and guitar player of The Cadillacs, was the kind of boy who gave you butterflies in your stomach. He made Lilith smile and laugh, weakening her to her knees just by looking at her. Even though her father forbade her from seeing him, Lilith refused to let anyone come between them. But when a record contract comes into the picture, everything changes.</blockquote><blockquote style="box-sizing:border-box;outline:0px;margin-bottom:1rem;font-family:Lato, sans-serif;font-size:14px;background-color:#ffffff;">Lilith's summer of firsts becomes a summer of heartbreak as she experiences her first real kiss, first love, and first taste of loss.</blockquote>

Reyna Gillette Book Signing

Summer of '59

<span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:16px;line-height:inherit;font-family:Sintony, sans-serif;font-optical-sizing:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;font-variation-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:#212529;">Join Diablo Ballet on Saturday, May 4th at 11:00 am at Barnes &amp; Noble in Downtown Walnut Creek for a fun, free Storytime! <span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:16px;line-height:inherit;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-optical-sizing:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;font-variation-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:#212529;">Diablo Ballet dancers will bring the magical fairy tale&nbsp;The Firebird&nbsp;to life with a reading of this enchanting fairy tale of love and magic, complete with costumes. The reading will be followed by a mini-ballet class where guests can learn some of the steps you'll see in Diablo Ballet's presentation of&nbsp;The Firebird&nbsp;at the Lesher Center for the Arts May 17 and 18. Bring your camera to take photos with the dancers after the Storytime.<span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:16px;line-height:inherit;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-optical-sizing:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;font-variation-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:#212529;">For more information, visit DiabloBallet.org and select the "Special Events" tab, or call (925) 943-1775.<div><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:16px;line-height:inherit;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-optical-sizing:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;font-variation-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:#212529;"> </div>

Ballet Storytime with Diablo Ballet!

Firebird

Please join us on Saturday, May 18th at 2pm as we welcome Dore Ripley, author of Yellow Duck Press children's books, for a special storytime event!

Pearl the Cat Needs a Friend: Ages 3 to 6

Oscar the Axolotl: A Dual English and Spanish Book for Kids

Please join us on Saturday, June 1st at 2pm as we welcome Christopher Vickers, author of Dreamland!<blockquote>"Dreamland" is a captivating poetry book written by Christopher Vickers Junior, a talented nine-year-old poet who has captured the hearts of readers worldwide. Featured on Fox News for his remarkable talent, Christopher brings his newest edition of poetry that explores the magical world of dreams and the elements that resonate with his young peers. With enchanting verses and vivid imagery, "Dreamland" takes readers on a whimsical journey through imagination, inspiring young minds to embrace their creativity and embrace the power of dreams. Get ready to be transported to a world where anything is possible in "Dreamland" by Christopher Vickers Junior.</blockquote>

Dreamland: A book of Children's poetry

Please join us on Saturday, June 8th at 2pm as we welcome Eva Des Lauriers to celebrate the release of her debut novel, I Wish You Would, in conversation with New York Times bestselling author Allison Saft!<blockquote>To All the Boys I've Loved Before&nbsp;meets&nbsp;You&rsquo;ve Reached Sam&mdash;with all the feels of a Taylor Swift song&mdash;in this love story in which explosive secrets threaten to tear everyone apart, including best friends (or maybe more?), Natalia and Ethan. "One of the best YA novels I've read in a long time." &mdash;Rachel Lynn Solomon, author of&nbsp;Today Tonight Tomorrow It&rsquo;s Senior Sunrise, the epic overnight at the beach that kicks off senior year. But for Natalia and Ethan, it&rsquo;s the first time seeing each other after what happened at junior prom&mdash;when they almost crossed the line from best friends to something more and ruined everything. After ghosting each other all summer, Natalia is desperate to pretend she doesn&rsquo;t care and Ethan is desperate to fix his mistake. When the senior class carries out their tradition of writing private letters to themselves&mdash;what they wish they would do this year if they were braver&mdash;Natalia pours her heart out. So does Ethan. So does everyone in their entire class. But in Natalia&rsquo;s panicked attempt to retrieve her heartfelt confession, the wind scatters seven of the notes across the beach. Now, Ethan and Natalia are forced to work together to find the lost letters before any secrets are revealed&mdash;especially their own. Seven private confessions. Seven time bombs loose for anyone to find. And one last chance before the sun rises for these two to fall in love.</blockquote>&nbsp;

I Wish You Would

A Fragile Enchantment (Barnes & Noble YA Book Club Edition)

Please join us on Saturday, May 4th at 2pm as we welcome Dylan Jones, author of Hear Her Scream!<blockquote style="box-sizing:border-box;outline:0px;margin-bottom:1rem;font-family:Lato, sans-serif;font-size:14px;background-color:#ffffff;">The highest bidder chooses how they die.</blockquote><blockquote style="box-sizing:border-box;outline:0px;margin-bottom:1rem;font-family:Lato, sans-serif;font-size:14px;background-color:#ffffff;">Their murders livestreamed.</blockquote><blockquote style="box-sizing:border-box;outline:0px;margin-bottom:1rem;font-family:Lato, sans-serif;font-size:14px;background-color:#ffffff;">Cyrus Booth stalks and brutally murders young women.</blockquote><blockquote style="box-sizing:border-box;outline:0px;margin-bottom:1rem;font-family:Lato, sans-serif;font-size:14px;background-color:#ffffff;">The women have nothing in common. Except they are all travel bloggers. Sharing their holiday plans online.</blockquote><blockquote style="box-sizing:border-box;outline:0px;margin-bottom:1rem;font-family:Lato, sans-serif;font-size:14px;background-color:#ffffff;">Cyrus knows where to find them.</blockquote><blockquote style="box-sizing:border-box;outline:0px;margin-bottom:1rem;font-family:Lato, sans-serif;font-size:14px;background-color:#ffffff;">Seven years ago Valencia's best friend was brutally murdered when they were on holiday.</blockquote><blockquote style="box-sizing:border-box;outline:0px;margin-bottom:1rem;font-family:Lato, sans-serif;font-size:14px;background-color:#ffffff;">Valencia can't remember the hours before she found her best friend's bloodied body. But now she's using her true crime podcast to uncover what happened that night in the woods.</blockquote><blockquote style="box-sizing:border-box;outline:0px;margin-bottom:1rem;font-family:Lato, sans-serif;font-size:14px;background-color:#ffffff;">Starting by interviewing Cyrus Booth . . .</blockquote><blockquote style="box-sizing:border-box;outline:0px;margin-bottom:1rem;font-family:Lato, sans-serif;font-size:14px;background-color:#ffffff;">Hear Her Scream&nbsp;is a fast-moving, terrifying thriller. Perfect for fans of Karin Slaughter, Lisa Jewell, Mark Edwards and T. M. Logan, and Steve Cavanagh</blockquote><blockquote style="box-sizing:border-box;outline:0px;margin-bottom:1rem;font-family:Lato, sans-serif;font-size:14px;background-color:#ffffff;">PRAISE FOR DYLAN H. JONES:</blockquote><blockquote style="box-sizing:border-box;outline:0px;margin-bottom:1rem;font-family:Lato, sans-serif;font-size:14px;background-color:#ffffff;">'The twists and turns&nbsp;. . . kept me guessing and&nbsp;had me on the edge of my seat.'&nbsp;The Crime Warp</blockquote><blockquote style="box-sizing:border-box;outline:0px;margin-bottom:1rem;font-family:Lato, sans-serif;font-size:14px;background-color:#ffffff;">'I can't wait to read more from this author.'&nbsp;On the Shelf Reviews</blockquote><blockquote style="box-sizing:border-box;outline:0px;margin-bottom:1rem;font-family:Lato, sans-serif;font-size:14px;background-color:#ffffff;">'This book was amazing&nbsp;. . .&nbsp;I was so transfixed by the story I just couldn't put it down.' Elva</blockquote><blockquote style="box-sizing:border-box;outline:0px;margin-bottom:1rem;font-family:Lato, sans-serif;font-size:14px;background-color:#ffffff;">'Brilliant, fast paced,&nbsp;edge of the seat read.' Jean Watson</blockquote><blockquote style="box-sizing:border-box;outline:0px;margin-bottom:1rem;font-family:Lato, sans-serif;font-size:14px;background-color:#ffffff;">'I loved it so much,&nbsp;I didn't want the book to end. I honestly recommend this to you and&nbsp;I will absolutely be looking out for some other gems by Dylan H Jones.' Martin Rose</blockquote><blockquote style="box-sizing:border-box;outline:0px;margin-bottom:1rem;font-family:Lato, sans-serif;font-size:14px;background-color:#ffffff;">'Seeking a fast paced and engaging thriller? Then&nbsp;this page turner is for you.' Cyn Y</blockquote>

Dylan Jones Book Signing

Hear Her Scream: a chilling thriller with a shocking twist

Please join us on Sunday, June 9th at 2pm as we welcome Donna Lambo-Weidner, author of There Are No Dragons in This Book!<blockquote>In this book you are guaranteed not to find any dragons. . . . A clever interactive picture book&mdash;sure to keep kids laughing as they look for dragons. There are no dragons in this book! Wait, is that really true? There was one right here, wasn&rsquo;t there? Was he hiding in the attic? What do you mean, he&rsquo;s not alone? Come on, let&rsquo;s give the book a good shake and see what happens! Set in a community home with an ensemble of characters&ndash;both children and adults&ndash;Donna Lambo-Weidner's debut picture book filled with humor (and dragons) encourages close observation and discovery. Carla Haslbauer&rsquo;s cheeky, scurrying illustrations are chock-full of funny details and metafictional allusions.</blockquote>

There are No Dragons in This Book

Please join us on Sunday, June 2nd at 2pm as we welcome AnneMarie Mazotti Gouveia, author of the Drifters Realm series!<blockquote style="box-sizing:border-box;outline:0px;margin-bottom:1rem;font-family:Lato, sans-serif;font-size:14px;background-color:#ffffff;">Life Giver Roe, Sorcerer Ori, and Tamer Theo are three siblings with ancient backpack powers living in a mystical world. Together with their friends, they travel through forests, deserts, caves, and swamps in order to fight against the Guardians, a Storm Catcher named Tora, and her father, First City Leader Quinlan, in a battle between good and evil. The outcome of this conflict will have significant consequences for their world's future.</blockquote><blockquote style="box-sizing:border-box;outline:0px;margin-bottom:1rem;font-family:Lato, sans-serif;font-size:14px;background-color:#ffffff;">In&nbsp;Drifters Realm, twelve-year-old twins Ori and Roe, along with their older brother Theo, set out on a perilous journey in search of the truth about their father and the threat posed by the Menace to their way of life. As they journey, they must decide whether to fight against each other using their powers or to join forces in order to stop Quinlan and his daughter, Tora, who seek to destroy their peaceful existence.</blockquote><blockquote style="box-sizing:border-box;outline:0px;margin-bottom:1rem;font-family:Lato, sans-serif;font-size:14px;background-color:#ffffff;">Along the way, they encounter conflict, twists and turns, and complex characters, both heroes and villains. With the help of their unique backpack magic, transforming into a lion, or following a glowing ring to a magical blue pool under the stars is possible. In&nbsp;Drifters Realm, AnneMarie Mazotti Gouveia tells a compelling story of survival and the power of friendship and family.</blockquote>

Drifters Realm

Please join us on Saturday, May 25th at 2pm as we welcome, Mirabai Bekowies, author of March Rains!<blockquote>When Covid-19 spread around the world in 2020, it changed the lives of everyone in its path. Grace, an Intensive Care Unit nurse, is no exception. Dark clouds begin to gather over the bay as news headlines signal that Covid-19 has reached the United States with the first community transmitted cases emerging in the San Francisco Bay Area. Almost overnight, amidst a shelter-in-place, Grace finds herself on the frontlines of the crisis caring for the scores of patients filling her intensive care unit at Harris Memorial Hospital. Like a flash flood, the landscape of life inside and outside of the hospital is changed unexpectedly and drastically for Grace and those around her, forcing them to learn to live with uncertainty and under extreme pressures. Grace and her family navigate unforeseen complications as they attempt to make sense of and survive the crisis while carrying the defining weight of past and present trauma in a collision of circumstances through unchartered territory. It is uncertain whether they will find the path forward out of the eye of the storm.</blockquote>

March Rains

Please join us every Saturday at 11am for our weekly Saturday Storytime! With new books each week, there is always something new to look forward to. Check out our events page for special storytimes, including author events and ballet storytimes!

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