Graphic Novels to Get to Know!

These terrific middle grade titles are sure to keep you and your young readers booked and busy! With out-of-this-world characters and mysteries on Mercer Street, you'll want to tune in! Tune in to discover Lunar Boy by JES & CIN WIBOWO and Meet Me On Mercer Street by BOOKI VIVAT!

Thursday, May 23rd at 6PM ET via Crowdcast!

Join Us for the Launch of This Sizzling YA Title!

Drop into our Manhattan store to discover this touchdown of a book! From award-winning author MICHAEL RUHLMAN comes a sizzling coming-of-age story about finding a new life and love in the kitchen… and trying not to get burned along the way.

Tuesday, June 4th at 6PM ET at Our 17th St Store!

These Terrific Books Will Blow You Away!

From a fact (and fun!) -filled book about history to a fascinating volume of words to grow your vocabulary, these titles are sure to impress! Join us in-store to discover Colossal Words for Kids by COLETTE HILLER and This Day in History for Kids by DAN BOVA!

Sunday, June 2nd at 4PM ET at Our 17th St Store!

Join Us for an Inspiring Storytime!

In Ánh's New Word by HANH BUI, things are very different for Ánh now that they have left Vietnam, like the colder weather, and the barracks at the refugee camp they're living in while they wait for their new life in America to start. Despite all this, Ánh finds comfort in their warmhearted teacher, Miss Mary Ellen, even if they have trouble learning to speak English. All Ánh wants is to be able to say "thank you" to Miss Mary Ellen, but will the words ever stop getting stuck between their head and their voice?

Sunday, June 2nd at 11:30AM ET at Our 17th St Store!

Picture Books by Terrific AAPI Creators!

Join us online to celebrate these delightful AAPI picture books and their creators! Tune in for Bao's Doll by BO LU and Tiny Troubles: Nelli's Purpose by SOPHIE DIAO!

Sunday, May 26th at 2PM ET via Crowdcast!

A Not-So-Scary Storytime!

Join us for a fun storytime event featuring Monster Hands by KAREN KANE and JONAZ MCMILLAN! What are you to do when you think there's a monster under your bed? Enlist your best friend to help scare it away with shadow puppets, that's what! Together Milo and his best friend Mel hatch a plan to scare the monster away forever. But in the end, they discover the true cure to a monster problem is a best friend who will stand and face it with you!

Saturday, June 1st at 11:30AM ET at Our 17th St Store!

Join Us for This Dreamy Launch!

MIYA T. BECK returns with Through a Clouded Mirror, a magical middle grade adventure inspired by Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and The Wonderful Wizard of Oz! Follow along as a girl that doesn't fit into her own world steps through an enchanted mirror and into a new one!

Thursday, May 30th at 6PM ET at Our 17th St Store!

Join Us for a Sweet Storytime!

In Back Home: Story Time with My Father by ARLÈNE ELIZABETH CASIMIR, Lune loves hearing her daddy’s stories — the funny ones, the sad ones, the ones with lessons about truth and love. All of Daddy’s stories begin with “lakay” — back home — and each one ushers Lune to Haiti, her father’s homeland. Everyone has stories, her mommy tells her, so Lune begins to wonder: could she have stories of her own, too?

Saturday, May 25th at 11:30AM ET at Our 17th St Store!

Memories in the Making!

Join us for a delightful in-store storytime with BRIAN FLOCA as he shares his newest illustrated work, With Dad!

Sunday, May 19th at 11:30AM ET at Our 17th St Store!

Discover These Fascinating Stories and How They Shaped Our World!

From celebrations in space, to the creation of one of the most iconic landmarks in the country (and maybe even the world!), to the scientific side of a famous founding father, these unique non-fiction picture books are sure to wow! Tune in to check out Space Torah: Astronaut Jeffery Hoffman's Cosmic Mitzvah by RACHELLE BURK, A Grand Idea: How William J. Wilgus Created Grand Central Terminal by MEGAN HOYT, Thomas Jefferson's Battle for Science: Bias, Truth, and a Might Moose! by BETH ANDERSON!

Sunday, May 19th at 2PM ET via Crowdcast!

Fantastical Stories You Won't Forget!

Cruel monarchs, magical wishes, and incredible power come together in this fascinating virtual event! Join us online to shine a light on exciting AAPI fantasy stories! Tune in for To Gaze Upon Wicked Gods by MOLLY X. CHANG, Dragonfruit by MAKIIA LUCIER, A Bright Heart by KATE CHENLI, and A Drop of Venom by SAJNI PATEL!

Sunday, May 19th at 5PM ET via Crowdcast!

Dive Into Worlds of Intrigue and Mystery!

With secret societies and journeys through a postapocalyptic world, these new YA titles are sure to keep you on the edge of your seat! Stop into our 17th St store to discover The Only Light Left Burning by ERIK. J. BROWN and The Lilies by QUINN DIACON-FURTADO!

Tuesday, May 28th at 6PM ET at Our 17th St Store!

Read, Play, Smile!

Join us for this sweet in-store storytime to discover Puppy Dog, Puppy Dog, Do You Want to Play?, the latest picture book from MICHAEL SAMPSON!

Charming and Intriguing New Picture Books!

These titles are full of unique facts and themes that will wow you and your young readers! Tune in to discover Welcome to the Opera: Discover the Enchanting World of Opera with Mozart's The Magic Flute by CAROLYN SLOAN, And Yet You Shine: The Kohinoor Diamond, Colonization, and Resistance by SUPRIYA KELKAR, and The Iguanodon's Horn: How Artists and Scientists Put a Dinosaur Back Together Again and Again and Again by SEAN RUBIN!

Saturday, May 18th at 2PM ET via Crowdcast!

Mystery, Intrigue, and Magic! 

Join us in-store to discover the thrilling new YA titles from LAUREN BLACKWOOD & SARAH DASS! From vampires to sentient evil to first love, this event has it all! Come to 17th St for The Dangerous Ones by LAUREN BLACKWOOD and It Waits in the Forest by SARAH DASS. 

Tuesday, May 14th at 6PM ET at Our 17th St Store!

One Act of Kindness Can Make All the Difference!

Join us for the launch of The Bicycle: How an Act of Kindness Changed a Young Refugee's Life by PATRICIA McCORMICK! This touching picture book is the true story of how a simple act of kindness amongst turmoil changed a young refugee’s life, and is a moving reminder of how powerful just one act of kindness can be. PATRICIA McCORMICK will be in conversation with SALLY SUSMAN, Co-chair of the International Rescue Committee Board.

Wednesday, May 15th at 6PM ET at Our 17th St Store!

What Do You Do When the Math Just Doesn't Add Up?

Join us for the launch of True Love and Other Impossible Odds, the stunning new YA title by by CHRISTINA LI! In this cute and calculating book, we learn that, no matter how hard we may want the numbers to add up, sometimes the heart has its own equations to work out! CHRISTINA LI will be joined in conversation by CHLOE GONG, author of Foul Heart Huntsman, and TASHIE BHUIYAN, author of Stay With My Heart.

Thursday, May 16th at 6PM ET at Our 17th St Store!

Meet CHASTEN BUTTIGIEG and PHILLIPA SOO at Books of Wonder!

Join us for a star-studded evening where we'll be celebrating CHASTEN BUTTIGIEG and PHILLIPA SOO and their wonderful new books! You won't want to miss out on CHASTEN BUTTIGIEG's refreshingly candid memoir I Have Something to Tell You — For Young Adults or PHILLIPA SOO's inspiring new picture book, Piper Chen Sings. 

Class Is In Session!

Join us for the exciting launch of this fun new middle grade series, The Kids in Mrs. Z's Class, featuring the first two books in the series! This series is lead by KATE MESSNER, and the second installation comes from RAJANI LaROCCA! This great event features both of these talented authors, along with other future authors in the series such as: KARINA YAN GLASER, ELIOT SCHREFER, OLUGBEMISOLA RHUDAY PERKOVICH, and TRACEY BAPTISTE! Join us in store to discover Emma McKenna, Full Out by KATE MESSNER and Rohan Murthy Has a Plan by RAJANI LaROCCA!

Saturday, June 1st at 4PM ET at Our 17th St Store!