THE AVID READER. Join us for a talk and Q&A with the artist and author of the national bestseller “Advocate.” For this event, you can have your book signed and stamped with special art! Each Eventbrite ticketholder will also receive a free small print or art item, and be entered for a raffle for original art. 6p—7p. Free
THE AVID READER. Celebrate everything you love about romance! Join us for a day dedicated to heartwarming reads, swoon-worthy activities, and community fun you won’t want to miss: Romance Bundle Giveaway, Blind Date with a Romance Book, Love Letter Writing Station, and Romance Novel Scavenger Hunt. 10a—6p. Free
MARY L. STEPHENS LIBRARY. Meet and listen to local author Lisa Montanaro discuss her novel, “Everything we Thought was True,” a story of family and identity, and the corrosive nature of secrets—those we keep from ourselves, from each other, and from society. Lisa will do a reading from her novel, and be in-conversation with writer and editor, Cerrissa Kim. Copies of the novel will be available for sale and signing. 6p—8p. Free
THE AVID READER. Celebrate the release of V.E. Schwab’s new book, “Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil.” We will have drinks, temporary tattoos, buttons, personality quizzes, and costumes! This is a free event for anyone who has pre-ordered the book. 9p—10p. Free
AVID READER. Avid Reader is honored to host Brian Selznick in conversation with David Levithan in celebration of the release of Selznick’s latest novel: Run Away With Me. Run Away With Me is a stunning creation, weaving words & illustration to tell the story of a transformative love. Danny is sixteen & spending his summer in Rome. As his mother works all day in a mysterious museum, he wanders the city’s ancient, streets. Then one day a voice calls to him, & a strange, beautiful boy steps into his life. Angelo. Soon Danny is in love for the first time, but he’s also painfully aware that when the summer ends, he’ll have to return to America. Angelo seems to know all of Rome’s twisting corners & hidden histories . . . even as he holds his own secrets just out of Danny’s reach. 7p – 8p. $10.Â
DAVIS VETERANS MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM. Come join us for the launch of Jessica Guerrieri’s debut novel, Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea. Winner of the UC Davis Maurice Prize for Fiction, Guerrieri will be in conversation with New York Times bestselling author and Oprah’s Book Club Pick, Lara Love Hardin. Together, they will discuss the novel’s themes of motherhood, family, and addiction. Each ticket includes a signed copy of Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea. 7p – 9p. $25
