Bards Alley
Author Susan Metallo will be in conversation with bookseller and indie author Alice Scott and bestselling author Andrew Joseph White to discuss her brand new young adult release Hearts on the Table. Books will be available for purchase at the event, and a book signing will follow the discussion.
Enjoy an evening with world-renowned author Celeste Ng as she discusses the suspense, drama, and beautifully complex interpersonal relationships that appear in her writing. Ng is the author of Everything I Never Told You and Little Fires Everywhere, which was adapted into a Hulu limited series starring Reese Witherspoon and Kerry Washington. In her latest New York Times bestseller, Our Missing Hearts, Ng tells the story of twelve-year-old Bird living in a near-future version of America on a quest to find his political dissident mother. Be sure to reserve your free ticket on Eventbrite. Tickets are required for this event. Sponsored by Friends of the Reston Regional Library and Friends of City of Fairfax Regional Library. Books will be available for purchase at the event and a signing will follow, This event is part of the Fall for the Book Festival, which runs October 6-10. View the full schedule here: https://fallforthebook.org/schedule/
In The Buffalo Hunter Hunter, horror icon Stephen Graham Jones unspools an American Indian revenge story told through transcribed interviews of a Blackfeet named Good Stab. His tale unveils a Blackfeet massacre and the haunting, immortal search for justice. Jones is the author of over thirty novels, novellas, comics, and more; his forthcoming novel Off the Reservation returns to the Blackfeet reservation exploring another dark corner of this nation’s history involving the Carlisle Indian Industrial School. Jones is the recipient of numerous honors, including four Bram Stoker awards and three Shirley Jackson awards, and has been named a finalist for the World Fantasy Award. Dani Trujillo will moderate this conversation. Sponsored by George Mason Friends. Free tickets are required for this event. Reserve yours starting on September 10 at 7:30 p.m. Max two per person. Copies of Jones' books will be available for purchase at the event and a book signing will follow. Copies of Off the Reservation will be for sale ahead of its pub date (10/13/26) this evening only.
Kick off Banned Books Week with a silent reading event on Sunday, October 4th from 10AM until 12PM. Silent reading will last from 10:30AM until 11:30AM. Attendees may also write their own banned books shelf talker for display in the store through the month of October! Free snacks/drinks available. BYO chair/blanket recommended (Bards Alley's are not the most comfortable!) and attendees may bring their own book or purchase on at the store before silent reading begins. Tickets required to attend. Ticket cost may be used as a deposit for any purchase made at Bards Alley that same day. All attendees will receive a free Libro.fm audiobook code for Banned Together or How to Defend Books and Why.
Original Pete the Cat writer and musician Eric Litwin will be presenting at Haymarket Gainesville Library. Meet the author as he performs interactive songs, stories, and has attendees get involved in creative movement with an emphasis on positivity and resilience. This event is great for grades pre-K through 3rd. Some of Litwin's books will be available for purchase and a signing will follow the event. Free to attend, more info here.
Author Bill Schweigart will be in conversation with author and bookseller Alice Scott to discuss his litRPG crime novel DIRTY 20. A book signing will take place after the discussion. The event will take place at Bards Alley on Saturday, September 19 at 7pm. Free to attend, registration required.