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What’s New at Linden Tree

Friends,

Calling all graphic novel fans! We just added two new events with New York Times bestselling author-illustrators to our calendar.

On Friday, November 6, Judd Winick will be here talking about Hilo: The Holiday Special, which is out today! RSVP now »
On Thursday, November 12, Nathan Hale will share the latest installment of his Hazardous Tales series, The Web of War. RSVP now »

Both of these events are free to attend, but please RSVP. If you want to join the signing line at either event, you will need to purchase a copy of the author’s latest book from Linden Tree (either beforehand or at the event).

Also, our pals at Libro.fm have a huge Indie Bookshop Appreciation Sale going on this week, with hundreds of bestselling audiobooks on sale from now through Monday. (Having trouble deciding? Try John Kenney’s I See You’ve Called in Dead or Tilt by Emma Pattee, both on sale now.) And all your purchases through Libro.fm (including memberships) support Linden Tree!

📚 Books I’m looking forward to this week: There’s a board book renaissance afoot, with an increasing number of talented picture book authors and illustrators turning their attention to this indestructible medium. The latest example is Jess Hannigan and her new board book trilogy: Words That Go Ahh, Words That Go Eee, and Words That Go Ooo. With colorful paper cut-out art and some sly word/sound connections, these are the books all the cool babies will be reading (and chewing on) this fall.

See you at the shop,

Chris

📅 Upcoming Events

Marley Rose-Teter

In conversation with Samantha Chong

Friday, October 9 at 6pm

Join us as we welcome local author Marley Rose-Teter to celebrate the launch of her YA debut, The Bone Brides. Marley will be in conversation with author Samantha Chong.

Nola James can handle it. She can handle that her father is dead. She can handle that her friends, bored with her grief, left her behind. Nola James has to handle it because Lumi—the love of her life and a faery changeling—is in danger. Not only is Lumi's human mother trying to kill her, but she’s being hunted by veiled monsters that want to return her to the fae. Hiding out in an abandoned cabin with only a skeleton-rabbit for company is hard, but Nola can handle it. And she does... until Lumi is abducted.

To save her, Nola must enter the faery realm: a world in which eyeless horses parade as brides, ghost-bees produce transformative honey, and skeletons dance in skin-colored cloaks. Aided by a witch-girl with uncertain motives, Nola uncovers the realm’s terrifying power over changelings. If Nola can’t outplay an abyssal faery queen and find the courage to let the world see her own pain, Lumi will be trapped—not only in faeryland but in a skin that’s not her own.

Dr. Jenny Wang

Sunday, October 11 at 10:30am

Join us for a special storytime as author Dr. Jenny Wang shares her debut picture book, Too Much Tony, about a boy who has been told all his life that he is “TOO MUCH!”

Tony tries to shrink himself to fit in, but that leaves him feeling lonely and unseen. To cope, he retreats into his imagination, until a chance meeting changes everything. For the first time, Tony realizes that being “TOO MUCH” may not be so bad after all. Through a new friendship, Tony learns to use his own big energy to connect with other kids and help them feel seen. Together, Tony and his friends make the world a little less lonely for everyone.

This tender, empowering picture book is a reminder that self-acceptance is an act of courage, and everyone deserves to feel they belong. Rooted in the psychological insight and everyday parenting truth that “children don’t need to be fixed, they need to be understood,” Too Much Tony is a warm, affirming book about friendship, neurodiversity, and the healing power of being ourselves.

📅 Mark Your Calendar

Friday, October 9 at 6pm: Book Launch with Marley Rose-Teter, in conversation with Samantha Chong, The Bone Brides
Sunday, October 11 at 10:30am: Storytime with Dr. Jenny Wang, Too Much Tony
Friday, October 16 at 5pm: Book Launch with Maggie Tokuda-Hall and Yas Imamura, Bathtime for Snow Monkeys
Saturday, October 17 at 6pm: Book Launch with Kyla Zhao, Heirs of Infamy
Sunday, October 18 at 10:30am: Storytime with Alan Barillaro, Today We’ll Be Eaten
Wednesday, October 21 at 6pm: Book Launch with Wendelin Van Draanen, in conversation with Mark Parsons, Ghosted