Dear Friends,  

Last week New York City welcomed Book Expo America, the annual national convention of book publishers and booksellers and the nation's largest book show. For countless authors, artists, editors, booksellers, and others in the book business it is always one of the most exciting weeks of the year. And while all this excitement was taking place at the Jacob K. Javits Center, Books of Wonder was busy hosting events nearly every day with the scores of wonderful authors and artists who were visiting NYC from around the globe. Though BEA may be over, we have lots of photos to share with you from our 5 great events last week. And you can still order signed copies for you and your favorite readers of all the books that were featured at these events.

The next day, as BEA kicked off at the Javits Center, we hosted the first of 4 author and artists signings...

 

 

SEAN WILLIAMS Troubletwisters: The Mystery

PATRICK CARMAN Pulse

ALETHEA KONTIS The Hero

KEVIN EMERSON The Dark Shore 

CAROLITA BLYTHE Revenge of a Not-So-Pretty Girl 

JOELLE CHARBONNEAU The Testing

CINDA WILLIAMS CHIMA The Crimson Crown

  

Pictured above, clockwise from the upper left, are: Carolita Blythe, Patrick Carman, Althea Kontis & Sean Williams, Carolita Blythe & Joelle Charbonneau, Althea Kontis, Cinda Williams Chima & Althea Kontis, Joelle Charbonneau, Kevin Emerson & Carolita Blythe. 

 

         

   

  

The second of our Best of BEA events was a super fun time with great authors, and plenty of teen readers who joined us for...

  

NEAL SHUSTERMAN UnWholly, Unwind and The Star Shard Chronicles

JOHN HONOR JACOBS The Twelve-Fingered Boy

ZORAIDA CORDOVA The Savage Blue

BETH BRACKEN Wish

KAY FRASER Wish

MICHAEL DAHL The Assistant Vanishes!  

Pictured above, clockwise from the upper left, are: Kay Fraser & Beth Bracken, Zoraida Cordova, Michael Dahl & John Honor Jacobs, Neal Shusterman, Kay Fraser & Beth

Bracken, Michael Dahl.

 

 

          

  

 

 

 

Then this past Saturday an amazing cast of authors and artists, came together to share their newest books, lots of laughter, and one excellent afternoon at...

  

  

TOM ANGLEBERGER Art2-D2's Guide to Folding and Doodling -- Crankee Doodle

CECE BELL Crankee Doodle -- Bug Patrol

PATRICIA POLACCO The Keeping Quilt -- The Art of Miss Chew

MICHAEL FRY The Odd Squad: Bully Bait

JOHN ROCCO Super Hair-o and the Barber of Doom

KEVIN EMERSON   The Fellowship for Alien Detection

  

 

Pictured above, clockwise from the upper left, are: John Rocco, Kevin Emerson, Tom Angleberger, Kevin Emerson, Patricia Polacco, Cece Bell, Michael Fry, John Rocco & Tom Angleberger.

      

   

  

The fourth and final BEA event took place this past Sunday, and it was chock-full of bestselling authors. Fans turned out in large numbers to welcome these 6 wonderful authors of teen fiction to an event we called...

 

RANSOM RIGGS Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children

TAHEREH MAFI Unravel Me

ELIZABETH NORRIS Unbreakable

DAVID LEVITHAN Invisibility

ANDREA CREMER Invisibility

LAUREN OLIVER Requiem

 

  

 

 

Pictured above, clockwise from the upper left, are: Tahereh Mafi, Ransom Riggs, David Levithan & Andrea Cremer, Tahereh Mafi & Elizabeth Norris, Lauren Oliver, Elizabeth Norris.

 

 

        

       

Looking ahead to this weekend, we are thrilled to invite your curious young budding biologists, chemists, engineers, physicists, and scientists of all types to a special afternoon full of fun and learning. Don't miss the...

 

Books of Wonder is thrilled to be partnering with NYC's P.S. 116 where we will mix together one proton of fun, an electron of learning, and a Sunday afternoon your young scientists will not want to miss. Join us as we welcome award-winning author and artist BRUCE DEGEN and the students and teachers of NYC's P.S. 116 for an Interactive Science Fair (open to all!). Beginning at 2pm, BRUCE DEGEN will share some of his wonderful books, lead a powerpoint presentation about the beloved Magic School Bus books, and sign all his wonderful work for all his young fans. There will also be various stations where your young scientists can explore animal adaptive behavior, electrical circuits, and identify what's in the mystery box. A portion of the proceeds from this afternoon of fun will be donated to the science program at P.S. 116, but young scientists from anywhere and everywhere are welcome! Ages 5-12. Sunday, June 8th, 2-4pm.  

  

  

   

  

We have more events coming up this month and throughout the summer, so stay tuned, visit our events page, or stop by the store for an update on what other exciting authors, artists, books, and special events we have coming your way! 

 

And don't forget, you can always order signed books from any of our events either online or by calling us at 800-207-6968 -- or just by stopping by the store!

 

Best Wishes,

Peter Glassman

Book of Wonder  

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Here are some more upcoming events you won't want to miss, just click the images to pre-order signed copies of books featured at all Books of Wonder events!