There have been plenty of cases that captured the American media, but if ever there was a first, it was the case of Polly Bodine. This may well be the origin story of the true crime sensation that still has its hold on the media today.
Join us in welcoming author Alex Hortis for a discussion about The Witch of New York from 1PM-2PM and a signing from 2PM-4PM
Special Instructions
Books must have a Barnes and Noble receipt for entry into the event
Sunday, December 08, 2024 1:00 PM ET
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This was an informative book event that explained the real events of a murder trial that happened in Staten Island. This murder case shocked everyone when, on Christmas Day, a mother and child were found murdered. The event I attended took place in the court house where the third trial took place in Newburgh, NY. Unfortunately, the location no longer looks the same as it did, but it was a great experience standing in the same spot the final trial was decided. I’m glad the building still stands today.
Event Details Please join us for a special author conversation between two historical fiction/romance writers – Lynda Cohen Loigman and Heather Webb – on Thursday, November 7, from 7 – 8:30 p.m. For those of you who love to get lost inside the world of a book, come prepared with questions to learn how these tales are woven.
Lynda’s book, The Love Elixir of Augusta Stern, is set in a dual timeline, travelling between 1920’s Brooklyn and 1980’s Boca Raton, FL. It’s not just a page-turner, but a remedy for the soul, sprinkled with a touch of magic, a dash of heartbreak, and plenty of laughter; a must-read for anyone who believes in the enduring magic of second chances and a bit of mystery.
Heather has joined forces once again with her writing partner, Hazel Gaynor, for a fourth collaboration, Christmas with the Queen, which invites readers to spend the festive season with Queen Elizabeth II as she delivers her traditional Christmas message during the first five years of her reign, and traces a tumultuous relationship between a young woman working as a royal correspondent, and a chef in the Queen’s household.
Lynda Cohen Loigman graduated from Harvard College and Columbia Law School. Her debut novel, The Two-Family House, was a USA Today best seller and a nominee for the Goodreads 2016 Choice Awards in Historical Fiction. Her second novel, The Wartime Sisters, was selected as a Woman’s World Book Club pick and a Best Book of 2019 by Real Simple Magazine. The Matchmaker’s Gift was named a Best New Book by People Magazine and a Best Book of Fall by the New York Post, Parade Magazine, Buzzfeed, and Good Morning America.com. The Love Elixir of Augusta Stern is her fourth novel and will be published by St. Martin’s Press on October 8, 2024.
Heather Webb is the award-winning, USA Today and international bestselling author of ten historical novels, including her most recent The Next Ship Home, Queens of London, and Strangers in the Night. To date, her books have been translated to eighteen languages.
Hazel and Heather’s co-written historical novels have all been published to critical acclaim. The USA Today and international bestseller, Last Christmas in Paris, won the 2018 Women’s Fiction Writers Association Star Award, Meet Me in Monaco was shortlisted for the 2020 Romantic Novelists’ Association Historical Novel award, and Three Words for Goodbye was selected by Prima Magazine as a Best Novel of 2021. Christmas With The Queen is their fourth collaboration.
Elm Street Books will be selling copies of both books, which the authors will sign after the program. A portion of the proceeds goes to Wilton Library.
The media sponsor of our author talk is GOOD Morning Wilton.
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Goodreads Blurb
Al Roker and his daughter, Courtney Roker Laga, welcome you into their home, where a good conversation or a needed dose of laughter always starts with something great to eat.
100 original and kitchen-tested dishes for every occasion, including Sunrise Burritos Shrimp and Grits with Bell Peppers and Bacon Smothered Chicken Coffee- and Spice-Rubbed Pork Chops Tuscan Polenta Silky Cauliflower Puree Christmas Morning Cinnamon Rolls Bourbon Apple Pie Milkshakes Lemon Meringue Crumb Crust Pie Stunning dishes in this book will inspire you to start cooking memory-making meals.Full of cheerful family photos and Al’s frank, witty opinions on food and cooking, Al Roker’s Recipes to Live By is sure to become the most well-thumbed cookbook on your shelf, whether you’re a beginner home cook or a seasoned chef.
I’m so excited about this novel. It’s based on Queen Elizabeth II, which I admired. I love a royal Christmas story
Goodreads Blurb
’Tis the season! The Crown meets When Harry Met Sally and Bridget Jones’s Diary, in the latest heartwarming historical novel from Hazel Gaynor and Heather Webb, bestselling authors of Meet Me in Monaco and Three Words for Goodbye.
December 1952. While the young Queen Elizabeth II finds her feet as the new monarch, she must also find the right words to continue in the tradition of her late father and grandfather’s beloved Christmas Day radio broadcast. But even traditions must move with the times, and the Queen faces a postwar Britain hungry for change.
As preparations begin for the royal Christmas at Sandringham House in Norfolk, two old friends—Jack Devereux and Olive Carter—find themselves reunited for the festivities. A single mother, typist at the BBC, and aspiring reporter, Olive leaps at the opportunity to cover the holiday celebration, despite self-doubts. When a chance encounter with the Queen presents an exciting opportunity, Olive begins to believe her luck might change.
Jack, a grief-stricken widowed chef originally from New Orleans, accepts a last-minute chance to cook in the royal kitchens at Sandringham. When he bumps into a long-lost friend, an old spark is reignited.
Despite personal and professional heartache, Jack and Olive’s paths continue to cross over the following five Christmas seasons and they find themselves growing ever closer. Yet Olive carries the burden of a heavy secret.
Christmas Day, December 1957. As the nation eagerly awaits the Queen’s first televised Christmas speech, Olive decides to reveal the shocking truth of her secret, which threatens to tear her and Jack apart forever. Unless Christmas has one last gift to deliver…
Author Biography
Hazel Gaynor is an award-winning New York Times, USA Today, Globe and Mail and Irish Times bestselling author known for her deeply moving historical novels which explore the defining events of the 20th century.
Her Titanic inspired debut, The Girl Who Came Home, won the 2015 RNA Historical Novel award, and her work has since been shortlisted for the 2019 HWA Gold Crown and for the Irish Book Awards in 2017, 2020 and 2023.
Her latest novel, The Last Lifeboat, was included as a Times of London historical novel of the month pick in June 2023, was shortlisted for the 2023 Irish Book Awards, and received the 2024 Audie Award for Best Fiction Narrator.
Hazel’s co-written historical novels with Heather Webb have all been published to critical acclaim, winning or being shortlisted for several international awards. Their latest collaboration, Christmas With the Queen, will be published in November 2024.
Hazel’s work is translated into twenty languages and is published in twenty-seven territories to date. She lives in Ireland with her family.
One of Hollywood Most respected actors and stars in numerous recent hits, including Wednesday and Yellowjackets.
Thurs., Nov. 7th @ 6pm.
Tarot Deck & Guidebook: From the mind of Christina Ricci comes Cat Full of Spiders Tarot Deck and Guidebook, a surrealist dive into the cinematic subconscious of the iconic actress. Featuring a personal foreword by Ricci and deluxe custom artwork, fans will experience a retrospective of her personal and professional journey told through tarot.
Join us for our Keynote Event with Fareed Zakaria, host of CNN’s Fareed Zakaria GPS, journalist, and author. Zakaria will discuss his New York Times best seller, AGE OF REVOLUTIONS: Progress and Backlash from 1600 to the Present.
How can history’s revolutions help us better understand today’s challenges? In his major new work, Zakaria explores the pivotal revolutions that have shaped world history—from the economic revolution of the seventeenth-century Dutch Golden Age to the Industrial Revolution in nineteenth-century Britain and America—and examines how the current revolutions in globalization, technology, identity, and geopolitics can provide lessons to overcome all challenges.
About the Author
Fareed Zakaria is the host of CNN’s flagship international affairs show, Fareed Zakaria GPS, as well as a weekly columnist for the Washington Post. He is the author of four New York Times best sellers, including Ten Lessons for a Post-Pandemic World.
Friday, October 18, 2024 7:30PM
Notes All tickets include a signed copy of Age of Revolutions ($29.99 Value)
Our Keynote Fundraiser Event helps underwrite the remarkable free offerings of our all-day Saturday Festival, which features the opportunity to interact with scores of authors. Your ticket purchase at any price will help further support our cause.
Join Barnes & Noble – Paramus in Paramus, NJ on Monday, September 23, 2024 as we welcome #1 New York Times bestselling author, Nicholas Sparks, to the store to celebrate the release of COUNTING MIRACLES B&N Exclusive Edition!
To make this event safe and enjoyable for all attendees, please read the below guidelines ahead of buying a ticket, so you know what to expect on the day. To avoid disappointment, we must stress that there will be no access to the event for non-ticketholders.
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**A ticket PER PERSON includes one presigned copy of COUNTING MIRACLES B&N Exclusive Edition, along with admission to the event space to get a photo with Nicholas Sparks. (LIMITED QUANTITY AVAILABLE)**
EVENT DETAILS Photo op ONLY + one presigned copy of COUNTING MIRACLES B&N Exclusive Edition.
GUIDELINES 1 ticket PER PERSON = 1 presigned copy of COUNTING MIRACLES B&N Exclusive Edition and 1 photo with Nicholas Sparks. The photo will be taken by a professional photographer for you to download following the event — no personal cell phone / camera use will be allowed.
**Masks are strongly recommended if you are not vaccinated. Please have a copy of your ticket available (either printed out or on your phone) for check in. To avoid disappointment, we strongly advise you to arrive no later than the start time of the event. Late arrivals may not have the opportunity to enter the event space. No books or memorabilia will be signed at the event. No large bags will be permitted into the event. If you require special assistance or require a carer to be present, please contact the store in advance of the event. Barnes & Noble may cancel this event at any time with or without notice to the ticket holders.
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ABOUT COUNTING MIRACLES
Tanner Hughes was raised by his grandparents, following in his grandfather’s military footsteps to become an Army Ranger. His whole life has been spent abroad, and he is the proverbial rolling stone: happiest when off on his next adventure, zero desire to settle down. But when his grandmother passes away, her last words to him are find where you belong. She also drops a bombshell, telling him the name of the father he never knew—and where to find him.
Tanner is due at his next posting soon, but his curiosity is piqued, and he sets out for Asheboro, North Carolina, to ask around. He’s been in town less than twenty-four hours when he meets Kaitlyn Cooper, a doctor and single mom. They both feel an immediate connection; Tanner knows Kaitlyn has a story to tell, and he wants to hear it. To Kaitlyn, Tanner is mysterious, exciting—and possibly leaving in just a few weeks.
Meanwhile, nearby, eighty-three-year-old Jasper lives alone in a cabin bordering a national forest. With only his old dog, Arlo, for company, he lives quietly, haunted by a tragic accident that took place decades before. When he hears rumors that a white deer has been spotted in the forest—a creature of legend that inspired his father and grandfather—he becomes obsessed with protecting the deer from poachers.
As these characters’ fates orbit closer together, none of them is expecting a miracle . . . but that may be exactly what is about to alter their futures forever.
ABOUT NICHOLAS SPARKS
With over 100 million copies of his books sold, Nicholas Sparks is one of the world’s most beloved storytellers. His novels include fifteen #1 New York Times bestsellers, and all of his books, including Three Weeks with My Brother, the memoir he wrote with his brother, Micah, have been New York Times and international bestsellers, and were translated into more than fifty languages. Eleven of Nicholas Sparks’s novels — The Choice, The Longest Ride, The Best of Me, Safe Haven, The Lucky One, The Last Song, Dear John, Nights in Rodanthe, The Notebook, A Walk to Remember, and Message in a Bottle — have been adapted into major motion pictures.
About this Event Join Barnes & Noble – Paramus, NJ on September 30, 2024, as we welcome New York Times bestselling author and National Book Award winning author Sabaa Tahir for a discussion and signing to celebrate the release of HEIR, her newest action-packed, ruthless, and romantic new fantasy that masterfully interweaves the lives of three young people as they grapple with the burdens of power, the treachery of love and the devastating consequences of unchecked greed. Get ready for a dark and breathless journey that will captivate readers and that may cost these young people their lives—and their hearts. Literally.
Sabaa will be in conversation with Tomi Adeyemi, New York Times betselling author of the Legacy of Orïsha Series, the most recent release of which is Children of Anguish and Anarchy.
BONUS!: Each ticket includes a signed copy of the B&N Exclusive Edition of HEIRwhich features a unique cover, colored endpapers & bonus content.
TICKET INFORMATION
Link to ticket: https://stores.barnesandnoble.com/event/9780062170346-0 VIP Exclusive Admission – $23.45 (Event admission + swag bag + one copy of HEIR B&N Exclusive): **VERY LIMITED QUANTITY AVAILABLE**: A ticket PER PERSON includes:
Exclusive swag bag including HEIR-themed map, tea, and more. One copy of HEIRB&N Exclusive (out 10/1/24). SEATED admission to the event space and signing line with Sabaa Tahir. B&N Exclusive Admission – $23.45 (Admission + one copy of HEIR B&N Exclusive): **LIMITED QUANTITY AVAILABLE**: A ticket PER PERSON includes:
One copy of HEIR B&N Exclusive (out 10/1/24). Admission to the event space and signing line with Sabaa Tahir. –>For tickets that include admission to the discussion, there are SEATED and STANDING tickets:
For Seated Tickets: Limited quantity is available and will be provided on a first-come, first-served basis. Purchase of a ticket guarantees entrance to the event for the discussion and signing. However, this ticket may not necessarily guarantee a seat at the event, as later arrivals may be placed in a line behind the seated audience.
For Standing Room-Only Tickets: Limited quantity is available and will be provided on a first-come, first-served basis. Purchase of a ticket guarantees entrance to the event for the discussion and signing. Ticket holders will be granted a standing view from behind the seated audience — some views may be more limited/obstructed than others.
Ticket holders will be admitted into the event beginning at 5 PM on the day of the event. Please have a copy of your ticket available (either printed out or on your phone) for check-in. Candid photos will be allowed as books are being signed and will be taken by a Barnes & Noble bookseller on the guest’s camera/phone across the table. No posed photos. The author will personalize (name only) your copy of HEIR included with this ticket & sign (signature only) any additional copies of their books. Any gifts for the author will be collected prior to the signing line. Other books by the author will be available for purchase at Barnes & Noble – Paramus. Due to health and safety and space limitations, those without a ticket will not be permitted into the event space.
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ABOUT HEIR:
An orphan. An outcast. A prince. And a killer who will bring an empire to its knees.
Growing up in the Kegari slums, AIZ has seen her share of suffering. An old tragedy fuels her need for vengeance, but it is love of her people that propels her. Until one hot-headed mistake lands her in an inescapable prison, where the embers of her wrath ignite.
Banished from her tribe for an unforgiveable crime, SIRSHA is a down-on-her-luck tracker who speaks to the earth, air, and water to trace her marks. Destitute, she agrees to hunt down a killer who has murdered children across the Empire. All she has to do is carry out the job and get paid. But then, she falls for a charismatic and inconvenient fugitive who keeps getting in her way.
QUIL is the crown prince of the Empire, nephew of a famed and venerated empress, but he’s loathe to pick up the mantle when his aunt steps down. As the son of the most hated emperor in the history of his people, he, better than anyone, understands that power corrupts. When a vicious new enemy threatens the survival of the Empire, Quil must ask himself if he can rise above his tragic lineage and be the heir his people need.
Beloved storyteller Sabaa Tahir masterfully interweaves the lives of three young people as they grapple with the burdens of power, the treachery of love and the devastating consequences of unchecked greed. Get ready for a dark and breathless journey that will captivate readers and that may cost these young people their lives—and their hearts. Literally.
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