Kid Author Market
Come support our next generation of authors!!
If you’d like to sing your child up:
Do you have a young storyteller at home?
Does your child love writing stories, drawing pictures, or creating their own books?
Have they already made a book or dreamed of making one AND selling it?
If so, we’d love to have them be part of our KID AUTHOR MARKET!
To sign your child up, click here!
🚨 SPACE IS LIMITED — PLEASE ONLY REGISTER IF YOU ARE 100% PLANNING TO ATTEND. If you are unable to attend please let us know as soon as possible.
📌 IMPORTANT DETAILS FOR PARENTS:
This event is intended for kid authors to sell their homemade books.
Each kid Author must be accompanied by a parent or guardian for the entire event.
Kid authors (with help from a parent) are responsible for handling their own sales. Please bring small bills for cash transactions and/or be prepared to accept Venmo.
Each kid author will be provided with a sign featuring their name, age and the genre they write in.
Each kid author will have their own 4' table (tablecloth included) or share a 6' table with another kid author. Chairs will be provided as well as two book stands to display their books.
Do not bring other items to sell besides hand crafted, kid author books.
Please, no table decorations, we'd like to keep the focus on the books.
Price point suggestion: $2.00 - $5.00.
✏️ HOW TO PREPARE FOR THE EVENT:
Create!
Whether it’s a picture book, short story, comic, flip book, or a collection of poems—anything goes. Get to writing, be creative, and have fun!
Make copies.
Books can be handwritten (and any size), photocopied, or printed at home—whatever works best! Staple them together, spiral bind them, or sew them with a sewing machine—however you'd like. Just be sure to have a few copies ready to sell. (If you plan to have copies made, we suggest printing with JMart in Spanish Fork.)
Join us for setup.
Arrive at the store on Saturday, June 21st at 9:30 AM with your books that are ready to sell!
Author Event:Yamile Saied Méndez
Please join us and author Yamile Mendez as she discusses her new book: ALL ROADS LEAD TO ROME!
Event Details: Author talk followed by a signing.
Location: Poppy Books & Gifts.
Ticket + Book: Admission for 1 person and 1 copy of the featured book.
For questions, please email: events@poppybookssf.com.
ABOUT THE BOOK:
What happens when you fall hard for your fallback? In this luminous love story, a young woman who’s spent years traveling the globe to outrun her own grief faces a momentous decision on her 33rd birthday...
A moving story about wanderlust, loss, hope, and the special magic of finding love in unexpected places—at just the right time - for readers of Elena Armas, Emily Henry and Mia Sosa, from the acclaimed author of the Reese Witherspoon YA Book Club Pick Furia.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Yamile (sha-MEE-lay) Saied Méndez is the author of many books for young readers and adults, including Furia, a Reese’s YA Book Club selection and the 2021 Inaugural Pura Belpré Young Adult Gold Medalist. Her books have received many accolades such as the Junior Library Guild Gold Standard, Whitney Award, Cybils Award, Américas Award, Bank Street Spanish Language Book Awards, among others.
They have also been featured in the Best of Year lists of the New York City Public Library Library, Salt Lake Public Library Library, Kirkus, Publishers Weekly and those of many states’.
She was born and raised in Rosario, Argentina, but has lived most of her life in a lovely valley surrounded by mountains in Utah. An inaugural Walter Dean Myers Grant recipient, she’s also a graduate of Voices of Our Nations (VONA) and the Vermont College of Fine Arts MFA Writing for Children’s and Young Adult program. Yamile is also a founding member of Las Musas, the first collective of women and nonbinary Latine authors. She taught herself English with a Spanish/English dictionary, and now has been faculty at TinHouse Workshop and a keynote speaker at The Vermont College of Fine Arts.
Local Author Signing Day!
We are excited to be hosting our next local author signing day on June 27th!
If you are an indie or small press author, visit the link below to apply!
Or come support your local authors from 11:00 - 1:00!
Author Event:Jessica Scarlett
Please join us and author Jessica Scarlett as she discusses her new book: TOWN OF SHADOWS.
Event Details: Author talk followed by a signing.
Location: Poppy Books & Gifts.
This event is free but we kindly ask that you RSVP. Walk-ins are welcomed if seating is available.
For questions, please email: events@poppybookssf.com.
ABOUT THE BOOK:
Eighteen-year-old Dorothy St. James can’t control her magic. To avoid arrest, she locks herself at home and buries her nose in her experiments. But a kidnapper called the Rook is on the loose, and his victims keep turning up insane. When Dorothy’s father is taken, she must exchange her beakers for bravery and find the Rook’s trail—the problem is, only one person ever has: a mysterious masked hero.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Jessica Scarlett writes amazing books and lame author bios. She hates the pressure of encapsulating everything about herself in a hundred words or less, because she’s too divergent, dynamic, and different for that. And simultaneously not that interesting.
She is the author of the Wycliffe Family Series, Slanted London series, and a couple plays. When not writing, she loves composing music, laughing with her four kids, or doing life on a ranch in Utah with her cinnamon-roll husband.
Author Event: Jennifer K. Lambert
Please join use and author Jennifer K. Lambert as she discusses her new book: NEVER THE ROSES. Jennifer will be conversation with Alexandra Kennington
Event Details: Author talk followed by a signing.
Location: Spanish Fork Library, Heritage Room.
Ticket Options:
Ticket + Book: Admission for 1 person and 1 copy of NEVER THE ROSES.
Ticket + Gift Card: Admission for 1 person and a $5.00 gift card to Poppy Books & Gifts. Gift cards will be distributed at the event.
For questions, please email: events@poppybookssf.com.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Jennifer K. Lambert lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico, with her husband of over thirty years, his chocolate-lab assistance dog, two Maine coon cats who assist no one, and plentiful free-range lizards. Her high fantasy novel, Never the Roses, fell on her from out of the sky and became a dream come true. She also writes under the name Jeffe Kennedy, where she is a multi-award-winning and bestselling author primarily in epic fantasy romance, and is a Past-President of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA). She is represented by Sarah Younger of Nancy Yost Literary Agency.
ABOUT NEVER THE ROSES
UNSTOPPABLE WAR. UNSPEAKABLE SINS. IMPOSSIBLE LOVE.
The Dread Sorceress Oneira has retired. She’s exhausted from fighting the endless wars of kings and queens, and has long accepted that her death is near. Alone at last but for a few uninvited companions—a near-mythical wolf, a goddess’s avatar, and a feline that embodies magic itself—Oneira realizes that she’s bored. On a whim, or perhaps at the behest of fate, she makes an unlikely trip to the most extensive library in existence: the home of her most powerful rival, the sorcerer Stearanos.
By recklessly stealing a book from him, Oneira inadvertently initiates a forbidden correspondence. Taunting notes and clever retorts reveal a connection neither has found—nor could ever find—in any other.
But Oneira soon learns that Stearanos, bound to a vile king, is tasked with waging war on the queen she once served. A relationship with him is far too dangerous to pursue despite their mutual desire—and yet, Oneira can’t seem to stay away.
A bond with Stearanos could alight the long-extinct flame of life within her...or it could destroy her entirely.
Author Event: Emily Paxman
Please join us and author Emily Paxman as she discusses her new book: DEATH ON THE CALDERA
Event Details: Author talk followed by a signing.
Location: Poppy Books & Gifts.
This event is free but we kindly ask that you RSVP. Walk-ins are welcomed if seating is available.
For questions, please email: events@poppybookssf.com.
ABOUT THE BOOK:
The Linde siblings—Kellen, Davina, and Morel—are anxious to return to the kingdom of Halgyr before their father dies, leaving Kellen to assume the throne as king. They book tickets on a luxury express train, expecting a swift journey home—but disaster strikes when the train engine explodes, stranding the siblings atop a caldera bubbling with volcanic magic.
The crash triggers Davina’s latent witch powers, but her magic disrupts her ability to remember what she was doing when the explosion took place. While a witch would be the prime suspect for the catastrophe, the only ones who knew Davina might become one are her brothers—who never warned her. And, to add insult to injury, somebody is bumping off the surviving train crew and passengers. But it can’t be Davina, can it?
While the remaining passengers try to determine who sabotaged the engine and catch the killer, the fractured siblings attempt to stay one step ahead, concealing not only Davina’s powers but their own secrets. Luckily, they aren’t the only shifty characters on the train…
A thrilling blend of classic murder mystery and fantasy for those who love Murder on the Orient Express and Death on the Nile every bit as much as Fourth Wing and A Court of Thorns and Roses.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Emily Paxman is an author and artist from Vancouver Island in beautiful British Columbia, Canada. She’s a huge fan of gardening, cats, watercolour painting, and several other hobbies that befit an octogenarian. She has her Master’s of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from Chatham University, has written for indie video game company Wizard Games, and splits her time (unevenly) between creating comics and writing novels. You can read her webcomic, Neptune Bay, on Webtoon. Death on the Caldera is her debut novel.
Author Event: Sarah Beth Durst
Please join us and author Sarah discusses hernew book: THE ENCHANTED GREENHOUSE. Sarah will be will be conversation with Tricia Levenseller.
Event Details: The event will open with an author talk, followed by a Q&A, and conclude with a book signing.
Location: Poppy Books & Gifts.
Ticket Options:
Ticket + Book: Admission for 1 person and 1 copy of the featured book.
For questions, please email: events@poppybookssf.com.
ABOUT THE BOOK:
DELUXE EDITION—a gorgeous hardcover edition featuring beautiful mint green sprayed edges!
New York Times bestselling author Sarah Beth Durst invites you to her new standalone novel set in the world of T_he Spellshop_! Follow her to The Enchanted Greenhouse, a cozy fantasy nestled on a far-away island brimming with singing flowers, honey cakes, and honeyed love. The hardcover edition features beautiful sprayed edges.
Terlu Perna broke the law because she was lonely. She cast a spell and created a magically sentient spider plant. As punishment, she was turned into a wooden statue and tucked away into an alcove in the North Reading Room of the Great Library of Alyssium.
This should have been the end of her story . . . Yet one day, Terlu wakes in the cold of winter on a nearly-deserted island full of hundreds of magical greenhouses. She’s starving and freezing, and the only other human on the island is a grumpy gardener. To her surprise, he offers Terlu a place to sleep, clean clothes, and freshly baked honey cakes—at least until she’s ready to sail home.
But Terlu doesn’t want to return home, and as she grows closer with the unwittingly charming gardener, Yarrow, she learns that the magic that sustains the greenhouses is failing—causing the death of everything within them. Terlu knows she must help, even if that means breaking the law again.
This time, though, she isn’t alone. Assisted by Yarrow and a sentient rose, Terlu must unravel the secrets of a long-dead sorcerer if she wants to save the island—and have a fresh chance at happiness and love.
Funny, kind, and forgiving, The Enchanted Greenhouse is a story about giving second chances—to others and to yourself.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Sarah Beth Durst is the New York Times bestselling author of over twenty-five books for adults, teens, and kids, including cozy fantasy The Spellshop. She's been awarded an American Library Association Alex Award, as well as a Mythopoeic Fantasy Award. Several of her books have been optioned for film/television, including Drink Slay Love, which was made into a TV movie and was a question on Jeopardy! She lives in Stony Brook, New York, with her husband, her children, and her ill-mannered cat.
ABOUT TRICIA:
Tricia Levenseller is the #1 New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of eight YA romantasies, including the Daughter of the Pirate King duology and The Shadows between Us. Her books have been translated into twenty languages and counting.
Tricia grew up in Oregon, where she spent her childhood climbing trees and playing make believe. She now lives in Utah with her bossy dog, Rosy, where she writes full time. When she’s not writing or reading, Tricia enjoys putting together jigsaw puzzles, playing video games, and finding tasty restaurants to frequent.
Book Launch: TRICIA LEVENSELLER
Please join us and author Tricia Levenseller as she discusses her new book: WHAT FURY BRINGS
Event Details: Author talk followed by a signing.
Location: Poppy Books & Gifts.
Ticket Options:
Ticket + Book: Admission for 1 person and 1 copy of the featured book.
Tickets are divided into alphabetical groups. Each group will be called to the signing line in order.
For questions, please email: events@poppybookssf.com.
ABOUT THE BOOK:
There’s a shortage of men in the kingdom of Amarra. After a failed rebellion against the matriarchy, most noblemen in the country are dead. Now the women of Amarra must obtain their husbands (should they want one) by kidnapping them from other kingdoms.
Olerra, a warrior princess vying for the throne, is determined to prove her worth by kidnapping a husband. And not just any husband. To outmaneuver her treacherous cousin, she needs the best. Fortunately, the second-born prince of their greatest enemy is widely known for both his looks and his sweet and docile temperament. He’s the perfect choice to secure her claim to the throne.
Sanos, heir to the Kingdom of Brutus, has nothing but contempt for the idea of a society run by women. Trained from birth to fight, lead, and follow in his father’s overbearing footsteps, his path has always been set. Until he takes his younger brother’s place in a drunken prank and finds himself kidnapped, carted off to the Amarran Palace, and informed that he is to become the husband of Queen Potential Olerra. Sanos needs to escape before anyone learns his real identity, but the more he gets to know his captor, the less sure he is of what he wants.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Tricia Levenseller is the #1 New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of eight YA romantasies, including the Daughter of the Pirate King duology and The Shadows between Us. Her books have been translated into twenty languages and counting.
Tricia grew up in Oregon, where she spent her childhood climbing trees and playing make believe. She now lives in Utah with her bossy dog, Rosy, where she writes full time. When she’s not writing or reading, Tricia enjoys putting together jigsaw puzzles, playing video games, and finding tasty restaurants to frequent.
Author Event: Cass Biehn
Please join us and author Cass Biehn as they discusses thier new book: VESUVIUS
Event Details: Author talk followed by a signing.
Location: Poppy Books & Gifts.
Ticket Options:
Ticket + Book: Admission for 1 person and 1 copy of the featured book.
RSVP: Admission for 1.
For questions, please email: events@poppybookssf.com.
ABOUT THE BOOK:
They Both Die at the End meets The Song of Achilles in VESUVIUS, a queer YA Historical Fantasy.
Set in Pompeii days before the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, two boys—Felix and Loren—must grapple with their closely-guarded secrets and untangle their fates to make it out of the burning city alive.
This is a meet-cute with an explosive fallout.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Cass Biehn (they/them) writes messy queer characters in messier situations—and always with angsty kissing.
They hold a Master of Library Science from Aberystwyth University in Wales and currently live in the Utah desert, where they split their time between cosplaying and wrangling their dogs.
Author Event: Rachel Nickle
Please join author Rachel Nickel and us as she discusses her new book, A Love Undivided!
This event is free.
Author Event: Allison Anderson
Please join us and author ALLISON ANDERSON as she discusses her new book: THE FATED MAGE.
Event Details: Author talk followed by a signing.
Location: Poppy Books & Gifts.
This event is free but we kindly ask that you RSVP. Walk-ins are welcomed if seating is available.
ABOUT THE BOOK:
The war ends here.
Paulo MacGregor cares for nothing besides changing Laurel’s future and convincing her to trust him. After the rebels took the capital, fleeing to Iatrus Castle, his home, seemed the only option. However, even though he’s brought Laurel to his home, fate has other plans. Not only are Laurel’s convictions not to trust him deepening, but both their pasts are catching up with them. The rebels are coming to Iatrus Castle and there’s little Paulo can do to stop fate from unfolding.
Laurel Flumen absolutely can’t trust Paulo. Not only had he kept her from accomplishing her mission to kill Olympia’s king, but he also is the reason she had to leave her sister behind. If Paulo had never involved himself in her life, she would never have betrayed Aspen, she wouldn’t be stuck in the cursed kingdom of Olympia, and she certainly would have never ended up on this side of a war she never wanted to be a part of.
In this epic conclusion of The Cartographer’s War, Paulo and Laurel must come together to defeat not only the rebellion trying to tear down the kingdom but also change the very strings of fate itself.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Allison Anderson lives her best life as a wife, a mom, a dedicated member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, and a fantasy writer. As a life long fantasy nerd, she finds it natural to create stories of her own and you can often find her jotting down new story ideas or talking about dragons. She’s spent most of her life across the southwestern United States.
Author Event: TIA WILLIAMS
Please join us and author Tia Williams as she discusses her new book: AUDRE & BASH ARE JUST FRIENDS. Jennifer will be conversation with Jenna Evans Welch.
Event Details: Author talk followed by a signing.
Location: Poppy Books & Gifts.
Ticket Options:
Ticket + Book: Admission for 1 person and 1 copy of AUDRE & BASH ARE JUST FRIENDS.
Ticket + Gift Card: Admission for 1 person and a $10.00 gift card to Poppy Books & Gifts. Gift cards will be distributed at the event and redeemable only at the event.
For questions, please email: events@poppybookssf.com.
ABOUT THE BOOK:
MEET AUDRE. Junior class president. Debate team captain. Unofficial student therapist. Desperately in need of a good time.
MEET BASH. Mysterious new senior. Everybody’s crush. Tall, floppy, great taste in jewelry. King of having a good time.
It’s the last day of school at Cheshire Prep, Brooklyn’s elite academy—and Audre Mercy-Moore’s life is a mess. Her dad cancelled her annual summer visit to his Malibu beach house. Now? She’s stuck in a claustrophobic apartment with her mom, stepdad, and one-year-old sister (aka the Goblin Baby).
Under these conditions, she’ll never finish writing her self-help book—ie, the key to winning over Stanford’s admissions board.
Cut to Bash Henry! Audre hires him to be her “fun consultant.” His job? To help her complete the Experience Challenge—her list of five wild dares designed to give her juicy book material. She’ll get inspo; he’ll get paid. Everybody wins.
He isn’t boyfriend material. And she’s not looking for one. Can they stay professional despite their obvious connection?
SCORCHING-HOT SUMMER. SCORCHING-HOT CHEMISTRY. But Audre and Bash can’t forget—they’re just friends.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Tia Williams had a fifteen-year career as a beauty editor for magazines including Elle, Glamo ur, Teen People, and Essence. In 2004, she pioneered the beauty blog industry with her site Shake Your Beauty. She’s the author of The Accidental Diva, the It Chicks series, and The Perfect Find—now a Netflix film starring Gabrielle Union. Her novel, Seven Days in June, was an instant New York Times bestseller and the June 2021 Reese’s Book Club pick. A TV series adaptation is in development with Will Packer Productions. Her latest bestselling novel, A Love Song for Ricki Wilde, was named one of the year’s best romances by New York Times and Amazon.
Jenna Evans Welch was the kind of insatiable child reader who had no choice but to grow up to become a writer. She is the New York Times bestselling author of Love & Gelato, Love & Luck, and Love & Olives. When she isn’t writing girl abroad stories, Jenna can be found chasing her children or making elaborate messes in the kitchen. She lives in Salt Lake City, Utah, with her husband and two young children. Visit her online at JennaEvansWelch.com.
Author Event: Evan Leikam
Please join us and author Evan Leikam as he discusses his new book: ANJI KILLS A KING. Evan will be conversation with Brian McClellan!
Event Details: Author talk followed by a signing.
Location: Poppy Books & Gifts.
Ticket Options:
Ticket + Book: Admission for 1 person and 1 copy of ANJI KILLS A KING. Evan will be conversation with Brian McClellan!.
Plus One: Admission for 1 person and a $10.00 gift card to Poppy Books & Gifts. This ticket is only valid when purchased with a Ticket+Book combo.
Gift cards will be distributed at the event. Redeemable only at the event.
For questions, please email: events@poppybookssf.com.
ABOUT THE BOOK:
An unlikely assassin struggles to escape a legendary bounty hunter in this breakneck fantasy debut that will grab you by the throat—perfect for fans of Joe Abercrombie, R.F. Kuang, and Christopher Buehlman.
She killed for a cause. Will she die for it too?
Anji works as a castle servant, cleaning laundry for a king she hates. So when a rare opportunity presents itself, she seizes the chance to cut his throat. Then she runs for her life. In her wake, the kingdom is thrown into disarray, while a bounty bigger than anyone could imagine lands on her head.
On her heels are the fabled mercenaries of the Menagerie, whose animal-shaped masks are magical relics rumored to give them superhuman powers. It’s the Hawk who finds Anji first: a surly, aging swordswoman who has her own reasons for keeping Anji alive and out of the hands of her fellow bounty hunters, if only long enough to collect the reward herself.
With the rest of the Menagerie on their trail, so begins an alliance as tenuous as it is temporary—and a race against death that will decide Anji’s fate, and may change the course of a kingdom.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Evan Leikam grew up among the forests of central Oregon reading fantasy and science fiction from a young age. While touring the United States and Europe with an independent rock band, he began tinkering with his own stories to pass time in vans and music venues. Apart from writing he enjoys cooking, producing music, riding his bike, and From Software games. He is the host of the Book Reviews Kill podcast, and his social media pages have turned thousands on to new books. He currently lives in Portland, Oregon.
Brian McClellan is an American epic fantasy author from Cleveland, Ohio. He is known for his acclaimed Powder Mage Universe and essays on the life and business of being a writer.
Brian now lives on the side of a mountain in Utah with his wife, Michele, where he writes books and nurses a crippling video game addiction.
Brian's novels include the Powder Mage Trilogy (Promise of Blood, The Crimson Campaign, and The Autumn Republic), Gods of Blood and Powder (Sins of Empire, Wrath of Empire, and Blood of Empire), and the Valkyrie Collections (Uncanny Collateral and Blood Tally).
Emily Henry Release Party!
WHO’S EXCITED FOR NEW EMILY HENRY?? Join us in celebrating the release of GREAT BIG BEAUTIFUL LIFE! We will enjoy a night of games, treats, and romance!
Date: April 21st
Time: 10:30 PM - Midnight
Tickets: $20
Author Event: SOMAN CHAINANI
Please join us, and author SOMAN CHAINANI, as he discusses his new graphic novel: COVEN.
We will have books available for sale at the event. If there's a specific book you'd like to preorder, please give us a call at 801-504-6902.
This event is free but we kindly ask that you RSVP
Event Details: Author talk followed by a signing
Location: Poppy Books & Gifts
7:30-8:30
Ticket Options:
RSVP: Reserves you admission for 1 person
Option to pre-order the book at checkout
For questions, please email: events@poppybookssf.com.
ABOUT THE BOOK:
Need your magical crime solved? Call the Witch Coven.
Hester, Anadil, and Dot are legendary across the Endless Woods as vigilante detectives and protectors of the peace. The famed trio are not only talented witches but also ride-or-die friends who’ve never left a case unsolved.
That is, until the Coven answers a call for help from a mysterious new world—Red Isle, where the Light and Dark Lands are on the brink of all-out war, each blaming the other for a grim spree of deaths. Now the Coven must work together and unmask the killer before Red Isle tears itself apart. Little do they know: The real enemy might be hiding in plain sight . . .
From New York Times bestselling author Soman Chainani and artist Joel Gennari comes a bold graphic novel experience that explores how, even in our darkest moments, the truest of friends can bring us back into the light.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Soman Chainani's six novels in the School for Good and Evil series each debuted on the New York Times bestseller list. The series has sold over 4.5 million copies, has been translated into 33 languages, and has been adapted into a film by Netflix that debuted at #1 in over 80 countries. His collection of retold fairy tales, Beasts and Beauty: Dangerous Tales, was also an instant New York Times bestseller and is in development to be a television series from Sony 3000.
Soman is a graduate of Harvard University and received his MFA in film from Columbia University. Every year, he visits schools around the world to speak to kids and share his secret: that reading is the path to a better life.
Author Event: D.M. TREGASKIS
Please join us and author D.M. TREGASKIS as she discusses her new book: DEFINITELY NOT CRUISING FOR LOVE.
Author Event: ALEXANDRA KENNINGTON
Please join us as we welcome ALEXANDRA KENNINGTON as she talks about her debut book BLOOD BENEATH THE SNOW. Please RSVP here.
Author Event: AARON N HALL
We are so excited to welcome local author @aaronn.hall to celebrate the release of his latest book, THE LEGEND OF UH! This is a free event, but please RSVP through this link! Copies can be pre-ordered through the ticket link, or purchased at the event! We can’t wait for this night full of fantasy and fun!
Bookclub: Nothing to See Here - Kevin Wilson
Nothing to See Here - Kevin Wilson
Jan. 30th - 7:00 PM
Author Event: HEATHER B. MOORE & ALLISON HONG MERRILL
Poppy Books is delighted to host authors Hong Merrill and Allison for a special Chinese New Year event on January 29, 2025!
Join us for an engaging presentation featuring the co-authors, Heather B. Moore & Allison Hong Merrill as they present: The Paper Daughters of Chinatown: Adapted for Young Readers.
Hong and Allison will share insights into Chinese New Year traditions, exploring their significance and the rich cultural history behind them. Plus, attendees will enjoy a hands-on craft session where they’ll learn how to make beautiful Chinese lanterns!
Author Event: Mike Finkel
Tickets are FREE. Please reserve your seat, as seating is limited, and to help us track attendance.
About Mike:
Michael Finkel is the author of the New York Times bestseller "The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit," about a highly intelligent man who lived alone in the forest of Maine for 27 years, as well as the book "True Story," about Finkel's bizarre and unhealthy friendship with a murderer, which was adapted into a 2015 major motion picture produced by Brad Pitt and starring James Franco and Jonah Hill.
Finkel has reported from more than fifty countries across six continents, covering topics ranging from the world's last hunter-gatherer tribes to conflicts in Afghanistan and Israel to the international black market in human organs to theoretical physics.
In the line of reportorial duty, Finkel has skied off the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro, set sail on a Haitian refugee boat, joined a cult in Colorado, been in a car that was run over by a tank in Afghanistan, climbed into an active volcano in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and crossed the Sahara Desert on the back of an open truck. His work has appeared in National Geographic, GQ, The Atlantic, Esquire, Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair, and The New York Times Magazine.
He lives with his family in western Montana and southern France.
About the book:
The Art Thief chronicles one of the most outrageous crime sprees in history: In the late 1990s and early 2000s, Stéphane Breitwieser stole from more than 200 museums and galleries across Europe, amassing a collection worth an estimated $2 billion. He never resorted to violence – his audacious thefts all occurred during daylight hours, most with the aid of his girlfriend, Anne-Catherine Kleinklaus, who served as lookout. And unlike nearly every other art thief, Breitwieser did not steal for money. He displayed his treasures in a secret lair where he and his girlfriend could admire them. Yet even more astounding than his crimes is the spectacular events that brought everything crashing down. The Art Thief, based on a series of exclusive interviews with Breitwieser, the first he has ever granted to an American journalist, details a riveting story of love, crime, and an insatiable hunger to possess beauty at any cost.
Release Party: ONYX STORM
We will be having TWO parties!
January 20th from 10:30-12:00pm
January 21st from 12:00-1:30am
Wear your comfiest pajamas and bring a snuggly blanket!
Expect drinks, treats, games, and all things FOURTH WING!
Tickets will cost $20!
As stated previously, those who have pre-ordered a copy of ONYX STORM from us will receive early access to party tickets!
(we are OUT of pre-orders for now sorry!)
Tickets will go on sale tomorrow (11/26) at 8pm! All pre-orders will be texted the link to buy!
Any remaining tickets will be available to all Wednesday 11/27 at 12pm!
Author Event: Marc J Gregson
This event is FREE, please register to help track attendance - thank you!
Poppy Books Turns 2!
Come celebrate with us!
*Santa story time from 1-3pm!
*Free ARC with a $50 purchase!
*Free Poppy Books tote with $100 purchase!
*Exclusive 2nd birthday bookmark!
Author Signing: Bonnie Pierson
Come meet author Bonnie Jo Pierson! She will be in-store signing her new book What Happens in Idaho on Saturday, November 16th, from 1:00 to 3:00 PM.
Author Event: Mary E. Pearson
Poppy Books is thrilled to welcome Mary E. Pearson. Click here for tickets.
Poppy Books Pumpkin Walk (Copy)
We are excited for our first pumpkin walk! October 28th-30th!
How to participate:
Carve a pumpkin!
Drop off your pumpkin at the store during the day of the 28th!
Come take a stroll to look at all the pumpkins, and vote on your favorites! Pumpkins will be lit from 7:00-8:00 each night.
Poppy Books Halloween Party!
Join us for a costume contest - dress up like your favorite book cover! 15% off all purchases if you’re dressed up and treats! See you there!