The Texas Book Festival
How To Attend The Texas Book Festival is FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC and takes place in Austin, Texas at the State Capitol and surrounding grounds. We hope you will join us on October [read more]
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Author Event: Mac Barnett “Danger Goes Berserk”
A twelve-year-old sleuth goes undercover—and underwater—to tackle three cases in this hilarious mystery. It’s a routine case… …or at least as routine as a cases get when you’re a twelve-year-old private detective who’s been sleuthing [read more]
Author Event: Heather Brewer “Second Chance”
Join us for an event with Heather Brewer, bestselling author of The Chronicles of Vladmir Todd. We’re thrilled to host her and hear her talk about the newest book in The Slayer Chronicles: Second Chance. [read more]
Author Event: Neal Shusterman “UnWholly”
Award-winning young adult author Neal Shusterman visits us tonight to read from and sign copies of UnWholly, the second book in the ‘Unwind Trilogy.’ Neal will also sign copies of his many other titles and [read more]
Author Event: Joy Preble “Anastasia Forever”
Barnes & Noble Booksellers welcomes acclaimed author Joy Preble, who will introduce the third teen book, Anastasia Forever, in her ‘Dreaming Anastasia’ series. Come and meet Joy and learn about the series, and get tips [read more]
Author Event: Joe Nick Patoski “The Dallas Cowboys”
Joe Nick Patoski will share from his superbly detailed, obsessively researched history of the Dallas Cowboys that is equal parts serious sports scholarship and outrageous laugh-out-loud portrayals of the many wacky players, staff and owners. [read more]
Author Event: Chuck Heath, Sr., Chuck Heath, Jr. “Our Sarah: Made in Alaska”
We may think we know Sarah Palin from all the coverage she has received in the political arena, but one-side depictions but media coverage is limited and, Sarah would even say, biased. OUR SARAH is [read more]
Author Event: Michael MacCambridge “Lamar Hunt: A Life in Sports”
Renowned sports writer Michael MacCambridge tells the story of how Lamar Hunt, son of legendary oilman H. L. Hunt, revolutionized three different sports-pro football, tennis and soccer, thereby winding up in the Hall of Fame [read more]
Author Event: Libba Bray “The Diviners”
Evie O’Neill has been exiled from her boring old hometown and shipped off to the bustling streets of New York City–and she is pos-i-toot-ly thrilled. New York is the city of speakeasies, shopping, and movie [read more]
Author Event: Tony Bennett “Life Is a Gift: The Zen of Bennett”
A moving and inspiring memoir from one of the greatest musical artists of all time “My given name is Anthony Dominick Benedetto, and Benedetto in Italian means ‘the blessed one.’ I couldn’t say it any [read more]
Author Event: David Levithan “Every Day”
We welcome David Levithan in our store this evening, the acclaimed ground-breaking author of books for young adults. He will be signing his latest novel, Every Day, a emotional and mindful journey of how love [read more]
Author Event: Reyna Grande “The Distance Between Us”
After two award-winning novels, in this memoir Reyna Grande writes of her life as an undocumented immigrant, from her border crossing at age 9. This remarkable coming-of-age story is filled with courage and trauma, separation [read more]
Music Event: Kenny Rogers “Luck or Something Like It”
A living legend of Country Music and a worldwide music icon, superstar Kenny Rogers has enjoyed a fascinating five decades in show business, and he tells the full story of his remarkable life and career [read more]
Book Signing: Camille Paglia “Glittering Images”
From the best-selling author of Sexual Personae and Break, Blow, Burn and one of our most acclaimed cultural critics, here is an enthralling journey through Western art’s defining moments, from the ancient Egyptian tomb of [read more]
Book Signing: David L. Holmes “The Faiths of the Postwar Presidents”
The Faiths of the Founding Fathers, an acclaimed look at the spiritual beliefs of such iconic Americans as Franklin, Washington, and Jefferson, established David L. Holmes as a measured voice in the heated debate over [read more]
Book Signing: Patricia Cornwell “The Bone Bed”
A woman has vanished while digging a dinosaur bone bed in the remote wilderness of Canada. Somehow, the only evidence has made its way to the inbox of Chief Medical Examiner Kay Scarpetta, over two [read more]
Book Signing: H.W. Brands “The Man Who Saved the Union”
From New York Times bestselling author H. W. Brands, a masterful biography of the Civil War general and two-term president who saved the Union twice, on the battlefield and in the White House, holding the [read more]
Book Signing: Ira Shapiro “The Last Great Senate”
Journalists have called the U.S. Senate an empty chamber; politicians have lamented that the institution is broken—yet the Senate was once capable of greatness. Senators of the 1960s and ’70s overcame southern opposition to civil [read more]
Book Signing: James Patterson “Zoo”
Once in a lifetime, a writer puts it all together. This is James Patterson’s best book ever. Total For 36 years, James Patterson has written unputdownable, pulse-racing novels. Now, he has written a book that [read more]
Book Signing: Larry Berman “Zumwalt”
Admiral Elmo Russell Zumwalt, Jr., the charismatic chief of naval operations (CNO) and “the navy’s most popular leader since WWII” (Time), was a man who embodied honor, courage, and commitment. In a career spanning forty [read more]
Fanboy Expo Knoxville
Schedule 2012 Fanboy Expo Schedule of Events MORE COMING SOON! FRIDAY 10:00am – Ticket Sales Open 12:00pm – Doors Open 1:00pm – Battlestar Galactica Q&A w/Dirk Bendict & Anne Lockhardt 1:45pm – Star Wars [read more]
AdventureCon Knoxville
For the first time since 2009, AdventureCon will be held in Knoxville. If you collect toys, comics, autographs and TV/movie memorabilia, this event is not to be missed. Join us, as we celebrate 10 years [read more]
Damien Echols in Conversation With Johnny Depp “Life After Death”
Damien Echols (alleged West Memphis Three) is the former Arkansas death row inmate of 18 years whom beloved actor, activist and humanist Johnny Depp helped free. Depp took interest in the case after seeing the [read more]
Book Signing: Booker T “From Prison to Promise”
A spirited tale of redemption from a seemingly insurmountable life of tragedy and crime, this first autobiography of professional wrestler and TV commentator Booker T. Huffman details his life before celebrity status in the ring. [read more]
Author Event: Carla Hall “Cooking With Love”
Comfort food never tasted so good! Carla Hall is co-host of ABC’s daily lifestyle series The Chew. Carla first won the hearts of fans nationwide on Bravo’s Top Chef. When she returned for Top Chef [read more]
An Evening with David Sedaris
David Sedaris is a Grammy Award-nominated American humorist, comedian, bestselling author, and radio contributor. Sedaris has been described as ‘the rock star of writers’. He was first publicly recognized in 1992 when National Public Radio [read more]
Denis Leary “Merry F***in’ Christmas”
Merry F#%$in’ Christmas looks like a children’s picture book, but features adult language and themes to hilarious effect. The manuscript is comprised of the lyrics to Denis Leary’s popular Christmas song of the same title [read more]
Away Mission: Orlando
Three-day Star Trek convention with appearances by Avery Brooks, Colin Ferguson, Dwight Schultz and others. October 5-7, Sundays, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.; Fridays, 5 p.m. – midnight ; Saturdays, 8-1 a.m. Away Mission co-owner, [read more]
Author Event: Carla Hall “Cooking With Love”
Comfort food never tasted so good! Carla Hall is co-host of ABC’s daily lifestyle series The Chew. Carla first won the hearts of fans nationwide on Bravo’s Top Chef. When she returned for Top Chef [read more]
Meet Uggie! “Uggie: My Story”
Dear Reader: Wow! Bow wow! It’s been a wild ride—wilder even than learning to water-ski or skateboard. I’m so famous now that The New York Times plugged my autobiography. “Uggie will bark all in a [read more]
Author Event: Pete Townshend “Who I Am”
From the voice of a generation: The most highly anticipated autobiography of the year, and the story of a man who. . . … is a Londoner and a Mod. … auditioned for Roger Daltrey [read more]
Author Event: John Taylor “In the Pleasure Groove”
John Taylor, Duran Duran’s co-founder, takes the reader on a wild ride through his life. From the eighties through today, from Rio to All You Need is Now, John writes about the music, the parties, [read more]
Author Event: Michael Symon “Carnivore”
Celebrity chef, restaurateur, and meat lover Michael Symon—of Food Network’s Iron Chef America and ABC’s The Chew—shares his wealth of knowledge and more than 100 killer recipes for steaks, chops, wings, and lesser-known cuts. Fans [read more]
Author Event: Scott Stapp “Sinner’s Creed”
Sinner’s Creed is the uncensored memoir of Scott Stapp, Grammy Award–winning leader of the multiplatinum rock band CREED. During CREED’s decade of dominance and in the years following the band’s breakup, Scott struggled with drugs [read more]
Book Signing: Arnold Schwarzenegger “Total Recall”
Signed First Edition of “Total Recall” If you will not be able to attend any of the signing events listed below, you can still order a Signed First Edition of Total Recall. This is the [read more]
Author Event: Rick Santorum “American Patriots”
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Fan Photo Op! Kenny Rogers “Luck or Something Like It”
A living legend of Country Music and a worldwide music icon, superstar Kenny Rogers has enjoyed a fascinating five decades in show business, and he tells the full story of his remarkable life and career [read more]
Author Event: Ralph Nader “The Seventeen Traditions”
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Author Event: J.R. Martinez “Full of Heart”
Veteran, Actor, Dancing With the Stars Champion and Author J.R. Martinez will speak and sign his memoir, Full of Heart: My Story of Survival, Strength and Spirit. In 2003, nineteen-year-old Private J.R. Martinez was on [read more]