Trick or Treat at Garden Party Books! Come to Garden Party on Halloween between 5:00 and 6:30PM *in costume* and choose a free children’s book! (Any book you like from the Children’s Room!) Open to all ages! We can’t wait to see your costumes!
Garden Party Books will be at Thesis Beer Project on November 2 to celebrate the book launch of Pike Island by Rochester author Tony Wirt! Pike Island is a thriller that features a politician who gets his start on the Rochester City Council. Come for the local references, stay for the thrills and chills! We’ll […]
Rochester author Barbara Swisher Amundson will be reading her children’s book Stanley’s Standing Ovation! Join Stanley and Alfie as they discover the power of embracing their individuality and learning from one another. There will also be fun activity sheets to do, and the book will be available for purchase. On Small Business Saturday, support a […]
If you’re out shopping post-Thanksgiving, stop by Garden Party Books! We’re open Black Friday and Small Business Saturday from 11AM to 6:30PM. This is the perfect time to support small businesses, and we are so grateful for your support!
Come celebrate the launch of local author Kate Laack’s SECOND book, While the Coin Is in the Air! Kate will read from the book, there will be a Q&A where you can ask her your burning questions about being a published local author, the book will be available for sale and Kate will sign them, […]
Minnesota author Bronson Lemer will be at Garden Party Books on April 17 to talk about his new book, The Lonely Veteran’s Guide to Companionship, with Rochester author Virginia Wright-Peterson. This free event will include a time for questions and the chance to buy the book, as well as Lemer’s first book and books by […]
This national one-day party held the last Saturday in April celebrates independent bookstores across the country! Come celebrate at Garden Party! We’ll have so many fun things in store and free gifts for you! There will be limited supplies, so make sure to come early if there’s something you especially want!
It’s the Book Fair at Thesis Beer Project! Celebrate the end of the school year and pick up some fantastic books to read this summer! We’ll also have lots of stickers, bookmarks, pins, and other book fair treats, including awesome pen sets that won’t be available till the fair! Teachers will receive 20% off everything […]
Come celebrate Rochester author Melissa Lam and the publication of her Secrets Trilogy—a forbidden love contemporary fantasy romance with mystery and angst! It’s a free open house, so stop by anytime, but there will be a Q&A session at 6PM! The rest of the time there will be free desserts, shopping, mingling, and book signing! […]
Come to this free event to hear Minnesota author Kent Nerburn, author of Neither Wolf nor Dog, talk about his new novel, Lone Dog Road. We’ll have books available for sale and Kent will be happy to sign them! __________ In Lone Dog Road, Kent brings together a rich tapestry of people from different races […]
Come out for our third annual Local Author Festival! We’ll have writers in all kinds of genres here to tell you about their books and sign them for you too! Meet your new favorite author!
Destination Medical Center and Garden Party Books welcomes Steve Grove for a reading from his new memoir How I Found Myself in the Midwest. Join us at Chateau Theater in downtown Rochester on Wednesday, August 20th from 12:00-1:00pm, light refreshments will be provided. Books are available for purchase now at Garden Party Books (602 7th […]
