This book club will meet on three Wednesday evenings to discuss All We Can Save: Truth, Courage, and Solutions for the Climate Crisis, a book that intermixes essays and poetry from women at the forefront of the climate movement. You can come to one meeting or all three! Dates:April 10: Root, Advocate, Reframe (pgs 1-146)April […]
Come to Rochester’s poetry forum in a space that’s acoustically controlled! Join us on the 2nd & 4th Thursday evenings each month to share this evocative, enriching art form in a casual setting where we can read and share our own or favorite published authors’ works. Come to Garden Party Books on 7th St. NW. […]
Come celebrate Independent Bookstore Day with us! We’re going to have tons of treats, prizes, and fun stuff going on!
SPRING SALE! We’ve been doing spring cleaning and we have lots of items we need to clear to make space for new things! In the Craft Room we’ll have items with pink stickers: FRIDAY, MAY 10: 30% off those itemsSATURDAY, MAY 11: 50% off those itemsSUNDAY, MAY 12: 70% off those items We’ll also have […]
We’re so excited for Rochester Pride this Saturday! It’s happening at Soldier’s Field from 12-5PM! Stop by Garden Party on Saturday dressed up for Pride and get 50% off one item of your choice! Book, print, game, toy, pin, whatever you like! For more info on the tons of Pride activities happening this week in […]
You know the meme: “The scholastic book fair. For adults. At a bar.” In collaboration with our friends at Thesis Beer Project, we’re once again making your memes come true. Join us for an end-of-the-school-year/start of the summer event. In addition to the book sale and special drinks on tap, Bleu Duck Truck will be […]
Come celebrate Rochester author Iris Wang and the release of her book, Boo Can’t Poo! We”ll be celebrating her achievement with snacks and drinks, a reading, books for sale, and the chance to get your booked signed! Get ready to giggle with Boo Can’t Poo, the hilarious board book sure to get your little ones […]
We need more shelf space for all the great donations coming in, so please come purchase the current amazing used books at 50% off!
Come out for our second 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!
Did you know that romance is the highest earning and most popular genre of fiction? Romance is the backbone of the book industry, and we want to celebrate all of the incredible romance readers out there! For Bookstore Romance Day, we’ve got fantastic sales: 1. All books in the Romance Room are $3!2. All Love/Friendship […]
Garden Party is hosting the Climate Book Club! The group will meet on September 10 at 6 PM at Garden Party to discuss Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer. This is an absolutely beautiful book and it’s sure to inspire a wonderful discussion. You can purchase […]
We’re so excited to celebrate local authors Rory Londer and Sweta Patel! Come hear Rory’s incredible story of drug addiction, homelessness, healing, and owning his own business (and much of the story takes place in Rochester). He has gone on to inspire so many people, including many of Sweta’s students at Rochester’s Alternative Learning Center. […]
