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 […]
Spring is coming! Enjoy it to the full and join Nicole Ferrara of Damselfly Forest Therapy for a slow afternoon of poetry and nature along Cascade Creek. After a brief welcome and introduction at Garden Party Books, we’ll take a short walk to the nearby Cascade Creek trail, where we’ll pause to experience sensory invitations […]
This national one-day party celebrates independent bookstores across the country! In Rochester, come celebrate at Garden Party and Griot Arts! We’ll have so many fun things in store and free gifts for you: Exclusive and/or autographed editions of Black AF History, The Secret History of Fantasy, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Party Pooper, Last Night […]
Come celebrate local author Kate Laack and the publication of her THIRD book, By Any Other Name! There will be a meet & greet, author talk, and a book signing! (along with drinks and snacks!)Book synopsis: Jordan Marlowe needs a plan. Fresh out of her MFA program, she’s bombed an interview at Columbia, collected a stack […]
The League of Minnesota Poets is proud to announce the upcoming launch of its third annual Agates IndyBookStore Tour that showcases its highly anticipated Agates Volume 88, a vibrant poetry collection celebrating the creative spirit of Minnesota’s literary community.This year’s publication will feature the work of more than 80 distinguished and emerging poets from across […]
Come out for our FOURTH annual Local Author Festival! We’ll have local writers in all kinds of genres here to tell you about their books and sign them for you too! Meet your new favorite author!
Join Garden Party Books and Damselfly Forest Therapy for a guided literary nature walk inspired by Robin Wall Kimmerer’s beloved book, “Braiding Sweetgrass.” Through sensory invitations, selected readings, and quiet moments of reflection along Cascade Creek, we’ll explore themes of reciprocity, gratitude, attention, and belonging—not only through conversation, but through direct experience with the living […]
The second annual Little Thistle Book Fair is this Saturday! Join us from 11-4 and search for your next favorite page turner. You can also find the perfect reading snack, and accessories. There’s something for everyone! Garden Party will be there along with Once Upon a Crime Mystery Books, Blind Date with a Book, Book […]
Join us for an engaging evening with Thomas Maltman and his newest novel, Ashes to Ashes, winner of the 2026 Minnesota Book Award for Novel/Short Story. Unfolding over the course of Lent, and against a background of rural ministry and ancient mythology, the novel tells the story of three teenagers in small town Minnesota, each […]
