Events

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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! […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]