Celebrate the debut of The Way I Say It with author Nancy Tandon! Join Nancy at the Glastonbury Community Center on Saturday, January 22 from 3-5pm. A book talk will take place at 3:15pm, with snacks, activities and book signing to follow.

Books are available for preorder at River Bend Bookshop, via Eventbrite, and will be available at the event. Please specify personalization requests in the order comments.

One of River Bend's favorite local authors, Diane Ohanesian, will return to the Bookshop for a special signing of her lovely winter picture book Snuggle Down Deep.  Join Diane at the River Bend Holiday Market on Saturday, December 11 at 12pm to get your personalized copy of this beautiful book!

Join three of BOOKSTORE DAY'S past Author Ambassadors for a lively discussion of books, bookstores, and the writing life.
Featuring TAYARI JONES, LAUREN GROFF, and EMMA STRAUB

Explore the very near future with Amor Towles as he reads from the exclusive, SIGNED Bookstore Day edition of his story YOU HAVE ARRIVED AT YOUR DESTINATION.

Join bestselling YA fantasy authors KAT CHO (WICKED FOX and VICIOUS SPIRITS), RENA BARRON (KINGDOM OF SOULS and REAPER OF SOULS), and REBECCA KIM WELLS (SHATTER THE SKY). Moderator: Abby Rauscher from Books Are Magic!

Middle-Grade Fun with RENEE WATSON (WAYS TO MAKE SUNSHINE) and illustrator NINA MATA (I PROMISE) with moderator ISAAC FITZGERALD (HOW TO BE A PIRATE)

Join us for a fun and interactive drawing demonstration with illustrator and author Lisa Brown. Her books include GOLDFISH GHOST, THE AIRPORT BOOK, THE PHANTOM TWIN, MUMMY CAT, LONG STORY SHORT and others.

River Bend is proud to welcome Stephen van Dyck to the shop for a discussion of his new book, People I've Met From the Internet.