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SUMMARY:Threshing Day Midnight Release Party
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a THRESHING DAY Midnight Release Party at Bank Square Books! \nOn September 28th\, grab your reader friends and enjoy an evening of FOURTH WING-inspired fun in the hours leading up to the release of the highly anticipated THRESHING DAY by #1 NYT bestselling author Rebecca Yarros! There will be games\, prizes\, and of course copies of THRESHING DAY ready for attendees once the clock strikes midnight! \nThere will be a limited number of tickets available for this event. Attending this event gives you exclusive access to the DELUXE FIRST EDITION—featuring spray-painted edges and sixteen beautiful original full-color illustrations by artist Joe Requeza. This breathtaking edition is only available for a limited time and while supplies last. Please note that your ticket for this event guarantees a spray-painted edge copy. \nGet ready to immerse yourself in the thrilling world of THRESHING DAY. Be among the first to get your hands on a copy and meet fellow fans. \nA ticket will be required for entry into the event and each ticket includes (1) copy of THRESHING DAY. \nAdvanced registration is required\, tickets will not be sold at the door. \nRegister \nFollow us on Instagram @banksquarebooks for all updates. \nAbout THRESHING DAY: \nThe next book in the blockbuster Empyrean series\, Threshing Day contains thirteen stories starring your favorite characters and their dragons. The deluxe first edition includes sixteen beautiful original full-color illustrations by artist Joe Requeza. This breathtaking collectible is available only in the US and Canada while supplies last.
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SUMMARY:Kelly Jarvis (Sea and Stars) Author Talk and Signing
DESCRIPTION:Bank Square Books presents an author talk and signing with Kelly Jarvis for her book Sea of Stars. Kelly will be in conversation with Lara Ehrlich.\nUnable to attend this event\, but still want a signed copy? Purchase the book below and specify your signing and personalization request in the order comments and we will do our best to accommodate the request. \nPlease click the RSVP link to let us know you’ll be attending. \nRSVP \nAbout the Book \nSome songs are worth hearing\, no matter the cost. \nThe Isle of Skye\, 1847. \nWhen Arabella Porter\, a lonely healer gifted with fairy magic\, receives a mysterious letter from the past\, she journeys to Mystic\, Connecticut in search of the father she has never known. There she crosses paths with James Alden\, a handsome shipbuilder whose shadowy history hides secrets of its own. \nBoth thrown together and kept apart by circumstances beyond their control\, James and Arabella must reconcile their forbidden desires for each other with their loyalty to their families\, their longing for choice\, and their need for freedom. When Arabella’s independence stirs town gossip and suspicion\, James must decide how much he is willing to sacrifice to protect her from a past far more dangerous than it seems. \nFilled with Gothic imagery and Celtic folklore\, Sea and Stars is a slow burn but sensual Beauty and the Beast retelling set in the real world. It is for all those who believe in the transformative power of true love. \nAbout the Author \nKelly Jarvis is the Contributing Writer for The Fairy Tale Magazine and a Recurring Columnist for Eternal Haunted Summer. Her work has also been featured in A Moon of One’s Own\, Baseball Bard\, Blue Heron Review\, Corvid Queen\, Enchanted Conversation\, Forget Me Not Press\, Mermaids Monthly\, The Chamber Magazine\, The Magic of Us\, and the World Weaver Press Anthology Mothers of Enchantment: New Tales of Fairy Godmothers. Her debut novella\, Selkie Moon\, was a semi-finalist in the Speculative Fiction Indie Novella Championship\, and her Gothic historical romance\, Sea and Stars\, won a Literary Titan Gold Book Award. \nAbout Lara Ehrlich \nLara Ehrlich is the author of the novel Bind Me Tighter Still (Red Hen Press\, 2025) and the story collection Animal Wife\, which won Red Hen Press’s Fiction Award judged by Ann Hood and was published by the press in 2020. Her short fiction has appeared in Hunger Mountain\, StoryQuarterly\, SmokeLong Quarterly\, Massachusetts Review\, F(r)iction\, and elsewhere. She is the host of Writer Mother Monster\, a podcast devoted to dismantling the myth of “having it all\,” the founder and director of the creative writing center Thought Fox Writers Den\, and a co-founder of Raging Women\, a literary collective centered on women’s rage\, power\, and reclamation. Lara has taught workshops and participated in panels at Bread Loaf Writers Workshop\, the Yale Writers Workshop\, AWP\, and the Virginia G. Piper Center for Creative Writing\, among others\, and is a member of the core faculty at StoryStudio Chicago. She has taught at the University of Connecticut and is a Visiting Assistant Professor of English and Writer in Residence at Connecticut College. She lives in Connecticut with her family.
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SUMMARY:Jean Baur (Read With Rudy) Storytime and Signing with Service Dog\, Rudy!
DESCRIPTION:Join us as Jean Baur reads from her book\, Read to Rudy! With special guest\, Rudy the Service Dog! \nRegister \nAbout the Book \nDiscover how Rudy\, born in a barn in Tennessee\, is sent miles away to a shelter in New England. What he doesn’t know is that this is the beginning of a wonderful adventure\, and that his new job will be to help children as they learn to read. \nLook for upcoming titles in this series\, starting with the second book: A New Home. \nAbout the Author \nJean Baur has been writing for all ages for a long time. What distinguishes her career is the breadth of her work: she’s written for children\, for educational institutions (ETS)\, for publishers (McGraw Hill\, Time/Life Books) and has had three nonfiction adult books published\, as well as many short stories and poems. Her current projects include board books\, and a series for children ages 4-8: Read to Rudy. With illustrations and photos\, Read to Rudy shares the heartfelt story of how Rudy became a working therapy dog who helps children learn to read. Jean became an Indie author this past year and founded Salt Cove Publications–her own press. Her first two board book titles are What Do Toes Do? and What Does Your Nose Do? Please see her website for more information: www.JeanBaur.com
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SUMMARY:John Mills (The Narrative of Primus) Author Talk and Signing
DESCRIPTION:Bank Square Books presents an author talk and reading with John Mills for the book\, The Narrative of Primus. \nRegister \nAbout the Book \nThe Narrative of Primus uncovers the remarkable\, nearly forgotten story of a ten-year-old boy taken from his mother’s bedside in West Africa and forced aboard a slave ship bound for America. That boy\, Primus\, survived the Middle Passage\, endured decades of enslavement in colonial Connecticut\, raised a family\, and through faith\, resilience\, and grace\, laid a foundation that would ripple across generations. \nDrawing on rarely cited historical sources including an embedded first-person narrative hidden since 1824 in the writings of Lydia Sigourney\, John Mills reveals Primus as more than a footnote to slavery or a name in a ledger. He restores him as a father\, a church member\, a scholar of scripture\, a community figure\, and a man whose voice still echoes across three centuries. \nThrough meticulous archival research\, Mills traces the lives of Primus’s descendants from the Revolutionary War\, where his son Job fought for American independence while enslaved\, through the Civil War\, where Sgt. Daniel Stanley Lathrop served with the famed 29th Connecticut Colored Infantry\, and into the twentieth century\, where the lineage continued to serve in both World Wars and National Guard militias shut out of state support. \nPart genealogy\, part social history\, and part personal journey\, The Narrative of Primus blends historical storytelling with the author’s lived experience as a Black American and direct descendant of enslaved ancestors. Mills interrogates myths surrounding American liberty\, challenges long-held racial narratives\, and re-centers Black families whose sacrifices helped shape the nation. \nAbout the Author \nJohn Mills is a dedicated genealogist and president of the Alex Breanne Corporation\, a Connecticut-based non-profit focused on research into the formerly enslaved. John is known for his meticulous research and deep passion for uncovering family histories. With years of experience\, he has helped many individuals uncover ancestral connections. His commitment to accuracy and detail has earned him a reputation as a trusted expert in genealogical circles. His notable contributions to the field have garnered recognition\, including an exposé in The Washington Post\, an appearance on “The Kelly Clarkson Show”\, and multiple interviews with famed Civil Rights attorney Areva Martin. John has a strong interest in uncovering the stories of the formerly enslaved\, volunteering his skills in service to others. Beyond his on-the-ground research\, John actively shares his knowledge through seminars and workshops. His engaging discussions have helped raise awareness about genealogy and its role in shaping personal and cultural identities.
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SUMMARY:Andrew Neilson (Little Griefs) James Merrill Fellow Reading
DESCRIPTION:Bank Square Books and The James Merrill House present an author talk and reading with fellow\, Andrew Neilson. \nPlease RSVP to let us know you’ll be attending. \nRSVP \nAbout the Book \n“This collection has got everything – philosophy\, myth\, elegy\, hilarity\, grace\, tenderness\, pain and wisdom\, all in brilliant proportion.” Rachael Boast \nAbout the Author \nAndrew Neilson is a Scottish poet and essayist. He was born in Edinburgh and lives in London\, UK. He is the author of Little Griefs (Blue Diode Press\, 2026) and Summers Are Other (Rack Press\, 2025). Andrew works in prison reform and co-edits the digital poetry journal\, Bad Lilies\, with Kathryn Gray.
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SUMMARY:H. Marin (Your Body is a Fever Dream) Author Talk and Signing
DESCRIPTION:Bank Square Books presents an author talk and signing with H. Marin for the book\, Your Body is a Fever Dream. \nRegister \nAbout the Book \nForty trans and gender nonconforming creators come together to weave the tapestry of this weird cosmic horror anthology\, and you can rest assured it will take you to galaxies you’ve never imagined. \nAbout the Author \nH. Marin (she/they) is a queer\, disabled\, neurodivergent author of dark speculative fiction and the Novelette Editor at Foofaraw Press. She holds an MFA from Fairfield University and lives in Connecticut with her wife\, her two children\, and her two black cats. An active member of the SFWA\, HWA\, and Codex\, her work has appeared or is forthcoming in Night Shades Magazine\, Flash Fiction Online\, If There’s Anyone Left\, and Gavagai\, among others. Follow her on Bluesky at hanmarin.bsky.social and find more from her at https://hmarinliterary.com/.
URL:https://thisismystic.com/event/h-marin-your-body-is-a-fever-dream-author-talk-and-signing/
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SUMMARY:Kim Harrington (A Killer for Christmas) and Ashley Cowan (Not Another Christmas Movie) Weekend Book Signing
DESCRIPTION:Bank Square Books presents a weekend book signing with Kim Harrington and Ashley Cowan for their Christmas romance books!\nWant a signed copy\, but can’t attend the live event? Purchase the book below and specify your signing and personalization request in the order comments and we will do our best to accommodate the request. \nRSVP \nAbout A Killer for Christmas \nWrapped in red has a bloody new meaning in this contemporary holiday romance with a murderous twist\, perfect for readers who enjoyed The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year. \nChristmasville\, Maine\, is the only place where Kelsey Hendricks has ever felt happy. When she loses both her job and her boyfriend\, the move is a no-brainer\, especially when she sees a listing for a position as Christmasville’s social media manager. Surrounded by twinkling lights and candy canes and with the perfect job\, this tinsel town is working its magic on Kelsey. With two heartthrobs vying for her attention\, her life is now just like a Christmas movie. \nExcept for the murders. \nThe first one is dismissed as an accident. But after the second\, and definitely the third\, it becomes abundantly clear that Santa is leaving coal in someone’s stocking this year. \nDetermined to bring back the holly jolly spirit to the town before tourists begin canceling their reservations\, Kelsey must sleuth her way out of a chilling murder mystery and back to a holiday rom-com. \nThis charming and clever mystery-romance where a cozy winter wonderland warms the heart while suspense chills the bones is the perfect read for the holiday season. \nAbout Kim Harrington \nKim Harrington’s A Killer for Christmas is her debut adult mystery from Crooked Lane Books. She is also known for her teen novels Clarity\, Perception\, The Dead and Buried\, and Forget Me\, as well as books for younger readers\, including Revenge of the Red Club\, the Sleuth or Dare series\, and the Gamer Squad series. Kim lives in Massachusetts with her family and never leaves the house without a book. She has an MBA but would rather plot twists than business plans. When not writing\, she’s most likely reading or dreaming about her next vacation. \nAbout Not Another Christmas Movie \nWhen Annie Meyers wakes up in a made-for-TV Christmas movie starring her ex-situationship and a now not-so-dorky childhood neighbor\, her plans to swear off love—and Christmas—begin to unravel. \nPerfect for fans of A Merry Little Meet Cute\, this holiday rom-com will enchant readers who have a love-hate relationship with Christmas movies. \nThirty-something Annie Meyers is having a rough year. Her situationship with the noncommittal Chris fizzled out\, and her best friend’s impending engagement is the final crunch of the candy cane. Her solution: to spend the holiday slugging boxed rosé and ignoring the rest of the world. \nThat is\, until she falls asleep and wakes up in her worst nightmare: a made-for-TV Christmas movie version of her quaint hometown. To make matters worse\, Chris is now the town’s hunky widower and owner of a Christmas tree farm. But Annie isn’t trapped alone: Her dorky childhood neighbor\, Nick\, is here too. Only\, he’s not quite as dorky as she remembers. \nAfter some mild panic\, Annie and Nick realize their escape hinges on playing into classic rom-com tropes. The plan is simple: Annie will woo Chris—the now “perfect boyfriend”—and Nick\, his childhood sweetheart\, Bailey. \nBut after holiday hoedowns\, ice-skating dates\, and cookie-baking montages\, Annie begins to wonder if the real magic of Christmas—and love—is much closer to home. \nAbout Ashley Cowan \nAshley Cowan lives in Simsbury\, Connecticut\, where she wrangles a circus that includes one husband\, three daughters\, two rescue cats\, and two rescue dogs. A graduate of Roger Williams University\, she moved to New York City as a starving artist and then to San Francisco\, where she became a moderately hungry artist\, acting\, writing\, directing\, and enjoying many burritos before returning to New England. \nAshley is a published playwright\, with work featured in The Applause Acting Series: 25 10-Minute Plays for Teens\, and her plays have been staged everywhere from San Francisco theaters (and bars moonlighting as theaters) to Texas middle schools and community centers across the tri-state area.
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SUMMARY:Jeanette Thibault (The Magic of Mrs. Claus) Weekend Book Signing
DESCRIPTION:Bank Square Books presents an weekend book signing with Jeannette Thibault for the book\, The Magic of Mrs. Claus. \nRSVP \nAbout the Book \nThe Magic of Mrs. Claus is a holiday-themed rhyming story for young children that magnifies a woman who has always been the underdog of the season. Trudy\, short for Gertrude\, but better known as Mrs. Claus\, is the matriarch in this story that carries subtle hints of old folklore and tells us about her skills\, knowledge\, and hard work that help make Christmas magical. \nAbout the Author \nJeanette Gourd Thibault is the author of The Magic of Mrs. Claus. As the mother of two young boys\, the book was inspired by them. It was her toddler who influenced the telling of the story of Mrs. Claus with his ferocious appetite for reading books and his enthusiasm for the holidays.
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SUMMARY:Ella Novell (Where Dusk and Dawn Bleed) Weekend Book Signing
DESCRIPTION:Bank Square Books presents a weekend book signing with Ella Novel for the book\, Where Dusk and Dawn Bleed. \nRegister \nAbout the Book \nBlessed by the gods of the continent and bound to the powers of the sun and moon\, half-sisters Effie and Enna Odile have spent their lives preparing for the fate foretold before their birth. According to prophecy\, they must journey to the ancient convergence of the ley lines and allow magic itself to determine which of them is worthy of the throne. But prophecies are only as trustworthy as those who tell them. As political tensions rise and long-buried secrets emerge\, the sisters discover that the kingdom they are sworn to protect may be built upon a lie. Surrounded by ambitious nobles\, shifting alliances\, and enemies hidden behind familiar faces\, they must outwit those seeking to manipulate their destiny\, or watch Aurorium fall. \nWhere Dusk and Dawn Bleed is a medieval high fantasy filled with political intrigue\, elemental magic\, ancient mysteries\, unforgettable rivalries and sweeping romances. \nAbout the Author \nElla Novell is a fantasy author\, traveler\, and mother with a lifelong love of storytelling. Her passion for reading was nurtured by her parents from an early age\, while her uncle\, Philip\, encouraged her to pursue writing and bring her own worlds to life. When she isn’t writing\, Ella can usually be found exploring a new destination\, planning her family’s next adventure\, or spending time with her husband and son. Her stories are shaped by a love of mythology\, travel\, found family\, and the enduring belief that hope can survive even the darkest of times. \nElla Novell is a Founding Member of the Ink & Freedom Foundation\, an organization dedicated to combating the literary crisis and protecting the freedom to read\, think\, and form independent opinions. 5% of Ella’s personal profits from Where Dusk and Dawn Bleed are donated directly to the foundation. Bright Pages’ flagship program distributes challenged and frequently banned books to school districts and libraries\, helping keep a diverse range of stories\, perspectives\, and ideas accessible to readers. Beyond this initiative\, each board member leads a program of their own\, shaped by their individual passions and expertise.
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SUMMARY:The Queer Book Club Discusses Roses\, in the Mouth of a Lion by Bushra Rehman
DESCRIPTION:A welcoming and inclusive space for LGBTQ+ readers and allies to explore diverse narratives and engage in lively discussions. Each month\, we delve into powerful stories that reflect and celebrate queer experiences\, fostering community and connection through the love of literature. \nThis month’s pick is Roses\, in the Mouth of a Lion by Bushra Rehman. \nRegister
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SUMMARY:Bill Goldstein (The World Broke in Two) James Merrill House Fellow Reading
DESCRIPTION:Bank Square Books and The James Merrill House present an author talk and reading with fellow\, Bill Goldstein. \nRSVP \nAbout the Book \nA revelatory narrative of the intersecting lives and works of revered authors Virginia Woolf\, T. S. Eliot\, E. M. Forster and D. H. Lawrence during 1922\, the birth year of modernism \nThe World Broke in Two tells the fascinating story of the intellectual and personal journeys four legendary writers\, Virginia Woolf\, T. S. Eliot\, E. M. Forster\, and D. H. Lawrence\, make over the course of one pivotal year. As 1922 begins\, all four are literally at a loss for words\, confronting an uncertain creative future despite success in the past. The literary ground is shifting\, as Ulysses is published in February and Proust’s In Search of Lost Time begins to be published in England in the autumn. Yet\, dismal as their prospects seemed in January\, by the end of the year Woolf has started Mrs. Dalloway\, Forster has\, for the first time in nearly a decade\, returned to work on the novel that will become A Passage to India\, Lawrence has written Kangaroo\, his unjustly neglected and most autobiographical novel\, and Eliot has finished—and published to acclaim—“The Waste Land.” \nAs Willa Cather put it\, “The world broke in two in 1922 or thereabouts\,” and what these writers were struggling with that year was in fact the invention of modernism. Based on original research\, Bill Goldstein’s The World Broke in Two captures both the literary breakthroughs and the intense personal dramas of these beloved writers as they strive for greatness. \nAbout the Author \nBill Goldstein reviews books for NBC’s Weekend Today in New York\, and was the founding editor of The New York Times books website. A graduate of the University of Chicago\, Goldstein received a PhD in English from the City University of New York Graduate Center. He began his career at Publishers Weekly\, and was later assistant books editor at New York Newsday and a senior editor at Scribner. He is writing a biography of Larry Kramer\, to be published by Crown. He has been the recipient of fellowships at the Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers at the New York Public Library and at the Leon Levy Center for Biography\, and was also awarded a 2024-25 Public Scholars grant by the National Endowment for the Humanities\, in support of his work on the book. He is the author of The World Broke in Two: Virginia Woolf\, T. S. Eliot\, D. H. Lawrence\, E. M. Forster\, and the Year that Changed Literature\, published in 2017.
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SUMMARY:Elizabeth Metzger (The Going is Forever) James Merrill House Fellow Reading
DESCRIPTION:Bank Square Books and The James Merrill House present an author talk and reading with fellow\, Elizabeth Metzger. \nRSVP \nAbout the Book \nA collection of “oracular\, crystalline\, and utterly original” poems wrestling with a life’s shifting social structures and the multifaceted totality of the self (Maggie Millner). \nElizabeth Metzger’s third collection traces both holding on and letting go\, tracking the non-linear journeys we take and the daily distances we cross for intimacy. Braiding a dissolving marriage\, a son’s medical crisis\, and the death of a father\, the speaker reconceives loss as transformation and longing as ongoing love\, exploring the multiplicity of the self in proximity to others. How do we relate to what we cannot know about those we love? How can we separate from one another without embodying parts of ourselves we haven’t met yet? \nThe present revives the past\, and every ending becomes a devotion to new beginnings as Metzger transforms ordinary domestic ruptures into intimate portals of pleasure and pain. A degenerative disease spurs a creative awakening. A trip to the farmer’s market invites questions of monogamy. An overgrown yard yields a crisis of faith. These poems fall in love with the absences that define us\, retracing our chosen roads while following those less traveled and beckoning unlived lives. \nCelebrating the ordinary and extraordinary changes we undergo together\, this collection explores our most surprising fantasies and deep spiritual yearnings. An honest\, intricate\, and breathtaking distillation of love’s true nature\, The Going Is Forever reminds us that our closest relationships contain endless mysteries\, and that there is never just one version of a life. \nAbout the Author \nElizabeth Metzger is the author of The Going Is Forever\, forthcoming in September 2026 from Milkweed Editions. Her previous collections are Lying In and The Spirit Papers\, winner of the Juniper Prize for Poetry. She is a poetry editor of The Los Angeles Review of Books and teaches poetry at 92NY and Columbia University.
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SUMMARY:Ernest Hilbert (Storm Swimmer) James Merrill House Fellow Reading
DESCRIPTION:Bank Square Books and The James Merrill House present an author talk and reading with fellow\, Ernest Hilbert. \nWant a signed copy\, but can’t attend the live event? Purchase the book below and specify your signing and personalization request in the order comments and we will do our best to accommodate the request. \nRSVP and Purchase Book \nAbout the Book \nIn poems celebrating survival and renewal\, Ernest Hilbert summons the ageless conflict between human affection and the passing of time\, recognizing that all we love must eventually disappear. Tender poems of fatherhood weigh against unsettling explorations of natural dangers and intimations of bodily harm. From porn sets to seedy gun ranges and heavy metal tribute nights in crumbling theaters\, Hilbert’s eye roves over the desolation and beauty of contemporary America\, all the while feeling the irresistible pull of water—what Melville called “the ungraspable phantom of life.” His poems return again and again to rivers\, lakes\, and the sea\, there to find “a universe that loves the dark\,” one that “bears you up as if you had no weight.” \nAbout the Author \nErnest Hilbert is the author of the poetry collections Sixty Sonnets\, All of You on the Good Earth\, Caligulan—selected as winner of the 2017 Poets’ Prize—and Last One Out. His fifth book\, Storm Swimmer\, was selected by Rowan Ricardo Phillips as the winner of the 2022 Vassar Miller Prize. He has written about books for The Washington Post\, The Wall Street Journal\, and the Times Literary Supplement. His poem “Mars Ultor” was included in Best American Poetry\, and his poetry has appeared widely in such journals as Yale Review\, American Poetry Review\, BOMB\, Harvard Review\, Arion\, Sewanee Review\, Hudson Review\, Boston Review\, The New Republic\, American Scholar\, and the London Review. In 2023 he was awarded the Meringoff Writing Award for Poetry from the Association of Literary Scholars\, Critics\, and Writers. He lives with his wife and son in Philadelphia\, where he works as a rare book dealer. Visit him at www.ernesthilbert.com
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