🪐 EVENT TOMORROW! 🎟️ Join us Sunday, 4/14 at 2:30pm for a conversation with Rita Feinstein on her YA debut MEET ME IN THE FOURTH DIMENSION, a coming-of-age written in verse! She'll be in conversation with fellow author Liz Lawson.

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'If WWI stories centered on gay romances are your jam, I have your next read. I fell head over heels for the characters & wit of Alice Winn's In Memoriam while Aleksandar Hemon's The World and All That It Holds devastated me w/ its portrayal of one man's search for home.' -Amy W.

Hey Virginia!

It’s a perfect day to #DropEverythingAndRead ! Better yet take some advice from Senator Kaine and enjoy life outside in our beloved state, as well! Signed copies of his book Walk, Ride, Paddle are available at the store. -Jen

🎉Cant wait to read Paula’s Patches to kiddos and their stuffies 🧸
Story time will be followed by a craft: we’ll be making little felt pillows for our stuffed animals.

(Materials included. Kids will be tying knots and adding pillow stuffing.)

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April 20th 💫

If you’re in the DC area, I’ll be at Bards Alley Bookshop at 10:30am for story time, an activity, and book signing! RSVP for this free event at LeahMoserWrites.com.

Then...

Owly was away at Boneyard Beach on Big Talbot Island State Park in Floriday recently 😍 No vacation is complete without a book!

Check out what our staff are reading - backlist, new releases, and upcoming books galore 🤩 What have you been reading recently?

🪐 Event coming up on Sunday, April 14th! 🎟️ Join us for a conversation with Rita Feinstein on her YA debut MEET ME IN THE FOURTH DIMENSION, a coming-of-age written in verse! She'll be in conversation with fellow author Liz Lawson.

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There’s an old superstition that cats onboard ships could predict the weather- whether that's got any merit, Poppy urges you all the check out THE FINAL CURSE OF OPHELIA CRAY! This swashbuckling YA fantasy adventure about the bonds of sisters is sure to captivate you! christine calella (add LIAR'S KINGDOM on GR!)

Little Murray Sparklenose has been enjoying BEFORE THE COFFEE GETS COLD by Toshikazu Kawaguchi. If you haven't immersed yourself in this cozy little magical realism series (with a cat and a coffee, of course!) what have you been doing??

Spy that crochet bookmark, too! 🍄

Are you getting PUMPED for Indie Bookstore Day?!

Stuffy sleepover is back! Drop off your stuffy on April 26, and join us @ 10:30am on April 27 for a story time and craft led by author Gabriella Aldeman ('Paula's Patches') Gabriella Aldeman

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Vienna Swifties! We're hosting an album release party on April 19th alongside the Badass Women's Book Club - all ages are welcome 🪩

Join us at Bards Alley at 5:30pm on April 19th for bracelet making, black out poetry, themed book displays(!!), & some album listening of course!

April is National Poetry Month! Amy W. is visiting Japan and can't wait to dive into David Young's career-spanning collection Field of Light and Shadow during her travels. On what fanciful flights of language will you be embarking this month?

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Final call! This upcoming Sunday is our inaugural Books 'n Brews event with Caboose Brewing Co.!

April 7th from 4-6pm 🍻📚 Join us at Caboose Tavern for Vienna's own boozy book fair, featuring happy hour and book pairings 📖🍷

April is Autism Acceptance Month, and there’s no shortage of incredible autistic books and authors you can read this month! Here’s what Alice was able to grab from around the store.

We have a list on our Bookshop page with even more titles: bookshop.org/lists/autism-a…

“A Game of Noctis is an adventure-filled story with high stakes & spunky characters, bringing a conversation about inequality to the forefront. I loved this book!” -Mallory

A GAME OF NOCTIS releases April 9th, and we have signed bookplates! Pre-order now or snag one on pub date

Upcoming book club selections for April (and some May)! Mention 'book club' at checkout and get 10% off the book. More info and dates on our website at bardsalley.com

Expanding our horror section = more room for more titles like one of Alice’s favorites: Plain Bad Heroines by emily danforth (who is never here)! It’s got everything: haunted boarding schools, dual timeline, ghosts, lesbians, ghost lesbians?, and far too many wasps! Plus, gorgeous illustrations!

With the birds singing and the flowers starting to bloom, Amy W. savored We Loved It All, Lydia Millet's wonder-filled memoir celebrating 'the beasts' and their world. It makes for a moving companion to National Book Award-nominated A Children's Bible.

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Last chance to get a Books by Bards subscription for the second quarter of 2024 (June-Aug!). It'll get you one new surprise book at your doorstep + you can dip your toe into our yearly subscription box! 👀 Check out the books we picked so far.

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