We’ve got loads of new books in the library, and a bunch are sequels or new books by authors you love! Come check them out!

New from Favorite Authors

King of Scars by Leigh Bardugo. A continuation of her Grishaverse books, picking up after Crooked Kingdom

The Gilded Wolves by Roshani Chokshi

Becoming by Michelle Obama

We Are Displaced by Malala Yousafzai

Courting Darkness by Robin LaFevers, a new book in the His Fair Assassin universe

On the Come Up by Angie Thomas, the author of The Hate U Give

Field Notes on Love by Jennifer E. Smith

Shout: A Poetry Memoir by Laurie Halse Anderson

Sequels

The Wicked King by Holly Black, sequel to The Cruel Prince

The Copper Kingdom by S.A. Chakraborty, sequel to The City of Brass

The Vanishing Stair by Maureen Johnson, sequel to Truly Devious

Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur Vol. 6: Save Our School by Brandon Montclare

The Winter of the Witch by Katherine Arden, conclusion to The Bear and the Nightingale trilogy

Game of Stars: Kiranmala and the Kingdom Beyond, Book 2 by Sayantani DasGupta.

Giant Days Vol. 9 by John Allison

Moonstruck Vol. 2: Some Enchanted Evening by Grace Ellis

It’s time again for Palo Alto Weekly’s short story contest!

The contest is open to anyone who lives, works or attends school full-time in Palo Alto, Menlo Park, Atherton, Stanford, Portola Valley, Woodside, Mountain View, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, and East Palo Alto. Stories should be 2,500 words or less, and entrants need to provide five hard copies for judging. The deadline is March 29th.

Categories:
Adult, 18+
Young Adult, 15-17
Teen, 12-14
There is a $20 entry fee for adult contestants, and a $10 entry fee for writers under 18.

More information can be found on the Palo Alto Weekly’s website here.

NYMBC YA Road Trip Panel with Tricia Levenseller, author of the Viking-inspired Warrior of the Wild and Caitlin Sangster, sharing her sequel to Last Star Burning, Shatter the Suns.
Monday, March 4 – 7:00pm
Books Inc. 601 Van Ness Ave, San Francisco
More information here

Beloved author Katherine Applegate presents her new book, Endling: The Last.
Tuesday, March 5 – 6:30pm
Books Inc. 74 Town & Country Village, Palo Alto
More information here

NYMBC Presents Jennifer E. Smith, Sarah Enni & Nina LaCour At Opera Plaza
Friday, March 8 – 7:00pm
Books Inc. 601 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco
More information here

Former Castilleja visiting artist, Christian Robinson with his authorial debut, Another 
Wednesday, March 13 – 5:00pm
Books Inc. 1875 S. Bascom Avenue, Suite #600, Campbell
More information here

Graphic Novel Book Club @ Mitchell Park Library
Thursday, March 14 – 7:00
3700 Middlefield Rd. Palo Alto
More information here 

Former Castilleja visiting artist, Christian Robinson with his authorial debut, Another 
Thursday, March 14 – 6:00pm
Kepler’s Books, 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park
More information here

Lisa Moore Ramee in conversation with Sabaa Tahir about Ramee’s debut middle grade novel A Good Kind of  Trouble
Saturday, March 16 – 3:00 PM
Kepler’s Books, 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park
More information here

Soman Chainani  with the fifth book in The School for Good and Evil series, A Crystal of Time.
Sunday, March 17 – 2:00pm
Books Inc. 74 Town & Country Village, Palo Alto
More information here

Come join us in the library this Friday, March 1st for our fourth annual Celebration of Casti Authors! We will have readings, live music, a special alumna author, and treats! We will also be sharing opportunities for student writers to showcase their work.

RSVP here!

Leigh Bardugo and her latest Grishaverse book, The King of Scars
Tuesday, February 5, 6:00pm – 9:00pm
Kepler’s Books, 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park
Fan meet-up will start at 6.00 PM
Q&A and signing will start at 7.00 PM
RSVP here

A Night at Hogwarts: themed games, crafts & treats.
Thursday, February 7, 4:00pm – 7:00pm
Books Inc. 3515 California Street, San Francisco
Costumes are encouraged, all ages welcome.
More information here

Alexandra Bracken and Tamara Ireland Stone celebrate their middle grade book sequels: The Last Life of Prince Alastor, and Swap’d
Friday, February 8, 7:00pm – 9:00pm
Kepler’s Books, 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park
RSVP here

Susan Dennard releases the third Witchlands novel, Bloodwitch
Wednesday, February 13, 7:00pm – 9:00pm
Kepler’s Books, 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park
RSVP here

Robin LaFevers talks with Sabaa Tahir about LaFevers new book in the His Fair Assassin universe, Courting Darkness
Friday, February 15, 7:00pm – 9:00pm
Kepler’s Books, 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park
RSVP here

Not Your Mother’s Book Club presents Sara Holland with book two in the Everless series, Evermore; Laura Sebastian discussing her new work, Lady Smoke: Ash Princess #2; and Tara Sim with book three of her Timekeeper trilogy, Firestarter.
Monday, February 18 – 7:00pm
Books Inc. 601 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco
More information here

Christopher Paolini with his new anthology of stories set in the world of the Inheritance Cycle: The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm: Tales from Alagaësia
Monday, February 25, 2019 – 7:00pm
Books Inc. 74 Town & Country Village, Palo Alto
More information here

Charlie Jane Anders talks about her latest novel, The City in the Middle of the Night
Tuesday, February 26, 7:30pm – 8:30pm
Kepler’s Books, 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park
RSVP here

header picture: texture 138 by Ellen van Deelen, licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0

Exciting news! We are trying out Project MUSE. Project MUSE is a database from Johns Hopkins university, and has a huge amount of full-text versions of books and scholarly journals from the humanities and social science fields.

From their website:

Our Mission

Project MUSE promotes the creation and dissemination of essential humanities and social science resources through collaboration with libraries, publishers, and scholars worldwide. Forged from a partnership between a university press and a library, Project MUSE is a trusted part of the academic and scholarly community it serves.

Because we’re just trying it out, you can only access Project MUSE from on campus. But we would love for you to give it a try and tell us what you think! Visit Project MUSE here or find the link on our databases page.