📚 New Books and Events for the New Year

What’s New at Linden Tree

Happy New Year Flo!

Looking for a New Year’s resolution that’s more than just “read more books”? (Personally, I think you should aim for quality over quantity.) Maybe you can explore a new genre this year, or join a book club, or re-read a childhood favorite, or visit your local independent bookstore more often 😉. Whatever your reading goals are for 2024, we’re here to support you!

As you can see from the lists below, we already have some fantastic events lined up, as well as a bunch of fun new releases. (And this is just the beginning!) To make sure we’re ready for all this newness, though, we will be closed Monday, January 8 through Wednesday, January 10 for cleaning and inventory.

📚 Books I’m looking foward to this week: We’re all big fans of Dev Petty’s Don’t Eat Bees and love that Chip the Dog is back with more hard-won life lessons in Don’t Trust Cats. A fun one for cat and dog lovers alike! Wild and Distant Seas is an inventive debut that reimagines Moby Dick through the eyes of four generations of women. Recommended for fans of historical fiction (and books like Demon Copperhead and Hamnet).

See you at the store,

Chris

📅 Upcoming Events

Ying Chang Compestine

& Crystal Kung

Sunday, January 7 at 10:30am

We’re kicking off the New Year with author-illustrator duo Ying Chang Compestine and Crystal Kung this Sunday as they share their playful, feminist retelling of Rapunzel with a Chinese-cuisine twist, Ra Pu Zel and the Stinky Tofu.

The story of Rapunzel where she’s being locked in a tower by a witch is a good one—but it’s not totally the truth.

The real story is about a young princess in China named Ra Pu Zel who doesn’t want to talk to princes or look proper. What Pu Zel wants is to cook and eat in peace, her long hair neatly braided to keep it out of her food. And when she gets tired of everyone telling her what to do, she locks herself in a tower with her dog Bao. Although princes from everywhere try to convince her to come down, it’s not until a young chef arrives with an intriguing food to share that Ra Pu Zel finally has a reason.

Kyla Zhao

Saturday, January 20 at 1pm

We’re excited to welcome local author Kyla Zhao, the author of Fraud Squad, to talk about her new adult novel, Valley Verified. Join us for a riveting conversation about ambitious young women, the Zillennial experience, Silicon Valley startup culture, and Patagonia vests.

On paper, Zoe Zeng has made it in New York’s fashion world. But life in New York City isn’t as chic as Zoe imagined. Her editor wants her to censor her opinions to please the big brands; she shares her “quaint” (read: small) apartment with two roommates who never let her store kimchi in the fridge; and how is she supposed to afford the designer clothes expected for those parties on her meager salary?

Then one day, Zoe receives a job offer at FitPick, an app startup based in Silicon Valley. With her current career at a dead end, Zoe accepts the offer and swaps high fashion for high tech, haute couture for HTML. But she soon realizes that in an industry claiming to change the world for the better, not everyone’s intentions are pure. With an eight-figure investment on the line, Zoe must find a way to revamp FitPick's image despite Silicon Valley’s elitism and her icy colleagues. Or the company’s future will go up in smoke—and hers with it.

📅 Mark Your Calendar

Sunday, January 21 at 10:30am: Storytime with Helen Taylor
Sunday, January 21 at 2:30pm: Story Writing Workshops for Kids
Tuesday, January 23 at 5pm: Book Launch with Joanna Ho
Wednesday, January 24 at 7:30pm: Adult Fiction Book Club: The Secret Book of Flora Lea
Sunday, January 28 at 10:30am: Storytime with Oliver Chin
Sunday, January 28 at 4pm: Middle Grade Book Club: Adia Kelbara and the Circle of Shamans
Friday, February 9 at 6pm: Lunar New Year Party with Gene Luen Yang and LeUyen Pham Buy tickets now »