Book Launch with Chanel Miller
at All Saints Episcopal Church, 555 Waverley Street, Palo Alto
Thursday, April 25 at 6pm
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We’re excited to welcome New York Times bestselling author and artist Chanel Miller on Thursday, April 25 at 6pm to celebrate the launch of her charming new middle grade novel, Magnolia Wu Unfolds It All. It’s a funny and poignant story of friendship and community starring Magnolia Wu, a ten-year-old sock detective bent on returning all the lonely only socks left behind in her parents' NYC laundromat. Pre-order the book now »

UPDATE: This event will be held at All Saints’ Episcopal Church at 555 Waverley in downtown Palo Alto.

Down at the bottom of the tall buildings of New York City, Magnolia Wu sits inside her parents’ laundromat. She has pinned every lost sock from the laundromat onto a bulletin board, in hopes that customers will return to retrieve them. But no one seems to have noticed. In fact, barely anyone has noticed Magnolia at all.

What she doesn’t know is that this is about to be her most exciting summer yet. When Iris, a new friend from California arrives, they set off across the city to solve the mystery of each missing sock, asking questions in subways and delis and plant stores and pizzerias, meeting people and uncovering the unimaginable. With each new encounter, Magnolia learns that when you’re bold enough to head into the unknown, things start falling into place.

Independent Bookstore Day
Saturday, April 27 ALL DAY LONG

Save the date for our biggest party of the year! And this year, not only are we celebrating the magic of indie bookstores, we’re also celebrating our 40th year in Los Altos! Join us for an all-star lineup of authors reading and signing their books:

10:00am Seina Wedlick
10:30am Helen Taylor
11:00am Stephanie Lucianovic
11:30am Joy Steuerwald
12:30pm Christine Evans
1:00pm Charlotte Cheng
1:30pm Tim McCanna
2:00pm Rie Neal
2:30pm Joanna Ho
4:30pm Nicole Chen, Lily LaMotte, and Ann Xu

Every purchase on Saturday earns a spin of our famous Mystery Wheel, where you can win discounts up to 100% off (really!) and other book-related goodies. And every purchase over $100 gets a free Linden Tree tote bag!

We’ll have limited-edition Independent Bookstore Day items for sale only in-store on Saturday. These include Blackwing pencils, tote bags, pins, and more. We’re also hiding a golden ticket on Saturday–find it and win a year of free audiobooks from Libro.fm! (And be sure to check out Libro.fm’s huge sale this week for Independent Bookstore Day.) 

Adult Fiction Book Club: Banyan Moon
Wednesday, May 1 at 7:30pm

Join booksellers Andi and Sierra on Wednesday, May 1 at 7:30pm for the next meeting of our Adult Fiction Book Club!

This month, we will be discussing Banyan Moon by Thao Thai. It's a sweeping, evocative novel following three generations of Vietnamese American women reeling from the death of their matriarch, revealing the family's inherited burdens, buried secrets, and unlikely love stories. We’ll have a lively discussion with snacks and beverages.

Storytime with Charlotte Cheng
Sunday, May 5 at 10:30am

Join us for a special Sunday storytime with author Charlotte Cheng, who will share her hilarious and adorable new picture book, Roar-Choo!

Everyone knows that dragons are fierce, capable of taking on the world! But this dragon can’t stop sneezing long enough to get a roar out. Even with friendly Phoenix insisting that Dragon get some rest, this powerful creature refuses to stop for any orange ginger tea or a drop of bone broth soup. It's only when Dragon realizes Phoenix has caught the same cold that they are both able to take the break they so badly need. This tale of helping your friends and valuing differences is a sure-thing for story time.

Book Launch with Nicole Chen
Tuesday, May 7 at 5pm

We’re excited to welcome author Nicole Chen back to the store to celebrate the launch of her new middle grade novel, Lily Xiao Speaks Out, an empowering, heartfelt middle grade novel about a grunge-loving Taiwanese American tween who must use her voice to fight for ESL support at her school.

Lily Xiao can’t wait to go to Camp Rock Out this summer, where she’ll finally be able to shed her “class robot” good girl reputation and start her journey to becoming the next Eddie Vedder! And she can’t wait to do it with her best friend and cousin, Vivian, who’s just moved from Taiwan to Lily’s California hometown. 

But as the two cousins work their way through seventh grade, Vivian struggles more and more with her schoolwork, which is all taught in English. If Vivian can’t get her grades up, her parents won’t let her go to rock camp.

Determined to help, Lily embarks on a mission to push their school to provide more support for English as a Second Language learners like Vivian. But her first-generation immigrant family is nervous about Lily challenging the status quo. We should be grateful to be here, they always say.

With Camp Rock Out on the line, Lily will need to decide how far she’ll push against her family’s wishes in order to stand up and speak out.

Story Writing Workshops for Kids & Teens
Sunday, May 19 at 2:30pm (ages 7-11)
Sunday, May 19 at 3:30pm (ages 12-18) 

Get your creative juices flowing with our story writing workshops for kids! We’ll provide a story game to jump start our imaginations, tips for creating unique characters and plot twists, two writing coaches for brainstorming and feedback, and a welcoming, creative space.

These free meetups are led by Shu-Hsien Ho and Royd Hatta of Beyond the Box Learning (both are former Linden Tree booksellers!). We will meet in front of the store where there will be comfortable seating and tables. Please bring your imagination, enthusiasm, notebook, pencils/pens, and erasers. Don’t forget your mask and a bottle of water!

Space is limited! To RSVP, please email [email protected].