July’s Celebrities and Authors at Barnes & Noble: Robert Beatty, Chris Colfer, Bill Nye, Lisa Scottoline, Daniel Silva, Wesley Snipes, Brad Thor, Gerard Way, and Many More Big Name Celebrities

Fans Can Visit Barnes & Noble and Meet the Celebrities They Love Including Famous Television Personalities, Award-Winning Musicians and Actors, Well-Known YouTubers, Bestselling Authors and More

NEW YORK--()--Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE:BKS), the nation’s largest retail bookseller and a leading retailer of content, digital media and educational products, today announced a star-studded event lineup for the month of July, with famous television personalities, award-winning musicians and actors, well-known YouTubers, bestselling authors, and so many others, making special appearances at its stores nationwide to launch their new books. Throughout the month of July, fans will have the exciting opportunity to stop by Barnes & Noble and meet the celebrities they love including Robert Beatty, Chris Colfer, Bill Nye, Lisa Scottoline, Wesley Snipes, Brad Thor, Gerard Way, and more. Customers should visit the Barnes & Noble Store Locator for more details on each event.

Below is a list of some of the major events taking place at Barnes & Noble stores nationwide this month:

  • Robert Beatty, Serafina and the Splintered Heart, Barnes & Noble in Asheville, NC, on July 2 at 11 AM; Barnes & Noble in Johnson City, TN, on July 3 at 6 PM; Barnes & Noble in Hickory, NC, on July 4, at 6 PM; Barnes & Noble in Greensboro, NC, on July 5 at 6 PM; Barnes & Noble in Greenville, SC, on July 6 at 6 PM and Barnes & Noble in Charlotte, NC, on July 6 at 11 AM; Barnes & Noble in Knoxville, TN, on July 7 at 6 PM; Barnes & Noble in Asheville, NC, on July 8 at 2 PM.
  • Lisa Scottoline and Francesca Serritella, I Need a Lifeguard Everywhere but the Pool, Barnes & Noble in Cherry Hill, NJ, on July 9 at 1 PM; Barnes & Noble in Exton, PA, on July 10 at 7 PM.
  • Bill Nye, Everything All at Once: How to Unleash Your Inner Nerd, Tap into Radical Curiosity and Solve Any Problem, Barnes & Noble Union Square in New York City on July 10 at 6 PM.
  • Chris Colfer, The Land of Stories: Worlds Collide, Barnes & Noble Union Square in New York City on July 11 at 6:30 PM.
  • Allison and Owen Pataki, Where the Light Falls, Barnes & Noble Upper West Side in New York City on July 13 at 7 PM.
  • Kevin Hearne, Besieged: Stories from The Iron Druid Chronicles, Barnes & Noble in Baltimore, MD, July 13 at 6 PM; Barnes & Noble in Boulder, CO, July 18 at 6 PM.
  • Daniel Silva, House of Spies, Barnes & Noble in Skokie, IL, on July 14 at 7 PM.
  • Gerard Way, Doom Patrol Vol. 1: Brick by Brick, Barnes & Noble at The Grove in Los Angeles, CA, on July 15 at 2 PM.
  • Brad Thor, Use of Force, Barnes & Noble in Brentwood, TN, on July 19 at 7 PM.
  • Jeff Abbott, Blame, Barnes & Noble in Dallas, TX, on July 19 at 7 PM.
  • Wesley Snipes, Talon of God, Barnes & Noble Tribeca in New York City on July 25 at 6 PM; Barnes & Noble in Huntington Beach, CA, on July 29 at 2 PM.
  • Linda Fairstein, Deadfall, Barnes & Noble Upper East Side in New York City on July 25 at 7 PM.
  • John Oates, Change of Seasons, Barnes & Noble at The Grove in Los Angeles, CA, on July 27 at 7 PM.
  • Max Brooks, Minecraft: The Island, Barnes & Noble at The Grove in Los Angeles, CA, on July 29 at 1 PM.

Barnes & Noble hosts over 100,000 events annually at its stores across the country. Customers should visit the Barnes & Noble Store Locator for a full list, and stay tuned for the next announcement unveiling the fantastic events lineup for August.

About Barnes & Noble, Inc.

Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE:BKS) is the nation’s largest retail bookseller, and a leading retailer of content, digital media and educational products. The Company operates 633 Barnes & Noble bookstores in 50 states, and one of the Web’s premier e-commerce sites, BN.com (www.bn.com). The Nook Digital business offers a lineup of popular NOOK® tablets and eReaders and an expansive collection of digital reading and entertainment content through the NOOK Store®. The NOOK Store features more than 4.5 million digital books in the US (www.nook.com), plus periodicals and comics, and offers the ability to enjoy content across a wide array of popular devices through Free NOOK Reading Apps available for Android, iOS® and Windows®.

General information on Barnes & Noble, Inc. can be obtained by visiting the Company's corporate website at www.barnesandnobleinc.com.

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Contacts

Barnes & Noble, Inc.
Mary Ellen Keating, 212-633-3323
Senior Vice President
Corporate Communications
mkeating@bn.com
or
Alan McNamara, 212-633-3379
Senior Director
Corporate Communications
amcnamara@bn.com

Contacts

Barnes & Noble, Inc.
Mary Ellen Keating, 212-633-3323
Senior Vice President
Corporate Communications
mkeating@bn.com
or
Alan McNamara, 212-633-3379
Senior Director
Corporate Communications
amcnamara@bn.com