Access Books Bay Area Book Drive
Saturday, July 6 through Sunday, July 28

This month, we’re partnering on a book drive with Access Books Bay Area–a non-profit that provides public elementary schools in under-resourced districts with new books and a refreshed library space. From July 6-28, you can buy books for Access Books Bay Area and drop them in our in-store blue donation mailbox, or make a cash donation.

These donations will be used in Access Books Bay Area’s library refurbishment projects which provide high quality, high-interest, culturally relevant books to under-funded schools. 

Find Waldo Party
Sunday, July 28 at 4pm

Throughout July, pick up a passport at Linden Tree and then find Waldo hiding at more than 25 downtown businesses. Is he playing air hockey at Hyperspace? Eating an ice cream cone at the Penny Ice Creamery? Go find him and see! Once you’ve found Waldo at more than 20 businesses, bring your passport back to our store to receive your reward.

Then mark your calendar for our Find Waldo Party on Sunday, July 28 at 4pm, where we’ll have a raffle giveaway with goodies donated by the businesses you visited (and lots of Waldo books, too), as well as a visit from the mystery man himself...

Book Launch with Kara H.L. Chen
In Conversation with Keely Parrack
Thursday, August 8 at 6pm

Join us as we welcome author Kara H.L. Chen on Thursday, August 8 at 6pm to celebrate the launch of her new YA rom-com, Asking for a Friend. Kara will be in conversation with author Keely Parrack.

This charming YA rom-com follows a strong-willed, ambitious teen as she teams up with her childhood frenemy to start a dating-advice column, perfect for fans of Emma Lord and Gloria Chao.

Juliana Zhao is absolutely certain of a few things: she is the world’s foremost expert on love, and she is going to win the nationally renowned Asian Americans in Business competition.

When Juliana is unceremoniously dropped by her partner and she’s forced to pair with her nonconformist and annoying frenemy Garrett Tsai, everything seems less clear. Their joint dating-advice column must be good enough to win and secure bragging rights within her small Taiwanese American community, where her family’s reputation has been in the pits since her older sister was disowned a few years prior.

Juliana always thought prestige mattered above all else, that her future could only be paved with immaculate report cards and Ivy League degrees. But as she argues with Garrett over how to best solve everyone else’s love problems and faces failure for the first time, she starts to see fractures in this privileged, sheltered worldview.

With the competition heating up, Juliana must reckon with the sacrifices she’s made to be a perfect daughter—and whether winning is something she even wants anymore.

Book Launch with Abigail Hing Wen
In Conversation with Stacey Lee
Tuesday, August 13 at 6pm
At 129 1st Street in Los Altos
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Linden Tree is excited to welcome New York Times bestselling author Abigail Hing Wen on Tuesday, August 13 at 6pm to celebrate the launch of her new YA novel, Kisses, Codes, and Conspiracies. It’s a heartstopping romance about two teens in charge of babysitting for a week, and who end up on the run from international criminals. Abigail will be in conversation with New York Times bestselling author Stacey Lee. 

This is a ticketed event. Buy tickets now »

This event will be held at 129 1st Street in downtown Los Altos (next door to Hyperspace). It will include a public signing and time for audience Q&A.

After a magical kiss at the prom, best friends Tan Lee and Winter Woo agree to cool it off, a plan that goes awry when their parents jointly head off to Hawaii and leave Tan and Winter to babysit Tan's sister Sana together. If that isn't complicated enough, Tan's ex-girlfriend from Shanghai returns with money stolen from her billionaire father and thugs on her heels. Tan soon finds himself on the run, navigating international hackers and trying to protect his friends, family, and sister—and his own heart.

Book Launch with Tim McCanna
Saturday, August 17 at 11am

We’re excited to welcome author Tim McCanna back to the store on Saturday, August 17 at 11am to celebrate the latest book in his Peach and Plum early reader series, Peach and Plum: Double Trouble! Tim will be in conversation with fellow author-illustrator, Jen de Oliveira.

Peach and Plum are up to their stems with a bushel of new problems, from babysitting twins to helping a trio of lost ducklings find their way home.

Double the trouble, double the fun! Peach and Plum will face their toughest times yet in this hilarious third book in the Peach and Plum rhyming series. These five short stories and five mini-comics will have newly independent readers hungry for more.

Middle Grade Book Club
Sunday, August 25 at 4pm

Led by bookseller Lorilee, our middle grade book club introduces interested readers to amazing new books and the opportunity to talk about them in a fun, relaxed group setting. 

This August, we have two books: Warriors: Into the Wild by Erin Hunter and Charlie Thorne and the Last Equation by Stuart Gibbs. Read one or both and come

Get 10% off the books in-store or online now through August 25. Please email [email protected] to RSVP.

Upcoming middle grade book club meetings:

• Sunday, September 29 at 4pm: The Magic Paintbrush (with co-author Eric Darnell!)
• Sunday, October 27 at 4pm: Alex Wise vs The Cosmic Shift (with author Terry J. Benton-Walker)
• Sunday, November 17 at 4pm: TBD

Book Launch with Amanda Glaze
In Conversation with Nina LaCour
Thursday, August 29 at 6pm

We’re excited to welcome author (and former Linden Tree bookseller!) Amanda Glaze on Thursday, August 29 at 6pm to celebrate the launch of her new YA mystery, The Lies of Alma Blackwell. Amanda will be in conversation with award-winning author Nina LaCour.

For over a century, the Blackwells have protected the town of Hollow Cliff from vengeful spirits. Seventeen-year-old Nev is ready to take over for her ailing grandmother as the town’s witch protector—unlike her mother, who left when Nev was a child and never looked back.

When a stranger arrives at Blackwell House of Spirits to fill a tour guide opening, Nev reluctantly offers him the job. Nev doesn’t trust Cal. He knows more than he’s letting on about Blackwell House—and about Nev herself.

But Nev soon learns that she has been lied to her whole life. By following the trail of clues left behind in Blackwell House by her most powerful witch ancestor, Nev uncovers an unspeakable legacy of murder and lies...and realizes that a stranger may be the one person she can trust.

Book Launch with Aiden Thomas
In Conversation with Charlie Jane Anders
Thursday, September 5 at 6pm
At 129 1st Street in Los Altos
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Linden Tree is excited to welcome New York Times bestselling author Aiden Thomas on Thursday, September 5 at 6pm to celebrate the launch of Celestial Monsters, the thrilling conclusion to the duology that began with The Sunbearer Trials! In this heart-stopping finale, Teo, Aurelio, and Niya must battle the Obsidian gods in order to return Sol to the sky. Aiden will be in conversation with award-winning author and journalist Charlie Jane Anders. 

This is a ticketed event. Buy tickets now »

This event will be held at 129 1st Street in downtown Los Altos (next door to Hyperspace). It will include a public signing and time for audience Q&A.

Teo never thought he could be a Hero. Now, he doesn’t have a choice. The sun is gone, the Obsidian gods have been released from their prison, and chaos and destruction are wreaking havoc on Reino del Sol. All because Teo refused to sacrifice a fellow semidiose during the Sunbearer Trials.

With the world plunged into perpetual night, Teo, his crush Aurelio, and his best friend Niya must journey to the dark wilderness of Los Restos, battling vicious monsters while dealing with guilt, trauma, and a (very distracting) burgeoning romance between Teo and Aurelio. Once more racing against the clock, the trio are determined to rescue the captured semidioses and retrieve the Sol Stone. With it, Sol and their protective light can return and order can be restored.

Now the future of the whole world is in their hands.

Book Launch with Sabaa Tahir
Thursday, October 10 at 6pm
At Lucie Stern Community Center in Palo Alto
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Linden Tree is excited to welcome National Book Award winner and New York Times bestselling author Sabaa Tahir on Thursday, October 10th at 6pm to celebrate Heir, her eagerly awaited new YA fantasy novel in the world of the Ember Quartet. The book is recommended for ages 14 and up.

This is a ticketed event. Buy tickets now »

This event will be held in the Community Room of the Lucie Stern Community Center, 1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto, CA 94301. It will include a talk, audience Q&A, and book signing.

Heir is an action-packed, ruthless, and romantic new fantasy that masterfully interweaves the lives of three young people: an orphan seeking revenge, an outcast in search of a new life, and a prince in exile, as they grapple with the burdens of power, the treachery of love and the devastating consequences of unchecked greed. Set in the world of Tahir’s beloved Ember Quartet, Heir introduces readers to a separate storyline with a new generation of characters, however, fans of the original series may recognize a few familiar faces.

Outdoor Storytimes
Sundays at 10:30am

Join us every Sunday morning at 10:30am in front of the store as one of our booksellers (or perhaps a local author) shares some of their favorite read-alouds. (Grab a tasty treat from our neighbors at Manresa while your kids enjoy the stories!) All storytimes feature picture books and are appropriate for all ages.