Poet and fiction writer Steven Duong will read from his debut poetry collection, At the End of the World There Is a Pond, then engage in a lively conversation and moderated Q&A led by Farah Bakaari, PhD candidate in the Department of Literatures in English at Cornell University, and soon-to-be visiting professor of English at the University of California, Berkeley, ... Read More

Alone in a vast wildlife refuge with little direction and no experience, a Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology student found herself responsible for a project of historical importance—to bring the Bald Eagle back from near extinction. In Return to the Sky, Tina Morris, one of the first women to engage in a raptor reintroduction program, shares her remarkable story that is ... Read More

Join Liza Flum for her Ithaca launch of Hover. A reading will be followed by a discussion with poet Benjamin Garcia. About Hover: Poems in this collection focus on queer polyamorous families, considering the ways in which people in radical family structures are both highly visible and erased. From hummingbirds to stars, historical records, and cemetery monuments, Flum searches for ... Read More

Join BJM principal, staff, and caregivers for Story Time on Saturday, May 17 at 12 p.m. at Buffalo Street Books! Support Beverly J. Martin Elementary School during this special fundraising weekend! 20% of all sales will be donated to BJM for free student programming.

Join us to celebrate Behooved on pub-day! Pre-order now for stickers, a bookmark, and a bookplate! About the Book: A charming slow-burn romantasy featuring a duty-bound noblewoman with a chronic illness, a prince who would rather be in a library than on a throne, and a magical ride through a world of cozy enchantment Bianca knows her duty comes before ... Read More

Mother of Bourbon - Eric Goodman Mother of Bourbon: The Greatest American Whiskey Story Never Told is the never-before-told story of a pioneering and visionary woman who achieved success in a system designed to suppress her, and against a government that strived to repress her. Mary’s courage and determination are the hallmarks that live on today in Mary Dowling Whiskey, ... Read More

Justin Cox, Alyssa Perry, Hilary Plum, and Zach Savich are coming to Ithaca from the midwest, having written extraordinary books of fiction, poetry, and memoir-for-performance. For this genre-blurring event, our four talented visitors will each read from their new books, all published within the past year, and then Tompkins County Poet Laureate Dan Rosenberg will lead a Q&A. Justin Cox's ... Read More

Join BSB staff for a conversation on Endpapers, with special guest, author Jen Savran Kelly! Book club titles are 10% off! About the Book: It’s 2003, and artist Dawn Levit is stuck. A bookbinder who works at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, she spends all day repairing old books but hasn't created anything of her own in years—and with nothing ... Read More

Join Jennifer Boulanger, in conversation with Elisabeth Nonas, for a book-talk that highlights the historical and cultural touchstones that weave through this personal narrative. About the Book: It's the summer of 1969. And ink on the headlines about the Stonewall Uprising is barely dry when the entire country is mesmerized by a musical revolution rocking Woodstock. Smack dab in the ... Read More