Attend RJ Julia Booksellers' events and find yourself lost in a literary world of magic. You will meet Pulitzer Prize-winning novelists, notable dignitaries with inspiring memoirs, and debut authors with the hottest books. Please join us!
Welcome Local Authors! We are now accepting applications for the July 19, 2023 Local and Independent Author Event. If you are a Connecticut author who has published a MYSTERY book, to be considered for the July 19 event, please complete an application. Read more.
KRISTAN HIGGINS is the New York Times, USA Today, and Publishers Weekly bestselling author of more than twenty novels, which have been translated into more than two dozen languages and have sold millions of copies worldwide. The happy mother of two snarky and well-adjusted adults lives in Connecticut with her heroic firefighter husband, cuddly dog, and indifferent cat.
The unexpected and unexplored ways that ice has transformed a nation — from the foods Americans eat to the sports they play to the way they live today — and what its future might look like on a swiftly warming planet. Brady underscores how precious this commodity is, especially in an age of climate change. Read more. | Signed copies.
AMY BRADY is the executive director of Orion magazine and co-editor of The World as We Knew It: Dispatches from a Changing Climate. Brady has made appearances on the BBC, NPR, and PBS. She holds a Ph.D. in literature and American studies and has won writing and research awards from the National Science Foundation, the Bread Loaf Environmental Writers’ Conference, and the Library of Congress.
Come get the scoop on summer's must-read books from RJ Julia President and COO Lori Fazio and head book buyer, Andrew Brennan. Your ticket includes a gourmet lunch courtesy of RJ Cafe & Bistro. Read more.
The ultimate keepsake for every pickleball fan — from a dink shot to the kitchen, everything a pickleballer needs to know in this fully illustrated guide to the world’s greatest recreational sport, packed with lots of joy, good humor, and even a little bit of wisdom. This book will help readers find even more to love about the world’s greatest sport. Read more. | Signed copies.
ERIN MCHUGH is the author of 30 books of humor, inspiration, trivia, children’s, history, and LGBTQ topics. A former publishing industry executive, McHugh has worked for various publishers and was Executive Vice President and Creative Partner at Franklin Spier, the publishing advertising agency. She also has enjoyed a second career as a bookseller in New York City.
Wednesday, June 14 at 7:00pm
Helen Ellis, Kiss Me in the Coral Lounge
in conversation with Gina Barreca New York Times bestselling author Helen Ellis paints a portrait of true romance for our times in these surprising, sexy, and hilariously frank essays about love, marriage, and her last first kiss.
"Ellis is one of our greatest living humorists, in the same league as Sedaris and Irby... A fascinating portrait of middle-aged love.” — Ann Napolitano, author of Hello Beautiful Read more. | Signed copies.
Hailed as “smart and funny” by People, GINA BARRECA was deemed a “feminist humor maven” by Ms. She has written for major publications, including The New York Times, The Chronicle of Higher Education, Cosmopolitan, and The Harvard Business Review.
Friday, June 16 at 10:30am
Yuval Zommer, The Big Book of Nature Art Join bestselling author and illustrator Yuval Zommer for a fun, hands-on nature art workshop to celebrate the launch of The Big Book of Nature Art. The easy craft projects in this workshop encourage children to find the creative potential in everyday treasures around us. Using natural, recycled, and found materials, young nature artists will get to connect creatively with nature and create paper-plate birds, leaf bugs, coffee-cup owls, and more. Read more. | Signed copies.
YUVAL ZOMMER is an award-winning and best-selling author, illustrator, and environmentalist based in London. He studied at the Royal College of Art and worked for many years as a creative director at leading advertising agencies before becoming an author and illustrator. Titles in his Big Book series have been worldwide bestsellers, with over 1.6 million copies in print across thirty-one languages.
Connecticut Gardens takes readers on a visual tour of some of the state’s most breathtaking historic, public, and private gardens. From simple cottage gardens to stunning botanical achievements to sumptuous formal landscapes, this book introduces readers to the glorious gardens. Read more. | Signed copies.
June 1946. As the residents of Winthrop Island prepare for the first summer season after the sacrifice of war, a glamorous new figure moves into the guest cottage at Summerly, the idyllic seaside estate of the wealthy Peabody family. Read more.
