In-Store: Booksellers Read!

Event guidelines:

• All attendees are encouraged to wear face masks at all times.
• RSVP is highly encouraged but not required.
• Additional copies of the writers' books will be available for purchase in-store.
• The event will be livestreamed for free on Youtube live: https://youtube.com/live/sl50IWw_t3s
• As a reminder: If you are not feeling well, please do not come to the event, even if you have a ticket; email us and we'll work it out.

If you have any questions regarding these guidelines or to request accessibility accommodations, please contact [email protected].

We're booksellers...of course we're going to host an event to read our own writing in our bookstore!

Books Are Magic's staff is filled with book lovers and book writers! This event showcases some of our very talented essayists, poets, comics, novelists, and more, with a night of readings and book signings.

Sarah Jane Abbott sells, ghostwrites, and edits books for kids. She is one in a long line of Franklin W. Dixons with a Hardy Boys book on the shelves. She lives in Brooklyn with her impish cat, Loki.

Arianna Arroyo is a native New Yorker who spends countless hours reading on the train. She loves children's books, fantasy, romance, and anything that makes her cry. Fun fact: she's recently developed a taste for olives!

Isabella Barbuto is a writer and lover from the Hudson Valley. She spends her time thinking about things that are bothering her, and how to get them to stop.

Alexa Brahme is a writer from southern California. Her work has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize, the Robert J. Dau PEN Award, and Best of the Net. She currently lives in Brooklyn, where she is a bookseller at Books Are Magic. Her debut novel, Good News, is forthcoming from Algonquin Books in 2026.

Mikayla Bryant is a writer from North Carolina who loves translated literature, ambient music, WWE, wearing camo, and believes the best movie franchise to ever exist is Fast and Furious.

Amali Gordon-Buxbaum is a writer from Albuquerque, New Mexico. Her work can be found in Bodega Magazine.

Josie Meléndez is a multi-hyphenate Puerto Rican writer. She is the founder of the Film Posers podcast, and her work can be read in multiple publications including Elle, The Latinx Project, Them, and Sundance. Most importantly, she is also the author of the Spanish-language poetry collection, Gotas de amor.

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