Rainbow Rowell presents 'Cherry Baby'
Schedule
Mon, 13 Apr, 2026 at 07:00 pm
UTC-07:00Location
17171 Bothell Way NE, Lake Forest Park, WA, United States, Washington 98155 | Lake Forest Park, WA
Rainbow Rowell returns with a breathtakingly honest novel about a woman who lost everything—and isn't sure she wants it back.Third Place Books welcomes bestselling author Rainbow Rowell for the release of Cherry Baby, a second-chance adult romance novel following on the success of Slow Dance. The author of YA hits Eleanor & Park, Fangirl, and the Simon Snow Trilogy, Rainbow returns with a novel that "explores body image, second chances, and rebuilding one's life after heartbreak" (Library Journal). Tickets are required in advance.
What you need to know:
The first 300 ticket holders will also receive access to the signing line! Additional pre-signed books will also be available for sale, including Cherry Baby and additional titles by Rainbow Rowell.
Tickets must be purchased through Eventbrite. Pre-ordering the featured book will not grant you access to the event.
If you purchase a book-bundled ticket but are unable to attend the event, your book will be placed on hold at our Lake Forest Park store. You may request to have your book transferred to our Ravenna or Seward Park neighborhood stores.
Please note we cannot guarantee signed copies will be available to ticket holders who do not attend the event.
Copies of Cherry Baby and other books by Rainbow Rowell will be available for purchase at the store. Sustain our author series by purchasing a copy of the featured book in advance!
About Cherry Baby. . .
Everybody knows that Cherry's husband, Tom, is in Hollywood making a movie . . .
Almost nobody knows that he isn't coming home.
Tom is the creator of Thursday—a semi-autobiographical webcomic that's become an international phenomenon.
Semi-autobiographical. That means there's a character in this movie based on Cherry . . . "Baby."
Wide-hipped, heavy-chested, double-chinned Baby.
Cherry never wanted this. No fat girl wants to see herself caricatured on the page—let alone on the big screen. But there's no getting away from it. Baby looks so much like Cherry that strangers recognize her at the grocery store.
While her soon-to-be ex-husband is in Los Angeles getting rich and famous and being the Internet's latest boyfriend, Cherry is stuck in Omaha taking care of the dog he always wanted and the house they were going to raise a family in . . . and wondering who she's supposed to be without him.
Cherry had promised to love Tom through thick and thin.
She'd meant it.
One night, Cherry decides to leave all her problems, including Tom's overgrown puppy, at home. She ventures out to see her favorite band play her favorite album . . . and someone recognizes her from across the room.
Russ Sutton knew Cherry when she was a young art student with a fondness for pin-up dresses and patent leather heels. Before Tom.
Russ knows Cherry. He likes Cherry.
And best of all . . . he's never heard of Thursday.
Tender, funny, and utterly human, Cherry Baby is Rainbow Rowell's richest, most surprising—sexiest—novel yet.
Praise for Cherry Baby. . .
“All the pleasure and kicky-feet excitement of a romance, with all the psychological depth and insight of great literature, Cherry is a heroine for the ages, and Rainbow Rowell is a damn genius!”
—Rufi Thorpe, author of Margo’s Got Money Troubles
“Cherry Baby is about love, and there are a lot of excellent sex scenes, but it’s also about women’s bodies in a way I’ve never read before. Rainbow Rowell, as ever, has written a book that only she could write.”
—Emma Straub, bestselling author of American Fantasy
"A must-read for those who enjoy the work of Emily Henry, Ashley Poston, and Katherine Center."
—Linsey Milillo, Library Journal (starred review)
Rainbow Rowell is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Slow Dance, Eleanor & Park, and the Simon Snow trilogy, as well as several other award-winning novels, short stories, and comics. She lives with her family in Omaha, Nebraska.
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For media or accessibility inquiries, please email [email protected] or call our Lake Forest Park store at (206) 366-3311.
Where is it happening?
17171 Bothell Way NE, Lake Forest Park, WA, United States, Washington 98155
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