September is a big month for books. Best-selling Books Day takes place on Sunday, Sept. 17, and Banned Books Week begins on the last Saturday of September. It’s also the month when mainstream publishers roll out many new titles — and that means there are even more opportunities than usual for bibliophiles to hear favorite authors share their work.
• New York Times best-selling author Alan Gratz will launch two books, Ban This Book and Refugee, at Malaprop’s on Sunday, Sept. 24, at 2 p.m.
• Author Scott Reintgen, from Raleigh, presents Nyxia, his debut young adult science fiction novel, at the West Asheville Library, 942 Haywood Road, on Monday, Sept. 25, at 5 p.m.
• Stephanie Perkins, New York Times best-selling author of Anna and the French Kiss, will launch her new YA horror novel There’s Someone Inside Your House at Malaprop’s on Monday, Sept. 25, at 6 p.m. (This is a joint event with author Kristin Kashore, who presents Jane Unlimited.)
• Knoxville, Tenn.-born writer Kerri Maniscalco shares her suspense novel Hunting Prince Dracula at Spellbound Children’s Bookshop, 640 Merrimon Ave., on Tuesday, Sept. 26, at 6 p.m. (This is a joint event with Sarah Lemon, who presents YA novel Done Dirt Cheap.)
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