Star-Studded Events at Barnes & Noble in May with Common, David McCullough, Delia Owens, Paul Stanley And Many More

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS), the world’s largest retail
bookseller, today announced May’s notable lineup of events, featuring
bestselling novelists, historians, musicians and more. Fans can come to
Barnes & Noble throughout May to meet rapper Common, historian David
McCullough, bestselling author Delia Owens, rock star Paul Stanley, and
many more.

Below are just some of the events Barnes & Noble is hosting this May.
Customers can visit the Barnes
& Noble Store Locator to find more great authors and events in
their area.

• Victoria Aveyard, Broken
  Throne: A Red Queen Collection (Barnes & Noble Exclusive Edition),
  Barnes & Noble Stonebriar Mall in Frisco, TX, on May 7 at 6:30 PM.
• Preet Bharara, Doing
  Justice: A Prosecutor’s Thoughts on Crime, Punishment, and the Rule of
  Law, Barnes & Noble Eastchester in Scarsdale, NY, on May 9 at
  7 PM.
• Common, Let
  Love Have the Last Word, Barnes & Noble Fifth Avenue in New
  York City on May 7 at 1 PM.
• David Cone, Full
  Count: The Education of a Pitcher, Barnes & Noble Fifth Avenue
  in New York City on May 15 at 1 PM.
• Newt Gingrich, Collusion:
  A Novel, Barnes & Noble Ashburn in Ashburn, VA, on May 1 at
  7:30 PM.
• Mark Manson, Everything
  Is F*cked: A Book About Hope, Barnes & Noble The Grove in Los
  Angeles on May 20 at 7 PM.
• David McCullough, The
  Pioneers: The Heroic Story of the Settlers Who Brought the American
  Ideal West, Barnes & Noble Union Square in New York
  City on May 7 at 7 PM.
• William H. McRaven, Sea
  Stories: My Life in Special Operations, Barnes & Noble Union
  Square in New York City on May 22 at 7 PM.
• Delia Owens, Where
  the Crawdads Sing, Barnes & Noble Stonebriar Mall in Frisco,
  TX, on May 2 at 7 PM.
• Christopher Paolini – Barnes & Noble Author Residency Tour, The
  Fork, The Witch, and the Worm: Tales From Alagaësia (Volume
  I: Eragon), Barnes & Noble Coronado Mall in Albuquerque, NM, on
  May 10 at 7 PM.
• Paul Stanley, Backstage
  Pass, Barnes & Noble The Grove in Los Angeles on May 8 at 7 PM.
• Randy Travis, Forever
  and Ever: A Memoir of Music, Faith, and Braving the Storms of Life,
  Barnes & Noble Lincoln Park in Dallas, TX, on May 18 at 3 PM; Barnes &
  Noble Preston & Park in Plano, TX, on May 25 at 1 PM.
• John Waters, Mr.
  Know-It-All: The Tarnished Wisdom of a Filth Elder, Barnes &
  Noble Union Square in New York City on May 21 at 7 PM.
• Quad Webb, Cooking
  with Miss Quad: Live, Laugh, Love and Eat, Barnes & Noble
  Fifth Avenue in New York City on May 7 at 5 PM; Barnes & Noble
  Buckhead in Atlanta, GA, on May 9 at 7 PM; Barnes & Noble The Grove in
  Los Angeles on May 14 at 7 PM; Barnes & Noble River Oaks Shopping
  Center in Houston, TX, on May 15 at 7 PM.
• Nicola Yoon & Cast, The
  Sun is Also a Star (Movie Tie-in Edition), Barnes & Noble The
  Grove in Los Angeles on May 13 at 4:30 PM.

Barnes & Noble hosts over 100,000 events annually at its stores across
the country. Customers should visit the Barnes
& Noble Store Locator for a full list and stay tuned for the
next announcement of exciting events in June.

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Contacts

Mary Ellen Keating
Senior Vice President
Corporate
Communications
Barnes & Noble, Inc.
(212) 633-3323
mkeating@bn.com

Alex
Ortolani
Director
Corporate Communications
Barnes &
Noble, Inc.
(212) 633-3379
aortolani@bn.com