January 2025 at Talking Animals!
Somehow beginning our THIRD YEAR in Grapevine??
Happy New Year, Readers!
It is a beautiful start to 2025 here in Grapevine, Texas. We rarely go too long without sunshine, so it’s been nice to soak that up after the busy holidays, during which we all ate and drank too much!
January is off to a BIG start. Check out our calendar of events online and below. We will resume storytime on Saturday at 11:30 AM, and TAB book clubs are back. If you are interested in hosting an event in the store or booking our reading lounge for your book club, head to our website’s “Events” tab!
📢 On the Horizon, we also have some big news…
We’re thrilled to announce that we’ll be the official vendor at the North Texas Teen Book Festival (NTTBF) on March 1! This incredible festival celebrates young adult and middle-grade literature with a fantastic lineup of authors and panels.
Behind the scenes, we’re busy ordering and prepping thousands of books to sell and working with the festival founders to curate a fantastic selection for attendees. Whether you’re looking to discover a new favorite author or stock up on must-reads, this is an event you won’t want to miss. Check out the killer lineup below, and watch our Instagram for featured authors!
NTTBF 2025 Authors:
Becky Albertalli
Kelly Andrew
Andrea Beatriz Arango
Victoria Aveyard
Jennifer Lynn Barnes
James Bird
Libba Bray
Nick Brooks
Gabi Burton
Julie Buxbaum
Jen Calonita
Alexis Castellanos
J. C. Cervantes
Cindy Chang
Gloria Chao
Kristen Ciccarelli
Dhonielle Clayton
Paul Coccia
Kamilah Cole
J. Elle
Saadia Faruqi
Jen Ferguson
Gayle Forman
Stephanie Garber
Jonny Garza Villa
Alyson Gerber
Stuart Gibbs
Karina Yan Glaser
Kathleen Glasgow
Jessica Goodman
Alan Gratz
John Patrick Green
Leah Johnson
Tony Keith Jr.
A. S. King
Gordon Korman
Hope Larson
David Levithan
Terri Libenson
Natalie Lloyd
Shaina Lu
Crystal Maldonado
Mari Mancusi
Janae Marks
Morgan Matson
Shannon Messenger
Sarah Mlynowski
Gloria Muñoz
Julie Murphy
Alessandra Narváez Varela
Rex Ogle
Claribel A. Ortega
Mark Oshiro
Linda Sue Park
James Ponti
Jason Reynolds
Lauren Roberts
Oz Rodriguez
Elle Gonzalez Rose
Nikki Russell
Rachel Renée Russell
Pam Muñoz Ryan
Dan Santat
Brian Selznick
Ruta Sepetys
R. L. Stine
Nic Stone
Emily Varga
Padma Venkatraman
Ambika Vohra
K. L. Walther
Renée Watson
Kasie West
Ibi Zoboi
We hope your holidays were lovely and restful and full of good cheer. Don’t despair about the winter blues; it is always cozy and warm in the bookstore :) And someone is usually singing Wicked…
We love you all so much! Come say hi now that the holiday rush is almost over!
xoxo,
Katy and Val
