Barnes & Noble Announces Young Adult (YA) Book Club at Select Stores
September 17 2018 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
The Hate U Give Chosen for Book Club
Event on October 4
Participating Stores Will Give Away Limited
Number of Free Tickets to Movie Adaptation, While Supplies
Last
Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS), the world’s
largest retail bookseller, today announced that select stores will
host Young Adult (YA) Book Club discussions of The Hate U Give by
Angie Thomas on Thursday, October 4 at 7 PM local time. During the
event, participating Barnes & Noble stores will give away a
limited number of tickets to a screening of The Hate U Give movie,
while supplies last.
“We are very excited to be hosting discussions of this
groundbreaking book for our YA readers and fans near the release of
the movie adaptation of The Hate U Give,” said Stephanie Fryling,
Vice President of Merchandising, Children’s Books. “This is the
perfect book for bringing readers together in our stores to discuss
the timely and important issues addressed in Angie Thomas’
incredible debut novel.”
The select stores will lead a guided discussion of The Hate U
Give, Angie Thomas’ bestselling novel about sixteen-year-old Starr
Carter, which has been adapted into a major motion picture by 20th
Century Fox. The stores will also give away a limited number of
movie tickets to Book Club participants, while supplies last.
Customers should check to see if their store is participating,
as well as sign up online, at bn.com/bnyabookclub, or they can
inquire at their local store.
Readers can also join the conversation about this event on
Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, Snapchat (bnsnaps)
and Facebook, using the hashtag, #BNYABookClub.
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Mary Ellen KeatingSenior Vice PresidentCorporate
CommunicationsBarnes & Noble, Inc.(212)
633-3323mkeating@bn.comorAlex OrtolaniDirectorCorporate
CommunicationsBarnes & Noble, Inc.(212)
633-3379aortolani@bn.com
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