B&N Annual Spooky Salon!

Please join in New York City on Wednesday, October 29th, 2025 at 6 PM, as we celebrate our Annual Spooky Salon with , , , and hosted by . Panel Authors will discuss their recent releases (, , , and ), answer questions from the audience, and sign copies of their books!

COSTUME CONTEST: Get in the Halloween spirit and come dressed in costume! We will have a contest during the event and will crown "Best Dressed." The winner will receive a $10 B&N Gift Card and bragging rights.

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To make this event safe and enjoyable for all attendees, please read the below guidelines ahead of buying a ticket, so you know what to expect on the day. To avoid disappointment, we must stress that there will be no access to the event for non-ticketholders.

• Barnes & Noble reserves the right to make new rules and orders in its sole discretion with regard to COVID-19 at any time and any person not abiding by the Barnes & Noble directives will be refused entrance or directed to leave the premises.

General Admission - FREE **LIMITED QUANTITY AVAILABLE**: A ticket PER PERSON includes:

• Admission to the event space with Kat Cho, Kosoko Jackson, L.C. Rosen, and Ryan La Sala.

Authors will sign and personalize books, but purchasing a book by one of the authors from Barnes & Noble Union Square day of is required to join the signing line.

Authors will pose for photos. A B&N staffer will be on-hand to take your photo.

Any gifts for the authors will be collected prior to the signing line.

Please arrive by 6PM in order to secure your seat in the event space. Late arrivals may only have access to standing room and may not have the opportunity to meet the authors.

No large bags will be permitted into the event.

No memorabilia will be signed at this event.

Ticket holders will be admitted into the event beginning at 5:30 PM the day of the event. Please have a copy of your ticket available (either printed out or on your phone) for check in.

Due to health and safety and space limitations, those without a ticket will not be permitted into the event space.

Please note that Eventbrite is the only authorized dealer for this event. Each person must have a ticket to enter.

All event guidelines are subject to change.

If you have any additional questions, please call the store directly at: 212-253-0810.

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ABOUT :

Kat Cho is a New York Times best-selling YA author who loves to incorporate her Korean heritage in her writing, especially if it involves describing food. She's the author of Wicked Fox and Vicious Spirits. Kat lives and works in New York City. Find her online at KatChoWrites.com and on Instagram @KatChoWrites.

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Kosoko Jackson is the Lambda Literary Award–winning author of the USA Today bestseller The Forest Demands Its Due. When not writing, he’s trying to watch one hundred movies a year, working on his MBA homework, or juggling teaching responsibilities. He lives in New Jersey with his golden retriever, Artemis.

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Lev Rosen writes books for people of all ages, including the Evander Mills series, which began with the Macavity Award winning Lavender House (Anthony finalist, Lambda finalist, Best Book of the Year from Buzzfeed, Library Journal, Amazon, Bookpage, and others) and continues with The Bell in the Fog, (Publisher’s Weekly Editor’s Choice, Best Book of the year from Amazon, CrimeReads and Autostraddle) and Rough Pages (Amazon editor’s choice, Autostraddle Best of the Year). His most recent YA novels are Emmett (Best Book of the year from Kirkus and Amazon), Lion’s Legacy (Best Book of the year from Booklist and the New York Public Library) and Camp (Best Book of the year from Forbes, Elle, and The Today Show and others). Out in 2025: The second Tennessee Russo adventure, King’s Legacy, the fourth Evander Mills mystery, Mirage City, and another YA rom-com, You’ve Goth My Heart. He lives in NYC with his husband and a very small cat. You can find him online at LevACRosen.com and @LevACRosen

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Ryan La Sala is a bestselling and award-winning author known for his genre-defying, queer-centered horror and fantasy, including The Dead of Summer, The Honeys, and Beholder. His work has been featured in The New York Times, NPR, Entertainment Weekly, and more. He writes to you from New York, overseen by his cat, Haunted Little Girl. He can hold his breath for one minute and three seconds. You can ping him on his shell phone at ryanlasala.com.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Barnes & Noble, 33 East 17th Street, New York, United States