SOLD OUT - Haley Pham + Alex Aster: Just Friends

Mon Mar 02 2026 at 07:00 pm to 08:30 pm UTC-05:00

Strand Book Store | New York

The Strand Book Store
Publisher/HostThe Strand Book Store
SOLD OUT - Haley Pham + Alex Aster: Just Friends
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Join us for a release event with content creator and writer Haley Pham, discussing her debut novel JUST FRIENDS.
About this Event

Moderating this discussion is New York Times bestselling author Alex Aster. This event will be hosted in the Strand Book Store's 3rd floor Rare Book Room at 828 Broadway on 12th Street.

This event includes a discussion between Haley and Alex followed by a Q&A with the audience and a photo opp with Haley. All books will be pre-signed ahead of the event. There will be no personalizations.


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ACCESSIBILITY:

Strand Book Store is an ADA compliant venue. The event space is accessible via elevator.

ASL interpretation is available for this event by request only. Please reach out to our events team at [email protected] by Feb. 16 to request.

Please ask a Strand employee upon arrival for directions to accessible seating if preferred.

For further information on accessibility in this space, or to make a request, please contact [email protected]

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This heartwarming and swoon-worthy second chance romance about childhood friends reconnecting as adults is the highly anticipated debut novel from YouTube creator Haley Pham.

Blair and Declan were inseparable growing up—best friends who knew each other better than anyone else. But when an impulsive kiss took them from friends to something more, everything changed. Just as quickly as their romance started, one moment shattered it all, leaving them with nothing but heartbreak and silence.

Now, four years later, Blair is back in their coastal hometown of Seabrook to support her mom and care for her great-aunt Lottie as her health declines. To make ends meet, Blair applies to work at a coffee shop—only to discover it’s managed by none other than Declan. The boy she loved. The boy she lost. The boy who still makes her heart race.

As Blair’s path keeps crossing with Declan’s, old wounds resurface, secrets are revealed, and sparks reignite. But could their future ever be free of their past?

Told in dual timelines that unravel the magic and pain of first love, Just Friends is a moving, romantic story about second chances, the weight of dreams, and finding your way back to the people who feel like home.


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Photo credit: Franny Pullin

Haley Pham is a content creator who has been building a dedicated online community for over a decade. She has shared every phase of life with her audience and become a true tastemaker in the book world. Just Friends is Haley’s debut novel.


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Alex Aster is a #1 New York Times and internationally bestselling author whose books have sold millions of copies and have been translated into over twenty languages. She studied creative writing at the University of Pennsylvania, lives in New York, and is never too far from a coffee shop.

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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Strand Book Store, 828 Broadway, New York, United States

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USD 13.61 to USD 24.06

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