New Book Submissions
As a small, locally owned indie bookstore, we love to support local authors. Please read through all criteria below before submitting.
All Books We Carry Must:
Submit Your Book
After reviewing all criteria, start the submission process with the button below. While we are so thankful for your interest in selling at our bookstore, we do not have the shelf space to accept every author.
Book submissions will be done once per month. Please allow 3-4 weeks for your submission to be reviewed.
Past Author Visits to Moon and Back
5/16/26: Local author Noah Sorin started developing his company IDORI (I Dream Of Real Impact) while a student at BU. Noah shared with us his first book, Benjy the Treehopper.
5/9/26: Local illustrator Maya Tatsukawa joined us to share a family favorite, Lion in Bed, which features Papa Lion doing his best to get Little Lion out of bed. (Read More
5/5/26: Local author Via Luino joined us for our first ever YA Book Launch for her debut young adult novel, All the Scattered Stars (for ages 12+) which takes place in Venice in the year 2063...
5/2/26: Local author & teacher Julie Koon led a calming storytime with her newest book, Breathe a Rainbow, with tactile patterns to trace with your fingertips while practicing breathing slowly...
4/18/26: Local author and musician Ralph Tufo joined us for a musical storytime. Ralph's book, Seemore the Seagull, takes place on Revere Beach. (Read More
4/11/26: Local author Larry Daley shared with us his debut picture book, FLOAT! about a field trip to the aquarium that gets a little crazy! (Read More
3/14/26: We kicked off the spring season with local author Cynthia Platt's newest book, Bunny in Disguise - perfect for anyone who loves the Easter Bunny! (Read More
2/18/26: Local author Carrie Finison joined us during February vacation with her stuffie characters LouAnn and Topsy, to share her newest book, Plenty of Pancakes (Read More
9/6/25: Jerry Pallotta, of the super popular Who Would Win animal battle series, grew up right here in West Medford! Jerry joined us to celebrate the launch of his newest book: Who Would Win: Porcupine vs Pangolin. (Buy)
8/20/25: Local author & teacher Elly Berke shared her book Listen, Wonder, Ask with us just in time for the new school year. (Buy)
7/26/25: Local author Jessie Piltch-Loeb shared her touching book, What's Going on With Papa Bear. (Buy)
6/21/25: Local author Josh Funk (of the Lady Pankcake & Sir French Toast series) joined us on June 21st to help kick off summer with his book How to Code a Sandcastle (Buy)
5/31/25: Local author & illustrator Lorena Prioa shared her delightful book, How to Make a Sandwich. Lorena also brought a fun pin-the-ingredients-on-the-sandwich game and coloring sheets of each character in the story!
5/21/25: Local author Rachel C. Katz shared her newest book Rise Up! Powerful Protests in American History with us and her publisher, Barefoot Books, provided lots of free Rise Up bookmarks! (Buy)
5/10/25: Local author Betsy Groban read us her debut book Pizza for Pia, and we all got to make our own craft "pizzas"! (Buy)
5/3/25: Local author Ellen Mayer joined us with her granddaugher, a local Medford student. Together, they read us her book Gift & Box and after the story we decorated our own little boxes. (Buy)
4/19/25: Medford-native & local author Katherine Picarde joined us to read her newest book, Ollie & Stella, and again on October 15th to read us The Little Ouch (just in time to prepare littles for getting their flu shots!). (Buy)
4/12/25: Local author & co-owner to 2 Mindful Girls, Ava Renee Dussault shared her book Renee Finds Her Calm and hosted a free kids' yoga class for us!
3/22/25: Local author Kate Jenness read us her book Mary McCrary the Irish Dance Fairy, and her daughters put on a special Irish Step Dance show for our FIRST EVER storytime. (Buy)