May 2026

Author K. L. Walther with Erica George

An Unlikely Story 111 South Street, Plainville, MA

We're so excited to host K. L. Walther, bestselling author of The Summer of Broken Rules, for her newest YA romcom! The Summer of Second Chances is set during one fateful summer at Martha's Vineyard for a Type A eldest daughter and a charming golden retriever boy from her past. As Olivia retraces her beloved grandmother's footsteps through...

Author Soman Chainani Event

An Unlikely Story 111 South Street, Plainville, MA

Join us for an evening with the New York Times bestselling author of the School for Good and Evil series, Soman Chainani, to celebrate the release of his new Young Adult thriller, Young World! Young World is a renegade thriller about a teenager elected President of the United States, sparking a global revolution of young leaders — until one of them...

April 2026

Author Emma Straub with Alison Espach

An Unlikely Story 111 South Street, Plainville, MA

Join us for an exciting evening with Emma Straub! Emma is a New York Times bestselling author of This Time Tomorrow, and we can't wait to celebrate the release of her newest, American Fantasy! Emma will be in conversation with Alison Espach, bestselling author of The Wedding People. American Fantasy is an irresistible story about what happens when your teenage fantasy...

Author Paige Toon with Jenny L. Howe

An Unlikely Story 111 South Street, Plainville, MA

Join us for a special evening of second-chance romance! Romance author Paige Toon is coming to An Unlikely Story to celebrate the release of her newest book, Don't Fall in Love with Me! Paige will be in conversation with romance author Jenny L. Howe. #1 New York Times Bestselling author Abby Jimenez says, “Paige Toon warms your heart, shatters...

Author Riss M. Neilson with Jenny L. Howe

An Unlikely Story 111 South Street, Plainville, MA

Join us for an evening of romance to celebrate the release of USA Today bestselling author Riss M. Neilson's newest novel, The Bridge Back to You! Riss will be in conversation with acclaimed romance author, Jenny L. Howe. The Bridge Back to You follows exes who discover they’ve both inherited the restaurant they love! We are thrilled to celebrate this...

January 2025

Meet the Authors: Megan Collins and Layne Fargo

An Unlikely Story 111 South Street, Plainville, MA

Join us for an author double feature with Megan Collins and Layne Fargo! Megan's latest novel, Cross My Heart, is a twisty tale about a heart transplant patient who becomes romantically obsessed with her donor’s husband. Layne's The Favorites is an epic love story set in the sparkling, savage sphere of elite figure skating, starring a woman determined to carve...

Meet the Author: Alice Feeney

An Unlikely Story 111 South Street, Plainville, MA

Known as the Queen of Twists, bestselling author Alice Feeney knows how to keep an audience on the edge of their seats. In her newest thriller Beautiful Ugly, a man trying to get his life back on track goes on vacation to a remote Scottish island. It's there that he sees the impossible – a woman...

September 2024

Meet the Author: Rachel Harrison

An Unlikely Story 111 South Street, Plainville, MA

Rachel Harrison is the national bestselling author of Black Sheep, Such Sharp Teeth, Cackle, and The Return, which was nominated for a Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a First Novel. Her short fiction has appeared in Guernica, in Electric Literature’s Recommended Reading, as an Audible Original, and in her debut collection, Bad Dolls. She lives in western New York with her...

February 2024

Meet the Author: Casey Sherman

An Unlikely Story 111 South Street, Plainville, MA

Bestselling author Casey Sherman joins An Unlikely Story for the release of his newest book, A Murder in Hollywood, all about the darkness hiding behind the bright lights of Tinseltown. Perfect for true crime and film history fans, A Murder in Hollywood tells the infamous story of Lana Turner and her terrifying love affair with LA gangster...

Meet the Authors: Tori Bovalino with Kayla Cottingham

An Unlikely Story 111 South Street, Plainville, MA

Tori Bovalino joins An Unlikely Story bookstore all the way from London to share her YA horror, My Throat an Open Grave! Labyrinth meets folk horror in this darkly romantic tale of a girl who wishes her baby brother away to the Lord of the Wood. Bargains are made, small town secrets are revealed, and long-held beliefs...

Meet the Author: A. J. Finn

An Unlikely Story 111 South Street, Plainville, MA

A modern take on Hitchcock's classic Rear Window, A. J. Finn's debut mystery The Woman in the Window became an instant bestseller upon its release in 2018. An Unlikely Story bookstore is so excited to welcome him to discuss his newest thriller, End of Story, following a reclusive author who believes his death is imminent and the...

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Meet the Author: Hank Phillippi Ryan

An Unlikely Story 111 South Street, Plainville, MA

USA Today bestselling author Hank Phillippi Ryan returns to the Unlikely Story stage to introduce her newest novel, One Wrong Word! When a shocking false allegation forces Arden to fight for her job, she takes on a client who was acquitted of a fatal drunk driving accident. But as she works to restore his reputation, new information...