Past Events

Rizzoli Bookstore Holiday Fair
A holiday fête with our favorite authors signing the gift books of the season.

Join Rizzoli for a holiday fête with our favorite authors.

Meet a dazzling set of artists, designers, and writers, bring home signed editions to collect and give, enjoy Prosecco and Italian sweets, and help us toast a new year as a quintessential New York bookstore.

Discover our Christmas window, designed by artist Reena Wu in collaboration with the School of Visual Arts, NYC.

Featuring Prosecco and Italian sweets by Pasqua and Santa Chiara Alta Pasticceria. Receive an exclusive Rizzoli Bookstore tote bag with purchases of $75 or more.

Shop the Holiday Fair and receive a raffle ticket with every purchase for a chance to win a one-year Fiction or Nonfiction subscription!

 

PLEASE NOTE:

  • Doors open at 6 pm for browsing and drinks.
  • Author signings will take place 6:30 to 8:00.
  • Book purchase required to enter signing line.
  • Can't attend? Order holiday fair titles on our website and we'll ship signed copies for you.


 

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Location: 1133 Broadway Presenter:
holiday-fair
Collaboration: Frank Ockenfels 3 x David Bowie

Join us for a conversation with Frank Ockenfels 3 to celebrate this new collection of photographs, some never before published, that tell not only the story of Bowie's transformation, but the story of a friendship between photographer and legendary artist. He will be in conversation with Joe Levy, followed by a signing.

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Location: 1133 Broadway Presenter: Frank Ockenfels 3 with Joe Levy
Collaboration: Frank Ockenfels 3 X David Bowie: Photographs by Frank Ockenfels
Levain Bakery: A Story of Friendship, Community, and Cookies

Join us for a conversation with best friends and founders of Levain Bakery Pam Weekes and Connie McDonald to celebrate the release of their new book, a collection of stories and pers onal accounts of how Levain Bakery became the success that it is today. They will be in conversation with Amanda Freitag, followed by a signing.

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Location: 1133 BroadwayPresenter: Pam Weekes and Connie McDonald with Amanda Freitag
Levain Bakery: A Story of Friendship, Community, and Cookies by Pam Weekes
Carole Feuerman: Superrealist Sculptures

Join us for a conversation with Carole Feuerman to celebrate her newest monograph detailing fifty years of the inspiration, creation, and transformation of her sculpture-making. The conversation will be followed by a signing.

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Location: 1133 BroadwayPresenter: Carole Feuerman
Feuerman: Superrealist Sculptures by Demetrio Paparoni
The Nature of Fashion: A Botanical Story of Our Material Lives

Join us for a conversation with Carry Somers to celebrate her new book, that travels across landscapes and centuries, through myth and memory, tracing the roots of materials and dyes and revealing how the choices we once made shape the world around us today. She will be in conversation with Elena Kanagy-Loux, followed by a signing.

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Location: 1133 BroadwayPresenter: Carry Somers with Elena Kanagy-Loux
THE NATURE OF FASHION by Carry Somers
Wild Fictions: Essays on Literature, Empire, and the Environment

Join us for a conversation with the 2025 recipient of the Pak Kyongni Prize Amitav Ghosh to celebrate his newest collection of essays, writings on subjects such as literature, climate change, travel, and discoveries thread together with reflections on the spaces that we inhabit and how we occupy them. He will be in conversation with Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak, followed by a signing.

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Location: 1133 BroadwayPresenter: Amitav Ghosh with Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak
Wild Fictions: Essays on Literature, Empire, and the Environment by Amitav Ghosh
Rizzoli Music Aperitivo: Or Bareket Qt feat. Joel Ross, Yosvany Terry & Savannah Harris

Join us at Rizzoli Bookstore on Sunday, November 16 at 4:30pm forfor an unforgettable evening of innovative jazz rooted in a diverse range of musical traditions with Or Bareket Qt. feat. Joel Ross, Yosvany Terry & Savannah Harris.

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Location: 1133 BroadwayPresenter: Or Bareket Qt feat. Joel Ross, Yosvany Terry & Savannah Harris
Or Bareket Qt.
Jennifer Samet: Women Artists in Their Own Words

Join us for a conversation with Jennifer Samet to celebrate her new book, a collection of introspective words from 95 of the most prominent women artists of the past 150 years, shown alongside their most notable artworks. She will be in conversation with Christian Levett, followed by a signing.

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Location: 1133 BroadwayPresenter: Jennifer Samet and Christian Levett
Women Artists in Their Own Words (SIGNED) by Jennifer Samet
Teale Dvornik: History Hiding Around Broadway with Jonathan Merritt

Join us for a conversation with Teale Dvornik to celebrate her book, the illustrated guide to the need-to-know and never-known-before of New York's theater district. She will be in conversation with Jonathan Merritt, followed by a signing.

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Location: 1133 BroadwayPresenter: Teale Dvornik with Jonathan Merritt
History Hiding Around Broadway: Backstage Lore, Secrets & Surprises from New York's Famed Theater District by Teale Dvornik
Sandy Skoglund: Enchanting Nature

Join us for a conversation with Sandy Skoglund to celebrate the publication of her new book, a playful and enthralling collection of the artist's signature unconventional dreamlike scenes and images. She will be in conversation with René Paul Barilleaux, followed by a signing.

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Location: 1133 BroadwayPresenter: Sandy Skoglund with René Paul Barilleaux
Sandy Skoglund: Enchanting Nature by Sandy Skoglund
David Margolick: When Caesar was King

Join us for a conversation and book signing with Vanity Fair contributing editor David Margolick to celebrate his new book, the first definitive biography on the one-and-only American comic actor and comedian, Sid Caesar. He will be in conversation with broadcast journalist Budd Mishkin, followed by a signing. 

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Location: 1133 BroadwayPresenter: David Margolick and Budd Mishkin
When Caesar Was King: How Sid Caesar Reinvented American Comedy by David Margolick , When Caesar Was King: How Sid Caesar Reinvented American Comedy by David Margolick
Silvia Furmanovich: Journey of a Jeweler

Join us for a conversation with Silvia Furmanovich to celebrate her book, a shining chronicle of over 20 years of internationally renowned jewelry craftsmanship and natural handicrafts. She will be in conversation with Stellene Volandes, followed by a signing.

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Location: 1133 BroadwayPresenter: Silvia Furmanovich with Stellene Volandes
Journey of a Jeweler by Silvia Furmanovich
Rodney Smith: Photography Between Real and Surreal

Come hear journalist Arthur Lubow moderate a conversation with models Reed Kelly, Zoe Friedman, and Staley-Wise Gallery director George Kocis to talk about the new book, Rodney Smith: Photography between Read and Surreal, working with Rodney, and art as an act of faith. The conversation will be followed by a signing.

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Location: 1133 BroadwayPresenter: Arthur Lubow with Reed Kelly, Zoe Friedman, and George Kocis
Rodney Smith: Photography Between Real and Surreal by Rodney Smith
Be My Guest, Parisotto+Formenton Architects

Join us for a conversation with Aldo Parisotto and Massimo Formenton, founders of the Parisotto + Formenton Architetti firm, to discuss their new book, a six-stage journey through Northern Italy to discover architecture that engages with, interprets, and enhances nature. They will be in conversation with Olivia Fincato, followed by a signing.

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Location: 1133 BroadwayPresenter: Aldo Parisotto and Massimo Formenton
BE MY GUEST by Parisotto + Formenton Architetti
Gardens and Landscapes: 10 Spaces of Beauty

Join us for a conversation with Anna Scaravella to celebrate her book, an exploration of ten gorgeous gardens that reflect her special ability to exemplify the natural beauty of a multitude of landscapes. She will be in conversation with Horatio Joyce followed by a conversation. 

 

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Location: 1133 BroadwayPresenter: Anna Scaravella with Bartolomeo Sala
Gardens and Landscapes: 10 Spaces of Beauty by Anna Scaravella