Huxley and Hiro

06/19/2026

Happy Juneteenth! Support Black authors by purchasing their books and helping their voices be heard. We are a diverse, community driven bookstore with a strong social mission to promote Black authors and diverse voices. Here are just a few books we recommend today!
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06/18/2026

Join us as we host John Wiswell in conversation with Kenneth Hansen on his new fantasy novel The Dragon Has Some Complaints 🐉📙

Book Description: Garrodigh was once a four-headed dragon, among the most powerful in Kardoša. After an unfortunate incident, he now has three heads, one stump, and a daily whirlwind of internal bickering. Centerhead wants to rain death upon all humanity, Bottomhead is like a feral cat, and Upperhead is under the delicate delusion that he is, in fact, human.

When a nearby battle goes awry, Garrodigh sneaks into an elite dragon rider academy, pretending to be tame to get free food and a warm bed. Lucky for him, rider Rania Charvátová is desperate enough for a dragon of her own that she overlooks his eccentricities.

As Garrodigh recovers under Rania’s care, all three heads start to turn, for the first time, in the same direction. Each wants to protect her from the invaders who killed their fourth head—the same invaders who seek to conquer Kardoša. When the academy comes under attack, can this wild dragon and his wilder rider save their homeland together?

This cozy fantasy intertwines epic battles with loving friendships, sharing an utterly unique perspective on what it means to be a “monster.”

About the Author: John Wiswell is a disabled writer who lives where New York keeps its trees. His novel Someone You Can Build a Nest In won the Nebula Award and Locus Award and was nominated for the Hugo Award. He has also won a Nebula and a Locus for his short fiction, and has been a finalist for the British Fantasy Award and World Fantasy Award. He is also the author of Nebula Award-nominated Wearing the Lion and The Dragon Has Some Complaints.

Moderator Kenneth Hansen is a Southern transplant who teaches sociology and psychology at Delaware Technical Community College. He has a reading addiction that he refuses to do anything about. You can follow his book reviews on Bluesky kennethluke.

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06/17/2026

Remember the summer reading challenges of your childhood? We do and we’re here to help you tap into that magical nostalgic feeling with our Huxley & Hiro Summer Reading Promotion, because some childhood traditions are worth bringing back!

Purchase 6 books between June 15 and August 31 and earn a personal pan pizza! We hope you’ll share your summer reading lists with us. We want to know what you’re reading this summer!📚🍕

06/16/2026

Join us at Huxley & Hiro in celebration of Ethan Joella’s new novel The Top Of The World!

About The Book: A heartbreaking, life-affirming new novel by Ethan Joella—author of the Read with Jenna Bonus Pick A Little Hope—about a young woman searching for answers about her brother’s last days.

June 1975. Maggie Bishop has just graduated high school, the future hers to embrace—but she’s still reeling from the death of her older brother, Chip. A devastating diagnosis the summer before prompted Chip to leave home for a few months, never revealing where he went. Maggie’s search for clues leads her to The Red Maple Inn, a mountaintop resort in the Poconos.

At the Red Maple, Maggie is welcomed into a tight-knit community. As she unravels secrets about her brother’s final days, she begins to connect with the people he loved, and whose lives he touched. Through the warmth of strangers, Maggie begins to heal and is able to help others cope with loss.

Set in a nostalgic resort town over two transformative summers, this dual-narrative novel explores sibling relationships, coming of age, and the quiet power of human connection. Perfect for fans of emotional storytelling and small-town summer books, The Top of the World is a timeless story about memory, grief, second chances, and hope.

About The Author
Ethan Joella teaches English and psychology at the University of Delaware. He is the author of A Little Hope, which was a Read with Jenna Bonus Selection; A Quiet Life; The Same Bright Stars; and The Top of the World. He lives in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, with his wife and two daughters.

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06/15/2026

We had a rather frantic weekend with the presale and people calling and emailing for tickets. We're looking to move to a larger venue. This morning we are releasing general admission tickets. Grab them while they're still available for Dr. Biden's only book tour stop in Delaware!

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06/13/2026

Join us for an engaging author talk with Juda Bennett for an evening discussion of his newest book Qtopioa! Moderated by University of Delaware professor, Davy Knittle, followed by a Q&A and book signing.🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️📖

Book Description:
In the 1970s, while communes bloomed like wildflowers across the land, most had no room for q***r members. The so-called counterculture still clung to heterosexual norms, even as it preached freedom from traditional gender roles and the nuclear family. Juda Bennett’s engrossing memoir follows his escape from suburbia into the back-to-the-land movement—and chronicles the efforts it took for him to “drop back in” to mainstream society and the ways in which he and his compatriots continued to honor their communal vision.
After enduring the hollow promises of “progressive” communes, Bennett finally found what he didn’t know he was looking for at Lavender Hill, a rural q***r commune of visionaries carving out a life beyond heteronormativity, beyond capitalism, beyond shame. They didn’t just survive; they built something messy, luminous, and defiantly alive. And when the commune began to unravel, they didn’t vanish. They evolved. Qtopia is a story of chosen family and radical transformation. It is a reminder that q***r utopia isn’t behind us—it’s still out there on the horizon, singing its song of joy, defiance, and fabulousness.

About the Author:
Juda Bennett, a professor emeritus of English at the College of New Jersey, is the author of four academic books and numerous essays, short stories, and poems. He is a coauthor of the group memoir The Toni Morrison Book Club.

About the Moderator:
Davy Knittle is Assistant Professor of English at the University of Delaware, where he works at the intersection of q***r and trans literature, the health humanities, and urban cultural history. His first book, Urbanist Desire: Q***r and Trans Survival in the City, will be published by University of Minnesota Press in November 2026.

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06/12/2026

Back by popular demand! Celebrate Pride Month with one of the best young folk bands touring America: Tall Poppy String Band! Ticket link in bio.