Thomas Schlesser Celebrates Paperback Release of Mona's Eyes

About this event

Join Barnes & Noble - State Street in Chicago, IL on November 11th, 2026 at 6 PM, as we welcome New York Times best-selling author, Thomas Schlesser to celebrate the paperback release of Barnes & Nobles' 2025 Book of the Year, Mona's Eyes!

To make this event safe and enjoyable for all attendees, please read the below guidelines ahead of buying a ticket, so you know what to expect on the day. To avoid disappointment, we must stress that there will be no access to the event for non-ticketholders.

TICKET INFORMATION

General Admission RSVP - A ticket PER PERSON includes:

Admission to the brief discussion, Q&A, and author signing with Thomas Schlesser .

***THIS TICKET DOES NOT COME WITH A COPY OF MONA'S EYES --YOU MUST CONTACT THE STORE TO RESERVE A COPY TO PURCHASE ONE***

GUIDELINES

No memorabilia will be signed at the event.

No large bags will be permitted into the event.

Please arrive on time according to your ticket in order to secure your copy gets signed.

The author will personalize the paperback copies of Mona's Eyes and will take photos with guests.

Any gifts for the author will be collected prior to the signing line.

Additional paperback copies of Mona's Eyes will be available for purchase at Barnes & Noble - State Street on November 11th during the event.

Due to health and safety and space limitations, those without a ticket will not be permitted into the event space.

All event guidelines are subject to change.

If you have any additional questions, please call the store directly at: 708-967-3324.

Barnes & Noble may cancel this event at any time with or without notice to the ticket holders.

Please note that TicketLeap is the only authorized dealer for this event. Each person must have a ticket to enter.

*About Mona's Eyes*

Mona and her grandfather have only fifty-two weeks to encounter all that is beautiful in the world before Mona loses her sight forever.

A moving and inspiring journey through Paris and its magnificent museums in the company of two unforgettable characters, Mona’s Eyes embraces the fullness of life as it tells a poignant story of the special relationship between a girl and her grandfather.

“There is something quite addictive about Thomas Schlesser’s Mona’s Eyes. Once you start reading it, you cannot stop.”—The Art Newspaper

“Art historian Schlesser’s vibrant English-language debut frames a survey of classical Western art with the story of a Parisian man supporting his 10-year-old granddaughter after her sudden bout of temporary blindness... Schlesser seamlessly interweaves the art lessons with Mona’s story, which concludes with an explanation for the cause of her blindness. Readers of Jostein Gaarder’s Sophie’s World will love this.”—Publishers Weekly

“There is something quite addictive about Thomas Schlesser’s Mona’s Eyes. Once you start reading it, you cannot stop... Written in the vein of Jostein Gaarder’s Sophie’s World,Schlesser’s novel offers a similarly compact, often exhilarating cruise through the last few centuries of Western art.”—The Art Newspaper

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