Event Details
The Next Chapter, Long Island’s largest independent bookstore, will host bestselling author, Alyson Richman, to launch her newest historical novel, The Missing Pages, on Tuesday, October 14, 2025.
The author event will begin at 7pm at The Next Chapter, which is located at 204 New York Avenue in Huntington Village. Richman will be speaking about the book, participating in a Q&A session, and signing purchased copies of the book.
For fans of The Midnight Library and The Book Thief, acclaimed author Alyson Richman (The Lost Wife and The Time Keepers) has written a love story, a ghost story, and an elegy to the healing power of books.
1912: Harry Widener, a promising and passionate book collector, boards the Titanic holding tight to a priceless volume he’s just purchased in London. After catastrophe strikes the ship, Harry’s last known words are that he must return to his cabin to retrieve his latest treasure. Neither the young man nor the book are ever seen again. Honoring her son’s memory, Harry’s mother builds the Harry Widener Memorial Library at Harvard to house his extensive book collection and ensure his legacy. Decades later, Violet Hutchins, a Harvard sophomore recovering from her own great loss, is working as a page at the Widener Library. When mysterious things begin happening at the library, Violet wonders if Harry Widener’s ghost is trying to communicate with her, seeking Violet to uncover a long-buried secret that the ardent young Harry took with him to the grave.
Link to event page: Alyson Richman Event
The book can be ordered via The Next Chapter’s website, in person in the store, or by calling and reserving a copy over the phone, (631) 482-5008.
- In order to get a book signed, the book must be purchased from The Next Chapter. If you already have the book, you may purchase something of equal value to the book from The Next Chapter to be able to get your book signed.
The Next Chapter opened in 2022, after the closure of Long Island’s iconic Book Revue bookstore, which shuttered after 44 years. TNC is Book Revue’s spiritual successor.