Featured · New in 2026
Paxton Plays Pickleball
A charming new story from Bea Gardner celebrating the cardio, friendships, and multigenerational fun of pickleball. Perfect for kids, parents, grandparents, and pickleball lovers everywhere.
The collection
Books by Bea Gardner.
A growing collection that spans memoir, humor, theater, and now a joyful new pickleball story for young readers and families.
Also by Bea Gardner
Memoir
The Hybrid Designer
A memoir of reinvention, design, resilience, and one woman's unconventional path into interior design.
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Humor · Nostalgia
Bring It On… We're In Our 70's
A humorous and nostalgic look at life, love, aging, technology, family, and friendship in one's seventies.
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A two-act play
Widows at the Club
A funny and poignant two-act play about three widowed friends navigating family, technology, loneliness, and the possibility of starting again.
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Signings · Pickleball clubs · Libraries · Schools
Invite Bea for a book signing or reading.
Bea travels for signings, pickleball-club gatherings, library talks, senior-center programs, school visits, and staged readings — warm, funny, and tailored to your group.