Author events

  • Thursday, June 9, 2016 3:15pm
  • Life

Jennifer Bardsley

5 to 8 p.m. June 16, Edmonds Bookshop

Edmonds author and Everett Daily Herald columnist Jennifer Bardsley will sign copies and talk about her debut novel, “Genesis Girl: Blank Slate Book 1.” A quick synopsis: Blanca has lived a sheltered life, protected from the internet. Her lack of a digital footprint makes her extremely valuable. When she graduates, she’s auctioned to the highest bidder.

Lee Clayton Roper

11 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 18, J.Matheson

The gift and kitchen shop at 2615 Colby Ave, Everett, hosts Roper who will talk about and sign copies of her new cookbook, “Fresh Tastes: From A Well-Seasoned Kitchen.” The book includes 173 recipes, color photos and preparation illustrations.

Writers Cooperative of the Pacific Northwest

10 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 18, Wit’s End Bookstore

The bookstore, 1530 Grove St., Suite A, Marysville, hosts 11 authors, who will meet with readers and sign books. These writers have distinct views and methods of storytelling, all grown and nurtured in the Pacific Northwest. The authors and their books are:

Toni Kief, Marysville, “Old Baggage”

Matthew Buza, Arlington, “Alone in the Darkness”

Susan Brown, Lake Stevens “Dragons of Desert and Dust” and “Dragons of Frost and Fire”

Linda Jordan, Marysville, “Faerie Unraveled” and “Falling Into Flight”

Bruce Ferguson, Edmonds, “Two Graves for Micahel Furey”

Janis Hutchinson, Everett, “Unfinished Justice”

Alice Best Jackson and Dennis Jackson, Lake Stevens, “Together Again”

Roland Trenary, Kingston, “Every Penny Counts” and “Mahlon Blaine’s Blooming Bally Bloody Book”

Nina Durfee, Duvall, “Say it Simply: 8 Easy Steps to Turn Readers into Clients”

Andre Sergoyan, Woodinville, “Sword of the Perithia.”

Robert Michael Pyle

7 p.m. June 23, Stanwood Library

The award-winning author and world-renowned naturalist will read from his new book of poetry, “Chinook and Chanterelle.” Pyle, an eclectic author of field guides, fiction, natural history essays, poetry and memoir, captures luminous moments of the natural world and its cycles of life, death, and rebirth. Book signing and refreshments follow.

Literary Arts and Poetry Series

2016-2017 season, Benaroya Hall

Seattle Arts &Lectures has announced its headliners for next season.

The authors who plan to speak include Ann Patchett, Timothy Egan, Bryan Stevenson, Helen Oyeyemi, Rachel Zucker, Ross Gay and Ellen Bass.

For more information and to subscribe to the series, go to www.lectures.org or call 206-621-2230, ext. 10.

To submit news for the book calendar, contact Gale Fiege at gfiege@heraldnet.com or 425-339-3427.

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