Upcoming local book events
Published 4:21 pm Friday, June 12, 2015
Derrick Coleman Jr.
Noon June 14, Third Place Books
“No Excuses,” published by Gallery Books, is the title of this new memoir from the Seattle Seahawks football player. Coleman writes about being the first deaf player in the NFL. The store is located at 17171 Bothell Way NE in Lake Forest Park. Tickets are required, available online only at www.thirdplacebooks.com for details.
David James Gordon
7 p.m. June 18, Northwest Stream Center
Gordon plans to talk about observing nature, “citizen science” and his new book “The Sasquatch Seeker’s Field Manual” published by Mountaineers Books. Call 425-316-8592 to reserve a seat. Admission is $5 for Adopt-A-Stream Foundation members, $7 non-members. A book signing follows the presentation. The center is located in McCollum Park, 600 128th St. SE, Everett.
Lon Cole
7 p.m. June 18, University Bookstore
Cole will sign and read from “Alive &Thankful” at the shop, 15311 Main St., Mill Creek Town Center. After inspiring readers with his first collection of poetry, Puyallup poet Lon Cole is back with more deeply felt and encouraging verses .
Melanie Maddy and Celia Marie Baker
11 a.m. June 20, Snow Goose Books
Just in time for Fathers Day, “In a Child’s Eye” is a charming story of a little boy and his grandfather out for a day together.
David Alan Morrison
8 p.m. June 18, Edmonds Bookshop
“Guild of Immortal Women” is Morrison’s new book. Two bodies are discovered on the grounds of a coven of witches who belong to the Guild of Immortal Women. It is up to a detective and a social worker to solve the murder-mystery while dealing with the strange world of magic. The book store is located at 111 Fifth Ave. S., Edmonds.
Joshua Safran
7 p.m. June 25, Stanwood
Joshua Safran, who as a child found shelter and identity at Stanwood Library, will talk about his memoir, “Free Spirit: Growing Up on the Road and Off the Grid” at 7 p.m. June 25 at the Stanwood Camano Community Resource Center, 9612 271st St. NW. Following his talk, a reception and book signing will be held across the street at the library. His book recounts his childhood hitchhiking, surviving the elements and dealing with a violent alcoholic stepfather before finally finding his way to law school and becoming an Orthodox Jew. Safran writes, “The Stanwood Library opened its doors to me without question. The patient librarians didn’t care about my frayed clothes and never questioned my determination to spend every waking hour under their roof. Mercifully warm and clean, the library was a shelter from the rain and the echoes of my mother screaming in the night. I washed my face in the clean white sink and took refuge in books about the Talmud, the Golem of Prague, and Israel.”
Gisela Wicks
2 p.m. June 28, Sno-Isle Genealogical Research Library
Wicks plans to read from her memoir “Born into Hitler’s War” at the Sno-Isle Genealogical Research Library, 19827 Poplar Way, Heritage Park, Lynnwood. Wicks writes about surviving the hardship of World War II and her years under Soviet rule in the former East Germany.
Jimmy Carter
7 p.m. July 28, Third Place Books
Here’s an early warning in case you want the former president to sign your copy of his new book “A Full Life: Reflections at Ninety” published by Simon &Schuster. President, Nobel Peace Prize winner and international humanitarian, Carter reflects on his full life with pride, humor and a few second thoughts. Required tickets are available at www.thirdplacebooks.com/product/jimmy-carter-event-book.
To submit news for the book calendar contact reporter Gale Fiege: 425-339-3427; gfiege@heraldnet.com.
