Snohomish County book calendar

Published 1:30 am Sunday, February 5, 2017

David Sheff

7 p.m. Feb. 10, Everett Performing Arts Center

Sheff, the author of “Beautiful Boy,” has written for the New York Times, Rolling Stone, Wired and Fortune. The book is about Sheff’s experiences with his son, Nic, who became addicted to meth. Sheff’s preoccupation with saving his son then became an addiction of sorts as he refused to give up on Nic. This candid memoir will interest any parent who has ridden the emotional rollercoaster of loving a child who seems beyond help. Part of the Everett Reads! 2017 program. More at epls.org/calendar/site/5297. The center is at 2710 Wetmore Ave.

Dave Hunter

6:30 p.m. Feb. 11, Third Place Books, Lake Forest Park

Hunter plans to talk about and sign his book “Mason Bee Revolution: How the Hardest Working Bee Can Save the World, One Backyard at a Time.” The guide helps gardeners how to set up and care for bees and what to grow to keep them. The bookstore is in the Lake Forest Park Towne Center, at 17171 Bothell Way NE, Seattle.

Paddy Eger

5-8 p.m. Feb. 16, Edmonds Bookshop

The Edmonds author will sign copies of her third novel, which is set in the ballet world. The book is “Letters to Follow: A Dancer’s Adventure.” Marta’s best friend, Lynne, begins a grand adventure when she travels to Paris on a dance exchange. Her move to a wacky boarding house is not a good fit for an outspoken American dancer, but it creates humorous encounters with the tenants. At the end of the exchange, Lynne becomes the travel companion for her harebrained Uncle Leo. She sends postcards and letters to Marta to retell her madcap adventures. The bookstore is at 111 Fifth Ave. S.

Howard Lovering

2 p.m. Feb. 18, Museum of Flight, Seattle

A former director of the Museum of Flight, Lovering offers an insider’s look at the museum with a lecture and signing of his latest book, “For Future Generations: A History of the Museum of Flight.” The book is 400 pages and replete with photos and tales about the 50-year-old museum, at 9404 E. Marginal Way at Boeing Field, Seattle. More at www.museumofflight.org.

James D. Shipman

7 to 9 p.m. Feb. 25, the Hungry Pelican, Snohomish

Shipman plans to talk about and read from his book “It Is Well” at this event is hosted by the Uppercase Bookshop, 113 Ave. C. More at www.uppercasebookshop.com.

Poetry readings

7 p.m. Mondays, Black Lab Gallery, Everett

The shop offers a poetry reading each Monday evening at 1618 Hewitt Ave. For more information, call 425-512-9476.

— Gale Fiege, Herald staff