Snohomish County book calendar
Published 1:30 am Sunday, April 23, 2017
Leonard W. Lambert
11 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 23, Uppercase Book Shop
Meet the children’s book author, who will be reading from and signing copies of his book, “The Fish Who Could Fly — A Tale of Self Discovery,” which is about building character. The bookstore is at 1010 Second St., Snohomish.
Judy Bentley
2 p.m. April 23, Everett Public Library auditorium
An author and a hiker, Bentley will talk about her 2016 book “Walking Washington’s History: Ten Cities” — which includes an entry on Everett and the 1916 Everett Massacre. A longtime instructor at South Seattle College, Bentley has written biographies for young adult readers. The library is at 2702 Hoyt Ave.
Bethany Reid
Noon April 26, Everett Public Library auditorium
A Gell Poetry Prize winner, Reid will do a poetry reading and then talk about the creation of poetry, with a focus on Emily Dickinson at the library, 2702 Hoyt Ave. Reid’s book “Sparrow” won the Gell prize in 2012. After 25 years of teaching, including 17 years at Everett Community College, she now writes full time.
Denise Frisino
1 p.m. April 27, Edmonds Library
Frisino is an actress, director, producer and now a novelist. Her first historical fiction, “Whiskey Cove” was nominated for the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association award. For “Orchids of War,” the first of a two-part series, Frisino draws from her time living in San Francisco and Hawaii and her interviews with men and women who served during World War II. The presentation is in the Plaza Room, 650 Main St.
Independent Bookstore Day
April 29, Edmonds Bookshop
The bookshop offers fun events all day Saturday at 111 Fifth Ave. S., Edmonds. More information is at www.facebook.com/SEABookstoreDay.
Judith Works
2 p.m. April 30, Everett Public Library auditorium
The author will talk about and sign copies of her book “Coins in the Fountain,” which describes her enchanting, puzzling and sometimes exasperating 10 years in Rome while working for the United Nations.
John Kasich
7 p.m. May 2, Meyedenbauer Center
Ohio Gov. Kasich, a former presidential candidate, will talk about his new book “Two Paths: America Divided or United.” The center is at 11100 NE Sixth St., Bellevue. Tickets are available online through Brown Paper Tickets. Each ticket includes a copy of the book. Hosted by Third Place Books.
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.
7 p.m. Thursdays, Cafe Zippy, Everett
Everett Poetry night at the cafe is on most Thursday evenings at 1502 Rucker Ave. Call 425-303-0474.
— Gale Fiege, Herald writer
