Snohomish County book calendar
Published 1:30 am Sunday, February 18, 2018
Shirley Melis
7 p.m. Feb. 19, Third Place Books
Melis will talk about and sign copies of her memoir, “Banged-Up Heart.” When her husband of 30 years dies suddenly, Shirley is convinced she will never find another man like Joe. Then she meets John, a younger man who tells her during their first conversation that he has lived for many years with a rare but seemingly manageable cancer. The bookstore is in the Town Center at Lake Forest Park, 17171 Bothell Way NE. Call 206-366-3333. More at www.thirdplacebooks.com.
Ivy Anderson and Devon Angus
7 p.m. Feb. 20, Third Place Books
Anderson and Angus’ new book “Alice: Memoirs of a Barbary Coast Prostitute” is about a serialized, ghostwritten memoir of a prostitute who went by the moniker “Alice Smith” that was published in the San Francisco Bulletin in 1913. Never had such narratives been as frank in in discussing topics such as abortion, police corruption and the unwritten laws of the brothel. Now back in print, editors Anderson and Angus present the memoirs of Alice Smith and a selection of letters responding to her story, with themes that are resonant today.
Tony Ventrella
7 p.m. Feb. 22, Third Place Books
A Seahawks sportscaster, political candidate, bookstore owner and barber, Ventrella now has a memoir out titled “Here’s Smiling at You.” Through heartfelt reminisces, Ventrella tells his life story with humor and candor, always coming back to the lesson that “when life throws you a curve, hit it out of the ballpark … and smile!”
Frances McCue
Noon to 1 p.m., Feb. 24, Edmonds Bookshop
A poet, writer, teacher and arts instigator, McCue will talk about her new book “Timber Curtain.” From 1996 to 2006, she was the founding director of Richard Hugo House in Seattle. Her book is a collection of poems that are wry, indicting and hopeful, as they track the demolition of the Seattle literary center where she worked, lived and mourned her husband. Several poems will be central in McCule’s upcoming documentary “Where the House Was.” The shop is at 111 Fifth Ave. S., Edmonds. Call 425-775-2789. More at www.edmondsbookshop.com.
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Robin Oliveira
7 p.m. Feb. 28, Third Place Books
From the New York Times bestselling author of “My Name Is Mary Sutter” comes a historical novel about the disappearance of two young girls after a cataclysmic blizzard, and what happens when their fate is discovered. Kirkus Reviews calls Oliveira’s new book “Winter Sisters” “a captivating story and a commentary on the laws that have, for far too long, oppressed and endangered women.”
Warren Rainer
2 p.m., March 10, University Book Store, Mill Creek
Warren Rainer visits the store in the Mill Creek Town Center for a reading from his new book, “Bel Air Man.” In the winter of 1962, in small-town Idaho, 17-year-old David’s life is one of quiet routine. But in the days leading up to Christmas, a mysterious stranger appears. To make matters worse, David seems to be the only one who can see him. The bookstore is at 15311 Main St., Mill Creek. More at www.ubookstore.com/mill-creek.
7 p.m., March 19, University Book Store, Mill Creek
Andy Griffiths
A New York Times best-selling author, Griffiths will read from and sign “The 78-Story Treehouse,” the sixth book in his hilarious illustrated chapter book series. Andy and Terry live in a 78-story treehouse. It has a scribbletorium, a high-security potato chip storage facility, and a movie theatre, which is very useful now that Terry’s going to be a movie star. But when Andy gets cut from the movie, he and Terry have a big fight. A herd of sneaky spy cows are out to steal their story ideas. Can Andy and Terry make up before it’s too late?
Poetry readings
7 p.m. Mondays, Black Lab Gallery, Everett
The gallery 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.
6 p.m. first Thursdays, Hibulb Cultural Center, Tulalip
The museum’s Open Mic Poetry series continues. In the Longhouse Room at 6410 23rd Ave. NE, Tulalip. Visit www.hibulbculturalcenter.org for more.
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