Snohomish County book calendar

Published 1:30 am Sunday, March 11, 2018

Sam Wiebe: 7 p.m., March 12, Third Place Books, Town Center at Lake Forest Park, 17171 Bothell Way NE. Weibe is the author of “Invisible Dead,” the critically acclaimed first novel in the “Wakeland” series. The second book in the series, “Cut You Down,” is a murder mystery involving a bright but unstable college student and her professor and ex-lover who just can’t seem to let her go. More at www.thirdplacebooks.com.

Leslye Walton: 7 p.m., March 14, Third Place Books, Town Center at Lake Forest Park, 17171 Bothell Way NE. In Walton’s second novel, “The Price Guide to the Occult,” a teenage girl with supernatural powers stumbles along the path toward self-acceptance and first love. A Seattle resident, Walton also is the author of “The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavendar.” More at www.thirdplacebooks.com.

Paddy Eger: 5 to 8 p.m., March 15, Edmonds Bookshop, 111 Fifth Ave. S., Edmonds. “Tasman: An Innocent Convict’s Struggle for Freedom,” is Eger’s new young adult novel. It’s a historical adventure set in the 1850s and follows the adventures of 16-year-old Ean McCloud, who was falsely convicted and sent to prison. The Edmonds resident will talk about and sign copies of her book. More at www.edmondsbookshop.com.

Penny Reid: 6 p.m. March 17, Third Place Books, Town Center at Lake Forest Park, 17171 Bothell Way NE. Penny Reid is the USA Today bestselling author of the “Winston Brothers” and “Knitting in the City” series. Her latest book is titled “Marriage of Inconvenience,” in which readers meet Kat Tanner. There are three things you need to know about Kat: She’s determined to make good decisions, she must get married ASAP and she knows how to knit. More at www.thirdplacebooks.com.

Andy Griffiths: 7 p.m., March 19, University Book Store, 15311 Main St., Mill Creek. A best-selling author, Griffiths will read from and sign “The 78-Story Treehouse,” the sixth book in his humorous 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? More at www.ubookstore.com/mill-creek.

POETRY READINGS

Black Lab Gallery: 7 p.m. Mondays. The gallery offers a poetry reading each Monday evening at 1618 Hewitt Ave., Everett. For more information, call 425-512-9476.

Cafe Zippy: 7 p.m. Thursdays. Everett Poetry night at the cafe is on most Thursday evenings at 1502 Rucker Ave., Everett. Call 425-303-0474.

Hibulb Cultural Center, Tulalip: 6 p.m. first Thursdays. 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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