Snohomish County book calendar
Published 1:30 am Sunday, January 8, 2017
Joy DeGruy
12:30 and 7 p.m. Jan. 12, Black Box Theater, Edmonds Community College
DeGruy is the author of “Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome: America’s Legacy of Enduring Injury and Healing.” Part of EdCC’s Martin Luther King Jr. celebration. Reserve a free ticket at www.blackboxedcc.org.
Lynn Brunelle
11 a.m. Jan. 14, University Book Store, Mill Creek
The author of “Big Science for Little People” will be on hand to do some experiments from her book and talk about the inspiration for the parent-child interactive publication. The store is located in Mill Creek Town Center, just off Bothell-Everett Highway.
Tracy Weber
5 to 8 p.m. Jan. 15, Edmonds Book Shop
The fourth in Weber’s award-winning Downward Dog Mystery series is “A Fatal Twist,” in which yoga instructor Kate Davidson’s life takes a chaotic turn once she agrees to not only serve as the doula for her pregnant best friend, but also play foster mother to two puppies. The chaos heightens when Kate finds the dead body of a philandering fertility doctor. One of Kate’s yoga students is seen fleeing the scene. The bookshop is at 111 Fifth Ave. S.
Jared McVay
2 to 6 p.m. Jan. 21, Main Street Books, Monroe
A veteran TV and film actor, McVay has written articles, stories and screenplays. His latest book, “Hammershield,” is the third in a series of Western adventures about Clay Brentwood. The bookstore is at 110 E Main, Suite 100.
Joy Burke
1 p.m. Jan. 21, Lake Stevens Library
Burke plans to talk about ways in which authors can connect with new readers, increase visibility and promote book sales. The free workshop takes place at the library, 1804 Main St.
Ellen Hopkins
7 p.m. Jan. 24, Third Place Books
In her new YA novel “The You I’ve Never Known,” Hopkins delivers a “deeply personal” novel in which a teenager named Maya discovers a startling truth: Her mother didn’t abandon her. In fact, her father kidnapped her. At the Lake Forest Park town center store.
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 Everett Performing Arts Center is at 2710 Wetmore Ave.
— Gale Fiege, Herald staff
