Snohomish County book calendar

Published 1:30 am Sunday, February 26, 2017

Author events

Kevin Craft, Bethany Reid

6 p.m. March 2, Hibulb Cultural Center, Tulalip

The poets will read from their work at this free event. Craft’s new collection, “Vagrants and Accidentals,” is published by the University of Washington Press. Learn more at www.washington.edu/uwpress/search/books/CRAVAG.html. Reid, of Edmonds, is the author of “Sparrow,” which is described at www.amazon.com/Sparrow-Bethany-Reid. The center is at 6410 23rd Ave. NE.

Catherine White

1-3 p.m. March 4, Silver Cup Coffee, Everett

White will talk about and sign her new book “Overcoming Roadblocks to Success.” The book is a compilation of interviews with professionals who relate the steps they took to become successful at the cafe, 2707 Colby Ave. Diane Haugen, executive director of the North Seattle Chamber of Commerce and Everett resident, is among the professionals interviewed, and she plans to attend the event.

Jennifer Bardsley

2 p.m. March 4, Everett Public Library

A Herald columnist, Bardsley will be in the main library auditorium, 2702 Hoyt Ave., to read from and sign copies of her young adult books “Genesis Girl” and “Damaged Goods.” The Edmonds author writes “I Brake for Moms” for The Sunday Herald’s Good Life section. The second book in Bardsley’s exciting dystopian series, “Blank Slate,” picks up where “Genesis Girl” left off. Blanca has finally escaped the abusive control of her birth father, the Tabula Rasa School who raised her as an obedient commodity for corporations, and the identity of a digital footprint-free “Vestal,” but the strange way she was raised has still left its mark. With her boyfriend, Seth, searching for her only other blood relative, she finds comfort in a support group of Vestal-Rejects called the Defectos. But when the FBI starts asking questions and a Chinese group called the Guardians is rising to power and wresting control of important Tabula Rasa contacts, Blanca is once again in danger. In “Damaged Goods,” Blanca’s greatest challenge might be figuring out who to trust.

Emerald City Comic Con

March 2-5, Washington State Convention Center, Seattle

This 15th annual convention includes a chance to rub elbows with comic book legends and get those celebrity authors to sign their books. The convention center is at 705 Pike St. More at www.emerald citycomicon.com.

Tim Egan

March 11, 3 p.m. Seattle Center Armory; 5 p.m. Knights of Columbus, Seattle

The National Book Award-winning author will talk about two charismatic men from his books: orator Thomas Francis Meagher in “The Immortal Irishman” and photographer Edward Curtis in “Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher.” THe Seattle Center is at 305 Harrison St.; the Knights of Columbus is at 722 Union St.

J.A. Jance

7 p.m. March 27, University Book Store, Mill Creek Town Center

Jance’s new thriller, “Man Overboard,” is about two tech geniuses who face off. Stu Ramey investigates the death of a friend over the side of a cruise ship. Hot on the trail of a serial killer, he becomes locked in a battle of wits against a twisted tech savvy adversary. The bookstore is at 15311 Main St.

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.

New books

Bridget Clawson

Clawson, of Edmonds, has published a new book, “Baptized Every Morning: Guidepost, Sketchbook and Journal on Living with Big Grief and Loss.” It is available on Amazon. The book is recommended for widows, widowers, health calamity victims, mid-lifers, displaced people and the brokenhearted. The book should help “anyone who feels lost to find their own personal direction and truth,” Clawson said. She also is the author of “The Widow Lessons.”

Adrian Patayon

Patayon, of Everett, has published his first book, “Adrian’s Aloha Song,” a memoir about his struggles with cerebral palsy, alcoholism and depression. It is available on Amazon. He had thoughts of suicide until he was referred to Alcoholics Anonymous. Patayon, originally from Hawaii, credits the program’s philosophy and his faith with saving his life.

— Gale Fiege, Herald writer