Megan Abbott: 7 p.m. July 30, Third Place Books, Lake Forest Park, 7171 Bothell Way NE. From the Edgar Award-winning author of “Dare Me” comes the psychological thriller “Give Me Your Hand,” about a life-changing secret that destroys an unlikely friendship. Abbott also is the author of “The Fever” and “You Will Know Me.” More at www.thirdplacebooks.com.
Heather Redmond: 7 p.m. Aug. 2, Third Place Books, Lake Forest Park, 7171 Bothell Way NE. Redmond introduces a new series, “Dickens of a Crime,” with the book “A Tale of Two Murders.” It’s 1835 and Charles Dickens is a journalist on the rise at the Evening Chronicle. After finding a young woman murdered and hearing about a very similar mysterious death a year ago to the date, he feels compelled to investigate. More at www.thirdplacebooks.com.
Terry Woods: Noon to 1 p.m. Aug. 4, Edmonds Bookshop, 111 Fifth Ave. S., Edmonds. “Accidental Travels of a Single Woman” is Wood’s memoir as a woman who stays in people’s homes on her travels throughout Europe. The unexpected variety makes it a thought-provoking and entertaining read as she celebrates the spice of life and the great effect that being open to new experiences can have on you. More at www.edmondsbookshop.com.
Kristi Coulter: 7 p.m. Aug. 6, Third Place Books, Lake Forest Park, 7171 Bothell Way NE. Coulter inspired and riled the internet when she wrote about the things she started noticing when she stopped drinking. In her debut essay collection, “Nothing Good Can Come From This,” she reveals a portrait of a life in transition. Her essays are frank, funny and feminist. More at www.thirdplacebooks.com.
Elizabeth Fournier: 7 p.m. Aug. 9, Third Place Books, Lake Forest Park, 7171 Bothell Way NE. In “The Green Burial Guidebook,” Fournier points the way to green burial practices that consider both the environmental well-being of the planet and the economic well-being of loved ones. She provides comprehensive and compassionate guidance, covering everything from green burial planning and home funeral basics to legal guidelines and outside-the-box options, such as burials at sea. More at www.thirdplacebooks.com.
Kristin Hannah: 7 p.m. Aug. 16, Third Place Books, Lake Forest Park, 7171 Bothell Way NE. In “The Great Alone,” we meet Ernt Allbright, a former POW, who comes home from the Vietnam war a changed and volatile man. When he loses yet another job, he makes an impulsive decision: He will move his family north, to Alaska, where they will live off the grid in America’s last true frontier. Hannah is the author of the bestselling novels “Night Road,” “Firefly Lane” and “True Colors and Winter Garden.”
Tony Cliff: 6 p.m. Aug. 17, Third Place Books, Lake Forest Park, 7171 Bothell Way NE. In “Delilah Dirk and the Pillars of Hercules,” Delilah and Selim track down an ancient city buried beneath layers of mystery and secrets, all while fighting off a determined villain. This is the third book in the Delilah Dirk series, following publication of Cliff’s “The King’s Shilling.”
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: 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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