Chaim Bezalel and Yonnah Ben Levy: 5 to 8 p.m. Aug. 16, Edmonds Bookshop, 111 Fifth Ave. S., Edmonds. The Stanwood-based husband and wife have been collaborating on mixed-media artwork since 1990. Their presentation is on cross-genre art books that include photography, art, poetry and essays. The event will include video, readings and plenty of time for discussion. More at www.edmondsbookshop.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.” More at www.thirdplacebooks.com.
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.” More at www.thirdplacebooks.com.
Erica Miner: Noon Aug. 18, Edmonds Bookshop, 111 Fifth Ave. S., Edmonds. Mine is touring with her sequel to the suspense thriller “Murder in the Pit,” a novel of assassination and intrigue at the Metropolitan Opera. “Death by Opera,” follows violinist Julia and her cohort, NYPD detective Larry, as they head to New Mexico for the opera season at the Santa Fe Opera House. Faced with a murderer on the loose who threatens the sanctity of the prestigious opera company, Julia and Larry are forced to join forces to stop the menace from wreaking further havoc. More at www.edmondsbookshop.com.
Paulette Perhach: 7 p.m. Aug. 21, Third Place Books, Lake Forest Park, 7171 Bothell Way NE. Perhach’s “Welcome to the Writer’s Life” provides a crash course on becoming a professional writer, from business tactics to writing and reading practices. Writing exercises, tools, checklists, infographics and tips from working writers are included. Perhach has been published in the New York Times, Elle, Slate, Cosmopolitan and Marie Claire. More at www.thirdplacebooks.com.
Terry Woods: 7 p.m. Aug. 22, Third Place Books, Lake Forest Park, 7171 Bothell Way NE. “Accidental Travels of a Single Woman” is Wood’s memoir as a woman who stays in people’s homes on her travels throughout Europe, Canada and the United States. Her book celebrates the spice of life and the great effect that being open to new experiences can have on you. More at www.thirdplacebooks.com.
T. Greenwood and Kristina McMorris: 7 p.m. Aug. 28, Third Place Books, Lake Forest Park, 7171 Bothell Way NE. McMorris’ historical fiction novel, “Sold on a Monday,” is about a struggling local paper that gains fame snapping photographs of unwanted children with devastating consequences. Greenwood’s “Rust & Stardust,” which is based on a true story, follows a little girl abducted by a man claiming to be an FBI agent who mentally and physically assaults her as they travel from Camden, New Jersey, to San Jose, California. More at www.thirdplacebooks.com.
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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