John Dodge: 7 p.m. March 4, Third Place Books, 17171 Bothell Way NE, Lake Forest Park. The Columbus Day storm of 1962 was a freak of nature, a weather outlier with deadly winds topping 100 mph. It killed dozens, injured hundreds, damaged more than 50,000 homes and leveled enough timber to build 1 million homes. In “A Deadly Wind,” Dodge tells a compelling story spiced with human drama, Cold War tension and Pacific Northwest history. Dodge is a retired journalist with a 40-year career. More at www.thirdplacebooks.com.
Doug Walsh: 7 p.m. March 5, Third Place Books, 17171 Bothell Way NE, Lake Forest Park. In Walsh’s “Tailwinds Past Florence,” a husband and wife on the verge of divorce decide to bicycle around the world. Edward will do anything to keep his work troubles from his wife. Kara is tired of being married to a workaholic. So together they decide to pedal away from Seattle and toward eternal love. More at www.thirdplacebooks.com.
Leigh Calvez: 7 p.m. March 6, Third Place Books, 17171 Bothell Way NE, Lake Forest Park. “The Breath of a Whale” is an exploration of the elusive lives of whales in the Pacific Ocean, home to orcas, humpbacks, sperm, blue and gray whales. Calvez has spent a dozen years researching, observing and probing the lives of the giants of the deep. She also is the author of “The Hidden Lives of Owls.” More at www.thirdplacebooks.com.
Lise Johnson and Eric Chudler: 7 p.m. March 7, Third Place Books, 17171 Bothell Way NE, Lake Forest Park. Quick! What do you worry about most? Scientific reasoning explains our most common daily fears — from germs to natural disasters and everything in between. In “Worried?” Johnson and Chudler get to the roots of our worries, all while using science to help tame the anxiety beast. More at www.thirdplacebooks.com.
Luis Alberto Urrea: 6 p.m. March 8, Third Place Books, 17171 Bothell Way NE, Lake Forest Park. Urrea’s “The House of Broken Angels” tells the story of what it means to be the first generation to live two lives across one border. This Pulitzer Prize finalist is a portrait of the De La Cruz family as they celebrate the lives of two of their most beloved members. More at www.thirdplacebooks.com.
Wendy Delaney: Noon March 9, Edmonds Bookshop, 111 Fifth Ave. S., Edmonds.The award-winning author’s latest in her The Working Stiffs series is “No Wedding for Old Men.” There’s never a good time for a murder. But when it happens right before the deputy coroner’s diva mother marries a recent widower, well, that’s the absolute worst time. Delaney’s series is set in the fictional town of Port Merritt, Washington. More at www.edmondsbookshop.com.
Richard Little: 6 p.m. March 9, Third Place Books, 17171 Bothell Way NE, Lake Forest Park. “City Haul,” set in a in a familiar, if fictitious, corner of the Pacific Northwest, follows the exploits of attorney Matt Archer’s whose latest challenge is defending an outlaw biker caught dead-to-rights smuggling drugs across the Canadian border. Small town politics, legislative shenanigans and bad bikers with no sense of humor keeps Matt on his toes. More at www.thirdplacebooks.com.
POETRY READINGS
The Neverending Bookshop: 6 p.m. first Fridays. The bookshop hosts a Flash Fiction and Poetry Slam at 7530 Olympic View Drive, Suite 105, Edmonds. All poets and short fiction/non-fiction writers are welcome. Call 425-415-1945.
Edmonds Bookshop: 5 p.m. third Thursdays. Third Thursday Art Walk poetry readings are held during the Everett Art Walk at the bookshop, 111 Fifth Ave. S., Edmonds. Call 425-775-2789 for more.
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.
NEW BOOKS
Lesley Moffat: Are the demands of your teaching job taking a toll on your health? “I Love My Job But It’s Killing Me” is a teacher’s guidebook to conquering chronic stress and sickness. The band director at Jackson High School in Mill Creek for more than 30 years, Moffat was sick and tired of being sick and tired. When she figured out through trial and error how to get back to work, she decided to write a how-to guide for her fellow educators. More about the author at mpowerededucator.com.
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