Author events and poetry readings around Snohomish County
Published 1:30 am Sunday, October 27, 2019
Lisa Loving: 7 p.m. Oct. 29, Third Place Books, 17171 Bothell Way NE, Lake Forest Park. In “Street Journalist,” Loving opens up the world of journalism, sharing her hard-won skills and knowledge to help expand your media literacy so that you can report on what matters most, hold powerful people accountable and strengthen your community. Loving is a longtime journalist and media activist. More at www.thirdplacebooks.com.
Martin Limón: 7 p.m. Oct. 30, Third Place Books, 17171 Bothell Way NE, Lake Forest Park. “G.I. Confidential” is set in South Korea in the 1970s. U.S. Army CID agents George Sueño and Ernie Bascom become entangled with a pushy tabloid reporter as they investigate a series of violent bank robberies. Limón served 20 years in the U.S. Army, including 10 years in Korea. He is the author of 12 previous Sueño and Bascom novels.
Rachel Linden: Noon Nov. 2, Edmonds Bookshop, 111 Fifth Ave. S., Edmonds. In “The Enlightenment of Bees,” we meet Mia West, who at age 26, is an apprentice baker and has her entire life planned out: Craftsman cottage in Seattle, a job baking at The Butter Emporium, and her first love by her side. But when he declares he “needs some space,” Mia’s carefully planned future crumbles. Linden also is the author of “Ascension of Larks and “Becoming the Talbot Sisters.” More at www.edmondsbookshop.com.
Douglas Margeson: 2 p.m. Nov. 16, The Neverending Bookshop, 7530 Olympic View Drive, Edmonds. Framed as a coming-of-age story, “Gazing at the Distant Lights,” tells the story of a young man and his college experiences in the 1960s. A newspaper reporter for 34 years, Margeson is already at work on his second novel. More at www.theneverendingbookshop.com.
Nicole Chung: 7 p.m. Nov. 4, Third Place Books, 17171 Bothell Way NE, Lake Forest Park. “All You Can Ever Know” is a memoir. Nicole Chung was born severely premature, placed for adoption by her Korean parents, and raised by a white family in a sheltered Oregon town. But as Chung grew up, facing prejudice her adoptive family couldn’t see, finding her identity as an Asian American, she became ever more curious about where she came from. More at www.thirdplacebooks.com.
Tiffany Midge: 7 p.m. Nov. 6, Third Place Books, 17171 Bothell Way NE, Lake Forest Park. “Bury My Heart at Chuck E. Cheese’s,” is a collection of Midge’s musings on life, politics and identity as a Native woman in America. The stories weave short, stand-alone musings into a memoir that stares down colonialism while chastising hipsters for abusing pumpkin spice. 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
Steve K. Bertrand: The Mukilteo author has released another book of poetry: “The Dragonfly Whisperer” is a collection of 1,000 haiku inspired by life in the Pacific Northwest. The award-winning poet, historian and photographer has published 27 books. Find them on Amazon.
Catherine Fransson: The Everett native wrote a memoir about her relationship with her parents. “Loving the Enemy: When The Favorite Parent Dies First” shares how Fransson grappled with getting acquainted with her father after Mother died first. The Everett High School graduate was crowned Miss Everett of 1962 and taught literature and journalism at Cascade High from 1965 to 1967. Go to www.spiritstones.net for more information.
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