Sayantani DasGupta: 6 p.m. March 1, Third Place Books, 17171 Bothell Way NE, Lake Forest Park. Kiranmala must leave the Kingdom Beyond and travel to her hometown of Parsippany to save Prince Lal, who has been spirited to the unlikeliest of places — a tree in the yard of her best-enemy-for-life in “The Chaos Curse.” She also faces evil serpents, plus a frightening prophecy about her role in the coming conflict between good and evil. DasGupta is bestselling author of the Bengali folktale and string theory-inspired “Kiranmala and the Kingdom Beyond” books. More at www.thirdplacebooks.com.
John Straley: 7 p.m. March 4, Third Place Books, 17171 Bothell Way NE, Lake Forest Park. Explore the ugly truths of the prison industrial complex, the crumbling state of humanity and the role memory plays in the formation of the self in “What Is Time To a Pig?” This is the third “Cold Storage” novel in Straley’s series. Serving a life sentence for the murder of his sister, Gloomy Knob spends his time trying to forget about the past. Straley is the author of 10 novels, including “Cold Storage, Alaska” and “The Woman Who Married a Bear.” More at www.thirdplacebooks.com.
Colum McCann: 7 p.m. March 5, Third Place Books, 17171 Bothell Way NE, Lake Forest Park. This is a ticketed event. Bassam Aramin is Palestinian. Rami Elhanan is Israeli. They inhabit a world of conflict that colors every aspect of their daily lives, from the roads they are allowed to drive on, to the schools their daughters each attend, to the checkpoints, both physical and emotional, they must negotiate in “Apeirogon.” McCann is the bestselling author of the novels “TransAtlantic,” “Let the Great World Spin,” “Zoli,” “Dancer,” “This Side of Brightness” and “Songdogs.” More at www.thirdplacebooks.com.
James Riley: 6 p.m. March 6, Third Place Books, 17171 Bothell Way NE, Lake Forest Park. Six Carmarthen Academy students found themselves lost in time when they first started learning magic. Now they’ve returned, in “The Future King,” with news of a coming war that the students claim only they can stop. But their new plan for the world might lead to an even worse future, one that student Fort Fitzgerald and his friends are destined to help bring about, no matter how much they might want to fight it. This is the third novel in a series from the bestselling author of “Story Thieves.” More at www.thirdplacebooks.com.
Oliver Amatist: 2 p.m. March 7, The Neverending Bookshop, 7530 Olympic View Drive, Edmonds. “Dead Flowers” is a poetic narrative written in the style of free-verse, spoken-word poetry. Amatist’s book tells the story of a disabled teenager’s life on the streets and the story of a long lost childhood friend. Topics include suicide, gay rights and the prison industrial complex. Amatist is a poet, painter and piano player from Seattle. He also is the author of “Time Within a Leaf.” More at www.theneverendingbookshop.com.
Jim Pascoe and Heidi Arnhold: 7 p.m. March 10, Third Place Books, 17171 Bothell Way NE, Lake Forest Park. A rich fantasy world where art is both coveted and feared is evoke in “Cottons: The White Carrot.” For the rabbits of the Vale of Industry, cha is everything. It’s the fuel that lights their homes, powers their factories and makes modern life possible. But to Bridgebelle, cha means so much more. It’s the vital ingredient she needs to make thokchas, beautiful works of art that glow and transform, as if by magic. This is the second volume in Pascoe and Arnhold’s graphic novel trilogy. More at www.thirdplacebooks.com.
Karlos Dillard: 2 p.m. March 14, The Never Ending Bookshop, 7530 Olympic View Drive, Edmonds. Dillard was taken out of an abusive household as a child and put in the foster care system. His book,“Ward of the State,” is a memoir of his time in the Michigan state foster system, along with commentary on the system as a whole. The author, actor and comedian grew up in Detroit and now lives in Seattle. More at www.theneverendingbookshop.com.
Noelle Salazar: 5 p.m. March 19, Edmonds Bookshop, 111 Fifth Ave. S., Edmonds. One fateful day, Audrey Coltrane gets caught in the air over Pearl Harbor just as the bombs begin to fall. Suddenly, nowhere feels safe. In the novel “The Flight Girls,” Audrey joins the Women Airforce Service Pilots in 1941. The bonds she forms with her fellow pilots reignite a spark of hope in the face of war, and give her the strength to cross the front lines and fight for everything she holds dear. This is the Bothell author’s first novel. More at www.edmondsbookshop.com.
Melissa Anne Peterson: Noon March 21, Edmonds Bookshop, 111 Fifth Ave. S., Edmonds. Set against the backdrop of a decaying Pacific Northwest lumber town, “Vera Violet” is a debut novel that explores themes of poverty, violence and environmental degradation as played out in the young lives of a group of close-knit friends. Peterson grew up in a Washington logging town. She received bachelor’s degrees in writing and biology from Evergreen State College. She has worked on endangered species recovery in Washington and Montana for 12 years. More at www.edmondsbookshop.com.
POETRY READINGS
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
Bill Witthuhn: A former teacher and coach in Snohomish, Witthuhn has written a book. “The Contest” is the tale of a business with fading sales that sponsors a contest to get back into the black. Surprises and challenges are expected with any competition, but no one could ever predict it would lead to a school shooting. You can find Witthuhn’s self-published novel on Amazon.
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