Book briefs

Published 2:23 pm Friday, January 25, 2008

Adventurer Helen Thayer of Snohomish will talk about her latest book, “Walking the Gobi,” at 2 p.m. today at the Everett Public Library, 2702 Hoyt Ave. Thayer, 63, and her husband, Bill, are the first to walk all 1,600 miles of the Gobi Desert. Helen Thayer, a former Olympic athlete, is noted for being the first woman to walk and ski to the North Pole in 1988 at the age of 50. She and her husband have also paddled the Amazon, studied wolves in the Arctic, walked 1,200 miles in New Zealand studying Maori culture and trekked through deserts on three continents. Call 425-257-8010 or check the Web site, www.epls.org, for more information about this free event.

Mukilteo author David Ash will sign copies of his Haiku for Life series at Barnes &Noble at Alderwood mall from 1 to 4 p.m. today as a fundraiser for local Catholic schools. Ash’s series includes “Haiku for Catholics,” “Haiku for Coffee Lovers” and “Haiku for Chocolate Lovers.” The store is at 19401 Alderwood Mall Parkway in Lynnwood. Call 425-771-2220 for more information.