Island time: O. Alan Weltzien, author of “A Father and an Island, Reflections on Loss” will discuss this memoir at 7 p.m. Monday at Snow Goose Bookstore in Stanwood.
Weltzien, who grew up in Bellevue and spent summers at the family cabin on Camano Island, weaves moving memories of his father with a history of Camano Island and the changes he’s seen over the years.
Snow Goose is at 8616 271st St., Stanwood. The event is free but reservations are recommended because seating is limited. Call 360-629-3631. The book is available to purchase for $18.
Tough life: Spokane journalist Jim Kershner will talk about his book, “Carl Maxey; A Fighting Life,” from 2 to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Everett Library.
Maxey overcame the trials of his childhood, one of only two black children at a Spokane orphanage who were kicked out at age 11, to become first a championship boxer at Gonzaga University and then a prominent civil rights lawyer.
Kershner will sign copies of his book available for sale at the library.
The book lists at $27.95.
The Everett Public Library is at 2702 Hoyt Ave. Call 425-257-8000. Check www.epls.org for other library events.
Think fast: You can take it out on the weather man at the Everett Public Library at 2 p.m. today. Cliff Mass, author of “The Weather of the Pacific Northwest,” will talk about all things climatological and sign copies of his book, which retails at $29.95. See the library’s location above.
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