Jemma Westing and Steve Mould
7 p.m. May 16, University Book Store, Mill Creek
Bring your young scientists to meet two inspiring authors: Westing, who in “Out of the Box” offers 25 cardboard model projects; and Mould, who in “How to be a Scientist” teaches kids to think like scientists using 40 simple activities. Free. The bookstore is in the Town Center at 15311 Main St.
Kevin Zobrist
7 p.m. May 17, Camano Multipurpose Center
Washington State University forester and author of the book “Native Trees of Western Washington,” Zobrist will speak to the Friends of Camano Island Parks and Camano Wildlife Habitat Project participants. The presentation is free and open to the public. The center is located at 141 N. East Camano Drive, Camano Island. Learn how to identify trees and get to know their ecological roles.
Melissa A. Woods
5-8 p.m. May 18, Edmonds Bookshop
Woods will talk about and read from her novel “Getting Past Anxiety” at this Art Walk Edmonds event. In the book, a 37-year-old professional woman is fighting to escape the shackles of anxiety. The shop is at 111 Fifth Ave. S.
Jennifer Munro
2 p.m. May 20, Everett Public Library
The author talks about how to write about humor and heartache — comic relief amidst the grief. The library is located at 2702 Hoyt Ave. For information about the workshop, call 425-257-8000.
Adrian Patayon
5 p.m., May 24, The Old Spaghetti Factory, Lynnwood
Patayon, of Everett, will sign copies of his book “Adrian’s Aloha Song” during a Work Opportunities membership dinner at The Old Spaghetti Factory. The restaurant is at 2509 196th St. SW. The book is a memoir about Patayon’s struggles with and triumphs over living with cerebral palsy, alcoholism and depression.
Paddy Eger
7 p.m. June 6, University Book Store, Mill Creek
The author will read from the new book “Letters to Follow — A Dancer’s Adventure.” Lynne Meadows is a young professional dancer with Intermountain Ballet Co. in Montana. When the artistic director recommends her to a summer dance troupe performing across France, she jumps at the chance. As the cost of the trip is beyond her means, she accepts her notoriously unreliable uncle’s offer to pay her passage in return for spending the month after her trip driving him around Europe.
Kristen Hannah
7 p.m. June 9, Everett Performing Arts Center
Everett Public Library hosts the award-winning and best-selling author, who plans to talk about and read from her book “The Nightingale.” The visit is part of the Everett Reads! program. The novel tells the story of two sisters living in France at the beginning of World War II. It was on the New York Times Bestseller list for two years following the book’s publication in 2015. Admission to the reading is free. While Hannah lives in Seattle, the Everett event is her only appearance this year in the state. The center is at 2710 Wetmore Ave. Also sponsored by University Book Store.
Diana Noble
1 p.m. June 11, University Book Store, Mill Creek
In the summer of 1911, 13-year-old Evangelina de Leon is living with her family on a ranch in northern Mexico. When the rumors of revolutionaries and approaching violence prove true, her family leaves home in search of safety in a small town on the U.S. side of the border. Life in Texas is confusing. There are signs in the windows of shops that say “No Mexicans” and some students and adults are cruel. With a little encouragement and kindness though, she starts to imagine a new future for herself. Diana Noble’s historical novel, “Evangelina Takes Flight” introduces teens to the tumultuous times of the Mexican Revolution and the experiences of immigrants as they adjust to a new way of life. Meet the author for a discussion of her debut work.
Geraldine DeRuiter
6 p.m. June 13, Everett Public Library auditorium
Travel blogger (“Everywhereist”)and author DeRuiter will talk about her travels and read from her new book “All Over the Place.” She also plans to answer questions about traveling and blogging and will sign copies of the book, which will be available for sale. The reading is free.
Jennifer Robson and Kate Quinn
7 p.m. June 21, University Book Store, Mill Creek
Robson will read from and sign copies of her new book “Goodnight from London,” set in the 1940s as American journalist Ruby Sutton begins reporting on World War II. Quinn will read from and sign copies of her new book “The Alice Network,” which set in the aftermath of WWII, as an American college girl sets out to find her cousin who went missing during the war.
Poetry readings
7 p.m. Mondays, Black Lab Gallery, Everett
The gallery offers a poetry reading each Monday evening at 1618 Hewitt Ave. For more information, call 425-512-9476.
7 p.m. Thursdays, Cafe Zippy, Everett
Everett Poetry night at the cafe is on most Thursday evenings at 1502 Rucker Ave. Call 425-303-0474.
6 p.m. first Thursdays, Hibulb Cultural Center, Tulalip
Melanie Kreiger and the Marysville Getchell Writing for Publication Club will read June 1. Open mic follows. In the library at 6410 23rd Ave. NE.
— Gale Fiege, Herald writer
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