Debut YA author Paddy Eger reads from 84 Ribbons, the coming-of-age story told through a teen's pursuit of a professional ballet career. Eger will appear at Third Place Books, Lake Forest Park, on Saturday, March 15 at 6:30pm.
The whole pointe
Daddy dearest
This Saturday, March 8 at 11am, Bellingham picture book author Derek Munson appears at Mockingbird Books (7220 Woodlawn Ave NE, in Greenlake) in honor of his first book in nearly a decade. Following his 2000 debut, Enemy Pie, Derek's Bad Dad tells the tale of a father who manages to find himself in trouble a... Continue Reading →
Dana’s dog digs story time
Please join in the fun on Saturday, March 8 at University Book Store in Bellevue for a special Story Time featuring our own Dana Sullivan, author/illustrator of Ozzie and the Art Contest. And we might be barking up the wrong tree here (arf!), but we think Ozzie himself may make an appearance. WHEN: 11am WHERE:... Continue Reading →
A likely event to attend!
Author Jennifer S. Holland will read from her books UNLIKELY FRIENDSHIPS FOR KIDS (Workman Publishing) at Seattle's Secret Garden Bookshop on Wednesday, March 12, at 7:00 p.m. The version of UNLIKELY FRIENDSHIPS for adults has been a New York Times bestseller; now it's been rewritten for younger readers as a series of hardcover chapter books... Continue Reading →
Book launch grit
Spokane member Mary Cronk Farrell will read from her new book, True Grit, at the Secret Garden Bookshop on Monday, March 3. The fun starts at 7:00 p.m., and Mary will share more about her book, which recounts the story of 101 American Army and Navy nurses who served in the Philippines, worked in jerry-rigged... Continue Reading →
All hail Hank Z!
Many thanks to Karen Robbins, who graciously shared her photos taken at this week's BIG event: the talented, dedicated, and fabulous co-authors of the worldwide bestselling Hank Zipzer series at the University Book Store. Not surprisingly, the placed was packed, both so folks could catch a glimpse of the SCBWI co-founder Lin Oliver (right) and... Continue Reading →
The Girl Who Heard Colors
Author Anne Marie Harris will read from her new picture book, The Girl Who Heard Colors, at the Secret Garden Bookshop on March 1. The book introduces readers to their five senses and to synesthesia, a condition in which one sense triggers another. For some people, sounds or tastes have colors, for instance. The event... Continue Reading →
Spindly early writings and other embarrassing juvenilia
Secret Garden Bookshop hosts four bestselling YA authors at the Seattle Public Library Central Location at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 27. Adele Griffin, E. Lockhart, Sarah Mlynowski, and Robin Wasserman will give sneak peeks at their upcoming titles and share their fledgling literary attempts. Secret Garden's Suzanne Perry says, "All writers have skeletons in... Continue Reading →
Lin Oliver and Henry Winkler TUESDAY!
LATE, BUT NOT TOO LATE, NOTICE! Our very own Lin Oliver, intrepid co-founder of and executive director of SCBWI, will be at University Book Store in Seattle tomorrow night, Tuesday, February 18, along with her co-author Henry Winkler (aaaaaaay!). The dynamic duo presents the latest in their Hank Zipzer series, Here's Hank: Bookmarks are People... Continue Reading →
Mustache & prodigal son alert!
Former SCBWI WWA member Ben Clanton, who abandoned us for Boston, will be back signing his new book, Mo's Mustache, at Secret Garden Books on Wednesday, Feb. 19, at 7:00 p.m. The scoop about the book: Mo is a monster with a big, black, beautiful mustache that everybody likes. Soon everybody has a mustache! But... Continue Reading →