Members Suzanne Selfors and Patrick Jennings, both recipients of our state book award in the middle grade category, will be visiting bookstores in January to kick off the new year by celebrating the release of their newest titles! Next Top Villain (Little, Brown) kicks off Suzanne's new series based in the world of Ever After... Continue Reading →
Another Indie Firster: Queen Anne Books
Add member Suzanne Selfors to the list of local authors appearing at local bookstores this Saturday — in this case, Queen Anne Books at noon. Catch all you can!
Members at Page 2’s version of Indie First
Among the delights this weekend at Indie First's Small Business Saturday will be a couple of members, Wendy Wahman (at 2:30 p.m.) and Mindy Hardwick (at 4:00 p.m.), at Burien's Page 2 Books. Other (ya know, grownup) authors will be there all day, too. Wendy says, "A P-I colleague bought the store, waaay out in... Continue Reading →
Dash over to the 1940s
Member Kirby Larson is hosting a Seattle celebration of her new book, Dash, on October 5 from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. at the Nisei Veterans Memorial Hall (1212 South King Street, Seattle, WA). She says, "We’ll have some 1940s fun — with prizes for the best vintage attire — and meet the family of the... Continue Reading →
A thousand plus one…
We already suggested about a thousand book events you might want to make this month. Here's another: Mike Curatio, author and illustrator of Little Elliot, Big City, will be at Third Place Books in Ravenna this coming Monday night, September 22, at 7:00 p.m.
Wahmans 1, 2, 3
Please join Wendy and Joe Wahman (Snowboy 1, 2, 3) for a special event at University Book Store, Bellevue (990 102nd Ave NE) on Saturday, November 9 at 2pm. Featuring drawing, hot cocoa, reading, and a sung rendition of Snowboy. Sounds like the perfect welcome to the wintry season.
Be a bookseller for a day (or an hour)
As part of the festivities for Small Business Saturday, a.k.a. the Saturday after Thanksgiving (and Black Friday), author Sherman Alexie is spearheading a campaign in which authors can help support their local bookstores on November 30. The gist is for PAL authors to spend an hour, a short shift, or a day, hand-selling books at... Continue Reading →
December events
YEAR-END EVENTS 12/1 Garfield's Books, Tacoma, 1-4pm Jingle Book Bash Appearances by Northwest YA authors, including Helen Landalf, Megan Bostic, Jennifer Shaw Wolfe, and others. Panel, signings, games, treats, and prizes! 12/1 Rob Schouten Gallery, Greenbank, Whidbey Island, 1-4pm Anne Belov's book launch party The painter-turned-cartoonist/blogger ("The Panda Chronicles") celebrates the release of her new... Continue Reading →
Monday morning catch-up!
Welcome to this, the Monday edition, of what I call "Playing Catch-Up"! Now that the turkeys have been reduced to stock and the pie pans contain nothing but crumbs, 'tis the time for me to catch up on some of your news. Apologies to the stalwart crew who made it to the Kid Lit Drink... Continue Reading →
Randi Platt’s book release and events
Well, That Platt Woman’s gone and published another novel! This one’s a Christmas story for all ages! LIBERTY’S CHRISTMAS, by Randi Platt A girl in search of an education, a draft horse in search of one last chance, a derelict tractor in search of a missing gear, and a young Mexican-American in search of a home. These... Continue Reading →