Author Michael Scott reads from his new book THE WARLOCK: THE SECRETS OF THE IMMORTAL NICHOLAS FLAMEL, on Thursday, June 2, at 7 p.m. This is a free event!Author Michael Scott began writing over twenty-five years ago, and is one of Ireland’s most successful and prolific authors, with one hundred titles to his credit, spanning... Continue Reading →
Ultimate Tuesday at Secret Garden Bookshop
May’s Special Guests include co-Author Marcia Vaughan and illustrator Jeremiah Trammell of Seattle publisher Sasquatch’s new THREE BEARS OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST, on Tuesday, May 31 from 7-7:30 p.m.When a small blue teddy bear falls out of a “shiny silver box with wheels” in the mountains of the Pacific Northwest, two native bears – Black... Continue Reading →
Liz Gallagher’s MY NOT-SO-STILL LIFE on shelves
Our own Liz Gallagher celebrated the release of her second novel Saturday afternoon at Secret Garden Books. The book, MY NOT-SO-STILL life, is about an artsy teen named Vanessa who dyes her hair to express her individuality (hence Liz's vivid pink wig). Liz read from her book, which is set in Seattle, served us outrageously... Continue Reading →
Last Drama Story of the Season
Secret Garden’s Partnership with SEATTLE CHILDREN’S THEATRE. . . . . Jackie & Me Drama Story! Saturday, May 7 at 2 p.m. at Secret Garden BookshopWe are proud to announce our last installment in our partnership with Seattle Children’s Theatre for the 2010-2011 Season! During the run of each show of the season, we will... Continue Reading →
Secret Garden’s Mama’s Big Book Event
Authors Kerry Colburn and Rob Sorensen read from their new book MAMA'S BIG BOOK OF LITTLE LIFESAVERS on Thursday, May 5, at 7 PM at Secret Garden Bookshop.To survive the tumultuous first years with kids, smart parents learn to do things faster, cheaper, and easier. Wouldn't it be great if their hard-won shortcuts were collected... Continue Reading →
Carole Estby Dagg’s Book Launch
Carole Estby Dagg launched THE YEAR WE WERE FAMOUS at Secret Garden Books on April 5, wearing a costume she'd sewn and toting a carpetbag filled with items like ones her Great-aunt Clara might have carried with her in her trek across the country in 1896. The photo was taken by Thomas Booth Swiftwater Photography.You... Continue Reading →
Book Party (With Pink Wigs)
Come celebrate with Liz Gallagher on Saturday, May 14, from 4-6 p.m., at Secret Garden Books in Ballard. Liz is celebrating the release of her second novel, MY NOT-SO-STILL LIFE. Come enjoy some food and cupcakes, try on a pink wig in honor of the book's main character, maybe win a prize, hear a reading... Continue Reading →
A Pre-Pub Party for Dan Santat!
Secret Garden is hosting a Pre-Pub Party for upcoming conference keynote speaker Dan Santat—AND YOU'RE ALL INVITED!You know him from his book-making, hilarious illustrations in Oh No!: Or How My Science Project Destroyed the World (by Mac Barnett, Hyperion Books), Chicken Dance (by Tami Sauer, Sterling), The Secret Life of Walter Kitty (by Barbara Jean... Continue Reading →
Secret Garden Bookshop is proud to announce the next installment in their partnership with Seattle Children’s Theatre for the 2010-2011 Season! THE MAN WHO PLANTED TREES Drama Story, Saturday, April 9, starting at 2 p.m. at Secret Garden Bookshop.During the run of each show of the season, they will be hosting weekend Drama Story events... Continue Reading →
Carole Estby Dagg Author Event
Author Carole Estby Dagg reads from her new book, THE YEAR WE WERE FAMOUS, on Tuesday, 5 April 2011, at 7 p.m. at Secret Garden Bookshop.Based on the true story of the author's great-aunt and great-grandmother, this is a fast-paced historical adventure that sets its’ drama against an American backdrop during the time of the... Continue Reading →