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Lake Forest Park proclaims Juneteenth and recognizes Octavia Butler

Saturday, June 27, 2020

At its meeting on June 25, 2020, the Lake Forest Park Mayor Jeff Johnson proclaimed Friday, June 26, 2020 as a day to celebrate Juneteenth in the City of Lake Forest Park.

Following the proclamation, Deputy Mayor Phillippa Kassover read the following essay about Octavia Butler, who made her home in Lake Forest Park.



Octavia E. Butler
By Phillippa Kassover

I want to take a moment to recognize one of Lake Forest Park’s most distinguished residents, whose 73rd birthday would have been this past week. Her name was Octavia E. Butler and she was born on June 22nd, 1947 in Pasadena California and died here at her home in Lake Forest Park in 2006.

An only child whose father died when she was just seven, Octavia was raised by her mother and grandmother in a strict African-American Baptist household. A shy child, whose mother cleaned rich white folks’ houses for a living, Octavia spent much of her time at the local library, reading fantasy novels and writing her own science fiction stories.

Octavia became a celebrated writer of science fiction, and in 2005, was the first ever science fiction writer to receive a MacArthur Fellowship – commonly known as the Genius Grant. Over her career, she wrote 15 novels and many short stories which explored issues of racism, sexism, and abuse of power. 

She received numerous awards in addition to the MacArthur, including two Nebula Awards and two Hugo awards and was inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame in 2010.

Octavia moved to Lake Forest Park in 1999, where she lived on 37th Avenue NE, across the street from Sheila Liming, who was then a student at Shorecrest High School and is now Assistant Professor of English at the University of North Dakota. Sheila wrote a wonderful essay called “My Neighbor Octavia”, in which she describes her relationship with Octavia, who did not drive, and to whom she often gave rides back up the hill.

Octavia, who was mostly a very solitary person, talked with Sheila during those rides and told her that she chose Lake Forest Park because “she desired only that a grocery store, a bookstore, and a bus stop be located within walking distance, and that the neighborhood should grant her access to the city without actually being in the city.”

I think many of us might agree with that reasoning and are proud that Octavia E. Butler became a neighbor in our city, even for just a few years.



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Third Place Books takes author events online

Saturday, June 13, 2020

Third Place Books has taken their acclaimed author events program online, so that you can enjoy talks with your favorite authors... from a safe and healthy distance!


Click to register for these upcoming livestream author events, presented by Third Place Books!

See the full events calendar here!


Monday, June 15, 7pm
Erica Bauermeister
House Lessons

In this mesmerizing memoir-in-essays, bestselling author Erica Bauermeister (The Scent Keeper) renovates a trash-filled house in eccentric Port Townsend, and in the process takes readers on a journey to discover the ways our spaces subliminally affect us.

Bauermeister will be joined in conversation by Tara Conklin, bestselling author of The Last Romantics.



Wednesday, June 17, 7pm
Harlan Coben
The Boy from the Woods
Jake Tapper
The Hellfire Club
Join the event here

In The Boy From The Woods, Harlan Coben introduces us to Wilde, a man who is a mystery to everyone, including himself. Decades ago, Wilde was found as a boy living feral in the woods with no memory of his past. Now, thirty years later, he’s a highly trained ex-military operative who still knows nothing about his personal history.  And he's back living in the same woods on the outskirts of town, content to be an outcast with only a few deep connections to other people.

A young Congressman stumbles on the powerful political underworld of 1950's D.C. in The Hellfire Club. Charlie Marder is an unlikely Congressman. Thrust into office by his family ties after his predecessor died mysteriously, Charlie is struggling to navigate the dangerous waters of 1950s Washington, DC, alongside his young wife Margaret, a zoologist with ambitions of her own. When Charlie discovers a conspiracy that reaches the highest levels of governance, he has to fight not only for his principles and his newfound political career... but for his life.


Thursday, June 18, 7pm
Michael Connelly
Fair Warning

TICKETS REQUIRED each ticket includes a copy of the book

Join Michael Connelly in conversation with Andrea Dunlop, author of We Came Here To Forget!

Veteran reporter Jack McEvoy has taken down killers before, but when a woman he had a one-night stand with is murdered in a particularly brutal way, McEvoy realizes he might be facing a criminal mind unlike any he's ever encountered.

Jack investigates-- against the warnings of the police and his own editor-- and makes a shocking discovery that connects the crime to other mysterious deaths across the country. Undetected by law enforcement, a vicious killer has been hunting women, using genetic data to select and stalk his targets. Uncovering the murkiest corners of the dark web, Jack races to find and protect the last source who can lead him to his quarry. But the killer has already chosen his next target, and he's ready to strike.



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Bestselling author Michael Connelly in virtual event June 4 - tickets required

Thursday, May 28, 2020


The hero of The Poet and The Scarecrow is back in the new thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Michael Connelly.
 
Jack McEvoy, the journalist who never backs down, tracks a serial killer who has been operating completely under the radar—until now.

Veteran reporter Jack McEvoy has taken down killers before, but when a woman he had a one-night stand with is murdered in a particularly brutal way, McEvoy realizes he might be facing a criminal mind unlike any he's ever encountered. Jack investigates—against the warnings of the police and his own editor—and makes a shocking discovery that connects the crime to other mysterious deaths across the country. 
Undetected by law enforcement, a vicious killer has been hunting women, using genetic data to select and stalk his targets. Uncovering the murkiest corners of the dark web, Jack races to find and protect the last source who can lead him to his quarry. But the killer has already chosen his next target, and he's ready to strike.

Join Michael Connelly for a live conversation with Andrea Dunlop, author of We Came Here To Forget, on Thursday, June 4 at 7pm!

Tickets Are Required! 



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Author John Grisham visits Lake Forest Park virtually

Thursday, May 21, 2020

Robert Sindelar of Third Place Books and
John Gresham, best selling author on
Zoom author event


By Cynthia Sheridan

Well-known author John Grisham has written over 30 novels, such as The Firm, with nine of these stories being made into movies. His latest novel Camino Winds was introduced to Third Place Book readers in Lake Forest Park via ZOOM, with an interview between Grisham and Third Place manager Robert Sindelar.

Mr. Grisham spoke for forty-five minutes, outlining his law career and how it prompted him to begin writing legal thrillers.

Since 1990 his work has attracted over 300 million readers, and is printed in 40 languages. 

He credits his agent, his wife and his long-standing relationship with Doubleday Books for this incredible record.

Grisham’s current novel, Camino Winds, is the second in a series of life and turbulent weather on the Gulf Coast.

The story follows a community of colorful writers hanging around a bookstore, the quirky store owner and the rare books black market. 

Also discussed was the highly popular “Theodore Boone” children’s book series- created by Grisham after his daughter became a teacher and was looking for suspenseful kids’ books.

Throughout the interview, ZOOM participants were able to ask questions of the author, using the CHAT option. 

Mr. Grisham offered two suggestions for writers: outline the entire story first and write at least one page every day.

The Firm, published in 1991, was Grisham's first big success as a novelist and marked the beginning of his writing career. It was made into a movie starring Tom Cruise.



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Virtual author event with John Grisham Wednesday at 1pm

Wednesday, May 20, 2020


Camino Winds, by John Grisham

Welcome back to Camino Island, where anything can happen—even a murder in the midst of a hurricane, which might prove to be the perfect crime...
Just as Bruce Cable's Bay Books is preparing for the return of bestselling author Mercer Mann, Hurricane Leo veers from its predicted course and heads straight for the island. The hurricane is devastating: homes and condos are leveled, hotels and storefronts ruined, streets flooded, and a dozen people lose their lives. 
One of the apparent victims is Nelson Kerr, a friend of Bruce's and an author of thrillers. But the nature of Nelson's injuries suggests that the storm wasn't the cause of his death: he has suffered several suspicious blows to the head.

Join bestselling author John Grisham, and Robert Sindelar of Third Place Books, for a live conversation on Wednesday, May 20 at 1pm!





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Authors are online at Town Hall Seattle events

Monday, May 18, 2020

Authors doing multi city book tours to meet with groups of fans is probably not going to happen for a while.

In the meantime, there are livestream events and podcasts.

Town Hall Seattle has a full schedule this week. Each event has the description, information about the book and the author, and information about how to access the event.


Town Hall Seattle Livestream Event: 

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Three author events from Third Place Books this week

Tuesday, April 21, 2020

Third Place Books, with locations in Lake Forest Park, Ravenna, and Seward Park, has transitioned some of its author events online with three this week.

  • Protecting consumers to save democracy
  • The truth about America's "Deep State"
  • A Black Man's view of race

The links are with each event description. How long each event is available online after the live event depends on each author.

All are presented in Partnership with Town Hall Seattle

Monday, April 20 at 7:30pm - Watch link

Richard Cordray
Watchdog: How Protecting Consumers Can Save Our Families, Our Economy, and Our Democracy

Many consumers feel cheated or mistreated when engaging with credit cards, mortgages, and loans, but do not have the resources or expertise to fight back on their own. When these increasingly one-sided finance markets blew up the economy in 2008, Congress created the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to safeguard the marketplace and enforce consumer protections. Richard Cordray, former Director of the CFPB, joins us with stories of the individual consumers whose interests the Bureau represented—and the ways the agency made a difference in the lives of Americans.

Cordray draws from his book Watchdog: How Protecting Consumers Can Save Our Families, Our Economy, and Our Democracy, telling a hopeful story of a time when our economic system was overhauled to fit the needs of the people.

He recalls critical moments where the agency fought to preserve the rights of the consumer—simplifying mortgage paperwork, putting limits on predatory lenders, and stepping in to help solve problems suing big banks for cheating or deceiving consumers.

Join Cordray for a discussion of the fight to establish a new baseline of economic fairness in our democratic society. Cordray will also answer questions about the effects of the COVID-19 crisis on consumers and what can be done to protect them in these challenging times.

No purchase is required to view this event, but attendees are encouraged to make a donation in support of Town Hall Seattle, and to purchase Watchdog from Third Place Books


Tuesday, April 21 at 7:30pm - Watch link

David Rohde in Conversation with Steve Scher

In Deep: The FBI, The CIA, and the Truth About America’s “Deep State”

President Trump blames the “deep state” for his impeachment. But what is the American deep state, and does it really exist? Journalist David Rohde takes us into the heart of the debate over the deep state with reporting from his book In Deep: The FBI, the CIA, and the Truth about America’s “Deep State.”

He reveals how the spectre of the deep state has been evoked to embody different intangible fears and crises by America’s different ideological factions. To conservatives it is a government bureaucracy that relentlessly encroaches on the individual rights of Americans, while Liberals fear the “military-industrial complex”— a cabal of generals and defense contractors who they believe routinely push the country into endless wars.

Rohde presents a sweeping exploration of the presidential power struggles and CIA and FBI scandals of the past fifty years ― from the Church Committee’s exposure of Cold War abuses, to false intelligence about Iraq’s WMDs, to NSA mass surveillance revealed by Edward Snowden.

Rohde investigates the claims and counterclaims of the Trump era and the relentless spread of conspiracy theories both online and on-air. While Trump says he is the victim of the deep state, Democrats accuse the president and his allies of running a de facto deep state of their own that operates outside official government channels and smears political rivals.

Through dozens of interviews with career CIA operatives and FBI agents, Rohde shines a light on fraught the trends of mistrust of the politicians, unelected officials, and journalists who many believe unilaterally set America’s agenda.

David Rohde is an executive editor of The New Yorker website and a former Reuters, New York Times, and Christian Science Monitor reporter. He is also a two-time recipient of the Pulitzer Prize.

No purchase is required to view this event, but attendees are encouraged to make a donation in support of Town Hall Seattle, and to purchase In Deep from Third Place Books


Thursday, April 23 at 7:30pm - Watch link

Clifford Thompson

What It Is: Race, Family, and One Thinking Black Man’s Blues

African-American writer Clifford Thompson was raised to believe in treating every person of every color as an individual—and he decided as a young man that America, despite its history of racial oppression, was his home as much as anyone else’s.

Thompson joins us for a heartfelt livestream conversation exploring the war between the values he has always held and the reality with which he is confronted in twenty-first-century America.

Thompson presents thoughts from his book What It Is: Race, Family, and One Thinking Black Man’s Blues, offering a powerful framework for navigating race in America, carrying on the tradition of James Baldwin’s The Fire Next Time and Ta-Nehisi Coates’s Between the World and Me.

As a middle-aged, happily married father of biracial children, Thompson finds himself questioning his most deeply held convictions when the race-baiting Donald Trump ascends to the presidency — elected by whites, whom Thompson had refused to judge as a group, and who make up the majority in this country Thompson had called his own.

He reflects on the wisdom of the writers he admires, and grapples with the understanding that the answers to his questions about America ultimately lie in America itself. Tune in for perspectives from an acclaimed writer in the grip of contradictory emotions — trying to find his own answers based not on conventional wisdom or on what he would like to believe, but on what he sees.

Clifford Thompson received a Whiting Writers’ Award for nonfiction in 2013 for Love for Sale and Other Essays. His personal essays and pieces on books, film, jazz, and American identity have found homes in publications including The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, The Village Voice, The Times Literary Supplement , and many others.

No purchase is required to view this event, but attendees are encouraged to make a donation in support of Town Hall Seattle, and to purchase What It Is from Third Place Books




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Shoreline resident publishes memoir of An Untethered Boyhood

Saturday, April 18, 2020

Me and the Cottonwood Tree: An Untethered Boyhood
by Herb Bryce - with Anna Katz


Chock-full of unbelievable stories, Me and the Cottonwood Tree will enchant readers with the hilarious misadventures of young Herb growing up during some of the most pivotal times in America.

From getting stuck in the family outhouse, to buying a donkey as a pet, to creating a giant fireball out of burning Christmas trees, you'll be taken along for a wild ride full of hysterical stories of Herb growing up through some of America's most influential moments in history.

Set in Arizona and California from 1933 to 1950, this is the story of one boy's untethered childhood. Herb Bryce grew up as part of a large Mormon family, moving frequently from town to town and house to house. In each new home, Herb learns valuable lessons . . . and often gets into heaps of mischief along the way.

Jump back to a time when kids were given freedom not often allowed to children today - roaming fields and forests, having adventures, and learning about how to create adventure right outside your door.


Herb Bryce

Biography

Herb Bryce is retired/emeritus, Seattle Central College, where he was Dean of Science and Mathematics and taught Chemistry. 

Herb has lived in Shoreline for the past forty years, where he has been an active member of his local community. 

He is one of the cofounders of the Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Arts Council. Served on Shoreline School Board; Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Board: also the One-Percent for the Arts.

His philosophy is that service is the rent we pay for living.




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Virtual author event from Third Place Books on Wednesday

Tuesday, April 14, 2020

Wednesday, April 15 at 7pm - Watch HERE

Betsy Gaines Quammen with David Quammen
American Zion tour - “Pandemic, Religion, and Rebellion

Join Betsy Gaines Quammen and David Quammen for a live-streaming discussion on coronavirus outbreak, religious conspiracy, and movements agitating against shelter in place orders, hosted by Third Place Books and Torrey House Press. 

Gaines Quammen is the author of American Zion: Cliven Bundy, God and Public Lands in the West, and since her book tour has been postponed, David and Betsy decided to collaborate and talk about both of their books and how they intersect at this very moment. 

David, who wrote Spillover: Animal Infections and the Next Pandemic, will cover the topic of disease outbreak, and Betsy will talk about responses to outbreak focused on rebellion and conspiracy.

As governments and communities work to stop the spread of COVID-19 with stay-home orders, Ammon Bundy, son of Cliven Bundy, is currently agitating against disease related restrictions in Idaho. 

But as the White House eases environmental protections and recommends suspension of habeas corpus, could Ammon have a point? 

We hope you can join us for this casual, hopefully fun, informative, and best of all, not contagious live event from Betsy and David's living room to yours.

No purchase is required to view this event, but attendees are encouraged to purchase American Zion and Spillover from Third Place Books: 


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Third Place Books presents virtual author events: Thursday - Veronica Roth with Seanan McGuire

Wednesday, April 8, 2020

Thursday, April 9 at 7pm - Watch: https://www.twitch.tv/vrothbooks

Veronica Roth with Seanan McGuire

Chosen Ones Tour - “Crafting and Planning a Series”

Join Veronica Roth, bestselling author of the Divergent series, as she celebrates the release of her new standalone novel Chosen Ones with a livestream event featuring acclaimed Seattle author Seanan McGuire.

In this virtual event, which will be streamed on Twitch, Roth and McGuire will discuss Chosen Ones, the art of planning a book series, and audience questions.

This event is presented by Third Place Books, and by our friends at Village Books and Paper Dreams (Bellingham) and Copperfield’s Books (Sebastopol, CA).

Fifteen years ago, five ordinary teenagers were singled out by a prophecy to take down an impossibly powerful entity wreaking havoc across North America. 
He was known as the Dark One, and his weapon of choice leveled cities and claimed thousands of lives. 
Chosen Ones, as the teens were known, gave everything they had to defeat him. On the tenth anniversary of the Dark One's defeat, something unthinkable happens: one of the Chosen Ones dies. 
When the others gather for the funeral, they discover the Dark One's ultimate goal was much bigger than they, the government, or even prophecy could have foretold - bigger than the world itself.

No purchase is required to view this event, but attendees are encouraged to purchase Chosen Ones from Third Place Books: HERE



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Tickets required for signing line for Colum McCann Thursday at Third Place Books

Tuesday, March 3, 2020

Besides McCann's tour de force about a Palestinian-Israeli family, authors in town this week include John Straley with the ugly truths of the prison industrial complex, and James Riley with the third book in his series about schools of magic.

Third Place Books, upper level Town Center, intersection Bothell and Ballinger Way NE, Lake Forest Park.



Wednesday, March 4 at 7pm
John Straley
What Is Time To a Pig?: A Cold Storage Novel

It's been seven years since Gloomy Knob landed in the Ted Stevens High-Security Federal Penitentiary and five years since the end of the war, the one North Korea started when they sent a missile to Cold Storage, Alaska.

From the wild and wonderful mind of Shamus Award-winning author John Straley comes a poetic masterpiece that explores the ugly truths of the prison industrial complex, the crumbling state of humanity, the role memory plays in the formation of the self, and much more.

Thursday, March 5 at 7pm
★Colum McCann
Apeirogon

Bassam is Palestinian. Rami is Israeli. They inhabit a world of conflict that colors every aspect of their daily lives, from the roads they are allowed to drive on, to the schools their daughters, Abir and Smadar, each attend, to the checkpoints, both physical and emotional, they must negotiate.

National Book Award-Winning novelist (Let the Great World Spin) Colum McCann's most ambitious work to date — named for a shape with a countably infinite number of sides — is a tour de force concerning friendship, love, loss, and belonging.

Tickets are required; ticket includes one copy of Apeirogon, and admission for TWO people. Tickets are available at thirdplacebooks.com.

Friday, March 6 at 6pm
James Riley
The Future King

Dealing with monster attacks and his missing father has been hard enough for Fort Fitzgerald in his first month at the Oppenheimer School. But there's another school for magic, this one in the United Kingdom, that's about to create even bigger problems.

Fort's continued adventures take more surprising twists and turns in this third novel in a thrilling series from the author of the New York Times bestselling Story Thieves!




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Get a Grip, Vivy Cohen!

Friday, February 28, 2020

Friday, February 28 at 6pm, author Sarah Kapit will present her recently published book:

Get a Grip, Vivy Cohen!

In this perfectly pitched novel-in-letters, autistic eleven-year-old Vivy Cohen won't let anything stop her from playing baseball -- not when she has a major-league star as her pen pal.

Third Place Books, upper level Town Center, intersection Bothell and Ballinger Way NE.




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Fantasy and Pacific NW reality at Third Place Books this week

Sunday, February 16, 2020

Two authors during this short holiday week at Third Place Books, Town Center, Lake Forest Park, intersection Bothell and Ballinger Way NE.


Wednesday, February 19 at 7pm
Melissa Anne Peterson
In Conversation with Jonathan Evison

Vera Violet

Set against the backdrop of a decaying Pacific Northwest lumber town, Vera Violet is a debut that explores themes of poverty, violence, and environmental degradation as played out in the young lives of a group of close-knit friends. Melissa Anne Peterson's voice is powerful and poetic, her vision unflinching.


Saturday, February 22 at 6pm
Linsey Miller
In Conversation with Julia Ember and Margaret Owen

Belle Revolte

Emilie is desperate to escape her noble roots and serve her country as a physician, and Annette will do anything to study the magical arts normally reserved for nobles. So they swap lives. However, when their nation instigates a frivolous war, they conspire to end it—whatever the costs.




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Third Place Books to host Melbourne ‘Bookseller in Residence’

Saturday, February 15, 2020

Ellen Cregan, Melbourne-based bookseller
will be in residence at Third Place Books in March

Third Place Books in Lake Forest Park will host Melbourne bookseller, Ellen Cregan, for a week-long residency March 13-20, 2020. Her visit is supported in part by Seattle City of Literature.

The Melbourne Booksellers in Residence program is an initiative of Melbourne City of Literature.

Melbourne City of Literature director David Ryding started the program after a visit to a sister City of Literature bookshop (Prairie Lights in Iowa City, Iowa) that made him wonder how booksellers across the world could create connections and exchange ideas.

Applicants were assessed by an independent selection committee of representatives from sister Cities of Literature. Cregan is one of four Melbourne-based booksellers participating in the program. Booksellers will also be in residence at the Book Hive (Norwich, England), Lighthouse Books (Edinburgh, Scotland) and the Bookcase (Nottingham, England).

Cregan currently works in marketing and events for Readings, a Melbourne-based bookshop chain. 

Additionally, she is a writer and editor. Her writing has appeared in publications such as Voiceworks, Kill Your Darlings, The Suburban Review and Feminartsy. Cregan’s residency will include Third Place Books’ flagship location in Lake Forest Park, as well as visits to their locations in Seattle’s Ravenna and Seward Park neighborhoods.

Third Place Books is the deliberate and intentional creation of a community around books and the ideas inside them. Founded in 1998 in Lake Forest Park, their Ravenna store opened in 2002, and in the Seward Park neighborhood in 2016. Third Place Books is a general interest bookstore with over 200,000 new, used, and bargain books in Lake Forest Park and over 40,000 books in Ravenna.

Founded in 2013 to manage Seattle’s bid to join UNESCO’s Creative Cities Network, Seattle City of Literature is a nonprofit organization dedicated to serving our city’s literary community by connecting it to the world. This includes local programming and relationship building with other Cities of Literature as well as Creative Cities around the world.

In 2008, Melbourne joined the UNESCO Creative Cities Network when it was designated the first and only City of Literature in Australia, and the second in the world. The Melbourne UNESCO City of Literature Office is tasked with serving the City of Literature, and supports the work and networks that exist, nurtures and develops new opportunities and networks, makes connections across industry and audiences and champions all things Melbourne as a City of Literature.

For more information about the Melbourne Bookseller Exchange please contact Stesha Brandon (executive@seattlecityoflit.org) or Sam Kaas (skaas@thirdplacebooks.com).



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Waverly Fitzgerald: In Memoriam and HARD RAIN book launch

Wednesday, February 12, 2020

By Alice K. Boatwright 
Past President, Puget Sound Chapter of Sisters in Crime

On Thursday, February 13, 2020 the Puget Sound Chapter of Sisters in Crime will celebrate the life of longtime member, Waverly Fitzgerald, who passed away on December 13, 2019 just before the paperback publication of her new Rachel Stern PI mystery, HARD RAIN, by Epicenter Press, which was released in November, 2019.

At this event, her longtime collaborator Curt Colbert will read from her new book and talk about the special working relationship that he and Waverly had. 

While many people are aware of their successful and delightful Barking Detective mysteries – written under their joint pen name of Waverly Curtis – fewer know about their earlier collaboration on HARD RAIN and Curt’s latest book, ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER (Epicenter Press, 2019).

These two PI novels are linked in that Curt’s Matt Rossiter is the mentor of Waverly’s Rachel Stern, and the mysteries share common scenes and plot points while still being completely independent stories. 

Set in Seattle in 1999, the mysteries to be solved both look back at the turbulent years of the 1960s and 1970s and demonstrate the authors’ skill at recreating that history.

The program will also celebrate Waverly’s remarkable contributions not only to Sisters in Crime, where she was our treasurer-extraordinaire for the past two years, but also to the entire Seattle writing community through her teaching at Hugo House and elsewhere, and her work as editor, publisher, and mentor to so many of us.

Third Place Books in Lake Forest Park is co-sponsoring this event, which will be held in The Den. In addition to HARD RAIN, other books by Waverly Fitzgerald will also be on sale. 

Never one to be pinned down to a single genre, her works include not only the Pepe mysteries inspired by that inimitable talking chihuahua detective and a series of Victorian romances, but also non-fiction reflecting her deep interest in nature, the seasons, and ritual celebrations.

Please join us to remember Waverly.

Thursday, February 13, 2020 at 7 pm, Third Place Books, Lake Forest Park, in The Den. (SinC members and friends will gather beforehand at Third Place Commons as usual.)


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Collaborator to speak for Seattle author who died just before her book was published

Monday, February 10, 2020

On Thursday, February 13 at 7pm, collaborator Curt Colbert will lead a Tribute to Waverly Fitzgerald. Seattle author Waverly Fitzgerald died in December 2019, just before the paperback publication of her new Rachel Stern PI mystery, Hard Rain.

Third Place Books, upper level Town Center, intersection Bothell and Ballinger Way NE.


Tuesday, February 11 at 7pm
Catherine Fransson
Loving the Enemy: When the Favorite Parent Dies First

Fransson's memoir is the chronicle of her relationship with her demanding father throughout her life, until his decline in health in his late 90s. He was a man of few words and fewer overt affections. When her mother died before him, Catherine grappled with how to care for him in other than tense estrangement, but found deeper understanding in observing his personality day-by-day and in his stories of early deprivation. This memoir reveals how estrangement can be overcome with courage, time and an open heart.

Wednesday, February 12 at 7pm
Joe Ide
Hi Five: an I.Q. NovelI

One woman. Five personalities. Private investigator IQ is back to piece together a Newport Beach murder with an eyewitness who gives "people person" a whole new meaning.



Thursday, February 13 at 7pm
A Tribute to Waverly Fitzgerald
With Curt Colbert
Presented in Partnership with Puget Sound Sisters in Crime
Hard Rain

Join us as we celebrate the life and work of Seattle author Waverly Fitzgerald, who passed away in December 2019, just before the paperback publication of her new Rachel Stern PI mystery, Hard Rain, by Epicenter Press. At this event, her longtime collaborator Curt Colbert will read from her new book and talk about the special working relationship that he and Waverly had.

Saturday, February 15 at 6pm
Julie Tate-Libby
The Good Way: A Himalayan Journey

When 19-year-old anthropologist Julie Tate abandons her missionary group near Mt. Everest in Nepal, she embarks on a solo trek in the Himalayas. Battling an eating disorder and an upbringing riddled with fundamentalism, Julie's journey is a quest to understand the sacred mountains and people of the Himalaya, and a chance to rekindle her own faith. Told with honesty and humor, Julie's story chronicles her struggle to grow up and find a deeper faith, even when things fall apart.

Sunday, February 16 at 6pm
Douglas Farnell
The Snow Leopard and the Ibex

When the 2008 financial crisis threatens his small software company, Daniel Prescott scrambles for money. Shut out from local financiers, he seeks international sources of credit. But as he flies over the Black Sea, a more immediate threat arises, in this new thriller from a local author.



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Strong women, coal, and a Tibetan lama at Third Place Books this week

Monday, February 3, 2020

Fiction about a Suffragist, a ballerina, and a former foster kid. Non-fiction about Badass reporter Julie Blacklow, the history of coal in Seattle, and Buddhism from a Seattle-born Tibetan lama - all at Third Place Books this week.


Town Center, Lake Forest Park, intersection of Bothell and Ballinger Way.

Monday, February 3 at 7pm
Jessica Ribera

The Almost Dancer

Climbing canyon walls in Texas, young Jessica dreams of becoming a real ballerina. Hours, auditions, and bloody toes later, she finds herself dancing professionally as a trainee of the Pacific Northwest Ballet. Then one moment on stage sends her spinning. A memoir rich with vulnerability, humor, and an insider view of the ballet world, The Almost Dancer unpacks the effects of ambition, faith, education, and trauma on artistic life.

Wednesday, February 5 at 7pm
Kathryn Kayne

Bound In Flame

Letty Lang is a suffragist of the most fearless kind, with a bullwhip, big plans, and ancient power she doesn't understand. Will a fast horse and a stubborn man derail her dreams?


Thursday, February 6 at 7pm
Avikrita Vajra Sakya Rinpoche

Wake Up to What Matters: A Guide to Tibetan Buddhism for the Next Generation

This unique and fresh presentation of Tibetan Buddhism provides a tool kit for how to be a twenty-first-century Buddhist.. These teachings go straight to the heart of why a person should bother with a spiritual path in the age of cell phones and shopping malls. Avikrita Vajra Sakya Rinpoche is a twenty-six-year-old Tibetan lama, born in Seattle and now residing in a monastery in the Himalayan foothills.

Friday, February 7 at 6pm
Jennifer Longo

What I Carry

Growing up in foster care, Muir has lived in many houses. And if she's learned one thing, it is to pack light. Carry only what fits in a suitcase. Toothbrush? Yes. Socks? Yes. Emotional attachment to friends? foster families? a boyfriend? Nope! Muir has just one year left before she ages out of the system. One year before she's free. One year to avoid anything—or anyone—that could get in her way. Then she meets Francine. And Kira. And Sean. And everything changes.

Saturday, February 8 at 6pm
Julie Blacklow

Fearless: The Diary of a Badass Reporter

Julie Blacklow is an Emmy-award winning journalist with more than 40 years in the television news business. Among the first generation of women in television news in the United States, she encountered the entire spectrum of humanity, from movie stars to murderers to regular people overcoming everyday obstacles. Born and raised in Washington, DC, Blacklow migrated to the other Washington in her early twenties and settled in Seattle, making a career with KING-TV. Hers is a life writ large, a roller-coaster ride, with a remarkable number of highs and terrifying lows.

Sunday, February 9 at 6pm
John M. Goodfellow

Seattle’s Coal Legacy 

In the 1880s, Seattle became a major coal port in the United States. Because of coal, Seattle became a center for skilled engineers, machinists, and miners, differentiating itself from other lumber towns on Puget Sound. Seattle’s Coal Legacy is the story of a frontier town going through an industrial revolution in its own time. The skills and knowledge developed during the coal era—engineering, finance, transportation, and manufacturing—made Seattle the major city it is today.



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Bring the kids to the Shoreline Rotary meeting Wednesday morning

Author Nancy Strom will be at
Shoreline Rotary Wednesday
Join the Shoreline Rotary on Wednesday morning, February 5, 2020 at the Shoreline Community College PUB, 16101 Greenwood Ave N, Shoreline 98133

The meeting starts at 7:00am with breakfast and camaraderie; the formal program starts at 7:30am.

Perhaps it’s been a long time since you thought about talking animals. Or maybe you are the lucky keeper of small children in your life, and you think about talking animals all the time! 
In either case, we think you’re going to enjoy a fun half hour with Nancy Strom, author of “Scooter and Friends Take a Vacation,” featuring Scooter and her friends Murphy, Betsy and Bandit. 

The simple premise of the book is that “a red fox pup, a hedgehog, a beaver, and a raccoon go on their first vacation, and while on their trek they encounter a bit more adventure than they originally anticipated.” 

But underlying the storyline is a celebration of diversity and inclusion that “rewards teamwork, shows the value of listening (and) taking advice, and to not be afraid to try something new.” 

The website for the book says “ 'Scooter and Friends Take a Vacation' is a fun romp for children and adults of all ages, and includes some valuable life lessons.” 

Bring your favorite kid to meet and hear Nancy Strom if you like - all family members and friends welcome!



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Marriage in fact and fiction at Third Place Books

Monday, January 27, 2020

Two authors this week - both on the topic of marriage. A work of historical fiction portrays marriage during the London Blitz. A marriage counselor shares what he has learned.


Third Place Books, upper level Town Center, intersection Bothell and Ballinger Way


Thursday, January 30 at 7pm
Terry Olson

Let Love Go Forward

What is the secret to a lasting marriage? What makes it good? How can a couple overcome rough patches? In Let Love Go Forward, former marriage and family counselor Terry Olsen explains the pitfalls and potholes that can sour a relationship.


Friday, January 31 at 6pm
Peter Curtis

Pavel’s War

The Kohut family—Willy, Sophie and 3 year-old Pavel—join Willy's grandparents in London at the start of the Blitz, in this new historical novel, the third in a series. Challenges pile up: their flat is burned out in a raid, Willy transfers into the British army, Sophie takes a maid's job in Cambridge, and Pavel is sent away from the bombing to live on a farm. Will the Kohut's marriage hold together? What will happen to Pavel?



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Friends of the Shoreline Library and the Shoreline Historical Museum present A House on Stilts

Friday, January 24, 2020



Saturday January 25, 2020 at 2:00pm 

Author Paula Becker will present her powerful memoir, A House on Stilts: Mothering in the Age of Opioid Addiction (University of Iowa Press, 2019) 
Co-Sponsored by the Friends of the Shoreline Library and the Shoreline Historical Museum

A House on Stilts tells the story of one woman's struggle to reclaim wholeness while mothering a son addicted to opioids. 

Paula Becker's son Hunter was raised in a safe nurturing home by his writer/historian mom and his physician father. He was a bright curious child. And yet, addiction found him. 

More than 2.5 million Americans are addicted to opioids, some half-million of these to heroin. For many of them -- for Hunter -- their drug addiction leads to lives of demoralization, homelessness, and constant peril. 

For parents -- for Paula -- a child's addiction upends family life, catapulting them onto a path no longer prescribed by Dr. Spock, but by Dante's Inferno. This intensely personal account of trauma and survival offers a timely exploration of a family forced to grapple with America's opioid crisis.
The opioid crisis is now a part of our local and national history, and we will be dealing with the memories and repercussions of it for a long time.

Thanks to Elliot Bay Books, copies will be available for purchase at the presentation, and the author will be available to sign them.



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