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BOOKS & LECTURES
TUESDAY SEPT 8
BESTSELLING WHISTLEBLOWER John Perkins, author of ‘Confessions of an Economic Hit Man’ presents his new book ‘The Art of the Steal: Trump and the Economic Hit Man Presidency’ exposing how the same covert playbook used globally by corporate, financial and political elites has evolved to its most dangerous form at 6:30 p.m., all ages, free, at Eagle Harbor Books, Bainbridge. RSVP at eagleharborbooks.com, more at johnperkins.org
SUNDAY SEPT 13
MEET & GREET W/ AUTHOR/MARINE BIOLIGIST Beth Ann Mathews and her book ‘Deep Waters: A Memoir of Loss, Alaska Adventure and Love Rekindled’ at 3 p.m., free, all ages, books available for purchase and author signing, during Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival, at Imprint Bookshop, Port Townsend. More at imprintbookshop.com and elizabethannmathews.com
TUESDAY SEPT 15
NOVELIST WARREN READ presents his new book ‘The Light Between the Pines’ about a father haunted by past mistakes and the growing distance between himself and his daughter and the revelation that sends him to small town where he must confront the remnants of her life and reckon with his own regrets, in conversation with Bainbridge children’s author Lynn Brunelle, 6:30 p.m., free, all ages at Eagle Harbor Books, Bainbridge. RSVP at eagleharborbooks.com, more at warren-read.com
THURSDAY SEPT 17
WHY YOUR NOVEL ISN’T FINISHED A practical, encouraging and interactive writing workshop for beginner to intermediate fiction writers with editor and story coach Jess Mason at 5 p.m., free, all ages at Kitsap Regional Library Silverdale. More at krl.org
WRITER/EDITOR/LITERARY ADVOCATE Tamara Kaye Sellman launches her new book ’Trust Fall’ a genre-bending feminist fairy tale that blends political awakening, magical mentorship and the courage it takes to claim one’s own story at 6:30 p.m., free, all ages at Eagle Harbor Books, Bainbridge. RSVP at eagleharborbooks.com, more at tksellman.com
FRIDAY SEPT 18
RETIRED FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT who spent 35 years with the Associated Press and Los Angeles Times, Carol J. Williams discusses her book ‘Dispatches from Moscow: Spies and Lies’ a fictional recounting of historical events through the work of a young news agency correspondent in conversation with Washington State Librarian Melody Sky Weaver at 6 p.m., free, all ages, presented by Enlighten Kitsap at St Paul’s Episcopal Church, Bremerton. Also on zoom. Register and more at enlightenkitsap.org
SATURDAY SEPT 18
CONFLICT FACILITATOR/ADVISOR/AUTHOR Priya Parker, author of ‘The Art Of Gathering’ presents her new book ‘The Art of Fighting’ which challenges the notion that conflict is something to avoid, arguing that healthy disagreement is essential for strong relationships, in conversation with award-winning author, social scientist and former World Bank and United Nations advisor Deepa Narayan, 11a.m., free, all ages, seats are limited at Eagle Harbor Books, Bainbridge. RSVP at eagleharborbooks.com, more at priyaparker.com
BRIDGING BREMERTON The annual story walk hosted by Seattle Times opinion writer and former Kitsap Sun reporter Josh Farley, walking the three mile loop between the Manette and Warren Avenue bridge with a passport adventure and history tour, meeting at 10 a.m. at Evergreen Park, plus live painting at the Manette Graffiti Wall and live story telling that night, 6 p.m. at the Roxy Theatre, Bremerton. Free. All Ages. RSVP at bridgingbremerton.com
THURSDAY SEPT 24
ESSAYIST, PROFESSOR & AUTHOR Curtis White presents his new book ‘On Resistance: A Manifesto,’ a hands-on, don’t-lose-hope study of how writers, painters, musicians and other cultural figures respond to racism at 5:30 p.m., free, all ages at Imprint Bookshop, Port Townsend. More at imprintbookshop.com and mhpbooks.com
SEPTEMBER 25-26
BAINBRIDGE ISLAND BOOK FESTIVAL the third annual free festival featuring twenty award-winning authors participating in panels and readings, plus literature vendors, free, all ages, 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Saturday and an opening night keynote with Haitian-American novelist, short story writer and editor Edwidge Danticat in conversation w/ Seattle Times art critic Moira Macdonald at 7 p.m., tickets start at $60, Friday. Venue information and more at bainbridgebookfestival.org
MONDAY SEPT 28
MIDNIGHT RELEASE PARTY FOR ‘Threshing Day’ the newest installment in Rebecca Yarros’ Fourth Wing Series, featuring the limited-run edition w/ sprayed edges and decorative endpapers plus free drinks, treats, trivia, prizes and more 10:30 p.m., free, all ages, RSVP and purchase books at eaglehaborbookco.com
WEDNESDAY SEPT 30
LITERARY LAUNCH PARTY for Ink & Ribbon Press, a new non-profit poetry press and journal, debuts its first published collection ’Sesquipedalian Rain Chant’ by Brooks Lampe with a reading by the author, plus meet and greet with the author and bookbinder and a conversation with Ink & Ribbon founder G. K. Allum, 11 a.m., free, all ages at Eagle Harbor Books, Bainbridge. RSVP at eagleharborbooks.com, more at inkandribbon.org
THURSDAY OCT 8
BESTSELLING AUTHOR & NATURALIST Lyanda Lynn Haupt releases her new book ‘Among The Birds’ a wandering journey through the Pacific Northwest region’s avian world w/ illustrations by Justin Gibbon at 6 p.m. Oct 8, free, all ages, in collaboration with Imprint Bookshop at Finnriver Farm & Cidery, Chimacum. More at imprintbookshop.com and lyandalynnhaupt.com
LOCAL ACCLAIMED AUTHOR Mary Lou Sanely shares her new collection of essays ‘An Island Called Bainbridge: People, Places, Conversations’ at 6:30 p.m., free, all ages, at Eagle Harbor Books, Bainbridge. RSVP at eagleharborbooks.com, more at marylousanelli.com
SUNDAY OCT 10
PSYCHIC MEDIUM/AUTHOR/TEACHER Travis Hole performs live evidential mediumship with real audience readings, evidence, connection, healing, hope and more laughing than you’d expect 8 p.m., 18+, tickets start at $39 at the Admiral Theatre, Bremerton. Tickets at roxybremerton.org, more at travisholp.com
BOOK CLUBS
~Kingston~
SALTWATER BOOKSHOP HOSTS ‘Play Dates’ Book Club the ‘Have You Heard About…??” Book Club, bring whatever you’re reading and tell us about it at 10:30 a.m. every third Thursday of the month, ‘Fiction Addiction’ Book Club at 10:30 a.m. the last Friday of the month and the ‘Queer Your Shelf’ Book Club the last Tuesday of the month… all at Saltwater Bookshop, Kingston. More info at saltwaterbookshop.com and on the socials @saltwaterbookshop
~Bremerton~
BALLAST BOOK CO HOSTS ‘Oh The Horror!’ (Horror) Book Club at 5 p.m. on second Fridays at Grumble & Wine, ‘Book Club at the End of the Universe’ (Science Fiction) at 6 p.m. the third Mondays of the month at Ashley’s Pub, ‘General Fiction’ book club at 6 p.m. second Tuesdays of the month at Grumble & Wine, ‘Reading The Rainbow’ at 2:30 p.m. third Sundays of the month at Cups Espresso, ‘Wine & Silence’ book club at 6 p.m. third Wednesdays of the month at the Tipsy Blackbird, and ‘Fantastic Books’ at 6 p.m. third Thursdays of the month at Ashley’s Pub. More info and current reads at ballastbookco.com
~Bainbridge~
EAGLE HARBOR BOOK CO HOSTS ‘Eagle Harbor Readers Circle’ at 7 p.m. the first Tuesday of the month, virtually, ‘Mystery Book Group’ at 7 p.m. fourth Tuesdays of the month, virtually, and ‘Speculative Fiction Book Group’ at 7 p.m. the first Tuesday of the month, in-store. More info and current reads at eagleharborbooks.com
~Poulsbo~
LIBERTY BAY BOOKS HOSTS ’Tuesday Daytime’ book group at 10:15 a.m. second Tuesdays at the book store, ‘Mystery’ at 10 a.m. fourth Thursdays at the book store, ‘Nordic’ 1 p.m. fourth Tuesdays at the book store and ‘Romantasy Readers’ at 2 p.m. third Saturdays at the Poulsbo Library. Current reads and more at libertybaybooks.com
BLUSH-WORTHY BOOK CLUB, a ‘choose your own adventure’ style romance book club meets at 3 p.m. the first Sunday of each month, hosted by Wicked Words at Chocmo, Poulsbo. More at shopwickedwords.com/pages/book-club
~Kitsapwide~
KITSAP REGIONAL LIBRARY has regular book clubs at many of its branches. More at krl.org
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