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BOOKS & LECTURES
WEDNESDAY JULY 8
BAINBRIDGE ISLAND AUTHOR Susan Wiggs celebrates the paperback release of her acclaimed novel ‘Wayward Girls’ set in the Vietnam war era, following six teenage girls confined to a Catholic reform school who forge bonds strong enough to challenge the system that seeks to silence them, in conversation with fellow local author Lynn Brunelle at 6:30 p.m., free, all ages at Eagle Harbor Books. RSVP at eagleharborbooks.com, more at susanwiggs.com
WRITER, COMEDIAN & ACTIVIST Lindy West, writer and executive producer on ‘Shrill,’ the Hulu comedy adapted from her memoir presents her new book ‘Adult Braces: Driving Myself Sane,’ the story of her rock bottom and the solo cross-country road trip she took to claw her way out at 6:30 p.m., all ages, $30 with a book, $15 without, in conversation Samantha Ladwig hosted by Imprint Bookshop at the Cotton Building, Port Townsend. Tickets at imprintbookshop.com, more at lindywest.net
THURSDAY JULY 9
HOW TO MAKE A PICTURE BOOK A collaborative storytelling presentation with Rachel Michelle Wilson, award-winning author of ‘How to Pee Your Pants: The Right Way,’ who will use her book as a madlib to help you write and illustrate your own picture book at 10:30 a.m. July 9 at the Poulsbo Kitsap Regional Library. More at krl.org and rachelmichellewilson.com
ORCAS OF THE SALISH SEA Stephanie Raymond, program director for Orca Network, a non-profit which has been connecting people with whales of the Pacific Northwest for more than 20 years, will present ‘Our Neighbors Beneath the Waves’ at 4 p.m., free, all ages at the Manchester Kitsap Regional Library. More at krl.org and orcanetwork.org
TUESDAY JULY 14
AN EVENING WITH JOHN LARISON Author of the 2020 Port Townsend Library’s Community Read ‘Whiskey When We Are Dry’ presenting his new book ‘The Ancients,’ an anti-apocalypse novel about a young boy and his older sisters who find themselves suddenly and utterly alone and much set out across the wilderness in search of help, in conversation with local writer and essayist Annie Bartos at 7 p.m., free, all ages, hosted by Friends of the PT Library in the Carnegie Reading Room, Port Townsend. More at ptpubliclibrary.org and johnlarison.com
FRIDAY JULY 17
‘BELONGING BY DESIGN’ a conversation with the executive director of the Kitsap Immigrant Assistant Center, Dr. Jessica E. Salvador, drawing from her lived experience as the child of immigrants and her work with the center, exploring how communities can move beyond simply welcoming newcomers to intentionally creating opportunities that allow everyone to thrive at 6:30 p.m., free, all ages, presented by Enlighten Kitsap at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Bremerton. Also available on zoom. Register and more at enlightenkitsap.org
SATURDAY JULY 18
MEET & GREET CHILDREN’S AUTHOR Jordyn Jefferson and learn more about her book ‘Marnie and the Floating Thoughts’ about a brilliant girl whose ideas float away before she can act on them, exploring themes of executive dysfunction and ADHD in an accessible way from 12-3 p.m. at Salmonberry Books, Port Orchard. More on the socials @salmonberrybooks and @jordynblue
MONDAY JULY 27
‘READ, ROAM, RULES’ Exploring how water systems shape our communities through a facilitated discussion of ‘The Death and Life of the Great Lakes’ by Dan Egan with local connections to Kitsap County lakes at 5 p.m., free, all ages, hosted by Kitsap County Community Development at the Port Orchard Library. Free copies of the book available at the library and the KCCD lobby while supplies last. More at know.us/planningbookclub and krl.org
SUNDAY AUG 9
‘THE PUGET SOUND BOOK FESTIVAL A book fair style celebration of the region’s independent bookstores, featuring booths from local bookstores, meet and greets with local authors and more from 12-4 p.m., presented by Wicked Words on the Bremerton Boardwalk. More on the socials @pugetsoundbookfestival and @wickedwords
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 Grumble & Wine, 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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