JUNE EVENTS KEY: YA = young adult MG = middle grade ER = easy reader PB = picture book NF = nonfiction LINKS: University Book Store Third Place Books Elliott Bay Book Company Secret Garden Books Seattle Central Library June 2, 7PM Elizabeth George, The Edge of Shadows (YA) Third Place Books, Lake Forest... Continue Reading →
Kid Lit Drinks Thursday!
Hello, Prospective Imbibers! The weather is looking bike-friendly for Kid Lit Drink Night! (And yes, you can also drive.) I've been asked what really happens at a Kid Lit Drink night. Do artsy types sip martinis and look down their noses at you? Do they ask you to summarize your novel in one sentence? Is... Continue Reading →
A star for Jenn
Jennifer K. Mann's new picture book, I'll Never Get a Star on Mrs. Benson's Blackboard, gets a proper launch party! The author/illustrator of last year's Two Speckled Eggs will read her latest release at Secret Garden Books on TUESDAY, JUNE 23 at 7pm, and on JUNE 27 at Eagle Harbor Books on Bainbridge Island. Hooray... Continue Reading →
Plan ahead for the holidays
Calling all children’s authors and illustrators! Sheryl Hershey is interested in having a children’s book party featuring local children’s authors and illustrators. It is her hope that families will come to meet you and do some holiday shopping at the same time. She has rented the Bellingham Cruise Terminal in Fairhaven on Saturday, December 10... Continue Reading →
Submit to Wordstock by July 31
Author! Author! Wordstock: Portland’s Book Festival is accepting applications for inclusion. The Festival will re-launch as a one-day event at the Portland Art Museum on Saturday, November 7, 2015. The 2015 Wordstock Festival submission period is January 5 to July 31, 2015. The Wordstock Festival will consider books in the following genres: Fiction — all... Continue Reading →
Kidlit writers wanted for app
Thanks to Alison Weatherby, for passing along this opportunity she heard about through a friend whose husband runs a mobile app company. They're developing an educational app for kids and looking for children't book writers to help them write stories for it. (Official email follows.) Hello, If you are reading this email, it is because... Continue Reading →
Maureen McQuerry’s book launch
SCBWI friends! Maureen McQuerry (SCBWI InlandNW ) will celebrate the release of The Telling Stone, sequel to Beyond the Door in the Time Out of Time series. WHERE/WHEN: Third Place Books (Lake Forest Park), June 6 at 6:30pm Queen Anne Book Company, June 7 at 2pm When characters from Celtic mythology invade the lives of... Continue Reading →
Help wanted: Mockingbird Books
From Alison Post, Manager Mockingbird Books 7220 Woodlawn Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98115 206-518-5886 Hi! We are looking to hire a part-time bookseller and trying to get the word out to people that have interest and experience. We have hosted the Inside Story here at the shop a number of times,... Continue Reading →
May meeting this THURSDAY!
A friendly reminder to one and all: Please join us! Hope to see you there!
The children have chosen
This just in.... The International Literacy Association's Children's Choices Reading List for 2015 is out. And how! In the complete list of all the chosen books for all ages, there are a few familiar names––such as Dana Sullivan, Bonnie Becker, and Dori Butler. Very cool list, very cool to see familiar names on it, and... Continue Reading →