Author Event: Saturday, November 8, 2025 from 11am to 2pm
Please join us on Saturday, November 8, 2025 from 11am to 2pm when author Laurence Davidson will be signing copies of The Flow.
What happens when a skeptical, comfort-loving, sharp-witted Westerner with an acute BS meter trades his daily grind for a Thai jungle monastery—and a shot at inner peace? In The Flow: A Hedonist’s Guide to Buddhism, Meditation and Travels in Thailand, a dry-witted hedonist goes searching for something real in a world that prizes distraction, and winds up barefoot and meditating at 5 a.m. amidst the cacophony of the jungle. What begins as spiritual curiosity soon becomes a heartfelt plunge into the rhythms of Thai life, Buddhist practice, and the universal ache for connection, purpose, and grace.
Author Event: Friday, November 7, 2025 from 11am to 2pm
Please join us on Friday, November 7, 2025 from 11am to 2pm when author Helen Heavirland will be signing copies of Surviving the Sand.
In Surviving the Sand, the author shares her family's hardscrabble yet heartwarming story, chronicling common hardships many faced during the project's early settlement days, as well as simple joys. Most of all, she relates how--despite the heartache, arduous work, and tough times--her family loves, laughs, and works together as they chase her father's seemingly impossible dream.
Author Event: Saturday, November 1, 2025 from 11am to 2pm
Please join us on Saturday, November 1, 2025 from 11am to 2pm when author Kara Eggers will be signing copies of Beyond the Burrow.
About the book:
Beyond the Burrow is the whimsical, heartwarming tale of Mortencia “Morty” Mole, a shy homebody who prefers her snug burrow, knitting, and the company of her quiet companion Phil the Pillbug to the wide and noisy meadow outside. When a knock at her door brings an unexpected visitor, Morty discovers a world of friendship waiting just beyond her doorstep. Brimming with cozy charm, gentle humor, and richly illustrated woodland scenes, Beyond the Burrow is a timeless story of courage, kindness, and jam.
Author Event: Saturday, October 11, 2025 from 11am to 2pm
Please join us on Saturday, October 11, 2025 from 11am to 2pm when author Cameron Riley will be signing copies of Carol of the Gears.
Author Event: Saturday, October 4, 2025 from 11am to 2pm
Please join us on Saturday, October 4, 2025 from 11am to 2pm when author Sherri Maret will be signing copies of Twelve Days of Autumn.
In this reimagined version of "The Twelve Days of Christmas," the wonders of wildlife and nature's vibrant transformations are observed during Autumn.
Author Event: Saturday, September 27, 2025 from 11am to 2pm
Please join us on Saturday, September 27, 2025 from 11am to 2pm when author Edmond Bruneau will be signing copies of When Watermelon had Seeds.
When Watermelon had Seeds is a metaphor for Edmond Bruneau's observation of the world. A place which rarely exists any longer -- and cannot help but to be compared with things as they are now. The book begins with a poem potpourri - an assortment of observations and memories. Thought-provoking and insightful - with a few fun wordplays thrown in here and there. Then a look at the holidays and the four seasons, beginning with the New Year - continuing all the way to the Christmas season and an unusual letter to Santa Claus. Next, a nod to nature - ending appropriately with a sunset. Toward the book end, topics become socially-conscious and political. Last, but not certainly least, is a short story called Why Dogs Hate Cats - the missing Mother Goose tale that plainly explains why these two species have a natural animosity.
Author Event: Saturday, September 20, 2025 from 11am to 2pm
Please join us on Saturday, September 20, 2025 from 11am to 2pm when author Brooke Thonney will be signing copies of I Love That You Are My Daughter and Girl Tell Your Story.
I Love That You Are My Daughter
"No matter how old you get, your life is a gift, and I hope you always know- I love that you are my daughter."
I Love That You Are My Daughter puts into words the deep joy of motherhood-the wonder of watching your child grow, and the beautiful reminder of God's joy and faithfulness along every step of the journey.
Girl Tell Your Story
"How would you choose to use your voice if you knew just how powerful it was?"
So begins Brooke Thonney's narrative of her journey toward understanding the unique, irresistible power not just of her own story, but of every woman's story. In a world that too often tells us we are unremarkable or underqualified, Girl, Tell Your Story is a stirring invitation to use your voice as God intended: to share love and to give life. Regardless of the brokenness of your past or the challenges of your present, you have something to share and much to give. Your story matters. It's time to tell it.
Author Event: Saturday, August 16, 2025 from 11am to 2pm
Please join us on Saturday, August 16, 2025 from 11am to 2pm when author Susan Matley will be signing copies of Small-g City.
The world is in big trouble and Olympus, Inc., the immortal-staffed organization that oversees it, is in corporate crisis! Veronica Zeta, youngest child of Zeus and Hera and heir apparent to her father’s position of CEO, makes a bold move to reorganize the Structureling Department to demonstrate how corporate operations can be streamlined in the twenty-first century.
Structurelings,employees of Olympus, Inc., are immortal giants trained todisperse their molecules intomortal-designed under-engineered architectural structures for reinforcement, a technology invented by Zeus. But structureling Ralph,who supports a failing raised highway (Seattle’s Alaskan Way Viaduct), is suffering severe job burn-out. If he fails at his job, thousands of human lives could be lost!
Veronica chooses Ralph and another Seattle-based structureling, Clifford (reinforcing the Space Needle), as subjects for her demonstration. But the project must be executed in secret as Zeus will not tolerate interference with his inventions! When Ralph refuses to volunteer for her demonstration, Veronica digs into his tarnished past to find the appropriate motivation. . .
Author Event: Saturday, August 2, 2025 from 11am to 2pm
Please join us on Saturday, August 2, 2025 from 11am to 2pm when author Bre Lucas-Roberts will be signing copies of Real Estate of Lucy Belltown.
Set against the shimmering backdrop of Naples, Florida, The Real Estate of Lucy Belltown is a poignant tale of legacy, love, and redemption. The grand blue house overlooking the Gulf of Mexico is a testament to the Belltown family's history. But at 80 years old, Lucy is running out of time. Facing a terminal illness, she must decide whether to bridge the gap with her estranged daughter or risk losing the house to developers eager to replace it with condos.
As the house falls deeper into disrepair, Lucy wrestles with the guilt of failing those who came before her and the fear of rejection from the only family she has left. Can she find the courage to seek reconciliation, or will the house—and the memories it holds—be lost forever?
With richly drawn characters and an evocative setting, The Real Estate of Lucy Belltown is a heartwarming exploration of the ties that bind us and the legacies we leave behind.
You can read more about the author here: www.brelucasrobertsbooks.com
Author Event: Saturday, July 26, 2025 from 11am to 5pm
Please join us on Saturday, July 26, 2025 from 11am to 5pm when author George Sorensen will be signing copies of Hot Dish Confidential.
George Sorensen wants to learn to cook. Not just cook, but to finally learn how to prepare a truly great meal.
George was raised on TV dinners in foil trays, canned string beans reduced to paste in boiling water, Wonder Bread, bologna, and processed cheese sandwiches heated in a toaster oven.
But George wants to change all that, and he has a plan: He recruits a group of amateur culinary experts to meet monthly at his little Minneapolis bungalow to cook, eat, drink, and teach him the ropes.
George embarks on a year-long gastronomic journey from France to Greece, from soufflé to goose. He samples the delights of wild mushrooms, the flavors of the oceans, and a Charles Dickens Christmas with a mouthwatering pheasant pie.
However, George does not anticipate the dynamics of bringing together these self-proclaimed chefs. Arguments over wine—what kind, how much, and who should pay for it—erupt, while others sow discord and divorce. There are suspicions about whether the rattlesnake enchiladas are really rattlesnake or merely frog legs, since really, who can tell the difference. There is trouble unwinding the skin of an octopus. Rebellion ensues when tunics are required for a Greek-themed party featuring a cardboard Parthenon facade in the backyard.
But in the end, it means an unforgettable journey of flavor, camaraderie, and adventure.
Join George's culinary revolution, and you might even find yourself earning a blue ribbon for your homemade jam at the Minnesota State Fair or stumbling upon your future wife amidst blooming apricot trees.
Author Event: Saturday, July 19, 2025 from 11pm to 2pm
Please join us on Saturday, July 19, 2025 from 11pm to 2pm when author Donna Erickson will be signing copies of Rooted at the Edge.
Ranching Where the Old West and New West Collide
Rooted at the Edge paints a portrait of a ranching community steeped in history, conflict, and beauty. In this narrative nonfiction work, Donna Erickson explores the hilly skirt of ground at the northern boundary of Missoula, Montana, separating the town from the wilderness beyond. In the movie A River Runs Through It, opening credits scan across the 1950s town, the North Hills, and the wilderness beyond. The North Hills region represents the critical—and often highly personal—issues at play at the edge of many western towns.
The urban-rural fringe is both valuable and vulnerable. Across the West, a way of life and a way of work are vanishing. Ranchland is simultaneously cherished by families for the lives they’ve made there and coveted by urban neighbors for open space. Community residents may love a place for its scenery and wildlife habitat while others wish it converted to a commercial parking lot. Complex ecological relationships can be bulldozed in a single afternoon. Rooted at the Edge conveys, in a way that statistics cannot, what’s at stake when ranches at the urban fringe are threatened.
Author Event: Saturday, July 12, 2025 from 1pm to 3pm
Please join us on Saturday, July 12, 2025 from 1pm to 3pm when author Kevin Capuchin will be signing copies of Rhinos are Winos.
Welcome aboard this zoo's booze cruise, complete with open bars! Your hosts, Alba Rhino and Qxannea the Qxpecker, will show you how you can empty bottles like axolotls to get as drunk as a skunk. Will a quail find the holy grail? You’ll certainly stay on the right path by drinking St. Bernard’s Chard along the way! Then you can wander at the gorilla’s villa. Now, fetch your favorite wine, take it and pop-it, sip up, and wet your nose. Good grog!
Author Event: Saturday, July 5, 2025 from 11am to 2pm
Please join us on Saturday, July 5, 2025 from 11am to 2pm when author Jan Wood will be signing copies of Keeper Of The Clearing.
About the book:
In a once-harmonious woodland now overrun by conflict and misunderstanding, three unlikely characters—Owl, Tiger, and Turtle—are chosen to seek a way forward. They share little in common, but as they journey beyond the bramble in search of answers to heal the forest, they uncover truths that begin to heal themselves. Along the way, they form a bond of trust, friendship, and quiet transformation.
With lyrical prose and black-and-white folk-art-inspired illustrations, author Jan Wood invites readers on a journey that is both outward and inward. This is a story about friendship, forgiveness, and remembering who we really are.
Perfect for thoughtful young readers, classrooms, and families looking to spark meaningful conversations, Keeper of the Clearing is a heartfelt reminder that every path worth walking begins right where you are.
About the author:
Jan Wood is a mother of five and grandmother to thirteen. She’s a longtime mindfulness practitioner who believes in the power of imaginative stories to speak truthfully to the heart.
Keeper of the Clearing began with a simple question she saw on a poster in her doctor’s office: Are you an owl, a turtle, or a tiger?
That sparked something within her and bloomed into a fable filled with wonder, warmth, and the timeless wish that every child might discover their own way with clarity, compassion, and courage.
Jan lives in Eastern Oregon with her husband Larry, her beloved dog Luna, and two curious cats, Pookie and Boo—who often supervise her writing from the dining room table.
This is her first book.
Author Event: Saturday, June 28, 2025 from 11am to 2pm
Please join us on Saturday, June 28, 2025 from 11am to 2pm when author Audrey Cole will be signing copies of The First Hunt. Also available will be her other title, Missing in Flight.
About The First Hunt
When a ghost from her past reignites the darkest of hunts, no one in Seattle is safe. Seattle, 1985—Crime reporter Holly Sparks is haunted by her sister's unsolved murder—a crime she's convinced was the work of the infamous Green River Killer. But her investigation takes a terrifying turn when she uncovers a chilling truth: There might be two monsters stalking the city, and one wears a badge. Five years later, her bestselling true crime novel can’t erase the pain of her sister’s unsolved case. But when Holly's violent ex-fiancé is let out of prison on parole, murders mirroring the Green River Killer begin again, Holly fears the unthinkable: Is her ex-fiancé behind her sister's death and a string of others? As the line blurs between hunter and hunted, she faces a deadly choice—uncover the truth or become the next victim.
Only the hunt will tell. A chilling prequel to The Final Hunt, The First Hunt lures you into a story of justice and survival, where monsters hide in plain sight.
About Missing in Flight
From USA Today bestselling author Audrey J. Cole comes a harrowing thriller about a woman faced with the unthinkable, when her infant goes missing aboard a plane to New York.
Rushing back to her seat, Makayla Rossi is relieved that all’s still quiet. But when she checks on her sleeping baby, relief morphs into fear. The bassinet is empty.
Liam is gone.
It was a long flight from Anchorage to New York, and with every flight attendant busy, Makayla reluctantly ran to the restroom, asking a seat neighbor to watch her son. She stepped away for just a few minutes. Yet at thirty thousand feet, he still vanished.
Passengers and crew scour the plane to no avail, and since no one recalls seeing her with a baby, suspicions begin to mount about Makayla’s mental state. She’s certain this is nothing like her mother’s on-air memory meltdown. If only Jack, her husband, were there. He would believe her. A high-profile banker featured in Forbes, maybe he could even help.
But Makayla is squarely on her own. And she’ll have to think fast in order to find her son—before it’s too late.
About the Author
Audrey J. Cole is a USA Today bestselling author of eleven novels. She resides in the Pacific Northwest with her two children. Before she began writing full time, Cole worked as a neonatal intensive care nurse for eleven years. She’s also a pilot’s daughter.
Author Event: Saturday, June 14, 2025 from 11am to 2pm
Please join us on Saturday, June 14, 2025 from 11am to 2pm when author Gary Bye will be signing copies of Winds of Glory.
The much awaited sequel to “Glory Grove”
Brock Gallagher is troubled as he returns to Glory Grove. His marriage has fallen apart. His mother is dying and a multinational energy corporation is tempting area families with a promise of easy money for leases on their land to build a giant wind farm. It pits neighbors against one another, escalating to acts of violence.
Amid the turmoil, Brock rekindles a relationship with Ronnie Jepson, his beautiful high school sweetheart, while agreeing to help hapless coach Buster McHue turn the Grizzlies’ basket ball team around. Their efforts are threatened by the arrogant banker, Roland Donigan, who plots to sabotage the team as a way to steal Ronnie away from Brock.
Brock has always been a winner in sports. But his personal strength is also his defining weakness… an insatiable desire to win at everything he does. He now faces his biggest challenge; can he learn to win beyond the scoreboard?
Winds of Glory is the gorgeous follow-up to Gary Bye’s award-winning debut novel Glory Grove. Bye returns to the fictional small town and its people in this moving exploration of conflict and connections, with a healthy dose of the novelist’s signature strengths – dry humor and the excitement of high school sports.
Author Event: Monday, June 9, 2025 from 11am to 2pm
Please join us on Monday, June 9, 2025 from 11am to 2pm when Lee and Blanche Yates will be signing copies of Life Aboard a Sinking Ship.
About the book: A small-town boy joins the US Navy at the height of the Korean War hoping to see the world. Thus begins a career with more adventure than he imagined possible.
Author Event: Friday, May 30, 2025 from 11am to 2pm
Please join us on Friday, May 30, 2025 from 11am to 2pm when author David Benscoter will be signing copies of Lost Apples: The search for rare and heritage apples in the Pacific Northwest.
From the 1600s, when the first colonists brought apples from Europe, up through the early 1900s, an estimated 17,000 named varieties of apples were cultivated in North America. Most of those apples are lost and possibly extinct today.
This is the account of apple historians and enthusiasts who canvass old orchards and forgotten homesteads of the Inland Northwest in search of the rare and heritage apples that still survive. It’s a quest that combines diligent detective work with fascinating historical and horticultural research—and a passion for apples.
So far these apple detectives have tracked down and documented nearly 30 formerly lost apple cultivars, or varieties. Lost Apples dips deep into regional history and tell of the continuing search and the successes so far. It is beautifully illustrated with over 50 classic color apple portraits painted by artists for the United States Department of Agriculture Division of Pomology from the late 1800s to early 1900s. It also includes an appendix of more than 1,600 known cultivars documented in historical records of the region.
The quest continues ... discoveries await!
Author Event: Saturday, May 24, 2025 from 11am to 2pm
Please join us on Saturday, May 24, 2025 from 11am to 2pm when author Joe Montgomery will be signing copies of Your Brain on Pickleball.
Pickleball players often improve quickly at first but then hit a wall, unable to reach the next level. Why does this happen? This limiting effect is, in fact, quite common among pickleball players. In fact, people from any sport or recreational activity can reach a performance plateau that seems difficult to overcome. The premise of this book is that the way our brains are wired to learn, adapt, and function in order to help us survive in what was historically a dangerous, threatening world inadvertently creates barriers to improving pickleball or any other type of performance. Perhaps not surprisingly, brains designed for survival in a hostile and dangerous environment are not necessarily optimal for functioning on a pickleball court- nor for functioning in a modern, technological society, for that matter. Our cognitive design "peculiarities" unconsciously lead us to:
· Resist practicing, or practice in ineffective/inefficient ways.
· Avoid or resist feedback that could help us improve performance.
· Fail to experiment with new shots or strategies.
· Resist giving up old and comfortable but ineffective shots and strategies.
· Be unable to sustain our focus, concentration, willpower and awareness throughout the game.
· Fail to identify and overcome negative emotions and limiting beliefs about our abilities.
This book addresses each of these issues, providing targeted techniques and strategies for overcoming them. The book's insights can help you move past the mental and emotional barriers holding you back, unlocking your potential to play smarter, stay focused and win more games. Don't settle for your current level of performance- take charge of your improvement and finally break through to the next level!