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Author Event: Saturday, November 7, 2026 from 11am to 2pm

Please join us on Saturday, November 7, 2026 from 11am to 2pm when author Caleb Sierra will be signing copies of The Wetworks Miracle.

About the Book
Under eternally gray skies the Wetworks harvests nutritious waste from the “Root”, the only plant humanity found after we fled through a gate to escape our home world’s ecological collapse. When a bloody accident at the sawmill births a new kind of person, this strange realm finally has someone who transcends the sins of the last one.

Every petal and stalk of the Root is listening and whispering. Through this transfigured being, Jon Heap, we can hear what the all-plant says. We already depend on the Root, but it wants to give us something new: fresh fruit for our priests to bless, our farmers to reap, and our mothers to bear. The Root will alter our bodies as it desires and despite the pain we will call it a miracle.

About the Author
Caleb Sierra is a Latino author living in the Pacific Northwest with his wife and three kids. He has degrees in journalism and Chinese from Texas A&M University, where he worked as a magazine editor and local television director. When not writing, he’s usually studying religious esoterica, playing tabletop games, or tinkering and soldering.

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Author Event: Saturday, October 31, 2026 from 11am to 2pm

Please join us on Saturday, October 31, 2026 from 11am to 2pm when author Kate Moore will be signing copies of Walter and Benny: Good Guys, Nature Spies.

Walter and his faithful French bulldog Benny love learning about nature and helping their animal friends-so when the local library cat inadvertently disrupts the routine of a mother duck and her brood, it's up to them to save the day!

 

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Author Event: Saturday, October 24, 2026 from 11am to 2pm

Please join us on Saturday, October 24, 2026 from 11am to 2pm when author Laurence Davidson will be signing copies of his book SOAPBOX.

About the book:

They built a machine to connect the world.

Then they realized outrage was far more profitable.

Herbert Jones lives in his mother’s basement, surrounded by obsolete tech, the accumulated wreckage of a life spent online, and Han Solo.

He is obsessive, offensive, sleep-deprived, and absolutely certain that Prizmatik, the most powerful social platform on Earth, is hiding something.

Deep inside Prizmatik’s pristine Silicon Valley campus, a behavioral scientist has learned how to turn human psychology into code. Her algorithms provoke

then amplify outrage, transforming the connections of everyday life into negative global engagement. To her, people aren’t citizens. They’re nodes in a predictive model.

Gabriel Lerner, a former insider who knows Prizmatik’s secrets, notices a quirky anomaly that shouldn't exist. He thinks someone inside the company is manipulating the system. When he starts to

Investigate he discovers he’s looking in the wrong direction...

...because the person quietly assembling the truth isn't an engineer, an executive, or a security expert.

She mops the floors.

A Ukrainian night-shift janitor with a stolen past, an extraordinary mind sharpened by survival, she has a gift for being invisible.

While executives celebrate record-breaking growth, the janitor collects what they leave behind: shredder refuse, notebooks left in the open, and stray packet logs.

What she finds proves Prizmatik has crossed a morally unacceptable line.

They taught the machine to understand.

Now it knows how to manipulate.

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Author Event: Saturday, September 19, 2026 from 3pm to 6pm

Please join us on Saturday, September 19, 2026 from 3pm to 6pm when author Thomas Lion will be signing copies of Osprey Gold.

When an estranged son returns to Osprey Mountain, he finds his family on the brink of losing everything in a valley fractured by competing factions and deepening division. Old conflicts resurface when the land itself becomes contested, pulling him back into a place-and a past-he thought he had left behind.

As tensions rise and alliances are tested, the struggle for the mountain becomes a fight for legacy, identity, and belonging. The valley's polarization mirrors his own internal reckoning, forcing him to confront unresolved wounds and the meaning of home.

Osprey Gold is a contemporary literary novel rooted in place, exploring the intersection of family, land, and reconciliation in modern rural America. Emotionally resonant and deeply human, it examines how healing can emerge from conflict-and how the landscapes we inherit continue to shape who we become.

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Author Event: Thursday, September 17, 2026 from 11am to 1pm

Please join us on Thursday, September 17, 2026 from 11am to 1pm when author Marina Richie will be signing copies of Feathered Forest.

Acclaimed nature writer Marina Richie guides us into a vertical world of old-growth forests through the eyes of the birds that inhabit them—exploring her journey as an environmentalist in her signature verdant prose.

With exquisite prose and meticulous research, Marina Richie interweaves memoir with clear-eyed notes on ecology to create an engaging blend of scientific and soulful observations.

In Feathered Forest, birds are our guides to a vertical world of ancient trees that spans both sides of the Cascade Mountains. Within centuries-old groves that are critical refugia in a time of climate crisis, these winged messengers show us a better way to steward our threatened landscapes. Just as a forest transitions upward from understory to midstory to overstory, so too does the trajectory of Richie’s life—from the protective cover of adolescence to the precarious yet light-filled canopy of adulthood.

Richie’s love for the wilds unfurls in poetic phrasing, and her call to protect our last old-growth trees is resounding and clear.

A narrative of perception change, memoir, and kinship, Feathered Forest is a soaring ode to birds and wild trees.

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Author Event: Friday, September 5, 2026 from 11am to 2pm

Please join us on September 5, 2026 from 11am to 2pm when author Kimdiane Rogers will be signing copies of Goldie Loves Walla Walla.

In the little town of Walla Walla, a one-eyed cat named Goldie discovers that love can turn any place into home.

From cozy bookstores and coffee shops to rainy sidewalks, green parks, and starry summer nights, Goldie explores the town one small adventure at a time. She curls up in Dad’s favorite chair, hides in warm laundry, and finds friends in the most unexpected corners—including the hearts of the people who look out for her.

Goldie may be missing an eye, but she is never missing love. Through scraped knees, stormy days, new schools, and big feelings, Walla Walla wraps around her like a soft blanket, reminding children that even when life feels hard or different, there are always “soft places to land.”

Filled with gentle humor, comforting scenes, and tender details locals will recognize, Goldie Loves Walla Walla is a warm hug of a book—a celebration of small towns, strong hearts, and the everyday magic of being known and loved just as you are. Perfect for bedtime, classrooms, or anyone who loves Walla Walla, this story invites readers to slow down, snuggle close, breathe deep, and remember that love is all around, even on the hardest, messiest, loneliest days.

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Author Event: Friday, September 4, 2026 from 11am to 2pm

Please join us on Friday, September 4, 2026 from 11am to 2pm when author Doug Sellers will be signing copies of The Road to Belmont.

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Author Event: Saturday, August 22, 2026 from 11am to 2pm

Please join us on Saturday, August 22, 2026 from 11am to 2pm when Marleen Ramsey & grandsons will be signing copies of Tales of the Three Scampering Squirrels.

Lander Squirrel, Liam Squirrel, and their cousin Vinny Squirrel all live with their families in the large maple tree in Professor Stratton's backyard. Together, the three of them are known as the Three Scampering Squirrels.

Lander Squirrel is the fastest runner of the group, and today is the day of the big race! Lander wants to win the Acorn Run more than anything he's ever wanted in his life.The pistol sounds and the race begins! But as Lander makes his way around the track, he sees another runner trip and fall. Will Lander use this to his advantage so he can win the race easily? Or will he stop to help his friend, even if it means he doesn't win?

Vinny Squirrel’s specialty is baseball, and he practices every day in order to be the best walnut hitter in town!On the day of the Little Squirrel League big game, Vinny has a lot of work to do. Coach Beady Eyes gives the team a pep talk before the game, and the team is raring to go! It's the bottom of the 6th inning and Vinny's team is down by 2 runs. When the first two batters get out, will Vinny believe in himself enough to get the hit he needs to bring the win home?

Liam Squirrel is the youngest of the three squirrels, and he loves soccer! He is the goal keeper on the Prancy Paws soccer team, along with his friends, Ryan, Charlie, and Riley. The team works hard all season and are tied for first place with the Fancy Footwork team. It's the last game of the season, and the winner of this game determines who will go to the playoffs as the first seed team. Will Liam's determination win the game? Or will he give up and be bested by the other team?

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Author Event: Saturday, August 15, 2026 from 11am to 2pm

Please join us on Saturday, August 15, 2026 from 11am to 2pm when author Tabitha Pennington will be signing copies of What Makes a Flower Beautiful.

Will a young dragonfly seeking answers find out what it is that makes a flower beautiful? This heartwarming journey captured with classic artwork leaves the reader finding their own sense of life's deeper meaning of true beauty. Get your copy today for a timeless treasure sure to spark peaceful dreams!

 

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Author Event: Saturday, August 8, 2026 from 11am to 2pm

Please join us on Saturday, August 8, from 11am - 2pm when author Susan Matley will be signing copies of Big-G City.

Susan D. Matley writes contemporary fantasy/mythology. Crisis in Big-G City (by S. D. Matley), the fourth book in her series featuring the Greek Pantheon, is her latest release (WolfSinger Publications). Susan’s short stories have appeared in THEMA Literary Journal, GlassFire Magazine, Dark Pages (Blade Red Press) and many other print and online anthologies. In addition to writing she is a fitness enthusiast and a performing arts practitioner who lives in southeastern Washington State- -the land of wheat, wine and windmills- -with her 4-legged kid.

Read about Big-G City and her other books here: https://www.susandmatley.com/big-g-city/

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Author Event: Saturday, July 18, 2026 from 11am to 2pm

Please join us on Saturday, July 18, 2026 from 11am to 2pm when author David Schmaltz will be signing copies of Cluelessness.

What kind of person writes a book about Cluelessness? Not someone who has conquered it. Someone still living within it, noticing it daily, and finding that the real difficulty was never the Cluelessness itself but how poorly most of us cope with its inevitable presence.

David Schmaltz has spent decades observing the ways humans navigate a universe far more complex than any of us can fully comprehend. In Cluelessness: A Book of Mirrors, he turns that observation inward, offering ninety short essays that catch the author - and the reader - in the act of not knowing, misreading, over-planning, under-noticing, and stumbling forward anyway.

This is not a self-help book. There are no twelve steps, no prescriptions, no promises of transformation. It offers something rarer: a sustained, wry, warm-hearted investigation into what it actually feels like to be a finite human being embedded in an infinite, indifferent, and occasionally delightful universe. Schmaltz writes about cooking for a crowd without sleeping the night before, about the studied Cluelessness that lets us ignore what we cannot afford to know, about the difference between problems and difficulties, about why driving the speed limit might qualify as a moral act, and about why the most important things we were ever taught arrived without anyone noticing the teaching.

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Author Event: Saturday, July 11, 2026 from 11am to 2pm

Please join us on Saturday, July 11, 2026 from 11am to 2pm when author Trime Persinger will be signing copies of Crossing the Bridge. This transformational book gives you tools to heal your relationships as you heal yourself.

You will learn how to listen in a way that builds rapport, express yourself authentically in a way the other person can hear, and steer tough moments toward understanding and resolution.

Trime uses stories and deep insight to enhance the step-by-step instructions. As one reviewer said, "Trime's book is both deeply practical AND deeply human. The communication skills she shares are simple enough to implement immediately, and powerful enough to deliver real results."

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Author Event: Saturday, June 20, 2026 from 11am to 2pm

Please join us on Saturday, June 20, 2026 from 11am to 2pm when author Ludie Arellano will be signing copies of The Street Sweeper.

This is a children's book about a young girl who's trying to discover a mysterious entity that keeps roaming the streets of her neighborhood. She must drum up all her courage in order to solve the mystery. (Suggested reading age:  3-10 years old)

 

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Author Event: Saturday, June 13, 2026 from 11am to 2pm

Please join us on Saturday, June 13, 2026 from 11am to 2pm when author Adriana Janovich will be signing copies of Secret Spokane.

Spokane is a spirited riverfront city with a rich and colorful history, vibrant arts scene, natural beauty, and plenty of quirks. And it’s getting discovered. Long overshadowed by the larger and more metropolitan Seattle and Portland, Oregon, eclectic Spokane and its surrounding county by the same name are becoming tourist destinations in their own right. In fact, many people end up staying. For Pig Out in the Park. For Pie and Whiskey. For Bloomsday, Hoopfest, and an expansive downtown park that once welcomed the world. In 1974, Spokane made history, becoming the smallest city to ever host a World’s Fair.

Today, it’s growing. The second-largest city in Washington state jumped from 208,916 people in 2010 to 228,989 in 2020, an increase of nearly 10 percent. Spokane County increased even more from 2010 to 2020, climbing from 471,221 to 539, 339, or a hike of 14.5 percent. The arts, culture, and culinary capital of the Inland Northwest, Spokane, also known as the Lilac City, is not to be missed. Its collection of distinctive neighborhoods radiates from downtown, where a picturesque river complete with waterfalls runs through the heart of the metropolis. Spokane — its other nickname is River City — features a down-to-earth Pacific Northwest vibe. Spokanites are approachable and unpretentious. And the city itself is a lot of fun.

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Author Event: Saturday, June 6, 2026 from 11am to 2pm

Please join us on Saturday, June 6, 2026 from 11am to 2pm when author Anikó Kuschatka will be signing copies of Fallen on Deaf Ears.

Anikó was eighteen months old when illness took most of her hearing. A few years later, her family left Hungary for the United States, where she grew up as both outsider and observer, learning a new language, learning to read lips, and searching for her place in a world that never quite fit. Amid those challenges, she found solace in music—her passion, her comfort, her way through the world. Years later, she began to lose her sight.

 

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Author Event: Saturday, May 30, 2026 from 11am to 2pm

Please join us on Saturday, May 30, 2026 from 11am to 2pm when author Cindy Love "Sparkles the Clown" will be signing copies of her book Clowning from the Heart.

In Clowning from the Heart: One Smile at a Time, Cindy Love invites readers into the remarkable true story of how she became "Sparkle," a gospel clown whose mission was simple yet profound: to help people feel seen, safe, and loved. What began as a childhood spark and a small act of obedience grew into a decades-long ministry that touched hospitals, nursing homes, churches, schools, parades, and countless lives in between.

 

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Author Event: Saturday, May 23, 2026 from 11am to 2pm

Please join us on Saturday, May 23, 2026 from 11am to 2pm when author Mark Hester will be signing copies of A Sterling Life.

John Danz, originally named Israel Danowsky, left Czarist Russia at the age of four along with his parents. They escaped the Russian Pogroms and arrived in the United States in 1882. Initially, they lived in a sod hut in Kansas before John and his father traveled to Portland Oregon in their peddler's wagon. In his youth, John took various jobs as a newsboy, a Western Union messenger, a cowhand in Nevada, and a clerk in haberdasheries in Nevada and Oregon.

In 1903, John arrived in Seattle Washington and soon established his own men's clothing business. By 1913, he began to manage a nickelodeon theatre next to his store, primarily to attract customers to his clothing business. To his surprise, the theatre proved to be more profitable. Consequently, John decided to focus on expanding his chain of theatres. He named his business, the Sterling Theatre Company. Despite facing challenges such as two world wars, bankruptcies, the longest labor strike in Seattle's history, and the Great Depression, John Danz managed to achieve significant success. He passed away in 1961, leaving his theatre empire to his son, Fred.

At the age of fifty-five, author Mark Hester's journey of discovery began. By 2015, he had successfully traced the majority of his ancestors back to the seventeenth century. Hester decided to undergo a DNA test fully aware that it wouldn't reveal anything new or surprising. However, the test results unveiled something unexpected - Mark Hester was twenty-five percent Jewish. This revelation left him puzzled. After spending forty years researching his family history, he had no indication of Jewish ancestry. What happened next would have a profound and lasting impact on his life.

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Author Event: Saturday, May 16, 2026 from 11 am to 2 pm

Please join us on Saturday, May 16, 2026 from 11 am to 2 pm when author Joyce Byers Hill will be signing copies of First Response.

Can the firefighter douse the pain in her heart?

Taylor Wilson was a recently widowed high school teacher. Raising her little boy without her police officer husband had never been on her radar. Now she found herself starting life over at a new school and wasn’t sure what the future would hold. The one thing she did know was that she would never give her heart to another first responder. But did her heart have a mind of its own?

Shane Gallagher had been fighting fires since he was eighteen. Even though he never made it a career, he couldn’t give it up. As a high school math and science teacher, he volunteered as a firefighter during the school year and spent his summers fighting fires full-time. Could he choose between teaching and firefighting if he had to?

First Responseis a story of making choices and letting go. Sometimes letting go of the life you thought you’d have allows you to embrace a new life.

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