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Sno-Isle Libraries 2026 Community Read Selection: ‘Remarkably Bright Creatures’

Sno-Isle Libraries invites the community to join in reading the Sno-Isle Reads Together selected title, Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt. Sno-Isle Reads Together is an annual...

May 28: Political cartoonist David Horsey to discuss new novel during Edmonds Author Talk

Pulitzer Prize-winning political cartoonist, columnist and author David Horsey will discuss his acclaimed new novel, Beach of Stars, during the Thursday, May 28, Edmonds Author Talk at the Edmonds...

Reminder: Edmonds Author & Speaker Series presents ‘Woodpecker: A Year in the Life’ April 16

The next Author & Speaker Series talk at the Edmonds Waterfront Center will feature award-winning photographer Paul Bannick speaking about his book Woodpecker: A Year in the Life of...

Longevity expert Ken Stern to discuss ‘Healthy to 100’ at Edmonds Waterfront Center author event March 26

Join us for the next presentation of the Edmonds Waterfront Center's Author & Speaker series, featuring "Healthy to 100: How Strong Social Ties Lead to Long Lives" with longevity...

Art Beat feature: A converted step van is turning heads and pages

On a gray, rainy Pacific Northwest day, a wine-magenta van glows with the words "Lost the Plot" in white lettering. The roaming literary shop is run by owner Ash...

Cascadia Art Museum Writers-in-Conversation hosting Pulitzer Prize-winning author March 12

Cascadia Art Museum is welcoming Mitchell S. Jackson, winner of the 2021 Pulitzer Prize in Feature Writing, to the museum's Writers-in-Conversation series. Jackson’s writing is powerful, deeply personal and profoundly American,...

Reminder: ‘I Love Being Abroad’ author to speak at Edmonds Waterfront Center Jan. 29

Next up for the Edmonds Waterfront Center Author & Speaker Series is a Thursday, Jan. 29 presentation of I Love Being Abroad: Memoirs of an American Chanteuse in Paris...

Mountlake Terrace history comes to life at Lynnwood Heritage Park Oct. 25

The Lynnwood-Alderwood Manor Heritage Association will host a program exploring the origins and growth of Mountlake Terrace at 10 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 25 in the Wickers Gallery at Heritage...

Recommended Reads: The Case of the Croaked Coach

Here’s a mystery served with sass, smarts and a splash of irreverence: The Case of the Croaked Coach by Susie Black. This cozy whodunit is anything but conventional, blending...

Food for Thought Online Book Group features author Steve Hoffman and French cooking Sept. 18

The Food for Thought Online Book Group and Sno-Isle Libraries will host an online event on Thursday, Sept. 18, from 7 to 9 p.m. featuring author Steve Hoffman and...

Claim your summer reading prize by Sept. 2

If you read with the Sno-Isle Libraries this summer, bring your Summer Reading log to claim your prize by Sept. 2 at your local library. Kids and teens who read...

Art Beat feature: Write on the Sound celebrates 40 years

Registration opens online July 21, 9 a.m. (conference schedule)      Online sessions via Zoom: Sept. 27 | In-person: Oct. 3–5                  ...

Reminder: ‘Legacy Lost: Passing Across the Color Line’ author at Edmonds Waterfront Center June 12

Next up in the Edmonds Waterfront Center Author & Speaker Series -- Thursday, June 12 -- is a conversation with S. Barbara Hilyer, author of Legacy Lost: Passing Across...

‘Mountlake Terrace: A History of Four Square Miles’ provides revealing look at small city

Mountlake Terrace teacher and author Randal Gravelle has put the history of the city on paper in a new book, Mountlake Terrace: A History of Four Square Miles. “I’m fascinated...

Edmonds-Woodway student co-authors children’s book on Asian American heritage

Scarlett Luo, a student at Edmonds-Woodway High School, and Grace Go, a graduate of Mercer Island High School attending Cornell University, joined forces to co-author Mia’s Family Tree: Leaves...

Reminder: Edmonds Author Series presents ‘Wild in Seattle’ with author David B. Williams May 22

Award-winning natural history writer David B. Williams will talk about his book, Wild in Seattle, during the next Edmonds Waterfront Center Author and Speaker Series event Thursday, May 22. Doors...

Brier Elementary ‘Tree-Huggers’ win the 2025 Battle of the Books

After a flawless April 24 performance, Brier Elementary School’s Battle of the Books team, the Tree-Huggers, took home the first-place trophy. Spruce Elementary’s Fantastic Fifth Graders took second place after...

Edmonds Bookshop to host bilingual Spanish/English Storytime April 11

Edmonds Bookshop will host a Bilingual Spanish/English Storytime at 9:30 a.m. Friday, April 11. Visting Edmonds from Cabo San Lucas, Professor Alfonso Winston and his wife, renowned storyteller Nixania...

Vietnam War operating room nurse gets standing ovation during author event

It was an emotional "first" for the monthly author/speaker series at the Edmonds Waterfront Center Thursday night: The audience of approximately 120 people gave Vietnam War veteran and operating...

‘Warrior Nurse: PTSD and Healing’ topic of March 27 author event at Edmonds Waterfront Center

Vietnam War veteran Sarah L. Blum, author of Warrior Nurse: PTSD and Healing, will be the featured speaker during the next Edmonds Author/Speaker Series event at the Edmonds Waterfront...

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