Saturday November 14 and Sunday November 15, Queen Anne Books will participate in the Upper Queen Anne Merchants Association "Shop Local for Schools" event.  Buy things at participating merchants (displaying the sign shown on the UQAMA site here), and 10% of your purchase will go to the local school of your choice. 

Queen Anne Books will also be holding a McClure Benefit Book Fair starting at 3:00 on Sunday November 15.  For more information about McClure's Book Fair, click here. 

Book Mixer meets a earlier in the month than usual because of the Thanksgiving holiday.

Get in that "Happy Family" mood by discussing Pharmakon, or the Story of a Happy Family by Dirk Wittenborn.

We meet every other month, usually the last Saturday at 8:00pm.
Our book choices tend to be a little edgier than the traditional book
club fare, and our discussions are focused yet fun. After about an hour
talking about the book, most of us head to a bar or restaurant to
socialize. This helps us spend our book club time talking openly and
in-depth about the book, then gives us a great opportunity to bond with
fellow readers afterwards.

Everyone is welcome to take part in the discussion, and all are
encouraged to join us for social time after, too. Remember, they're
Saturday nights starting at 8:00.

Saturday November 14 and Sunday November 15, Queen Anne Books will participate in the Upper Queen Anne Merchants Association "Shop Local for Schools" event.  Buy things at participating merchants (displaying the sign shown on the UQAMA site here), and 10% of your purchase will go to the local school of your choice. 

Queen Anne Books will also be holding a McClure Benefit Book Fair starting at 3:00 on Sunday November 15.  For more information about McClure's Book Fair, click here. 

Storytime with Charles is our monthly children's picture book read-aloud.  The phenomenal Charles reads picture books perfect for the 2-8 year-old-set (and their grown-ups).

Charles usually reads on the third Sunday of the month at 2:00.  If you would like to receive email reminders, you can sign up for our Storytime with Charles email list in the store or send us an email saying you'd like to be on our Storytime list!

Join Queen Anne Books in support of literacy and schools. For this
event every purchase will help McClure Middle School. Queen
Anne Books will donate 20% of sales during the book fair to the school. There will be a Wish Table of books they need for their
library-- any patrons who buy those titles to donate to the school will
receive 20% off.

McClure librarian Kristan Gale is also organizing a fantastic showcase of original writing by McClure students.  Hear young authors read their work during the book fair from 3:00- 5:30.

Thank you for supporting McClure Middle School!

Celebrate Jennie Shortridge's latest novel at her neighborhood bookstore!

When She Flew is a stunning novel inspired by the true-life storyof a young girl and her father living in the wilderness together. 

Join us for a reading, signing and reception celebrating Jennie Shortridge, one of our favorite authors and neighbors!

"...A taut, beautifully rendered novel... all the
urgency of a thriller and... a moving exploration of parental love and
the lengths to which one person will go to take care of another."

—Marisa de los Santos, New York Times bestselling author of Love Walked In and Belong to Me

 

Join Queen Anne Books in support of literacy and schools.

For this event every purchase will help St. Anne School. Queen
Anne Books will donate 20% of sales during the book fair (from 3:00- 5:30) to the school. There will be a Wish Table of books the school needs for their
library-- any patrons who buy those titles to donate to St. Anne's will
receive 20% off.

Thank you for supporting St. Anne School!

Queen Anne Books is proud to sponsor Seattle Art & Lectures.

Queen Anne Books welcomes the holiday season with a weekend of festive fun.  Refreshments, carols, crafts, a 15% off sale all three days, author signings and more!

On Friday, December 4:

Holiday mocktails and a signing at Queen Anne Books! Author Kerry Colburn will be signing her delicious (and hilarious) book, Good Drinks for Bad Days: Holiday Edition from 5:00- 7:00. This is a fun and festive book with recipes for bad day/good drink pairings, like "Bad Day: No Christmas Bonus-- Good Drink: Luxury!"  You'll be able to turn every frown upside down.  We'll mix up some nonalcoholic versions starting at 5:00.

Merchants all along Queen Anne Avenue will have special holiday deals and treats from 12-6. For more details on the neighborhood-wide celebration, see the Upper Queen Anne Merchants Association page. 

On Saturday, December 5:

Thomas Horton, creator of the map of the Queen Anne Stairs, will sign from 12:00- 2:00.

Bruce Jones, author of West Highland Drive: A Historical Walking Tour of  Seattle's Queen Anne Neighborhood, will sign from 1:00- 3:00.

Lyanda Lynn Haupt, author of Crow Planet, will sign from 2:00- 4:00.

On Sunday, December 6:

Children's holiday stories and crafts from 2:00- 4:00 including a Fancy Nancy Christmas activity and Whoville hats to make even the Grinchiest smile.

Queen Anne Books welcomes the holiday season with a weekend of festive fun.  Refreshments, carols, crafts, a 15% off sale all three days, author signings and more!

On Friday, December 4:

Holiday mocktails and a signing at Queen Anne Books! Author Kerry Colburn will be signing her delicious (and hilarious) book, Good Drinks for Bad Days: Holiday Edition from 5:00- 7:00. This is a fun and festive book with recipes for bad day/good drink pairings, like "Bad Day: No Christmas Bonus-- Good Drink: Luxury!"  You'll be able to turn every frown upside down.  We'll mix up some nonalcoholic versions starting at 5:00.

Merchants all along Queen Anne Avenue will have special holiday deals and treats from 12-6. For more details on the neighborhood-wide celebration, see the Upper Queen Anne Merchants Association page. 

On Saturday, December 5:

Thomas Horton, creator of the map of the Queen Anne Stairs, will sign from 12:00- 2:00.

Bruce Jones, author of West Highland Drive: A Historical Walking Tour of  Seattle's Queen Anne Neighborhood, will sign from 1:00- 3:00.

Lyanda Lynn Haupt, author of Crow Planet, will sign from 2:00- 4:00.

On Sunday, December 6:

Children's holiday stories and crafts from 2:00- 4:00 including a Fancy Nancy Christmas activity and Whoville hats to make even the Grinchiest smile.

Queen Anne Books welcomes the holiday season with a weekend of festive fun.  Refreshments, carols, crafts, a 15% off sale all three days, author signings and more!

On Friday, December 4:

Holiday mocktails and a signing at Queen Anne Books! Author Kerry Colburn will be signing her delicious (and hilarious) book, Good Drinks for Bad Days: Holiday Edition from 5:00- 7:00. This is a fun and festive book with recipes for bad day/good drink pairings, like "Bad Day: No Christmas Bonus-- Good Drink: Luxury!"  You'll be able to turn every frown upside down.  We'll mix up some nonalcoholic versions starting at 5:00.

Merchants all along Queen Anne Avenue will have special holiday deals and treats from 12-6. For more details on the neighborhood-wide celebration, see the Upper Queen Anne Merchants Association page. 

On Saturday, December 5:

Thomas Horton, creator of the map of the Queen Anne Stairs, will sign from 12:00- 2:00.

Bruce Jones, author of West Highland Drive: A Historical Walking Tour of  Seattle's Queen Anne Neighborhood, will sign from 1:00- 3:00.

Lyanda Lynn Haupt, author of Crow Planet, will sign from 2:00- 4:00.

On Sunday, December 6:

Children's holiday stories and crafts from 2:00- 4:00 including a Fancy Nancy Christmas activity and Whoville hats to make even the Grinchiest smile.

For this food-loving novel, I thought we'd offer something a little extra: you can buy a VIP ticket for $18 which includes a paperback copy of The School of Essential Ingredients (signed and personalized by the author the night of the event, of course!) and a pre-signing tasting reception with the author, featuring sumptuous nibbles from Eat Local.  The VIP event starts at 6:00.  Tickets are limited and will be on sale at the store (or over the phone) through closing on Thursday January 14.

If you can't make it to the VIP tasting at 6:00, please join us at 6:30 for our no-reservations-required reading and signing with Erica Bauermeister.  This portion of the evening is free and open to the public.  Erica will read from her novel, which is centered around a cooking class.  Savor her evocative taste descriptions and richly-created characters!  The reading will be followed by a question and answer session and a signing, when the author will autograph copies of her book.

Storytime with Charles is our monthly children's picture book
read-aloud.  The phenomenal Charles reads picture books perfect for the
2-8 year-old-set (and their grown-ups).

Charles usually reads on the third Sunday of the month at 2:00.  If
you would like to receive email reminders, you can sign up for our
Storytime with Charles email list in the store or send us an email
saying you'd like to be on our Storytime list!

As a relative newcomer to Seattle, I hadn't heard of the Love Israel Family, but as soon as I heard this book published by the University of Washington Press, I started hearing about people's memories of the commune, which at one point had its headquarters on Queen Anne.

Whether the Love Israel Family is a blast from your past or something new to learn about local history, our event will give you the opportunity to meet author Charles LeWarne and find out more about this fascinating piece of Seattle history.

Join us for a free reading, question and answer session with the author, and signing.

Discuss Edgar-Award-winning Citizen Vince by Jess Walter with our Book Mixer group.

We meet every other month, usually the last Saturday at 8:00pm.
Our book choices tend to be a little edgier than the traditional book
club fare, and our discussions are focused yet fun. After about an hour
talking about the book, most of us head to a bar or restaurant to
socialize. This helps us spend our book club time talking openly and
in-depth about the book, then gives us a great opportunity to bond with
fellow readers afterwards.

Everyone is welcome to take part in the discussion, and all are
encouraged to join us for social time after, too. Remember, they're
Saturday nights starting at 8:00.

Whole Foods in Interbay welcomes Queen Anne Books for read-aloud for little ones and their grown-ups. Why not treat yourself to a few good picture books when you pick up your groceries?  

Mary from Whole Foods provides us with a bright but cozy space-- the Chill Lounge-- and fresh, wholesome treats. (Last time we had chocolate Mighty-O mini donuts and fresh strawberries-- yum!) Tegan picks a few books to share and reads aloud.   

For all that's happening at Whole Foods: http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/stores/interbay/storecalendar.php

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