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Upcoming Events
 May through June
Join in the NCW Regional Read of Into The Beautiful North by Luis Alberto Urrea, sponsored by NCW Library and A Book For All Seasons. Residents across North Central Washington are encouraged to read, Into the Beautiful North. We urge you to be part of this unique experience in preparation for the Bicultural Fest and author presentation
July 5 at Icicle Center for the Arts Snowy Owl Theater. Join a discussion group for Into the Beautiful North at one of the following locations:
Cashmere Public Library, Thursday, June 13 at 6pm
East Wenatchee Public Library, Thursday, June 27, at 4pm
Entiat Public Library, Thursday, June 27 at 7pm
Peshastin Public Library, Thusday, June 27 at 7pm
Leavenworth Public Library, July 11 at 4pm
Wenatchee Public Library, Wednesday, July 19 at 12pm
This event is a ticketed event, seating is limited. Tickets are available at A Book for All Seasons and Avalon Music, while supply lasts. Please Call the Bookstore for more information; (509)548-1451
Award winning author, Luis Alberto Urrea (author appearance sponsored by The Sleeping Lady Foundation), will be featured at the exciting new Bicultural Festival. Join in the free family activities including educational booths, Mariachi bands, the Village Voices, dancing, food, hourly bilingual Nature walks and wildlife booths. Urrea's presentation follows a Naturalization ceremony.
Into The Beautiful North is a delightful, comical story with characters that wonderfully come to life. Luis is a master story teller. It is available at ABFAS and Wenatchee and Leavenworth Public Library. Call for more information.
Location:
Snowy Owl Theater, Icicle Creek Center For The Arts
7409 Icicle Road
Leavenworth, WA
 Friday, June 7, 7-8pm
Bernadette Pajer reads from her latest mystery in the Professor Bradshaw series, Capacity for Murder, at
TGIF Leavenworth Library. Hoquiam Washington is the scene of the crime,
tarnishing the name of the otherwise famed Healing Sands Sanitarium. Another thrilling, sweaty palm
page turner by Pajer!
Location:
Leavenworth Library
700 US Highway 2
Leavenworth, WA  
 Saturday, June 8, 1-3pm
Bernadette Pajer will be signing copies of her books, including her latest in her Professor Bradshaw series, Capacity for Murder, at ABFAS Saturday afternoon. Come help welcome Bernadette back to Leavenworth.
Location:
A Book for All Seasons
703 Hwy 2
Leavenworth, WA
Thursday, June 13, 7-9pm
Two National bestselling authors Erica Bauermeister, and Jennie Shortridge join forces to give us a dynamic duo author event at The Wenatchee Public Library. Bauermeister returns to the enchanting world of The School of Essential Ingredients in this luminous sequel, The Lost Art of Mixing. Shortridge, author of When She Flew and Riding With the Queen, brings us a powerful new novel Love Water and Memory.
Both authors will be available for questions and to sign books.
Location:
Wenatchee Public Library
310 Douglas
Wenatchee, WA
Friday, June 14, 7pm
Leavenworth Library is in for a treat when Jennie Shortridge and Erica Bauermeister present at TGIF. Come join the conversation.
Location:
Leavenworth Library
700 US Highway 2
Leavenworth, WA
Saturday, June 15, 1-3pm
Location:
Leavenworth Library
700 US Highway 2
Leavenworth, WA
 Friday, June 28, 7-8pm
Lance Weller''s immensely impressive debut novel, Wilderness, is a
richly detailed narrative, that is both grim and deeply moving. Ravaged
by the civil war, survivors untangle the threads of their lives, as
they strive for hope and renewal. Wilderness tells not only the
moving tale of an unforgettable character, but a story about who we are
as human beings, a people, and a nation. Weller will give a presentation
at the Leavenworth Library, exploring his inspiration for the book, and
his writing career. Location: Leavenworth Public Library700 Hwy 2 Leavenworth, WA
Saturday, June 29, 1-3pm
Come enjoy an ABFAS Book Buzz. Meet multiple authors, get a chance to win an ABFAS $25 gift certificate and have fun in the process. What’s there not to like? We will be welcoming back Jeanne Matthews with her latest book in the popular Dinah Pelerin mystery series, Her Boyfriend''s Bone’s. Our second author is a fresh face in the mystery writer world. H.S. Clark with his Medical Thriller, Secret Thoughts. And Lance Weller, with his bestselling new book, Wilderness. An afternoon of literary genius!
Location:
A Book for All Seasons
703 Hwy 2
Leavenworth, WA
 Friday, June 28, 7-8pm
Bonny Becker visits ABFAS, to celebrate Kinderfest Bonny Becker, author of a number of award-winning picture books and middle-grade novels, says that the persistent mouse featured in A Visitor for Bear just popped into her head one day and wouldn't go away. She is well known for these Bear and Mouse stories. Bonny lives in Seattle. Location:A Book for All Seasons 703 Hwy 2 Leavenworth, WA
 
 
 Friday, July 5, 7:30-9pm
Luis Alberto Urrea will be giving a presentation at The Snowy Owl Theater, Icicle Creek Center for the Arts at 7:30pm on July 5, 2013.
Luis Alberto Urrea is the author of the widely acclaimed novel The Hummingbird's
Daughter and 2005 Pulitzer Prize finalist for nonfiction for The Devil's
Highway. A member of the Latino Literature Hall of Fame, Luis was born in
Tijuana, Mexico to a Mexican father and an American mother.
His book, Into the Beautiful North has been chosen as the Regional Read for North Central Washington.
More details to follow as available.
This event is a ticketed event, seating is limited. Tickets are
available at A Book for All Seasons and Avalon Music, while supply
lasts. Please Call the Bookstore for more information; (509)548-1451
Location: Snowy Owl Theater7409 Icicle Road, Leavenworth, WA 98826
  
 Thursday, July 11, 7-9pm
#1 New York Times bestselling author Susan Wiggs’s brings us her
enchanting new novel, The Apple Orchard. Romance! Family secrets! The
Holocaust! Priceless Treasures! This is the first book in her new series
following her enormously popular Lakeshore Chronicles novels. Set in
the beautiful rolling hills of Sonoma wine country, reading The Apple Orchard is like taking a vacation. Bella Vista is the setting, filled with lush abundance, and dramatic events.
The Apple Orchard is a novel of sisters, friendship and how memories are woven like a spell around us.
Location: Wenatchee Public Library 310 Douglas Wenatchee, WA
  
 Friday, July 12, 7-8pm
New York Times bestselling authors Kevin O'Brien and Susan Wiggs join forces for a fabulous TGIF Presentation and Booksigning at Leavenworth Public Library. O’Brien joins us for the debut of his latest crime thriller, Unspeakable. This time O’Brien takes us to the murky corners of a dark and dangerous mind, dripping with murder and corruption! Riveting suspense, from the inside out! Susan Wiggs’s brings us her enchanting new novel, The Apple Orchard. From one of America''s most beloved writers, The Apple
Orchard is a story of family ties--both old and new--and of the moments that connect our hearts. Come join these talented authors for an entertaining literary evening. 
Location: Leavenworth Public Library 700 Hwy 2 Leavenworth, WA
 Elusive Book Character Creates Summertime Fun to Support the Shop Local Movement. Leavenworth -- Where''s Waldo? In Leavenworth, of course. The famous children’s book character in the striped shirt and black-rimmed specs is visiting twenty-five different local businesses throughout our community this July. Those who spot him can win prizes, including stickers, book coupons and more. From A Book For All Seasons at 703 Hwy 2 to The Wood Shop at 721 Front St, Waldo figures will be well hidden in local business establishments. Find Waldo is a great summer vacation activity, and a wonderful way for residents to support local business and the Shop Local movement. Anyone who wishes to participate can pick up a “Find Waldo Local in Leavenworth!” passport with the names of all the participating sites, and get their passport stamped or signed for each Waldo they spot. The first 100 Waldo seekers to get their passports stamped or signed at ten or more sites can bring their passports back to A Book For All Seasons to collect prizes. Collecting store stamps or signatures at twenty or more businesses will entitle diligent seekers to entry in a grand prize drawing on July 31, with the top prize being a 6-volume deluxe set of Waldo books. Learn More
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