Third Thursday Art Walk.

Participating merchants spotlight artists and their works in an ongoing event presented by the Downtown Edmonds Merchants and the Greater Edmonds Chamber of Commerce.
More information.

Upcoming Art Walk Events.

February 16, 2012. 5 - 8 pm. Join us in welcoming the Edmonds Woodway High School Art Club as our Artists for February!

Plan Ahead: April 19, 2012. To celebrate Poetry Month, we will have an amazing line-up of local poets, including: Jack McCarthy, Joan Swift, Holly Hughes, Joannie Stangeland, and Victoria Ford. More details to follow.

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We have tons of fun on Third Thursdays! Pictured from left to right: Elaine, Tom and Michelle. Current, and former, Bookshop employees, and Third Thursday Artists all!

And in the background are Michelle's amazing works of art!

 

Upcoming Events.

February 26, 2012. Sunday,  2pm. Kris Saknussemm the author of Reverend America the will be at the Bookshop to chat and sign copies of his fourth book for us!

“Dangerous, hilarious, wildly imagined, weird as a carnival midway, and real and tragic as blues harmonica. Reverend America is blisteringly good. Kris Saknussemm is red-hot and smoking.”
– Janet Fitch, author of White Oleander

See more reviews, and get a sneak peak at Chapter 1 of this brand new novel [out February 21, 2012] at the web site.

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Recent Events.

November 18, 2011. Paula Becker and Alan J. Stein, the two authors of The Future Remembered: The 1962 Seattle World’s Fair and Its Legacy the new book all about the 1962 World’s Fair and Seattle Center, were here in person to chat and sign copies of this beautiful book!

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November 5, 2011.Mary Volmer, author of Crown of Dust joined us to chat and sign her book.
"Volmer's distinctive, beautifully written debut is set in the California gold rush country in the mid-19th century...[her] prose is taut and restrained, moving the story along at a healthy clip as her hardscrabble characters rumble and stumble through their dusty domain. Volmer's found a fat vein of gold in some heavily mined territory."—Publishers Weekly, Starred Review
Visit her web site to learn more.

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September 24, 2011. We welcomed two authors, Sean Salazar local author of Babylon Prophecy. [Great article in The Beacon], and Vincent Meis author of Eddie's Desert Rose. [Link to Vincent Meis' web site]. They were both kind enough to autograph a few extra copies of their books for us!

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August 20, 2011. Dr. David Gross was here to talk about and sign copies of his first novel, Animals Don't Blush. Thank you to all who joined us!

 

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July 23, 2011. Amy Snyder, author of Hell on Two Wheels: An Astonishing Story of Suffering, Triumph and the Most Extreme Endurance Race in the World, was here to sign her book. Ms. Snyder is a three-time Ironman finisher, and she takes the wraps off the best kept secret in the sports world, the Race Across America. For her book, Snyder followed a group of athletes before, during, and after the 2009 RAAM, the closest and most controversial race in the event’s 30-year history. Read the book to find out: why?!  She was gracious enough to sign a few extra copies of her book for us, so while they last, autographed copies are available to purchase!

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July 16, 2011. Gordon Stewart, was here to talk with us and sign his debut novel, Rooms for Rent.  It was a great success, with a lot of his friends and neighbors stopping by! Thank you all! And some fun news -- he is "this close" to finishing his second novel! Congratulations and thank you, Mr. Stewart!

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July 12, 2011. We had a fantastic evening at Arista Wine Cellars! Chef Becky Selengut presented recipes from her cookbook, there was wine tasting, and copies of the book for her to sign for us! While they last, we have more copies of her amazing book, freshly autographed!  Visit the Arista web site for more information about their wonderful shop.

 

 

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Friday, July 20, 2007. "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" party. Fun was had by all! By now the books have probably all been read at least once! Thank you to all who joined us -- we had as much fun as everybody else!

Let the magic begin!

Midnight in downtown Edmonds!

A few more photos are posted here.

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