Image courtesy Animal Aid Updated September 3, 2025 If you're looking for a way to find your center in the company of cats, check out Yoga with Cats at Animal Aid in Portland. The sessions for 2025 kick off at the no-kill shelter starting Sunday, January 19, 2-3 p.m. Bonnie Chipman leads these sessions in … Continue reading Find your Zen at Yoga with Cats at Animal Aid in Portland
More than 20 Pacific Northwest authors will be selling their books at the Historically Hip Author Fair at the La-Z-Boy furniture store in downtown Issaquah, Washington, on Sunday, December 1, from noon until 3 p.m. The event will be in the Home Collections room at the store. Admission is free. The store's address is 628 … Continue reading Historically Hip Author Fair in Issaquah December 1
Photo by Cheryl Landes Get a head-start on holiday shopping for the book lovers on your list at the first annual Written in the Northwest Book Fair at the Lynnwood Event Center on Saturday, November 23, from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. More than 85 authors from the Pacific Northwest will be there selling their … Continue reading Written in the Northwest Book Fair in Lynnwood November 23
Image by Yuri_B from Pixabay Finish some early Christmas shopping and meet local authors at the second annual NW Book Fun in the Sun at the Covington House, 4201 Main Street, in Vancouver, Washington. The event is on Saturday, August 17, from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. More than 20 authors will be selling their … Continue reading Meet local authors at second annual NW Book Fun in the Sun in Vancouver, WA
Image by Yuri_B from Pixabay Now in its second year, the Columbia River Author Festival celebrates local writers at the Longview Public Library on Saturday, May 18. From 10 a.m. until 4 p.m., hear pop-up readings, meet the authors, take your children to story time, and shop at the book fair. This year's featured speaker … Continue reading Second annual Columbia River Author Festival May 18 in Longview
Image by Yuri_B from Pixabay Finish some early Christmas shopping and meet more than a dozen local authors at the first annual NW Book Fun in the Sun at the Covington House, 4201 Main Street, in Vancouver, Washington. The event is on Sunday, July 23, from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. Tables for these authors … Continue reading Meet local authors at NW Book Fun in the Sun
Meet the world's best writers, poets, and artists from the comfort of your home at the 26th annual Los Angeles Times Festival of Books. The 2021 event runs from Saturday, April 17, until Friday, April 23. Here's the schedule in Pacific time. Saturday, April 17 10 a.m. - Festival of Books Kickoff 10:30 a.m. - … Continue reading The 2021 Los Angeles Times Festival of Books celebrates online
A forest near the Water Resources Education Center in Vancouver, Washington (photo by Cheryl Landes) Clark County Green Neighbors has moved all of its events online because of the coronavirus pandemic. Their events cover a wide range of activities, from a nature lover's book club to question and answer sessions with local gardening experts. During … Continue reading Virtual nature events with Clark County Green Neighbors
Photo by Cheryl Landes Updated September 17, 2020 One of the positive aspects of the pandemic for many of us, myself included, is that we've had more time to read for personal enjoyment. Some of us, like me, are catching up on a long reading list. Others want to explore new genres or new authors. … Continue reading Looking for new books to read? Washington State Librarian features 20 Books in 20 Minutes September 17
Photos by Cheryl Landes Usually, the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books is held at the University of Southern California (USC) campus two days in April, but COVID-19 interfered this year. The festival was postponed, but now it's moving online for four weeks in October. When the festival launches on Sunday, October 18, it will … Continue reading 2020 Los Angeles Times Festival of Books moves online in October
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