It’s midsummer and high time to celebrate the publication of a new thriller by Seattle writer Kevin O’Brien. While he ventured to Lopez Island for his last novel, They Won’t Be Hurt, many of the twists and turns of his new book, The Betrayed Wife, take place in Seattle, including a key scene at the Century Ballroom, …
To all my fans, friends, and family. You’ve been amazing supporters of Enzo and his story for more than a decade and I want you to know how much I appreciate you all. I also want you to be among the first to see the trailer for the movie adaptation of The Art of Racing in …
An announcement from Seattle7Writers’ co-founders, Jennie Shortridge and Garth Stein: In July 2019, our nonprofit organization will celebrate its 10th anniversary, a milestone neither of us, nor the other founding members, could have imagined. It’s with a little sadness and a lot of satisfaction that we announce we’ll formally retire the nonprofit service organization aspect of …
Seattle7Writers, the nonprofit collective of Pacific Northwest authors, partners with independent bookstores this summer to introduce readers to favorite authors and raise money for literacy nonprofits. In July, Island Books hosted the Seattle7Writers cookout to benefit Team Read, a nonprofit organization that pairs struggling young readers with trained teen reading coaches for one-on-one tutoring after school and …
DAVE BOLING FOLLOWS A THREAD OF FAMILY HISTORY TO TELL UNTOLD STORIES by Dave Boling, from LitHub June 23, 2017: It’s a typical conversation-starter for authors: “What are you writing about these days?” My answering, “the Anglo-Boer War,” triggered a typical response. The interrogators would tilt their head and nod, buying time to find a …
This is such a beautiful story that had me hooked from page 1. Lucie comes to standing knee deep in the waters of San Francisco with no idea who she is or how she got there. When her picture is put out to the media, her fiance in Seattle sees the photo and races to …
Happy news from Seattle author Kevin O’Brien’s Facebook page to start the new year off right: TOP TEN: Seattle Mystery Bookshop has announced its Bestsellers for 2016–and I’m pumped YOU’LL MISS ME WHEN I’M GONE is among the top ten bestselling mass market paperbacks. Among the top ten bestselling hardcovers is my friend and fellow Seattle …
Seattle author Garth Stein is launching his latest, Enzo’s Very Scary Halloween, at Secret Garden Bookshop in Ballard in Seattle. In keeping with the title, the shop presents Halloween in July, complete with costumes and trick-or-treats. Just think: You can pick a costume that doesn’t have to work under a rain coat! Something with wings? …
Seattle7Writers and Elliott Bay Book Company present seventeen prominent Seattle authors at a Bookish Brunch Sunday June 5 from 11 AM- 1 PM at the Mount Baker Community Clubhouse. Award-winning writer Deb Caletti will discuss her newly released book, Essential Maps for the Lost. Authors Garth Stein and Jennie Shortridge will emcee. The Bookish Brunch will …
When you read this Americans-abroad novel, you may find yourself so fascinated by the characters and so seduced by the setting that you stay up way too late turning the pages. The reading hangover is worth it, believe me. I can’t help but think in wine terms after all the bottles consumed over the course of Brooke …
