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Poetry, art, and writing—come explore the many ways of creative journal writing. Whether you are currently keeping a journal, or have never kept one, this workshop will give you new ideas for how to express who you are through writing. Participants are encouraged to bring a journal to the workshop. Free, ... (mere)no registration required.

CARELESS IN REDWe are greatly pleased to welcome back Elizabeth George, best selling mystery author who has penned twenty books including the recent What Came Before He Shot Her. Widely praised for being an American writer who creates believable British characters and sets them authentically in the UK, ... (mere)she returns to protagonist Inspector Thomas Lynley in her new book, and he's in better form than ever while investigating a murder on the coast of Cornwall. " . . . George can do it all, and with style to spare." ~ Wall Street Journal. "The Lynley books constitute the smartest, most gratifying, complex and impassioned mystery series now being published." ~ Entertainment Weekly.

Today's tale is "Skin," by Roald Dahl. “Ars longa; Vita brevis.” Art is long, Life is short. But what about tattoos? Dahl offers his own macabre take on the fickle fame of the flesh. Love a good story? Sit back, relax, and escape from the everyday as we bring you gripping short stories expertly ... (mere)read, and well-calculated to keep you in suspense! Admission is free, and brown bag lunches are welcome.

Today's tale is "Skin," by Roald Dahl. “Ars longa; Vita brevis.” Art is long, Life is short. But what about tattoos? Dahl offers his own macabre take on the fickle fame of the flesh. Love a good story? Sit back, relax, and escape from the everyday as we bring you gripping short stories expertly ... (mere)read, and well-calculated to keep you in suspense! Admission is free, and brown bag lunches are welcome.

THE BIG BOTH WAYSCriminal investigator and Writer Laureate of Alaska, John Straley visits from his Sitka home to talk about his new novel, a gripping period crime story that takes place in 1935 and pays homage to Raymond Chandler's gritty detective tales. The protagonist, Slippery Wilson, has just walked ... (mere)off his job at a logging camp. He meets up with Ellie Hobbes, an anarchist from the docks of Seattle who dreams of flying, and their adventure takes them north via the Inside Passage—"The Big Both Ways"—from Puget Sound to Alaska, where events turn deadly. Straley has six novels to his credit and a Shamus Award for his first novel, The Woman Who Married a Bear.

Interview, Q&A, signing.

We meet every other month, usually the last Saturday at 8:00pm. Our book choices are usually 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 coffee shop to socialize. This helps us ... (mere)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.

Today's Tale: "Interrogation," by Jeffrey Deaver. The detective has one last chance to learn a condemned man’s motive, but is it worth a one-way trip into a killer’s twisted mind? Love a good story? Sit back, relax, and escape from the everyday as we bring you gripping short stories expertly read, ... (mere)and well-calculated to keep you in suspense! Admission is free, and brown bag lunches are welcome.

Today's tale is "Interrogation," by Jeffrey Deaver. The detective has one last chance to learn a condemned man’s motive, but is it worth a one-way trip into a killer’s twisted mind? Love a good story? Sit back, relax, and escape from the everyday as we bring you gripping short stories expertly ... (mere)read, and well-calculated to keep you in suspense! Admission is free, and brown bag lunches are welcome.

Queen Anne Books welcomes all interested readers to its drop-in, no-guilt book club. We get together the first Wednesday and second Monday of every month, so pick the day that works best for you and join us at 7:00. No reservation or sign-up is needed-- just drop by. Sign up for Patti's email list ... (mere)if you would like to receive reminders, discussion links and summaries.

"In the well-written, laugh-out-loud, self-deprecating spirit of Bill Bryson's A Walk In The Woods, and Nora Ephron's When Harry Met Sally, Dan White takes us along for a walk on the wild side of adventure and love. I could not put it down." - - Eric Blehm, National Outdoor Book Award winning author ... (mere)of The Last Season.Dan White's humorous and heartfelt memoir, The Cactus Eaters: How I Lost my Mind and Almost Found Myself on the Pacific Coast Trail tracks the journey of Dan and his girlfriend, two inexperienced hikers, as they take on the challenging 2650 mile trail from Mexico to Canada.Dan White is a journalist, explorer, and author whose work has appeared in the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, and Backpacker. He received his MFA from Columbia University and lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. This is his first book.Check out Dan White's blog here.

Queen Anne Books welcomes all interested readers to its drop-in, no-guilt book club. We get together the first Wednesday and second Monday of every month, so pick the day that works best for you and join us at 7:00. No reservation or sign-up is needed-- just drop by. Sign up for Patti's email list ... (mere)if you would like to receive reminders, discussion links and summaries.

Today's tales are "Silk Road," by Beatrix Kramolovsky. His father the homicide cop always works late, but Armin knows just how to get his dad’s attention. Also "Going, Going, Gone," by Peter Blauner. Two distracted seconds was all it took for his child to step through the closing doors. The subway’s ... (mere)leaving. Now what? Love a good story? Sit back, relax, and escape from the everyday as we bring you gripping short stories expertly read, and well-calculated to keep you in suspense! Admission is free, and brown bag lunches are welcome.

He was unemployed, seemingly aimless, and 10 years younger than she. Definitely not boyfriend material. She’d come out to the bar with friends that night fully prepared to end up on their couch, but there she was, leaving the bar with him, going back to his place, finding a condom, and realizing the ... (mere)next morning that it had stayed, unopened, on the floor. At 39, intellectual, solo-flying, and nearly broke, Mary Pols got pregnant.Despite many obstacles--not the least of which is the shock of her Irish Catholic family--Mary perseveres and even manages to create a true friendship with the father of her child. With wry and funny prose, Mary takes us from the first drunken night to the first diaper change in this hip and honest story of unconventional motherhood.Mary Pols is a film critic for several Bay Area papers, including the Contra-Costa Times and Oakland Tribune. She was a Knight Fellow at Stanford in 2005-2006 and teaches part-time at U.C. Berkeley. Her son Dolan is nearly four years old.

Please join us for this free event celebrating Andre's new release Garden of Last Days.

Today's tales are "In a Grove," by Ryunosuke Akutagawa. A body is found amidst blood-stained bamboo, but who is the killer? The answer shifts each time a witness speaks. Also "The Enormous $10," by Jack Ritchie. The auditor says the bank’s accounts are off and there’s hell to pay, but where did that ... (mere)extra $10 come from? Love a good story? Sit back, relax, and escape from the everyday as we bring you gripping short stories expertly read, and well-calculated to keep you in suspense! Admission is free, and brown bag lunches are welcome.

Queen Anne Books welcomes all interested readers to its drop-in, no-guilt book club. We get together the first Wednesday and second Monday of every month, so pick the day that works best for you and join us at 7:00. No reservation or sign-up is needed-- just drop by. Sign up for Patti's email list ... (mere)if you would like to receive reminders, discussion links and summaries.

Queen Anne Books welcomes all interested readers to its drop-in, no-guilt book club. We get together the first Wednesday and second Monday of every month, so pick the day that works best for you and join us at 7:00. No reservation or sign-up is needed-- just drop by. Sign up for Patti's email list ... (mere)if you would like to receive reminders, discussion links and summaries.

"Sheriff Walt Longmire's latest murder investigation strikes cords with his first, as a Marine in Viet Nam. The victim found along the Wyoming interstate is herself Vietnamese and a photo found in her purse looks eerily familiar to Walt. [Please note: Craig had already arranged, with the publisher, to ... (mere)sign copies in NYC for us when the book comes out in early June. Those who have reserved a copy will be getting a book after the publisher sends them to us. But don't let that stop you from coming in to see him. He's a wonderful fellow.]"

Today's tale is "Leaving Nairobi," by Ed McBain. Newlyweds on safari encounter an animal far more dangerous than any elephant or lion: their human guide. Love a good story? Sit back, relax, and escape from the everyday as we bring you gripping short stories expertly read, and well-calculated to keep ... (mere)you in suspense! Admission is free, and brown bag lunches are welcome.

A party for all avid enthusiasts of STEPHENIE MEYER'S NOVELS. Releasing at midnight her new book, BREAKING DAWN. Get your vampire, werewolf,native american clothes ready for this celebration. Presales 25% off. See you here in downtown Poulsbo.

Today's tale is "Ransom," by Pearl S. Buck. “We have your son.” It may not be every parent’s nightmare, but it is every rich parent’s nightmare. Love a good story? Sit back, relax, and escape from the everyday as we bring you gripping short stories expertly read, and well-calculated to keep ... (mere)you in suspense! Admission is free, and brown bag lunches are welcome.

Queen Anne Books welcomes all interested readers to its drop-in, no-guilt book club. We get together the first Wednesday and second Monday of every month, so pick the day that works best for you and join us at 7:00. No reservation or sign-up is needed-- just drop by. Sign up for Patti's email list ... (mere)if you would like to receive reminders, discussion links and summaries.

Queen Anne Books welcomes all interested readers to its drop-in, no-guilt book club. We get together the first Wednesday and second Monday of every month, so pick the day that works best for you and join us at 7:00. No reservation or sign-up is needed-- just drop by. Sign up for Patti's email list ... (mere)if you would like to receive reminders, discussion links and summaries.

Today's tale is "Jugged," by Elmore Leonard. A drunken brawl and a night in jail aren’t so bad for young Pete, until he learns his cell mate is the wildest man in the West. Love a good story? Sit back, relax, and escape from the everyday as we bring you gripping short stories expertly read, and ... (mere)well-calculated to keep you in suspense! Admission is free, and brown bag lunches are welcome.

The Central Library will be closed for Labor Day today, so there will be no Thrilling Tales program.

Today's tale is "Decision," by Helen Nielsen. The papers called her a “stony faced tigress” and an “iceberg killer,” but underneath it all she was just like you and me. Love a good story? Sit back, relax, and escape from the everyday as we bring you gripping short stories expertly read, and ... (mere)well-calculated to keep you in suspense! Admission is free, and brown bag lunches are welcome. The Thrilling Tales for the rest of 2008 are: Oct. 6 "The Crowd," by Ray Bradbury. The car wreck was terrible, but afterwards it was the ones who came running that he couldn’t forget, and couldn’t escape. Oct. 20 "One Foot in the Grave," by Davis Grubb. When you lose a foot, you still feel the phantom limb. But what does the foot feel? Creepy fun. Also "The Damned Thing," by Ambrose Bierce. What is the color of terror? Nov. 3 "November Story," by Barbara Callahan. On the eve of the election, a presidential candidate’s wife searches for a way out of limbo. Also "Going Down?" by Jack Ritchie. A curious approach to suicide prevention. Nov. 17 "The Cost of Kent Castwell," by Avram Davidson. They say good fences make good neighbors, but sometimes a fence just isn’t high enough. Also "Crazy Old Lady," by Avram Davidson. “What is the world coming to?” she asked. Then she found the answer in her own handbag! Dec. 1 "Evening Primrose," by John Collier. At night, when the shoppers all leave, the department store takes on a bizarre life of its own, in this curiously horrifying tale. Dec. 15 "A Merry Merry Christmas," by Ed McBain. Holiday cheer meets homicidal rage. Also "The Twelve Terrors of Xmas," by John Updike, & "Nackles," by Donald Westlake. You’ve heard of Santa Claus? Now meet the anti-Claus.