They got the Library of Alexandria, They're not getting Mine! - bumper sticker

Authors in Person - Readings out and about and other literary events: Here's your opportunity to listen to your favorite author read from their latest book, have them sign your copy or just meet them face to face. Most appearances are free to the public but some may require reservations or advance tickets. Any costs will be clearly mentioned if known.  Look for the booktree beside appearances of Local Authors. 

CALLING ALL CRAFTERS OF LIMERICKS!

3RD ANNUAL ISLAND LIMERICK CONTEST

It's time once again to sharpen your wit and gather up your collection of rhymes. Our third annual bookstore limerick contest looms on the horizon. Last year's contest was a big success, culminating in a reading by the winners and honorable mentions. We even published a booklet of standout verse.

As before, the rules are simple: all are invited to enter and there is no limit to the number of entries you may submit. Limericks must include a Bainbridge place name. Get your limericks to Eagle Harbor Books however you can but please include your email address with your submission.  Again there will be prizes and no end of fame. The deadline for submissions is April 1st.

For an inspirational jump-start, here's a limerick  Ann wrote for the Eagle harbor bookstore's 40th Birthday:

Dear Readers, may we be so bold,
You've hundreds of tales to be told,
And here at the store
We are sure there'll be more
Since now we are forty years old.
~ Ann  Combs

The Informed Gardener
Blooms Again
by Linda Chalker-Scott
March 7, Sunday, 3pm Eagle Harbor Books

Arborist and wearer of many hats in the field of horticulture-including Extension Urban Horticulturist and Associate Professor of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture at WSU-Linda Chalker-Scott discusses the new, updated edition of The Informed Gardener, which won the Best Book Prize from the Garden Writers Association.

Chalker's work serves to remind us that urban and suburban landscapes are ecosystems requiring their own particular set of management practices. Her advice, based on more than twenty years of experience in the field of plant physiology, has helped home gardeners, landscape architects, and nursery and landscape professionals to develop scientifically based sustainable landscaping practices.

Warship Under Sail:
The USS Decatur in the Pacific West
by Lorraine McConaghy
March 11, Thursday, 7:30 pm Eagle Harbor Books

Expert on regional history and a historian at the Museum of History and Industry in Seattle, Lorraine McConaghy visits to discuss her book, which traces the warship USS Decatur's five-year tour in the mid-1850s, including stops in Honolulu, San Francisco, and Central America as well as Puget Sound.

Using a rich record of logbooks, medical and punishment records, correspondence, personal journals, and drawings, McConaghy presents the ship and its crew in a vigorous, keenly rendered case study that illuminates the forces shaping America's antebellum navy and foreign policy in the Pacific. Her book includes a Seattle war story that contested American treaties and settlements.

Chicken Scratches:
Poultry Poetry & Rooster Rhymes
by Lynn Brunelle, Scott Menchin,  & George Shannon
March 13, Saturday, 11 am Eagle Harbor Books

Our very own Children's author (and the creator of our extraordinary store snow man,) the wonderfully prolific George Shannon, pairs up with another Bainbridge kids' author, Lynn Brunelle, to debut their new book.

One day two summers ago, the two of them challenged each other to see who could write more silly chicken poems, both proclaiming, "Chickens today, tomorrow the world!"  The result is as adorably absurd as chickens themselves, laugh-out-loud poultry poems that will appeal to anyone with a fowl sense of humor!

Come laugh, cluck, nibble, and crow with them and The Poultry Players as they celebrate. And stay tuned for ways YOU can become one of The Poultry Players and part of the show!

Recommended by Mary:
I fairly cackled with delight at the first poem and all the way through this fine variety of rhymes from scientific to slightly risque-you should see the sumo wrestler chicken! This is a perfect book for spring and will be more welcome than a peep or chocolate bunny in Easter baskets everywhere.

A Long Trek Home:
4,000 Miles by Boot, Raft, and Ski
by Erin McKittrick

March 14, Sunday, 3pm Eagle Harbor Books

Venturing down from Seldovia, Alaska, having already logged more than 3,000 miles hiking Alaska's wilderness before starting the adventure around which her book revolves, Erin McKittrick shares impressions from an epic journey with her husband between Puget Sound and the Bering Sea.

Conservationists aiming to raise awareness of global climate change, the two traveled solely by human power and encountered relentless rain, ferocious winds, blizzards and bears, as well as visiting the tiny communities along the way.

Open Mic every Tuesday and Thursday at Bella Luna Pizzeria in Suquamish. Music and the spoken word 6:30 PM to close. www.bellalunapizza.com for more info.

Travel as a
Political Act

Monday, March 15
North Kitsap Community Auditorium
7pm  Free Admission to Active Duty Military and High School Students with ID.

Noted television traveler and author Rick Steves will come to Kitsap County March 15 to discuss Travel as a Political Act, specifically his visit to Iran and the resulting documentary about travel to one of the world's hot spots.

Steves, an Edmonds resident, is one of the rare people who can talk first-hand about conditions in Iran and the mood of Iranians toward the United States. He is an engaging speaker who will force you to think through your perceptions and your misconceptions about a country that gives the United States one of its most difficult foreign relations challenges.

Steves is an advocate of independent travel. Through his books and television series, he encourages Americans to become what he calls "temporary locals" and to discover destinations away from popular tourist routes.

Steves' presentation is a fundraiser for the Kitsap Regional Library Foundation. Tickets ($25) each are available online.

Field's End Writers' Roundtable  7:00 - 8:30 p.m. at the Bainbridge Public Library, 1270 Madison Avenue Author Anthony Flacco discusses the topic "From the Screen in Your Mind to the Page in Your Hands" on March 16  

Anthony Flacco's newest book is The Road Out of Hell; Sanford Clark and the True Story of the Wineville Murders (with Jerry Clark; Sterling Publishing, 2009). He is also the author of Publish Your Nonfiction Book (Writers Digest 2009), Tiny Dancer (St. Martin's Press), and two novels of historical fiction; The Last Nightingale and The Hidden Man. In addition to his own writing, he has served as freelance editor for books and book proposals that have recently sold to Hay House, Vanderwyck and Burnham, Rodale Press and Lyons Press.

 Flacco's background as a trained stage actor provides the basis for his ability to empathize with a wide cross section of personalities. His screenwriting experience is also of great use in telling narrative stories that are visually compelling, whether for the screen of a reader's imagination, or for the movie or television screen. In addition to his books, he has worked as a screenwriter for the Touchstone Pictures Division and has written a documentary about crime for the Discovery Channel. 

Traditional Irish Music Jam Session at The Dauntless Bookstore! 

Every First Sunday of the month, beginning November 1st, from 2PM until 4PM, come and enjoy..or bring your instrument of choice and join in...

Fiddler Rick May will be hosting this monthly event.

These musical afternoons are free and open to all!

Norwegian author
Jo Nesbo

Sunday, March 21 / 1 pm
Sons of Norway/ 18891 Front St. / Downtown Poulsbo     

From www.jonesbo.com... (seriously original website!)

With his eight internationally acclaimed crime novels featuring Detective Harry Hole, Jo Nesbø has achieved an unparalleled success both in his native country Norway and abroad, winning the hearts of critics, booksellers and readers alike. Translated into 30 languages, awarded a whole range of awards and boasting record-breaking sales, Nesbø has been lavishly praised by international critics for broadening the scope of the contemporary crime novel, and is today regarded as one of Europe's most important crime writers.

Nemesis is shortlisted for the most prestigious crime writing prize in the world, the Edgar Award, for Best Novel of the Year. The Edgars are presented by Mystery Writers Of America.

The Leopard was the No.1 bestseller of all fiction titles published in Norway in 2008 and 2009, surpassing Dan Brown and Henning Mankell.

The most important publishing magazine in America list Nemesis as one of the 100 best books of 2009, out of more than 50.000 titles published in the U.S. this year.

ARMCHAIR POETRY READING SERIES    featuring readings by First Saturday 7 PM Stop by the Poulsbohemian Cafe  19403 Front Street in Poulsbo for "A wonderful venue for emerging as well as seasoned poets to gather and find community."    First Saturday of each month. All scheduled poetry readings to be followed by open mic. For More Information: visit Website or call Nancy Rekow at 206.842.4855.