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Meet the Author: Elizabeth George

Black Diamond, Covington, and Maple Valley Libraries Fourth Annual Read Together

Wednesday, September 8, 7pm
Covington Library
Books will be available for purchase from Baker Street Books.

Come meet New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth George! She is the author of the marvelous British mysteries featuring Scotland Yard Detective Inspector Lynley. She has won the Anthony Award, the Agatha Award, and France's Le Grand Prix de Literature Policiere for her novel A Great Deliverance. Most of her novels have been filmed for television by the BBC and have been broadcast in the US on PBS's MYSTERY. This Body of Death is the new Lynley novel for 2010. Ms. George will talk about her writing and sign her books. Learn more about Elizabeth George

This Body of Death
“On compassionate leave after the murder of his wife, Thomas Lynley is called back to Scotland Yard when the body of a woman is found stabbed and abandoned in an isolated London cemetery. His former team doesn’t trust the leadership of their new department chief, Isabelle Ardery, whose management style seems to rub everyone the wrong way. In fact, Lynley may be the sole person who can see beneath his superior officer’s hard-as-nails exterior to a hidden—and possibly attractive—vulnerability. While Lynley works in London, his former colleagues Barbara Havers and Winston Nkata follow the murder trail south to the New Forest. There, they discover a beautiful and strange place where animals roam free, the long-lost art of thatching is very much alive, and outsiders are not entirely welcome.”

Book Discussion Groups:
Our adult book groups will read and discuss This Body of Death during the month of September. Please join us for our friendly, intriguing discussions. All are welcome.

Thursday, September 2, 2pm, Covington Library
Tuesday, September 14, 7pm, Maple Valley Library
Tuesday, September 21, 7pm, Black Diamond Library
Wednesday, September 29, 6:30om, Maple Valley Library

Sponsored by: Friends of Black Diamond Library, Friends of Covington Library, Maple Valley Library Guild.

Meet the Author: Chris Roerden
Writing Workshop: How Your Writer’s Voice Will Get You Published

Saturday, September 18, 1-5pm
Bellevue Library, Meeting Room #1

Why are 90% of manuscripts rejected without being read? Why do most rejections say, "We're looking for a fresh, new voice"? What is voice, how does it differ from style and tone? And how do you get it?

In her 44 years in publishing, Chris Roerden has edited authors published by St. Martin’s, Berkley Prime Crime, Rodale, Viking and many others. She’s written 11 books, including Don’t Murder Your Mystery and Don’t Sabotage Your Submission.

Special Extra Workshop: Spicing up Your Subplot with Ann Charles: 4pm
Learn how to spice up your story with a healthy dash of sexy, romantic subplot from a local mystery writer, Golden Heart and Daphne du Maurier award winner.

Co-sponsored by the Seattle Chapter of Sisters in Crime.

Meet the Author: Anne Fortier

Tuesday, September 21, 7pm
Bellevue Library

Juliet, an ambitious, utterly engaging historical novel on the scale of The Thirteenth Tale and The Birth of Venus, follows a young woman who discovers that her family’s origins reach all the way back to literature’s greatest star-crossed lovers. Join us for a special evening with author Anne Fortier as she reads from and discusses her celebrated new book.

Meet the Author: Candice Reed

Thank You for Firing Me! How to Catch the Next Wave of Success After You Lose Your Job

Snoqualmie Library, Monday, October 4, 7pm
Kingsgate Library, Tuesday, October 5, 7pm

Millions are out of work, but Candice Reed, co-author of the hot, new "anti-career" book, Thank You for Firing Me! How to Catch the Next Wave of Success After You Lose Your Job has all the solutions. And she’s willing to share her secrets to getting back to work in 2010 to anyone with a library card! A journalist, humorist and an incredible resource on job trends, Candice has published more than 5000 articles in major publications.

FIESTAS DE ALFABETIZACION TEMPRANA EN Español – EARLY LITERACY PARTIES IN SPANISH

The King County Library System (KCLS) and the KCLS Foundation continue to support the “Early Literacy Parties in Spanish” series, otherwise known as “Fiestas de Alfabetización Temprana en Español”.