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Meet the Author Shauna James Ahern

Gluten-Free Girl Every Day
The writer of the wildly popular blog, www.glutenfreegirl.com, collaborates with her chef husband to offer delicious recipes organized around different types of dinners, such as One-Pot Wonders, Stir Fries and Buffets. She also offers practical tips for stocking a gluten-free pantry.

Issaquah Library, Tuesday, June 18, 7pm
Snoqualmie Library, Wednesday, June 19, 7pm
Burien Library, Thursday, June 20, 7pm

Meet the Author Leslie Miller

Living the Whole-Animal Lifestyle: How to Buy Good, Local Meat Straight from the Farm
Presented by Leslie Miller, author of Uncle Dave's Cow and Other Whole Animals My Freezer Has Known.

Interested in purchasing half a cow or pig but don't know where to begin? This author demystifies the process of buying meat straight from local farmers. Whether you're looking for grass-fed, organic, pastured, or antibiotic free, learn what you need to know to opt out of factory farming.
Redmond Library, Thursday, June 20, 7pm

Meet the Author Ricke Browne

Doctor of Barbeque Philosophy
The author of Grilling America, The Frequent Fryer Cookbook, The Barbeque America Cookbook and 1001 Best Grilling Recipes: Delicious, Easy-to-Make Recipes from Around the World is a pitmaster and host of the PBS television show, Barbeque America. He will share tips, secrets and recipes to make your backyard gathering a barbecue spectacular with hints for creating rubs and sauces, grilling wild game and how to make mouth-watering desserts on your grill. Demonstration and tasting included.
Mercer Island Library, Thursday, June 20, 7pm
Burien Library, Friday, June 21, 4pm
Richmond Beach Library, Saturday, June 22, 11am
Kirkland Library, Saturday, June 22, 2pm
Kent Library, Sunday, June 23, 2pm

Meet the Author Karen Chapman

Co-author of Fine Foliage: Elegant Plant Combinations for Garden and Container.

Fashion Forward Foliage!
Learn three easy steps that will help turn your gardens and containers from frumpy to fabulous! Join local designer and author Karen Chapman for a presentation and mini "show and tell" as she showcases her favorite foliage fashionistas and tells you how to put them together to look their best. Signed copies of Fine Foliage will be available for purchase.

Kirkland Library, Saturday, June 29, 2pm

Meet the Authors, the Pike Place Fish Guys

In the Kitchen with the Pike Place Fish Guys 100 Recipes and Tips from theWorld-Famous Crew of Pike Place Fish
You've seen them toss fish, bought great seafood from them and might even have heard about how this successful business operates. But now, there's a cookbook that "reels in" top seafood recipes, helpful tips and offers a smart approach to sustainability.
Kirkland Library, Thursday, July 11, 7pm
Bellevue Library, Saturday, July 27, 1pm
Sammamish Library, Wednesday, July 31, 5pm

Meet the Author: Dianne Aprile, Artist Trust Fellowship Recipient

Tuesday, June 18, 7pm
Sammamish Library

Meet Issaquah writer Dianne Aprile. Dianne will read excerpts from Thicker Than Water, her current work in progress, a memoir of her special relationship with an eccentric aunt whose long,
resilient, friend-filled life belied a 70-year struggle with the stigma and challenges of mental illness. Dianne will also read a selection from The Eye Is Not Enough: On Seeing and Remembering, a
collaboration with visual artist M.L. Hess, re-issued in paperback in 2012.

Attendees can join the author in a discussion after the reading.

Meet the Author: Erika Mitchell

Saturday, June 22, 11am
Sammamish Library

In Blood Money, author-you-almost-certainly-have-never-heard-of Erika Mitchell brings you a thriller where accountants are heroes and spies are sidekicks. Join Erika as she discusses her book, which The Readers Cafe hailed as, "Five out of five Sudoku puzzles," as well as blogging, publishing and maybe the zombie apocalypse too if there's time.

Meet the Authors Colin McCrate and Brad Halm

Food Grown Right, In Your Backyard

This handbook for beginning home gardeners combines over a decade of experience in urban gardening offering information about small-scale organic food production, environmental education and residential landscaping.

Kingsgate Library
Monday, August 12, 7pm

Meet the Author Langdon Cook

Fat of the Land: Adventures of a 21st Century Forager
Take a seasonal tour through a year of wild foods in the Pacific Northwest. The author shares images of wild greens, mushrooms, berries and shellfish and the delicious meals he makes. Learn about the many different species, their habitats and how to find them.

Tuesday, August 20
6pm: Demonstration at the Carnation Farmer's Market
One block east of Highway 203/Tolt Avenue on Bird Street
7pm: Presentation at the Carnation Library

Vashon Library, Wednesday, August 21, 7pm
Held at Vashon Maury Land Trust, 10014 SW Bank Road, 98070.
Supported, in part, by an award from 4Culture.