News from the Library Goddess, sponsored in part by the Greater Seattle RWA. Don’t you wish you lived here?

Romance Extravaganza

Meet some of your favorite best-selling romance authors on a day dedicated to romance readers and book lovers.

Saturday, May 2, 11:30am–2:30pm

Covington Library

Meet the Authors

11:30am – Keynote Address by Amanda Quick

Noon – Book Signing Party with all participating authors

12:30pm – Historical Romance Panel with Amanda Quick, Elizabeth Boyle and Gerri Russell

1:30pm – Paranormal Romance Panel with Cherry Adair, Stella Cameron, Yasmine Galenorn, Alexis Morgan

Sponsored by the Covington Friends of the Library and the Greater Seattle Chapter of Romance Writers of America.

Books will be for sale at this event.

This month I will be Interviewing Regency author Jenna Petersen about her upcoming Lessons from a Courtesan sometime close to the release date of June 24th.

June 16-18, when Mr. Wonderful gets back from his whirlwind tour of Europe, I will be tagging along with him to Chicago. I’m looking for good books that are set in the Windy City in either the romance or urban fantasy genres. So far I have Jim Butcher’s Harry Dresden series and Susan Elizabeth Phillips’ Chicago Stars series. What else should I read? Any restaurant recommendations?

JUNE 2008

• June 4: Mercer Island Library Writing Workshop. Author Bob Mayer presents on “The Original Idea—The Core of Writing and Selling Your Book and Idea“, 7pm Mercer Island Library.
• June 7: Greater Seattle RWA meeting – author Terry McLaughlin presents First Kiss Scenes, 11 am – 1 pm, Shoreline Library.
• June 7: The Lusty Wenches Book Club discusses The Duke of Shadows by debut author and Gather.com winner Meredith Duran.
• June 7: Richard Hugo House Write-O-Rama, workshops on writing, fundraiser, 9:30 am – 5 pm, Richard Hugo House, Seattle.
• June 10: Muli-award winning author Jo Beverly speaks to the Eastside RWA Chapter, 7-9pm, Newport Way Library Bellevue.
• June 16-18: WANDERLUST – Ciara visits the Windy City
• June 17: Elliot Bay Bookstore Science Fiction & Fantasy Book Group discusses Elizabeth Bear’s Dust, 6:30 pm, Seattle.
• June 18: Mercer Island Library Writing Workshop. Paranormal Romance Author Alexis Morgan presents on “Get Organized–Get Writing!”, 7pm Mercer Island Library.
• June 19: PNWA Meeting – Agent Alice Volpe presents on “How to Pitch to an Agent,” 7pm, Chinook Middle School, Bellevue.
• June 23: Author Jacqueline Carey reading and book signing of Kushiel’s Mercy, 7pm, University Bookstore, Seattle. (I just bought Kushiel’s Dart thanks to the overwhelming recommendation by Sarai and the lovely Desert Island Ladies!)
• June 24: Author Jacqueline Carey reading and book signing of Kushiel’s Mercy, 7pm, Powell’s Books at Cedar Hill Crossing, Beaverton, Oregon.

Anything else I should add?