Category: Readings & Panels
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Meet Shannon Hale
Shannon Hale is the New York Times best-selling author of over fifty books for preschoolers, kids, teens, and adults, selling more than fifteen million copies and translated into twenty-five languages worldwide. You can meet this author Monday 21 September (6:30 to 8 p.m.) at the Library! at Hillcrest. Utah resident Hale will discuss her newest…
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More Romance in Boise
Keep your eyes open! You never know when a new independent bookstore might open in your area of Idaho. Case in point: Hearts on Fire which opened earlier this year in Boise at 218 North 9th Street, downtown. Happily, they’re beginning to schedule evens such as the author reading / book signing / high-tea-esque mix-‘n-mingle…
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An Evening with Sherman Alexie
Renowned author Sherman Alexie will discuss his memoir, You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me on Thursday, 30 October (6:30 p.m.), at the Basque Center in Boise (601 W. Grove St.). Tickets are only $10 (students free). This event is in support of Limberlost Press, who publish finely printed books of poetry, fiction and…
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Authors! Check out GCDL
DID YOU KNOW … the Garden Valley District Library in Crouch, Idaho, has a new activities coordinator who is working on getting more events for adults to enjoy. She would especially like to include talks by local authors. Publicity for such events often include being interviewed by the local radio station, and having a press…
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Reading, Signing, Art
Pamela Kleibrink Thompson, author of the award-winning picture book The Horse Who Wanted to Fly, will be doing Storytime on Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 11 a.m. at Barnes and Noble 1315 N Milwaukee, Boise. Art project and book signing will follow. The Horse Who Wanted to Fly won a Winnie Award, is a finalist…
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Ruth Ware in Boise
Very exciting news! The Cabin will present an evening of suspense with Ruth Ware, the mega-bestselling master of psychological thrillers, whose twisty plots keep readers—and now audiences—on the edge of their seats. She’ll be joined in conversation by Bob Kustra, host of Reader’s Corner and former president of Boise State University. Tickets are on sale…
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The Knievel Jump, 50 Years On
Join Idaho author Kelly Jones at a book presentation and signing. Originally published in 2014 to commemorate the 40th anniversary of Evel Knievel’s daring deed at Snake River Canyon near Twin Falls, Jones’s book blends fact and fiction. It’s both a story inspired by the event as well as a collection of memories from those…
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A Garden of Stories in Star
The Star Branch Library Annex will again “Writers Read” on Tuesday 14 May. (They’ll take a summer break afterwards and restart in September.) You may remember us mentioning it last year. It’s a rare treat wherein authors read live from their works and then answer questions from the audience. The 14 May event will begin…
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Poetry Reading
Margaret Koger will be celebrating the release of her upcoming collection of poems, If Seasons Were Kingdoms, with a reading at Boise’s Ming Studios. Time and date: Sunday 21 April 7 p.m. Ming Studio’s web page for their “7 o’clock” event.
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Meet the Authors!
On All Hallows Day (1 November), the Boise Senior Center will host a “Lunch & Learn” with authors: These entertaining writers will talk about their experiences as authors and what they’re writing now. Time: 12:15 (just after noon). Here’s the Boise Senior Center page with location guide and map.
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PETRICHOR is here – a new Idaho writers’ publication
Margaret Koger has written to let us know that the group Boise Spoken Word will shortly be coming out with a new chapbook featuring the work of several Idaho writers. You’ll find several of Koger’s poems, including: “The Muses Sing,” “The Rosebud,” “Who Called Himself Black Sheep,” and “The Shoemaker’s Ashes”. Read more about Boise…
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Fifteen Forever
As part of the Star, Idaho Writers Read program (which we recently posted about), Candy Priano will be reading from her completed memoir relating her story about why for two decades she has continued to challenge a police chase law that values apprehending nonviolent suspects above the lives of innocent bystanders — like Priano’s daughter,…
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Love, the Beginning of Everything
George Prentice of BSU public radio recently interviewed local authors and poets Rebeca Evans and Maggie Koger to discuss finding love — and reminding us of another event at Boise’s Ming Studios, this one on Sunday 12 February. Enjoy this delightful teaser. Photo by freestocks on Unsplash
