Tag: Meet the author
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Boise Writers-in-Residence Named
The Boise Public Library, The Cabin, and the Boise City Department of Arts & History, Boise Public Library have announced the 2025-2026 Boise City Writers-in-Residence. Full information can be found on this BPL page. Each author will serve part of the year: Kim Cross for October 2025 through March 2026 — after which Dan Zancanella…
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Nampa Book Fair
Nampa Public Library will be hosting the 3rd annual Treasure Valley Book Fair on April 5th, 2025 and currently has an open call out to all local authors, illustrators, and publishers open until February 15, 2025. Please spread awareness of this free event showcasing the wonderful writers and publishers right here in the Treasure Valley.…
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Authors – another Book Fair
The Boise Public Library is hosting another Book Fair this November. BUT the application deadline to participate as an author for this free event (tables provided) is this coming Tuesday (3 September). If you’re in the area or can be in the area, here is the link to the application form for 2024’s event. Hope…
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Bonnie Jo Pierson Book Signing
for What Happens in Idaho, Bonnie’s debut novel. Update your calendars for Saturday 27 July (11 a.m. to noon-thirty) at Rediscovered Books in downtown Boise. A sweet, heartwarming romance set in small-town America, this book introduces Dr. Liliana Chase, who tragically lost her husband and baby girl. She’s convinced to move back to Clear Springs,…
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Watch Party! My Lady Jane
Watch Episode One with the author, Cynthia Hand, Thursday 27 June at 6 p.m. in Boise at the Downtown Library (William F. Hayes Memorial Auditorium). Come celebrate the launch of the new Amazon Prime series My Lady Jane by watching the first episode with the series’ New York Times bestselling author Cynthia Hand. In addition to the screening, join in a…
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Best Book Fair (and the First!)
Next Saturday from 10 to 2 in Boise, at the Cole & Ustick library. Organized by Idaho Sisters in Crime, it is your chance to meet your favorite local Mystery / Thriller / Suspense / Paranormal / Crime authors in person and talk with them about their books. Authors include: Brook Peterson, Stuart Gustafson, Bill…
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A New Boise Book Faire!
The beginning of November saw a new event in the Treasure Valley: the Boise Public Library’s first annual Boise Book Faire. As this page on the BPL’s website details, this was an opportunity for attendees to connect with talented local authors showcasing a broad variety of books in a range of genres. Authors were available…
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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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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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Star-ring: You!
It’s been a few months, so we thought we’d check back in with organizer Tina Johnson to see how the WRITERS READ program in Star, Idaho is going. Recall we first wrote about this opportunity for writers in December. Tina reports that she thinks writers have found the evening to be a good experience —…
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Hailey, Idaho Murder Mystery
Idaho author Julie Weston has a book presentation at 5:30 p.m. MT on Thursday, 2 February, at the Hailey Public Library. The book: MOON BONES, a Nellie Burns and Moonshine Mystery, the 5th in the series. A book signing will follow. The death of a Chinese man leads photographer Nellie Burns and Sheriff Asteguitoiri to…
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Treasure Valley Writer?
We want YOU. A New Program in the Treasure Valley Solicits Writers If you’re a writer, you might find it difficult to get your work into potential readers’ hands (and ears). Writers Read, a program in Star, addresses the problem by giving writers a chance to read their work in public. Mark your calendar Location:…
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Tickets for Amor Towles
Tickets are currently available for Amor Towles‘ appearance 7 February at the Morrison Center (in Boise) as organized by The Cabin. Towles is the acclaimed author of the bestselling novels Rules of Civility, A Gentleman in Moscow, and The Lincoln Highway. Tickets are going fast.
