Book Nook: Author events, book club meetings and more throughout the month of April
Published 1:30 am Tuesday, March 31, 2026
Margo Davis: Uncoupling
Browsers Bookshop — Olympia
Saturday, April 4 from 4 to 5 p.m.
Poet Margo Davis, who is a current artist resident at Hypatia-in-the-Woods in Shelton, will read from her latest collection of poetry titled Uncoupling. The event will be held upstairs and there will be copies of the book available for purchase.
Seabrook’s Beachside Author Series
Saturday, April 11 at 10 a.m.
Martha Brockenbrough, Natasha Tripplett and Rachel Wilson will be on hand at the Seabrook Town Hall. Brockenbrough is an award-winning author of fiction and nonfiction spanning picture books, middle grade, young adult, and adult audiences. Tripplett is an award-winning Jamaican Jewish-American author of children’s books that center on cultural representation, identity, and belonging. Wilson is an author-illustrator whose debut picture book, How to Pee Your Pants: The Right Way, has earned a starred review from Kirkus.
Tessa Bailey Collector’s Edition release
Join New York Times best-selling author Tessa Bailey for the exclusive early release of the Collector’s Edition of Hook, Line and Sinker on Saturday, April 11, at Westport Winery Garden Resort. This beloved sequel to It Happened One Summer continues the “Bellinger Sisters” series set in the charming fishing town of Westport.
Main Event Highlights
Guests can select from one of two sessions in The Speakeasy Event Center at Westport Winery Garden Resort. Tickets are $48 per person and include a pre-signed Collector’s Edition hardcover, book talk and audience Q&A, digital photo line, wine for 21+, a charcuterie buffet, and free admission to the International Mermaid Museum.
Session 1: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. (Doors open at 10:30 a.m.)
Session 2: 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. (Doors open at 1:30 p.m.)
Tickets are available at www.WestportWinery.com or on the winery’s Facebook page. Please bring your receipt for entry. Westport Winery is the only authorized dealer for this event. Due to health, safety, and space limitations, those without tickets will not be permitted into the event space. All event guidelines are subject to change. Attendees can receive refunds up to 24 hours before the event start time. Should this event be canceled, all customers will be refunded their ticket price using the original payment method.
Barnes & Noble Olympia
Debby Lee
Saturday, April 11 at Noon
Join us at Barnes & Noble Olympia for a special author event with Debby Lee. Come meet the author, hear about the inspiration behind her book, The Caregiver at Wounded Knee, and engage in meaningful conversation.
Sammie Downing
Saturday, April 18 at Noon
Join us at Barnes & Noble Olympia for a special event with Sammie Downing, author of When Darcy Met Lizzy: A Queer Pride and Prejudice Remix. Come meet the author, hear the stories behind the stories, and enjoy a delightful literary experience.
A.L. Hampton
Saturday, April 25 at Noon
Attention fantasy readers: Amy Hampton returns to Barnes & Noble Olympia for a special author event celebrating worlds of magic and adventure.
Janine Gates — Timberland Hoquiam Library
Author Janine Gates, an Olympia-based journalist and photographer, will present a slideshow about her book, Saving the Nisqually Delta, on Sunday, April 19, from 1 to 3 p.m., at the Hoquiam Timberland Library. The event is sponsored by the Grays Harbor Audubon Society.
Maria Mudd Ruth — Browsers Bookshop Olympia
Friday, April 24 from 5 to 9 p.m.
Browsers welcomes local author Maria Mudd Ruth, who will be upstairs to sign books and talk about her work. Maria Mudd Ruth lives in Olympia and is the author of more than a dozen books including Rare Bird: Pursuing the Mystery of the Marbled Murrelet, A Sideways Look at Clouds, and The Bird with Flaming Red Feet — all set in the Pacific Northwest.
Local Author Showcase — Hoodsport
April 25 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
600 N. Lake Cushman Rd., Hoodsport
Hosted by St. Germain’s Church, this is a special opportunity for you to engage directly with more than 20 local authors, who will be reading excerpts of their work. Each reading will be followed by a Q&A session, which will provide an interactive platform to engage with each author and and opportunity to gain insights into what inspired the author to write, ask them questions about past, present, and future works.
All genres of authors from children’s books, historical novels, mysteries, spiritual thrillers, firefighting, urban fantasy, fiction and nonfiction, to outdoor activities will be on hand.
Tamiko Nimura — Browsers Bookshop Olympia
Thursday, April 30 from 6 to 7 p.m
Tamiko Nimura will be on hand to discuss her latest book A Place for What We Lose. The event will be held upstairs and copies of the book will be available for purchase and signing. In a moving conversation with the past, Nimura explores her late father’s life and her family’s wartime history at Tule Lake.
An Evening with Author Peter Stark
Orca Books Cooperative — Olympia
Saturday, May 2 from 3 to 4 p.m.
Peter Stark will be on hand for an author talk and book signing in support of his new book The Lost Cities of El Norte: Coronado’s Quest, the Unconquered West, and the Birth of American Indian Resistance.
Mike Cairns’ Under The Ash: A Pilot’s Story Book Tour
Saturday, May 9 from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Elma Timberland Library
Saturday, May 30 from 11 a.m. to noon Chehalis Timberland Library and from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Centralia Timberland Library
You still have three more chances to chat with Mike in person about his new, highly-rated photo journal, Under The Ash, as well as view his remarkable slideshow presentation and take questions about his experiences at Mount St. Helens. Mike will also have copies of his book available to purchase and sign.
WRITERS GROUPS
Browsers Bookshop — Olympia
(Nearly) Silent Writing Club
Thursday, April 2 from 4 to 5:30 p.m.
Any type of writing, from journaling to an epic novel, is welcome. At the end, there is a quick check in. There is no critique or feedback on your work. Just time and space to write together.
Generative Writing Workshop
Saturday, April 4 from 2 to 4 p.m.
Two-hour generative workshop on Joyful Practice, an approach to writing and art-making that centers collaboration and play. Bring pen and paper to explore open-ended writing in a fun & casual community setting. You show up with your unique brain, your worries from the week, your dreams, your pleasures, your sorrows. Facilitators show up with prompts designed to connect us back to ourselves, to each other, and to the thread of creativity that ties us. This is a free one-time workshop. All are welcome. https://www.browsersolympia.com/events
(Nearly) Silent Writing Club — Sunday Edition
Sunday, April 19 from 1 to 2:30 p.m.
BOOK GROUPS AND CLUBS
TRL to participate in One Book, One Coast
This spring, April 1 through May 31, Timberland Regional Library is participating in One Book, One Coast. Organized by the L.A. County Library, One Book, One Coast brings together library systems across Washington, Oregon, and California for a shared community reading program that celebrates literacy, learning, community, and civil discourse. All participating libraries will read and discuss They Called Us Enemy by George Takei.
Read They Called Us Enemy now:
Access the ebook any time on ComicsPlus by signing in with your TRL library card and PIN number.
Check out the ebook on the Libby app by Overdrive. They Called Us Enemy
Check out a print copy of the book, available in our TRL Catalog. They Called Us Enemy
Orca Books Cooperative — Olympia
Women’s Liberation Book Club
Friday, April 10 from 6 to 7 p.m.
Women’s Liberation Book Club will be reading Witches, Witch-Hunting, and Women by Wages for Housework co-founder Sylvia Federici, and meeting to discuss.
Queer Open Book Club
Sunday, April 26 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Join in an open discussion. Each person will share their last month’s reads, with time for Q&A and maybe some games. Come with a hot take and leave with additions to your TBR list. All queers and their allies welcome. Masks encouraged.
Harbor Books — Hoquiam
Flights of Fantasy Book Club
Monday, April 13 from 6 to 7:30 p.m.
Flights of Fantasy is a monthly book club for lovers of Fantasy and Magical Realism. We meet the second Monday of each month at Harbor Books. April’s read will be Companions of the Night by Vivian Vande Velde. Copies available for purchase at Harbor Books (purchase not required for participation).
All-Genre Book Club
Sunday. April 26 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
All-Genre Book club meets the last Sunday of the month from 11-1 to discuss the book selected by group members the previous month. March’s read is The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime by Mark Haddon. This book is available for purchase in store (no purchase necessary to participate.)
Ocean Shores Public Library
BYOB [Bring Your Own Book]
Wednesday, April 15 from 5 to 6 p.m.
Share what great books you have been reading with other book lovers and get ideas for your TBR pile.
Book Group
Monday, April 20 from 3 to 4 p.m.
Ocean Shores Friends of the Library sponsor this program and purchase 10 copies of each title to be checked out for 2 weeks. The book being discussed at this meeting is the novel Imperium by Robert Harris.
Reading Rangers
Saturday, April 25 from 1 to 2 p.m.
Young readers ages 5-12 are invited to the library for a new adventure in a book series. Join us for a Big Nate themed program with FUN games, crafts, trivia and more.
Browsers April Book Club — Olympia
Thursday, April 16 from 6 to 7 p.m.
April’s read is read One Boat by Jonathan Buckley. Artfully constructed, absorbing, and insightful, One Boat is a brilliant novel grappling with questions of identity, free will, guilt, and responsibility. Purchase the book at Browsers to reserve your spot.
Timberland Regional Library Locations
McCleary
McCleary Book Club: Off Site Event at McCleary Museum and Event Center
Tuesday, April 14 from 11 a.m. to noon
This library-sponsored event is occurring off-site at 426 S 3rd St. in McCleary. Join community members and library staff for a monthly book discussion. Copies of each month’s selection are available at the McCleary Library service desk during regularly staffed hours while supplies last.
Hoquiam
PageTurners Book Discussion
Tuesday, April 14 from 6 to 7 p.m.
Join community members and library staff for a monthly book discussion. This month the group will be discussing The Soul of An Octopus by Sy Montgomery.
Books on 8th: Off Site Event at Hoquiam Brewing Company
Wednesday, April 15 from 6 to 7 p.m.
This library-sponsored event is occurring off-site at Hoquiam Brewing Company 526 8th St. If you’re an adult who is 21+ and likes to read Young Adult books, then this book club is for you! This month the group will be discussing The Meadows by Stephanie Oakes. New members are always welcome. Email Sarah at slivingston@trl.org if you would like more information.
Aberdeen
PageTurners Book Group
Saturday, April 18 from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.
Join community members and library staff for a monthly book discussion. This month the group will be sharing favorite poetry.
Elma
PageTurners Book Group
Tuesday, April 21 from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Join community members and library staff for a monthly book discussion. This month’s read is The Turner House by Angela Flournoy.
Montesano
PageTurners Book Group
Thursday, April 23 from 5 to 6 p.m.
Join community members and library staff for a monthly book discussion. This month we will be discussing The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune.
Westport
PageTurners Book Group
Saturday, April 25 from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.
Join community members and library staff for a monthly book discussion. This month we will be reading The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters.
STORY TIME
Ocean Shores Public Library Story Time
Saturdays from 10:30 to 11 a.m.
Timberland Regional Library Family Storytime
Aberdeen and Montesano
Thursdays from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.
Elma
Fridays 10 to 11 a.m.
Westport
Wednesdays 10: 30 to 11:30 a.m.
McCleary
Wednesdays 11 a.m. to noon
Hoquiam
Fridays 10 to 11 a.m.
Raymond Timberland Regional Library
Book Babies
Wednesdays from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.
Books, bounces, music and play time for babies and their participating caregivers.
Barnes & Noble – Olympia
Barnes & Noble in Olympia hosts Storytime every Saturday at 11 a.m. featuring a different picture book each week.
Browsers Bookshop – Olympia
Bookseller Skye hosts Story Time on the first Saturday of each month from 11 to 11:30 a.m. upstairs at Browsers.
