Parkplace Books: celebration before relocation

The beloved bookstore in Kirkland invites one and all to their annual holiday bash, this coming Saturday!


To all the wonderful authors

        that have supported us over the last 29 years, 

     we wish to say thanks and invite you to our (last?)

                    ANNUAL HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE PARTY

               Friday, December 4^th     7:00 – 9:00 pm

 

“Tis the season and you are invited to our last *(in this location) Holiday Bash and Benefit!

Please join us for an evening of merriment and good cheer as we celebrate the holiday season.

Munch on tasty goodies and imbibe in wassail while you visit with friends, customers and fellow authors.

Tap your toes to jazzy Holiday music by Ostgard and Allen. 

 

Gift a Book or Food item!

Donate any new children’s book to Santa’s Sleigh or food item in the Gift. 

Attain Housing will distribute these items to Eastside families in need. 

Remember, your donation can make a difference.

 

Happy Holidays, Rebecca and Mary 

 

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*Due to the upcoming renovation of Parkplace Center,

we will be closing our current doors on December 24^th.

Our hoped for move to a new location is still in the works

but we will keep everyone up to date as details become more firm.

 

RSVP to parkplacebooks@integra.net or call 425-828-6546

Parkplace Books

348 Parkplace Center

Kirkland, Wa.  98033

Janet 's book arrives!

You're invited to a Book Birthday Party for:
In The Time of Dragon Moon by Janet Lee Carey

 

 

 

WHERE: Parkplace Books, 348 Parkplace Center, Kirkland WA

WHEN: Saturday March 28 at 4pm

Janet Lee Carey

COME: Authors, Illustrators, Friends, Families, Dragons & Fairies  

ENJOY: Food, Wine, and Fun (don't miss Peggy King Anderson's chocolate éclairs!)
WEAR: Costumes if you please, or come in comfy jeans & tees
MAKE: Dragon's-Egg Shakers
PLAY: Percussion for the Mighty Dragon Dance!
HELP: us fill the Nature Conservancy’s Save the Rainforest jar.  

For more about the book and its author: JanetLeeCarey!!

Inside Story is coming

'Tis the season...for Inside Story!

The Fall 2014 Inside Story will take place at Parkplace Books (348 Parkplace Center, Kirkland, WA 98033) on November 4 at 7:00 PM.

We hold this celebration twice a year for booksellers, librarians, teachers, and other children's book lovers so you can hear the "stories behind the stories" of new and upcoming books by our local authors and illustrators.

The following authors and illustrators will present their new books:

Brianna Caplan Sayres, Carly Anne West, Dan Richards, Dana Sullivan, Dori Hillestad Butler , Justina Chen, Kevin Emerson, Laurie Ann Thompson, Lin Kaymer, Lois Brandt, Loralee Leavitt, Lorie Ann Grover, Nina Laden, Randall Platt, Royce Buckingham, Stacey Campbell, Suzanne Selfors, Tom Brenner, and Toni Yuly. 

Please RSVP with Parkplace Books:  parkplacebooks@integra.net

Parkplace Books 25th Anniversary Celebration Party

Please join Parkplace Books, on Friday, May 20, 6-9 p.m. for an evening of merriment as they celebrate 25 years of bookselling, author events, bookclubs, school bookfairs, community gatherings...and just the sheer love of reading.

Mingle with fellow authors, friends and customers of the bookstore, and indulge in delicious goodies, refreshing spirits, and a scrumptious Anniversary cake. They will be offering a 25% store wide sale throughout the evening and two gift Book Baskets will be raffled, raising money for Page Ahead Children's Literacy Program and Hopelink.

RSVP parkplacebooks@integra.net or 425-828-6546

Holly Cupala's Book Bash!!

Local SCBWI member, and former Assistant Regional Advisor, Holly Cupala is holding her very first public TELL ME A SECRET bash this Saturday, December 4, at 6 p.m. at Kirkland Parkplace Books. Join her for an evening of music that inspired the book, story secrets, tasty morsels from "Cafe Shiraz" (the restaurant in the book, of course!), and more yummy treats.

They will also be launching a very secret project with the talents of award-winning actress Jenna Lamia (known for reading THE CHOSEN ONE, THE SECRET LIFE OF BEES, THE HELP, and others): a special edition audiobook recording of the novel available to pre-order at the party (the free serialized podcast version is available here. Ten percent of the evening's proceeds will go to World Vision's Hope for Sexually Exploited Girls. Invite your friends, and we hope to see you!

For more information on Holly, and her work, visit her website.

Janet Lee Carey Book Launch

Janet Lee Carey is celebrating the release of THE DRAGONS OF NOOR! The dragons are already flying into bookstores and libraries, landing on shelves and neatly tucking themselves in with their green spines showing.

SCBWI friends are all invited to the Masquerade Book Launch Party with music, masks, dancing & dining this Saturday October 23 7-9 p.m. at Parkplace Books .

FOOD: Delicious Eats & Noor Treats
FUN: Costumes if you please or come in comfy jeans and tees
FROLIC: Music & Dancing. Face Painting & Mask Making.
Author Reading, Riddling, & our traditional Dragon Dance!
GREEN: Add your green to donation jar for Plant a Billion Trees
COME: Writers, Illustrators, Readers, Friends, Families, Dragons, Fairies, Wind Spirits, & Tree deyas -- Fun for all ages.

You can find out more information about Janet at her website, and blog.