Join Asyia Gover, a local writer, artist, educator, and mediator, on Thursday, October 24th from 4-7 PM at the PNWaffle Boutique, located at 1230 Cornwall Avenue in historic downtown Bellingham. Her poetry has appeared in the multimedia collection, SEXT, and anthology zines such as Love and Outrage. She and her feline familiar, Cora, have made a home in the liminal space between eastern and western Washington State. East Side Solitude is her first chapbook. You...

Experience Bellingham through poetry. Presented by the Salish Sea Poetry Festival, this "crawl" of four local State Street hangouts connects poets...

Join Village Books in welcoming Dr. Kate Dee and Julie Trimingham to the Readings Gallery for Dr. Kate Dee's debut memoir and exposé, Med Spa Mayhem: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Secrets of the Aesthetic Industry. Questions about Botox or Laser or Skin Care? Get the skinny on all that and more and join conversation.

Bellingham welcomes authors around the world to the 2025 Chanticleer Authors Conference (CAC2025). Learn from bestselling authors, including award-winning author J.D. Barker, in Masterclasses, Workshops, and Panels. Celebrate this year’s best books at the Chanticleer International Book Awards (CIBA) and meet the authors at the "Books by the Bay" Book Fair at Village Books - Fairhaven on Sunday, April 6th! Find out more on the Chanticleer Book Reviews website. Tickets required. Space is limited. Register today!

Meet award-winning authors, explore their latest releases, and celebrate the best books of 2025 at the “Books by the Bay” Book Fair on Sunday, April 6th...

Join us at Blast from the Past for Storytime on the bus! Every hour from 11-3 Sunday in Hammer Heritage Square. Brought to you by Central Skagit Library...

What is bull kelp and why does it matter?! Tune in to learn about the importance of bull kelp and the efforts to monitor and protect this marine species in Washington...

Join Village Books in celebrating  New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Ann Aguirre newest book, I Think I'm in Love with an Alien! She will be in conversation with USA Today...

Welcome local author Sandi Madison to the Readings Gallery for a book talk and interactive activity about her debut book, Diving Before Dawn: A Dream Exploration!...

https://villagebooks.com/events/3484520251115 Join Village Books for a combined reading and Q&A with Mary B. Hansen about her newest book, The Traveling Archivist: Eastern Oregon! She will be bringing some archival materials for people...

To kick off the year-long celebration, CASCADIA will host a launch party for a collaborative book project, “STILLS,” a poetry anthology inspired by the films of the 2025 festival, from 6:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. Friday, December 12 at Aslan Depot (1322 N. State St., Bellingham). The event will open with readings by a number of poets featured in the book, followed by live jazz music from 8 to 10 p.m. A special cider created for the event by...