A week full of new authors ends with a big used book sale at Third Place

Third Place Books has a full house this week, with nutritious cooking, chickens with secret superpowers, recycling food waste, new novels for young readers, a fractured love story.

Third Place Books is on the upper level of Town Center, Lake Forest Park, intersection Bothell and Ballinger Way NE.

Tuesday, November 6
Melissa Hartwig - Whole30 Slow Cooker
7:00pm

Since 2009, millions of people have transformed their lives with the Whole30 nutrition program. Now, co-creator Melissa Hartwig is making it even easier to achieve Whole30 success with delicious slow cooker recipes that turn ingredients into delicious, hearty meals while you're out and about. This follow-up to the best-selling The Whole30 Cookbook is packed with 150 recipes designed to get you out of the kitchen fast, so you can enjoy all the benefits of your Whole30-inspired lifestyle. Presentation FREE; priority signing line tickets available with purchase of The Whole30 Slow Cooker

Wednesday, November 7 at 7pm

Kelly Jones
Are You Ready To Hatch an Unusual Chicken? (Random House)

Twelve-year-old Sophie Brown is finally settling into her new home and her new role as keeper of some highly unusual chickens -- chickens with secret superpowers! But the arrival of two new magical chickens for her flock and some unusual eggs has Sophie feeling pretty stressed out. And on top of it all, Sophie's first day at her new school is rapidly approaching! In this wildly funny and quirky novel told in letters and lists and quizzes, Sophie learns that even an exceptional poultry farmer can use some help.

Thursday, November 8
Jill Lightner
7:00pm
Scraps, Peels, and Stems: Recipes and Tips for Rethinking Food Waste at Home (Mountaineers)

All across the country, we regularly throw away perfectly edible food. In fact, every month nearly twenty pounds of food per person is thrown out in the United States. However, the good news is that it's easy to reduce waste-- while saving money and eating healthier too! Scraps, Peels, and Stems is a comprehensive and accessible guide to how you can reduce food waste in your daily life.

Friday, November 9

Polly Horvath and Tom Llewellyn
6:00pm

Very Rich and The Bottle Imp of Bright House

Join us for a rollicking and delightful evening with two beloved northwest authors, as they share their new novels for young readers. Polly Horvath (Everything on a Waffle) presents her new novel Very Rich, the story of a boy learning that wealth is not everything, and Tom Llewellyn’s new novel The Bottle Imp of Bright House follows thirteen-year-old Gabe as he discovers an imp who will grant his every wish – but whose services come at a cost!

November 10
R. O. Kwon - The Incendiaries in-conversation with Danya Kukafka
6:00pm

Phoebe Lin and Will Kendall meet in their first month at prestigious Edwards University. Phoebe is a glamorous girl who doesn't tell anyone she blames herself for her mother's recent death. Will is a misfit scholarship boy who transfers to Edwards from Bible college, waiting tables to get by. What he knows for sure is that he loves Phoebe. Grieving and guilt-ridden, Phoebe is drawn into a secretive cult founded by a charismatic former student with an enigmatic past. When the group commits a violent act in the name of faith, Will finds himself struggling to confront a new version of the fanaticism he's worked so hard to escape. Haunting and intense, The Incendiaries is a fractured love story that explores what can befall those who lose what they love most.

November 10-11 Used Book Sale
9:00am

Mark your calendars and grab your shopping baskets – it’s time for our semi-annual Used Book Sale! Used Books are 40% off on Saturday, November 10 and Sunday, November 11 – stock up for the holidays, and for cold-weather reading.