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Events, Deadlines and Announcements

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Author Signing

Sunday, February 16, 2025, noon to 5pm

King's Books, 218 St Helens Ave, Tacoma, WA 98402

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Almost every Sunday in 2025, a Blue Forge Press author will be at King's Books to chat and introduce you to your next favorite book. Meet children's book author Marvin Vialle and discover dozens of Blue Forge Press books in every genre at this special showcase. Can't make the event? No worries! Visit King's Books any day in 2025 to find dozens of Blue Forge Press books. This is a free event.

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Author Signing

Sunday, February 23, 2025, noon to 5pm

King's Books, 218 St Helens Ave, Tacoma, WA 98402

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Almost every Sunday in 2025, a Blue Forge Press author will be at King's Books to chat and introduce you to your next favorite book. Meet Christian fiction author David Martyn and discover dozens of Blue Forge Press books in every genre at this special showcase. Can't make the event? No worries! Visit King's Books any day in 2025 to find dozens of Blue Forge Press books. This is a free event.

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Author Signing

Sunday, March 2, 2025, noon to 5pm

King's Books, 218 St Helens Ave, Tacoma, WA 98402

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Two authors, one event! Meet mystery author Diane McPhee and fantasy adventure author David Kennedy McCulloch and discover dozens of Blue Forge Press books in every genre at this special showcase. Can't make the event? No worries! Visit King's any day in 2025 to find dozens of Blue Forge Press books. This is a free event.

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Author Signing

Sunday, March 9, 2025, noon to 5pm

King's Books, 218 St Helens Ave, Tacoma, WA 98402

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Almost every Sunday in 2025, a Blue Forge Press author will be at King's Books to chat and introduce you to your next favorite book. Meet science fiction author Marshall Miller and discover dozens of Blue Forge Press books in every genre at this special showcase. Can't make the event? No worries! Visit King's any day in 2025 to find dozens of Blue Forge Press books. This is a free event.

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Author Signing

Sunday, March 16, 2025, noon to 5pm

King's Books, 218 St Helens Ave, Tacoma, WA 98402

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Almost every Sunday in 2025, a Blue Forge Press author will be at King's Books to chat and introduce you to your next favorite book. Meet horror author Lauren Patzer and discover dozens of Blue Forge Press books in every genre at this special showcase. Can't make the event? No worries! Visit King's any day in 2025 to find dozens of Blue Forge Press books. This is a free event.

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Author Signing

Sunday, March 23, 2025, noon to 5pm

King's Books, 218 St Helens Ave, Tacoma, WA 98402

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Almost every Sunday in 2025, a Blue Forge Press author will be at King's Books to chat and introduce you to your next favorite book. Meet memoirist and activist Dakoda Foxx and discover dozens of Blue Forge Press books in every genre at this special showcase. Can't make the event? No worries! Visit King's any day in 2025 to find dozens of Blue Forge Press books. This is a free event.

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Author Signing

Sunday, March 30, 2025, noon to 5pm

King's Books, 218 St Helens Ave, Tacoma, WA 98402

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Almost every Sunday in 2025, a Blue Forge Press author will be at King's Books to chat and introduce you to your next favorite book. Meet historical fiction mystery author David Martyn and discover dozens of Blue Forge Press books in every genre at this special showcase. Can't make the event? No worries! Visit King's any day in 2025 to find dozens of Blue Forge Press books. This is a free event.

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Author Signing

Sunday, April 6, 2025, noon to 5pm

King's Books, 218 St Helens Ave, Tacoma, WA 98402

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Two authors, one event! Meet mystery author Diane McPhee and eclectic novelist Michelle Lee and discover dozens of Blue Forge Press books in every genre at this special showcase. Can't make the event? No worries! Visit King's any day in 2025 to find dozens of Blue Forge Press books. This is a free event.

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Author Signing

Sunday, April 13, 2025, noon to 5pm

King's Books, 218 St Helens Ave, Tacoma, WA 98402

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Almost every Sunday in 2025, a Blue Forge Press author will be at King's Books to chat and introduce you to your next favorite book. Meet a local author and discover dozens of Blue Forge Press books in every genre at this special showcase. Can't make the event? No worries! Visit King's any day in 2025 to find dozens of Blue Forge Press books. This is a free event.

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Author Signing

Sunday, April 20, 2025, noon to 5pm

King's Books, 218 St Helens Ave, Tacoma, WA 98402

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Almost every Sunday in 2025, a Blue Forge Press author will be at King's Books to chat and introduce you to your next favorite book. Meet horror author Lauren Patzer and discover dozens of Blue Forge Press books in every genre at this special showcase. Can't make the event? No worries! Visit King's any day in 2025 to find dozens of Blue Forge Press books. This is a free event.

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Author Signing

Sunday, May 4, 2025, noon to 5pm

King's Books, 218 St Helens Ave, Tacoma, WA 98402

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Almost every Sunday in 2025, a Blue Forge Press author will be at King's Books to chat and introduce you to your next favorite book. Meet mystery author Diane McPhee and discover dozens of Blue Forge Press books in every genre at this special showcase. Can't make the event? No worries! Visit King's any day in 2025 to find dozens of Blue Forge Press books. This is a free event.

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Author Signing

Sunday, May 11, 2025, noon to 5pm

King's Books, 218 St Helens Ave, Tacoma, WA 98402

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Meet children's book author Marvin Vialle and  science fiction author Marshall Miller. Discover Blue Forge Press books in every genre at this special showcase. Can't make the event? No worries! Visit King's Books any day in 2025 to find dozens of Blue Forge Press books. This is a free event.

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Author Signing

Sunday, May 18, 2025, noon to 5pm

King's Books, 218 St Helens Ave, Tacoma, WA 98402

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Almost every Sunday in 2025, a Blue Forge Press author will be at King's Books to chat and introduce you to your next favorite book. Meet memoirist and activist Dakoda Foxx and discover dozens of Blue Forge Press books in every genre at this special showcase. Can't make the event? No worries! Visit King's any day in 2025 to find dozens of Blue Forge Press books. This is a free event.

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Author Signing

Sunday, May 25, 2025, noon to 5pm

King's Books, 218 St Helens Ave, Tacoma, WA 98402

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Almost every Sunday in 2025, a Blue Forge Press author will be at King's Books to chat and introduce you to your next favorite book. Meet horror author Lauren Patzer and discover dozens of Blue Forge Press books in every genre at this special showcase. Can't make the event? No worries! Visit King's any day in 2025 to find dozens of Blue Forge Press books. This is a free event.

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Author Signing

Sunday, June 1, 2025, noon to 5pm

King's Books, 218 St Helens Ave, Tacoma, WA 98402

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Two authors, one event! Meet mystery author Diane McPhee and romance author Carrie Avery Moriarty and discover dozens of Blue Forge Press books in every genre at this special showcase. Can't make the event? No worries! Visit King's any day in 2025 to find dozens of Blue Forge Press books. This is a free event.

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Author Signing

Sunday, June 8, 2025, noon to 5pm

King's Books, 218 St Helens Ave, Tacoma, WA 98402

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Almost every Sunday in 2025, a Blue Forge Press author will be at King's Books to chat and introduce you to your next favorite book. Meet children's book author Suzanne Hudson and discover dozens of Blue Forge Press books in every genre at this special showcase. Can't make the event? No worries! Visit King's any day in 2025 to find dozens of Blue Forge Press books. This is a free event.

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Author Signing

Sunday, June 15, 2025, noon to 5pm

King's Books, 218 St Helens Ave, Tacoma, WA 98402

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Almost every Sunday in 2025, a Blue Forge Press author will be at King's Books to chat and introduce you to your next favorite book. Meet short story author Amber Rainey and discover dozens of Blue Forge Press books in every genre at this special showcase. Can't make the event? No worries! Visit King's any day in 2025 to find dozens of Blue Forge Press books. This is a free event.

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Author Signing

Sunday, June 22, 2025, noon to 5pm

King's Books, 218 St Helens Ave, Tacoma, WA 98402

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Almost every Sunday in 2025, a Blue Forge Press author will be at King's Books to chat and introduce you to your next favorite book. Meet memoirist and activist Dakoda Foxx and discover dozens of Blue Forge Press books in every genre at this special showcase. Can't make the event? No worries! Visit King's any day in 2025 to find dozens of Blue Forge Press books. This is a free event.

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Author Signing

Sunday, June 29, 2025, noon to 5pm

King's Books, 218 St Helens Ave, Tacoma, WA 98402

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Meet children's book author Marvin Vialle and retired-FBI-agent-turned-author Marshall Miller. Discover Blue Forge Press books in every genre at this special showcase. Can't make the event? No worries! Visit King's Books any day in 2025 to find dozens of Blue Forge Press books. This is a free event.

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Author Signing

Sunday, July 6, 2025, noon to 5pm

King's Books, 218 St Helens Ave, Tacoma, WA 98402

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Almost every Sunday in 2025, a Blue Forge Press author will be at King's Books to chat and introduce you to your next favorite book. Meet mystery author Diane McPhee and discover dozens of Blue Forge Press books in every genre at this special showcase. Can't make the event? No worries! Visit King's any day in 2025 to find dozens of Blue Forge Press books. This is a free event.

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Author Signing

Sunday, July 13, 2025, noon to 5pm

King's Books, 218 St Helens Ave, Tacoma, WA 98402

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Almost every Sunday in 2025, a Blue Forge Press author will be at King's Books to chat and introduce you to your next favorite book. Meet children's book author Suzanne Hudson and discover dozens of Blue Forge Press books in every genre at this special showcase. Can't make the event? No worries! Visit King's any day in 2025 to find dozens of Blue Forge Press books. This is a free event.

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Author Signing

Sunday, July 20, 2025, noon to 5pm

King's Books, 218 St Helens Ave, Tacoma, WA 98402

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Almost every Sunday in 2025, a Blue Forge Press author will be at King's Books to chat and introduce you to your next favorite book. Meet memoirist and activist Dakoda Foxx and discover dozens of Blue Forge Press books in every genre at this special showcase. Can't make the event? No worries! Visit King's any day in 2025 to find dozens of Blue Forge Press books. This is a free event.

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Author Signing

Sunday, July 27, 2025, noon to 5pm

King's Books, 218 St Helens Ave, Tacoma, WA 98402

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Almost every Sunday in 2025, a Blue Forge Press author will be at King's Books to chat and introduce you to your next favorite book. Meet YA science fiction author Mark Robijn and discover dozens of Blue Forge Press books in every genre at this special showcase. Can't make the event? No worries! Visit King's any day in 2025 to find dozens of Blue Forge Press books. This is a free event.

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Author Signing

Sunday, August 3, 2025, noon to 5pm

King's Books, 218 St Helens Ave, Tacoma, WA 98402

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Almost every Sunday in 2025, a Blue Forge Press author will be at King's Books to chat and introduce you to your next favorite book. Meet mystery author Diane McPhee and discover dozens of Blue Forge Press books in every genre at this special showcase. Can't make the event? No worries! Visit King's any day in 2025 to find dozens of Blue Forge Press books. This is a free event.

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Author Signing

Sunday, August 10, 2025, noon to 5pm

King's Books, 218 St Helens Ave, Tacoma, WA 98402

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Two authors, one event! Meet eclectic novelist Michelle Lee and romance author Carrie Avery Moriarty and discover dozens of Blue Forge Press books in every genre at this special showcase. Can't make the event? No worries! Visit King's any day in 2025 to find dozens of Blue Forge Press books. This is a free event.

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Author Signing

Sunday, August 17, 2025, noon to 5pm

King's Books, 218 St Helens Ave, Tacoma, WA 98402

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Almost every Sunday in 2025, a Blue Forge Press author will be at King's Books to chat and introduce you to your next favorite book. Meet children's book author Suzanne Hudson and discover dozens of Blue Forge Press books in every genre at this special showcase. Can't make the event? No worries! Visit King's any day in 2025 to find dozens of Blue Forge Press books. This is a free event.

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Author Signing

Sunday, August 24, 2025, noon to 5pm

King's Books, 218 St Helens Ave, Tacoma, WA 98402

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Almost every Sunday in 2025, a Blue Forge Press author will be at King's Books to chat and introduce you to your next favorite book. Meet memoirist and activist Dakoda Foxx and discover dozens of Blue Forge Press books in every genre at this special showcase. Can't make the event? No worries! Visit King's any day in 2025 to find dozens of Blue Forge Press books. This is a free event.

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Author Signing

Sunday, August 31, 2025, noon to 5pm

King's Books, 218 St Helens Ave, Tacoma, WA 98402

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Almost every Sunday in 2025, a Blue Forge Press author will be at King's Books to chat and introduce you to your next favorite book. Meet YA science fiction author Mark Robijn and discover dozens of Blue Forge Press books in every genre at this special showcase. Can't make the event? No worries! Visit King's any day in 2025 to find dozens of Blue Forge Press books. This is a free event.

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Author Signing

Sunday, September 7, 2025, noon to 5pm

King's Books, 218 St Helens Ave, Tacoma, WA 98402

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Two authors, one event! Meet mystery author Diane McPhee and fantasy adventure author David Kennedy McCulloch and discover dozens of Blue Forge Press books in every genre at this special showcase. Can't make the event? No worries! Visit King's any day in 2025 to find dozens of Blue Forge Press books. This is a free event.

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Author Signing

Sunday, September 14, 2025, noon to 5pm

King's Books, 218 St Helens Ave, Tacoma, WA 98402

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Almost every Sunday in 2025, a Blue Forge Press author will be at King's Books to chat and introduce you to your next favorite book. Meet horror author Lauren Patzer and discover dozens of Blue Forge Press books in every genre at this special showcase. Can't make the event? No worries! Visit King's any day in 2025 to find dozens of Blue Forge Press books. This is a free event.

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Author Signing

Sunday, September 21, 2025, noon to 5pm

King's Books, 218 St Helens Ave, Tacoma, WA 98402

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Almost every Sunday in 2025, a Blue Forge Press author will be at King's Books to chat and introduce you to your next favorite book. Meet children's book author Suzanne Hudson and discover dozens of Blue Forge Press books in every genre at this special showcase. Can't make the event? No worries! Visit King's any day in 2025 to find dozens of Blue Forge Press books. This is a free event.

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Author Signing

Sunday, September 28, 2025, noon to 5pm

King's Books, 218 St Helens Ave, Tacoma, WA 98402

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Almost every Sunday in 2025, a Blue Forge Press author will be at King's Books to chat and introduce you to your next favorite book. Meet YA science fiction author Mark Robijn and discover dozens of Blue Forge Press books in every genre at this special showcase. Can't make the event? No worries! Visit King's any day in 2025 to find dozens of Blue Forge Press books. This is a free event.

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Author Signing

Sunday, October 5, 2025, noon to 5pm

King's Books, 218 St Helens Ave, Tacoma, WA 98402

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Almost every Sunday in 2025, a new Blue Forge Press author will be at King's Books to chat and introduce you to your next favorite book. Meet mystery author Diane McPhee and discover dozens of Blue Forge Press books in every genre at this special showcase. Can't make the event? No worries! Visit King's any day in 2025 to find dozens of Blue Forge Press books. This is a free event.

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Author Signing

Sunday, October 12, 2025, noon to 5pm

King's Books, 218 St Helens Ave, Tacoma, WA 98402

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Almost every Sunday in 2025, a Blue Forge Press author will be at King's Books to chat and introduce you to your next favorite book. Meet horror author Lauren Patzer and discover dozens of Blue Forge Press books in every genre at this special showcase. Can't make the event? No worries! Visit King's any day in 2025 to find dozens of Blue Forge Press books. This is a free event.

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Author Signing

Sunday, October 19, 2025, noon to 5pm

King's Books, 218 St Helens Ave, Tacoma, WA 98402

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Almost every Sunday in 2025, a Blue Forge Press author will be at King's Books to chat and introduce you to your next favorite book. Meet children's book illustrator Faith DiMarco and discover dozens of Blue Forge Press books in every genre at this special showcase. Can't make the event? No worries! Visit King's any day in 2025 to find dozens of Blue Forge Press books. This is a free event.

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Author Signing

Sunday, October 26, 2025, noon to 5pm

King's Books, 218 St Helens Ave, Tacoma, WA 98402

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Almost every Sunday in 2025, a Blue Forge Press author will be at King's Books to chat and introduce you to your next favorite book. Meet memoirist and activist Dakoda Foxx and discover dozens of Blue Forge Press books in every genre at this special showcase. Can't make the event? No worries! Visit King's any day in 2025 to find dozens of Blue Forge Press books. This is a free event.

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Author Signing

Sunday, November 2, 2025, noon to 5pm

King's Books, 218 St Helens Ave, Tacoma, WA 98402

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Two authors, one event! Meet mystery author Diane McPhee and romance author Carrie Avery Moriarty and discover dozens of Blue Forge Press books in every genre at this special showcase. Can't make the event? No worries! Visit King's any day in 2025 to find dozens of Blue Forge Press books. This is a free event.

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Author Signing

Sunday, November 9, 2025, noon to 5pm

King's Books, 218 St Helens Ave, Tacoma, WA 98402

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Almost every Sunday in 2025, a Blue Forge Press author will be at King's Books to chat and introduce you to your next favorite book. Meet Christian fiction author David Martyn and discover dozens of Blue Forge Press books in every genre at this special showcase. Can't make the event? No worries! Visit King's any day in 2025 to find dozens of Blue Forge Press books. This is a free event.

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Author Signing

Sunday, November 16, 2025, noon to 5pm

King's Books, 218 St Helens Ave, Tacoma, WA 98402

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Almost every Sunday in 2025, a Blue Forge Press author will be at King's Books to chat and introduce you to your next favorite book. Meet memoirist and activist Dakoda Foxx and discover dozens of Blue Forge Press books in every genre at this special showcase. Can't make the event? No worries! Visit King's any day in 2025 to find dozens of Blue Forge Press books. This is a free event.

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Author Signing

Sunday, November 23, 2025, noon to 5pm

King's Books, 218 St Helens Ave, Tacoma, WA 98402

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Almost every Sunday in 2025, a Blue Forge Press author will be at King's Books to chat and introduce you to your next favorite book. Meet retired-FBI-agent-turned-author Marshall Miller and discover dozens of Blue Forge Press books in every genre at this special showcase. Can't make the event? No worries! Visit King's any day in 2025 to find dozens of Blue Forge Press books. This is a free event.

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Author Signing

Sunday, November 30, 2025, noon to 5pm

King's Books, 218 St Helens Ave, Tacoma, WA 98402

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Almost every Sunday in 2025, a Blue Forge Press author will be at King's Books to chat and introduce you to your next favorite book. Meet YA science fiction author Mark Robijn and discover dozens of Blue Forge Press books in every genre at this special showcase. Can't make the event? No worries! Visit King's any day in 2025 to find dozens of Blue Forge Press books. This is a free event.

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Author Signing

Sunday, December 7, 2025, noon to 5pm

King's Books, 218 St Helens Ave, Tacoma, WA 98402

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Almost every Sunday in 2025, a Blue Forge Press author will be at King's Books to chat and introduce you to your next favorite book. Meet YA science fiction author Mark Robijn and discover dozens of Blue Forge Press books in every genre at this special showcase. Can't make the event? No worries! Visit King's any day in 2025 to find dozens of Blue Forge Press books. This is a free event.

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Author Signing

Sunday, December 14, 2025, noon to 5pm

King's Books, 218 St Helens Ave, Tacoma, WA 98402

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Almost every Sunday in 2025, a Blue Forge Press author will be at King's Books to chat and introduce you to your next favorite book. Meet memoirist and activist Dakoda Foxx and discover dozens of Blue Forge Press books in every genre at this special showcase. Can't make the event? No worries! Visit King's any day in 2025 to find dozens of Blue Forge Press books. This is a free event.

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Author Signing

Sunday, December 21, 2025, noon to 5pm

King's Books, 218 St Helens Ave, Tacoma, WA 98402

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Two authors, one event! Meet children's book author Carol Caldwell and Santa himself (who looks a little like science fiction author Marshall Miller)! Then discover dozens of Blue Forge Press books in every genre at this special showcase. Can't make the event? No worries! Visit King's any day in 2025 to find dozens of Blue Forge Press books. This is a free event.

Past Events

Sorry we missed you but you still have a chance to get a great book.

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Carrie Avery Moriarty ... Through a Forest of Light and Darkness

David Martyn ... The Annunciation of the Magi

Various ... Unnerving Phobia

Robert Starr ... The Heartbreak of Static Cling

Dakoda Foxx ... The Magic in the Nightmare That Was Me

Christine Susumi ... The Flight of the Crow

Diane M. McPhee ... Taken by Surprise

Lauren Patzer ... Granny Bael

Michelle Lee ... The Underbelly

David Martyn ... The Oak of Weeping

Marshall Miller ... Jade Eyes

Mark Robijn ... Johnny Apocalypse and the Nuclear Wasteland

J.W. Capek ... Fragments of Time

Marshall Miller ... They

David Kennedy McCulloch ... Blackhope Scar

J.W. Capek ... Deerwhere Awakening

Carol Caldwell ... Princess Claire and the Watercolored Pony​

T.G. Sparks ... The Last Siren

Andy Davids ... The Jet Racer

Brianna Osaseri ... Hugh McDougall's Field Guide to the World of Gomes

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