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Author Signing

Sunday, October 6, 2024, Noon to 4pm
King's Bookstore, 218 St Helens Ave, Tacoma, WA 98402

Mark Robijn reads from, discusses and signs copies of the first book in his science fiction adventure series for young adult readers, Johnny Apocalypse. A playable Johnny trading card will be given away with every copy of Johnny Apocalypse and the Nuclear Wasteland purchased. Dive into the action-packed dystopian world of Johnny and his friends. Can't make the event? Purchase the book here today. This is a free event.

Author Signing

Sunday, October 13, 2024, Noon to 4pm
King's Bookstore, 218 St Helens Ave, Tacoma, WA 98402

David McCulloch signs copies more than six books in his award-winning fantasy adventure series. For fans of Harry Potter and Percy Jackson, explore rich Scottish mythology and environmental themes as Wullie the grumpy rock gome takes teens Finn and Hadley on rollicksome quests. Get a free copy of the Wullie card game with every purchase. Can't make the event? Purchase the book here today. This is a free event.

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Author Signing

Sunday, October 20, 2024, Noon to 4pm
King's Bookstore, 218 St Helens Ave, Tacoma, WA 98402

Dakoda Foxx autographs her memoir, "The Magic in the Nightmare That Was Me" at this Barnes & Noble premiere event for Foxx's first autobiography. Raw and vulnerable, this is a story of survival, perseverance, and a spirit that refused to be broken. "I knew the direction that I wanted to go, and it was just a matter of time before the pieces of me fell into place like a puzzle." Can't make the event? Purchase the book here today. This is a free event.

Authors Reading & Signing

Saturday, October 26, 2024, 1pm to 5pm

Barnes & Noble, 10315 Silverdale Way NW, Silverdale, WA 98383

Join bestselling and emerging authors Jennifer DiMarco, Dakoda Foxx, Avery Kellam, Joe Nasta and Lauren Patzer for readings and a Q&A panel celebrating the sixth annual collection of speculative horror for adults, "Unnerving Phobia." All audience members will receive an autographed print of Unnerving cover art. All volumes in the Unnerving series stand alone. Click here to purchase previous volumes. This is a free event.

Author Signing

Sunday, October 27, 2024, Noon to 4pm
King's Bookstore, 218 St Helens Ave, Tacoma, WA 98402

There's no better way to celebrate Halloween and the spooky season than with a local master of horror. Lauren Patzer signs copies of his thought-provoking horror novels and short story collections at this Pacific Northwest mainstay venue and gives away premium trading cards from the "Granny Bael" trading card game based on the novel. Can't make the event? Purchase the book here today. This is a free event.

Author Signing

Sunday, November 3, 2024, Noon to 4pm
King's Bookstore, 218 St Helens Ave, Tacoma, WA 98402

Michelle Lee signs copies of her Looking Through the Shadows trilogy that explores the facets of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder from the haunting, authentic and ultimately redemptive perspectives of a soldier, a nurse and a police officer. Imagine if the adage were true and we were all only six people away from anyone else. Would we ever be alone? Can't make the event? Purchase the book here today. This is a free event.

Author Signing

Sunday, November 10, 2024, Noon to 4pm
King's Bookstore, 218 St Helens Ave, Tacoma, WA 98402

Christian fiction and historical fiction mystery author David Martyn signs copies from two of his acclaimed series, Hall of Faith and Robert Curtis Mysteries as well as the bestselling "The Annunciation of the Magi" -- the classic tale of the three wise men, their young apprentice, and their timeless, enduring journey to find the young King of Kings. Can't make the event? Purchase the book here today. This is a free event.

Author Signing

Sunday, November 17, 2024, Noon to 4pm

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

Diane M. PcPhee signs copies of the first four novels in the Sharp Crime mystery series starring Detective Alan Sharp. Wealthy investors. Drag queens. Arson. And murder?! Alan is devastated when his informant is found dead in a burnt out house on St. Botolph Street in the Back Bay. Can the detective make it right? Can't make the event? Purchase the book here today. This is a free event.

Author Signing

Sunday, December 1, 2024, Noon to 4pm

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

Carrie Avery Moriarty signs copies of her short story collection, "Through a Forest of Light and Darkness" exploring love in all its myriad of forms -- between people, of creation, contemporary, and fantastical. Created over the course of a year as part of the first generation of the Prompt project, Moriarty wrote the collection as a showcase of her best work. Can't make the event? Purchase the book here today. This is a free event.

Author Signing

Sunday, December 8, 2024, Noon to 4pm

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

Retired Senior Special Agent Marshall Miller may be best-known for his Kim Kupar novels ("Jade Eyes," "They" and "The Why Files") but his exploration of fiction began with the epic alien-invasion tomes that make up the Tschaaa Infestation. Will humanity be brought together against a common enemy? Or is the concept of good and evil not that clear? Can't make the event? Purchase the book here today. This is a free event.

Past Events in 2024

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

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