The Hood River County Library’s official book club welcomes author Eileen Garvin on October 11 to discuss her best-selling novel The Music of Bees.

Discussion groups are held monthly, and all are welcome to attend. Books are chosen month-to-month. To find the next read and all of our previous reads, visit the website.

Meetings are hybrid, so folks are welcome both in-person and online.

Zoom Meeting

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86369626991?pwd=bllIOWtCRlVEK0wxcU9Wam1HMUtSdz09

Meeting ID: 863 6962 6991
Passcode: 081759

White Salmon Wildflower Festival, to be held annually in May, is nestled in the largest scenic area in America, The Columbia River Gorge.

The White Salmon Wildflower Festival unites our community to celebrate the natural beauty in and around White Salmon by advocating for the preservation and appreciation of wildflowers.  The founding principles of ecotourism guide the White Salmon Wildflower Festival; responsible travel to natural areas that conserve the environment, sustains the well-being of the local people and involves interpretation and education.

Join us for a conversation with Eileen Garvin, author of the national best-seller The Music of Bees.  Garvin will talk about her books, writing, and being a caretaker to approximately 120,000 honeybees. Book sales and signing following the program.

Join us at Freeland Hall for an evening with Eileen Garvin, author of the 2023 Whidbey Reads selection and national best-seller The Music of Bees.  Garvin will talk about her books, writing, and being caretaker to approximately 120,000 honeybees.

Book sales and signing following the program.

Discover more about Whidbey Reads 2023.

This event will be recorded for later viewing on the Sno-Isle Libraries YouTube channel, and will be available indefinitely.

Whidbey Reads is funded by Whidbey Community Foundation, Sno-Isle Libraries Foundation, and the Friends of the Clinton, Coupeville, Freeland, Langley, and Oak Harbor Libraries.

Join us at the Best Western Plus Oak Harbor Hotel & Conference Center for an evening with Eileen Garvin, author of the 2023 Whidbey Reads selection and national best-seller The Music of Bees.  Garvin will talk about her books, writing, and being caretaker to approximately 120,000 honeybees.

Book sales and signing following the program.

Discover more about Whidbey Reads 2023. 

Whidbey Reads is funded by Whidbey Community Foundation, Sno-Isle Libraries Foundation, and the Friends of the Clinton, Coupeville, Freeland, Langley, and Oak Harbor Libraries.

This event will be recorded for later viewing on the Sno-Isle Libraries YouTube channel, and will be available indefinitely.

OCTC welcomes author Eileen Garvin for an in-person lecture as part of the Spring 2023 Common Reading program.

Each semester a book is selected as OCTCs Common Reading, with the idea that all participants could read the same material and have common ground for new discussions and mutual interests. While the book choices vary in many ways (different genres, time-periods, subject matters) they are chosen with the intention of expanding the knowledge and perspectives of readers.

For more information, visit the OCTC Common Reading website.

Eileen Garvin joins The Dalles Art Center on March 16th to talk about her writing, which includes fiction, memoir, and creative nonfiction.

This in-person event is part of a monthly series and is free and open to the public.

Through its NW Authors Speaker Series, the Cannon Beach Library hosts events that showcase writers of the Pacific Northwest. Authors read from their works and participate in discussions in interview format and with the audience. Join us to meet award-winning and bestselling authors from the region.

Free and open to the public: Cannon Beach Library

Fort Vancouver Regional Libraries has chosen The Music of Bees for Skamania County Reads 2022.

An author visit from Eileen Garvin on May 26 will cap off a series of events in May.

A travel writer and memoirist whose work has appeared in Psychology Today, The Oregonian, and other outlets, Garvin’s writing about the subtle healing of beekeeping is magical and will appeal to readers who loved Delia Owens’ lush nature writing in Where the Crawdads Sing.

Free to register: SKAMANIA COUNTY READS

Dust off your fine china and polish the silver! The History Museum's tea party is back for its fifth year! Once again, we're going virtual. Revel in exquisite savories and sweets and sip quality tea from the comfort of your own home. Our guest of honor is local author Eileen Garvin. She published her first novel, The Music of Bees, last year. As a freelance writer, Garvin has written about travel, recreation, conservation, and small businesses. Her essays have appeared with Medium, The Oregonian, PsychologyToday.com, and Creative Non-Fiction Magazine. 

Proceeds support the museum's mission to celebrate and preserve the unique history of Hood River County and the mid-Columbia River region.

Ticket price includes: savory and sweet treats, tea, free admission pass to use at museum

Registration and details: HOOD RIVER HISTORY MUSEUM

Auntie's is pleased to have the opportunity to welcome Spokane native, Eileen Garvin to discuss her book The Music of Bees!

Suitably, this event will be held at The Hive, Spokane Public Library's cutting edge artist residency and community meeting space. This event is free and open to the public. The Hive is conveniently located on the 90 bus line and has free on-site parking. 

Free to register: AUNTIE’S BOOKSTORE AT THE HIVE

Join us Earth Day weekend at Andrews Park to learn about pollinators with Eileen Garvin and her book, The Music of Bees, followed by activities showing how you can help support Earth's pollinators.

Join us Earth Day weekend at Boy Scout Park to learn about pollinators with Eileen Garvin and her book, The Music of Bees, followed by activities showing how you can help support Earth's pollinators.

Join us Earth Day weekend at Veterans Park to learn about pollinators with Eileen Garvin and her book, The Music of Bees, followed by activities showing how you can help support Earth's pollinators.

Now in its 28th year, the Oregon Legacy Author Series is the longest-running literary series on the Central Oregon Coast. Events take place at the Lincoln City Cultural Center at 4:00 p.m.

Annie Bloom's welcomes back Pacific Northwest author Jonathan Evison for a livestream reading from his new novel, Small World. Jonathan will be in conversation with Oregon writer Eileen Garvin, author of The Music of Bees.

FREE TO REGISTER: ANNIE BLOOM’S BOOKS

Portland Audubon Wild Arts Festival will be in person, scheduled for November 20-21 at Portland State University’s Viking Pavilion in the Peter W. Stott Center (930 SW Hall St, Portland, OR 97201).

I’ll be signing books on Sunday afternoon along with a great lineup of authors. Proceeds from the 41st annual event benefit Portland Audubon.

PURCHASE TICKETS HERE: WILD ARTS FESTIVAL

Two great Wisconsin independent bookstores—Books & Company of Oconomowaukee and Boswell Book Company of Milwaukee—team up for this readings series. I’ll be chatting with bookstore owners Daniel Goldin and Lisa Baudoin. Event happens at 5 p.m. PST/7 p.m. CST.

Free to register: Readings from Oconomowaukee

Richmond Reads is a community one-book program designed specifically for the Richmond Memorial Library community in Batavia, New York. The goal of the program is for the community to join together in reading the chosen title, and then to participate in subsequent discussions and programs.

Free to register: Richmond Reads

Details TBA

FREE TO REGISTER: MONTANA BOOK FESTIVAL REGISTRATION

I’ll be joining Sy Montgomery and Jackie Polzin in conversation with Florence Williams about our new books.

Free to register: Oblong Books Registration

Signed books available from Oblong Books.

Free to register: Library Reads Libraries Night Out

Free to register: Northwest Passages Book Club Event Registration 

Signed books available from Auntie’s Bookstore.

Free to register: Waucoma Bookstore Registration

Signed books available from Waucoma Bookstore.

Free to register: Get Lit! Festival Live Author Q&A Registration

Free to register: Get Lit! Registration