Tonight’s Whatcom READS’ program – Intersectional Environmentalism: The Key to Fighting Racism and Climate Change – has been cancelled. Due to personal circumstances, speaker Emily Pinckney is unable to present tonight’s event. We hope to bring Emily back at a future date.

CALLING ALL BOOK CLUBS! Your book club could have GREENWOOD author, Michael Christie as a special guest. We host the Zoom call and will provide your club with Whatcom READS swag (bookmarks, stickers) and three complimentary copies of GREENWOOD. Details: bit.ly/3FLwhTn

#WhatcomWrites #WhatcomREADS Local Writers! Whatcom READS wants your submissions. This year's prompt is Interconnectedness, based on our 2022 title GREENWOOD by Michael Christie. Submission deadline is Oct. 17. Learn more at whatcomreads.org

Greenwood by Canadian author Michael Christie is the Whatcom READS 2022 book selection. Read the book, Join the conversation. buff.ly/3CetBMv

Congratulations to the winners and finalists of the Washington State Book Awards. Washington State Book Awards 2021 winners announced seattletimes.com/entertainme… via @seattletimes

Want to recommend a title for our 2021 Whatcom READS selection? We are accepting suggestions now through the end of May 2019. See our website link for the criteria we use to make each year's selection. whatcomreads.org/choosing-th…

Didn't have a chance to see either of Timothy Egan's presentations this week? His March 7 presentation is airing on BTV Bellingham and on YouTube via the link below.

Get your copy of @nytegan Timothy Egan's The Big Burn and join your neighbors. Read the Book. Join the Conversation. And mark your calendars for March 7 & 8, 2019. #WhatcomReads #TheBigBurn #TimelyReading mailchi.mp/2c5b94848579/what…

Writers, have you heard? The Whatcom WRITES contest deadline extended to Oct. 22. More details: whatcomreads.org/whatcom-wri…

While we are working behind the scenes to organize Timothy Egan's visit to Whatcom County in 2019, we are looking ahead to 2020. Do you have a title to suggest for 2020? Let us know by end of May! More details on the Whatcom READS website: whatcomreads.org/choosing-th…

Sarah from @VillageBksBham introduces @sunilyapa at the @wclslibraries Deming Library for his @WhatcomREADS presentation "Digging Deeper," a discussion of five books that have inspired him as a writer. #heartmusclefist

An Evening with Sunil Yapa – Bellingham March 9 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm ow.ly/tXds30ipoDH #HeartMuscleFist #WhatcomREADS #WhatcomREADS18 @BPLConnects @wclslibraries

Digging Deeper with Sunil Yapa – Deming March 8 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm ow.ly/8SXn30ipopF #HeartMuscleFist #WhatcomREADS #WhatcomREADS18 @wclslibraries

An Afternoon with Sunil Yapa – Bellingham March 9 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm ow.ly/DN3p30ipoy1 #HeartMuscleFist #WhatcomREADS #WhatcomREADS18 @BPLConnects

Book Discussion with Sunil Yapa – Ferndale March 8 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm ow.ly/L9nI30ipojO #HeartMuscleFist #WhatcomREADS #WhatcomREADS18 @wclslibraries

Songs of Action & Compassion with Tracy Spring – Bellingham March 2 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm ow.ly/SNlw30ipofL #HeartMuscleFist #WhatcomREADS #WhatcomREADS18 @AlliedArtsWC

“Resistance!” Art Challenge Exhibit – Bellingham March 2 @ 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm ow.ly/QHfo30ipo7E #HeartMuscleFist #WhatcomREADS #WhatcomREADS18 @AlliedArtsWC

DIY Protest Signs – Bellingham March 2 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm ow.ly/JhZu30ipnZZ #HeartMuscleFist #WhatcomREADS #WhatcomREADS18 @BPLConnects