Eileen Garvin, author portrait
© Kate Schwager

Eileen Garvin

Eileen Garvin is the author of the national bestselling novel The Music of Bees and the acclaimed memoir How to Be a Sister. Born and raised in Washington State, she lives in Oregon.
Bumblebee Season
Crow Talk
The Music of Bees

Wed Apr 29 | 07:00 PM
Northwest Passages Book Club The Bing Crosby Theater *ticketed*
901 W Sprague Ave
Spokane, WA 99201
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Thu Apr 30 | 12:00 PM
Luncheon event with The Well-Read Moose at Vine & Olive *ticketed*
2037 North Main Street
Coeur D Alene, ID 83814
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Tue May 12 | 06:00 PM
THE BOOKWORM OF EDWARDS
295 MAIN ST UNIT C101
EDWARDS, CO 81632-7932
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Wed May 13 | 06:00 PM
BOOKWORKS
4022 RIO GRANDE BLVD NW STE H
ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87107-3100
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Mon May 18 | 06:00 PM
Los Alamos Nature Center
2600 Canyon Rd
Los Alamos, NM 87544
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Mon May 25
ELLIOTT BAY BOOK CO
1521 10TH AVE
SEATTLE, WA 98122-3806
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Thu Jun 11
THE NEXT CHAPTER BOOKSTORE
705 E VIEW DR
HERMISTON, OR 97838-9431
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Thu Jun 18 | 06:00 PM
EDMONDS BOOKSHOP
111 5TH AVE S
EDMONDS, WA 98020-3423
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Books

Bumblebee Season
Crow Talk
The Music of Bees

Events

Wed Apr 29 | 07:00 PM
Northwest Passages Book Club The Bing Crosby Theater *ticketed*
901 W Sprague Ave
Spokane, WA 99201
Google Map

Thu Apr 30 | 12:00 PM
Luncheon event with The Well-Read Moose at Vine & Olive *ticketed*
2037 North Main Street
Coeur D Alene, ID 83814
Google Map

Tue May 12 | 06:00 PM
THE BOOKWORM OF EDWARDS
295 MAIN ST UNIT C101
EDWARDS, CO 81632-7932
Google Map

Wed May 13 | 06:00 PM
BOOKWORKS
4022 RIO GRANDE BLVD NW STE H
ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87107-3100
Google Map

Mon May 18 | 06:00 PM
Los Alamos Nature Center
2600 Canyon Rd
Los Alamos, NM 87544
Google Map

Mon May 25
ELLIOTT BAY BOOK CO
1521 10TH AVE
SEATTLE, WA 98122-3806
Google Map

Thu Jun 11
THE NEXT CHAPTER BOOKSTORE
705 E VIEW DR
HERMISTON, OR 97838-9431
Google Map

Thu Jun 18 | 06:00 PM
EDMONDS BOOKSHOP
111 5TH AVE S
EDMONDS, WA 98020-3423
Google Map

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