Events

Come see me out in the real world! (Or not. The real world is scary.)

Pink blood spattered book on a matching background. Book is "Difficult Girls" and two authors, Veronica Bane and Lish McBride are pictured.

Meet Author Veronica Bane!

July 15th 7PM

I’ll be chatting with Veronica about her new book, Difficult Girls at Third Place Books!

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The cover for the book The Suitcase Swap along with author photos of Lish McBride and Ilana Long

In conversation with Ilana Long!

August 21, 7PM

Lish will be at Third Place Books (Seward Park location) with Ilana Long to discuss the US release of The Suitcase Swap! (They will also be talking Pickleballers and the upcoming Pickle Perfect!)

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Purple back ground with a flame logo. Fantasy script saying, "Fables and Flames Romantasy Gala"

Fables & Flames Nov 21-23, 2025

Lish will be attending Fables & Flames with a bunch of other great authors for a weekend of books and fun!

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Recordings of Past Virtual Events

Past event-Virtual launch

In celebration of A Little Too Familiar’s release, Lish was in conversation with author Olivia Waite.

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A photo collage of Martha Brockenbrough, Kendare Blake, Lish McBride and Margaret Owen

PAST EVENT-Fairy tale Extravaganza (virtual)

It's a Fairy Tale Extravaganza! Third Place Books is pleased to welcome Martha Brockenbrough to celebrate the release of her new YA novel, Into the Bloodred Woods. Martha will be joined in conversation by a cabal of Pacific Northwest YA writers—Lish McBride, Margaret Owen, and Kendare Blake!

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Past Event-Bookstore Romance Day Panel

Catch up on Bookstore Romance Day with Third Place Books! Panel discussion featuring Lish McBride, Alison Cochrun, Jayne Ann Krentz, Gail Carriger, and Sajni Patel discussing the intersection of genres (fantasy, young adult, historical fiction, steampunk, mystery/suspense) in Romance. Olivia Waite, author of the Feminine Pursuits series, will moderate the conversation.

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Past event-Curses Launch Party July 19th, 2021 6PM (PST)

I did a virtual launch through Third Place Books on July 19th! They recoded the event, so if you missed it, you can check out the link and watch it on Youtube. You can also still order signed books from there! (This is an all the time thing, not just for events.)

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Past Event: P&P Live! YA Sci-Fi & Fantasy Summer Reads Panel—with Lish McBride, Natalie Mae, Andrea Robertson, and Laura Brook Robson (Virtual)

Politics & Prose hosted us for a virtual event and it was a lot of fun! Click on the link to watch the recording.

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