Everybody Reads Event with Author Travis Baldree Set for Nov. 5 in Holland, Terrell

Travis Baldree, author of the cozy fantasy novel Legends & Lattes, will discuss his book and more at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 5, at the Holland and Terrell Libraries, part of the regional Everybody Reads program. The event is free and open to the public.

For more area talks by Baldree, check out the Everybody Reads website for other locations and times. Copies are available for checkout at the Holland and Terrell Libraries and other participating libraries. For similar book suggestions, email Lorena O’English, WSU social sciences and government documents librarian.

Worn out after decades of packing steel and raising hell, Viv the orc barbarian cashes out of the warrior’s life with one final score. A forgotten legend, a fabled artifact, and an unreasonable amount of hope lead her to the streets of Thune, where she plans to open the first coffee shop the city has ever seen.

However, her dreams of a fresh start pulling shots instead of swinging swords are hardly a sure bet. Old frenemies and Thune’s shady underbelly may just upset her plans. To finally build something that will last, Viv will need some new partners and a different kind of resolve.

Legends & Lattes was an instant New York Times bestseller, a Barnes & Noble Best Book of 2022, and made many other best-of-the-year lists. It’s a hot cup of fantasy slice of life with a dollop of romantic froth, according to the Everybody Reads website.

Baldree lives in Washington state and is also a narrator, lending his voice to hundreds of books, including his own. When he is not writing, he is a game developer (Torchlight, Fate & Rebel Galaxy) and co-owner of Double Damage Games.

Everybody Reads builds a shared reading experience around a single book every year to foster curiosity, spark discussion, and celebrate a love of story and community engagement.

Since 2001, 10 Lewis-Clark Valley and Palouse libraries have read and discussed a wide variety of books and welcomed their authors for lectures. They are Asotin County Library, Neill Public Library, Whitman County Library, and WSU Libraries in Washington; Latah County Library District, Lewiston City Library, Lewiston High School Library, and Prairie River Library District in Idaho; and contributing Clarkston High School and Columbia County Library.

Grant organizations that have supported Everybody Reads include the Institute for Museums and Library Services, Washington State Library, Idaho Humanities Council, and Humanities Washington.