REGARDING THE LIVESTREAM OPTION:

If you want to view the event virtually and in real time, we now have a livestream option. After you register using the button below, you will be sent a reminder email 2 days prior to the event that will contain a link to the livestream, and another email on the day of the event that will contain the link to the livestream. The recorded video will be available for 30 days following the event for anyone who registers. 

Registration to attend the livestream closes at 4pm PST on Friday, March 13. 

*Registering at the link below DOES NOT REGISTER YOU FOR THE IN-PERSON EVENT AT MOUNT BAKER THEATRE. It only registers you for the livestream.

Scroll down this page to register at the blue button that says, "Begin Registration / Comenzar inscripción".

Join us for the culminating event in the 2026 Whatcom READS author event series with Javier Zamora. He will be in conversation with former Washington State poet laureate, Claudia Castro Luna. At the end of the event, he will announce the Whatcom READS 2027 selection!

Bushwick Northwest will open the event with original music composed by local musicians and inspired by themes from Solito. 

Mount Baker Theatre requires a security bag check for every performance. Outside food and beverages are not permitted. Weapons of any kind (including mace or pepper spray) are strictly prohibited. Personal water bottles are allowed but must be empty before entering the building.

Location: Mount Baker Theatre, 104 N. Commercial St., Bellingham, WA 98225

Tickets to attend in person are no longer available. If you want to join the waitlist, please contact the Mount Baker Theatre ticketing office at (360) 734-6080 or tickets@mountbakertheatre.com*