AMY STEWART
Wednesday, February 14 at 7:30 p.m.

Amy Stewart first visited Seattle with her award-winning book about earthworms, The Earth Moved. On the day that is probably the peak in the flower trade's year (Happy Valentine's Day), she visits with her new book about global flower commerce, Flower Confidential: The Good, the Bad, and the Beautiful in the Business of Flowers (Algonquin). Flower Confidential delves into purveyors and distributors big and small, including the Dutch flower auction and a third-generation of grower of violets in California. Those attending tonight can expect... a surprise. "An engaging mix of botany, history and commerce highlighted by profiles of flower mavens and close-ups of rare flowers. Stewart, a flower lover and horticultural writer traveled the world for a year to research the $40 billion cut-flower industry...Stewart writes with humor and insight about real people, entertaining as she informs." - Kirkus Reviews.

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