Literature Search
David Lasky, Frank Young
Mon May 20 at 6:30 pm.Reading
The creators of The Carter Family: Don't Forget This Song will give a multimedia presentation about their book, which is great. Free.
John Scalzi
Mon May 20 at 7 pm.Reading
Scalzi, the author of the very good sci-fi novel Redshirts, comes to town with the collection of his serialized novel, The Human Division. It's got some new material that didn't appear in the serialization, because he's tricky like that. Purchase of book or $5 at door.
632-5163
1415 NE 43rd St
Seattle (University District)
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Walter Mosley
Mon May 20 at 7 pm.Reading
Mosley has written forty books. Most of those are mysteries, but he's written some sci-fi and even erotica. He's also a very snappy dresser. Free.
Temple Grandin
Mon May 20 at 7:30 pm.Reading
I'm not even gonna get your hopes up for this reading, because it sold out a long, long time ago. $5.
Ethan Rutherford
Tues May 21 at 7 pm.Reading
Rutherford, who is from Seattle originally, reads from his much-praised new book, The Peripatetic Coffin and Other Stories. Free.
Writers Get to the PowerPoint
Tues May 21 at 7 pm.Reading
A bunch of writers including Kathleen Flenniken, Rachel Kessler, Sierra Nelson, David Schmader, and Greg Stump will perform new work via PowerPoint presentations. Free.
Nathaniel Philbrick
Tues May 21 at 7:30 pm.Reading
Philbrick's newest historical account is titled Bunker Hill: A City, A Siege, A Revolution. $5.
Annalee Newitz
Wed May 22 at 7:30 pm.Reading
Newitz is a writer for sci-fi blog iO9. Her new book is titled Scatter, Adapt, and Remember: How Humans Will Survive a Mass Extinction, and it's reportedly an optimistic non-fiction book about the apocalypse. Free.
Brian Switek
Thurs May 23 at 7:30 pm.Reading
Press materials say that Switek is a dinosaur fanatic. The title of his new book, My Beloved Brontosaurus, seems to indicate that this is a true statement. He'll talk about dinosaurs and feathers and other dinosaur-nerdy things. $5.
Anchee Min
Thurs May 30 at 7 pm.Reading
Red Azalea was Min's breakout memoir. It's a book that is loved by many. Her followup memoir, The Cooked Seed, has a steep hill to climb. It's about her arrival in America and what happened after. Free.
Jaron Lanier
Thurs May 30 at 7:30 pm.Reading
If you missed Jaron Lanier’s manifesto You Are Not a Gadget, you really have some catching up to do. The book, which imagines a more humane internet, was praised by people as diverse as engineers, software designers, Zadie Smith, and me. Now Lanier has returned with a new book titled Who Owns the Future?, and he’s giving a talk about how digital technology can save our economy. This one is not to be missed. $5.
BOOST: Poetry to Uplift Your Spirits (A Benefit for Tara Hardy)
Fri May 31 at 7 pm.Reading
Beloved local author Tara Hardy is suffering from a medical condition that requires "a rigorous two-year treatment, the cost of which, not covered by health insurance is $18,000 per year." So this fundraiser features local authors Cedar Adison Smith, Sara Brickman, Karen Finneyfrock, Dorothy Kent, Lisa Slater, and Casey Tonnelly, among others. If we had a single payer health plan in this country, we wouldn't need to throw events like this. But we don't, and so we do. $15 advance, $20 door, $100 reserved seat.
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Mon June 3 at 7 pm.Reading
Aidichie is a celebrated novelist whose previous book, Half of a Yellow Sun, was praised by many. Her new novel is titled Americanah, and it's already starting to get very good reviews. Free.
Joan Didion
Wed June 5 at 7:30 pm.Reading
Do you really need me to tell you why you should attend a reading by Joan Didion? Come on. $15-$50.
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