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.
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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.
Josh Hanagarne, Diane Mapes
Mon May 20 at 7 pm.Reading
The author of The World's Strongest Librarian: A Memoir of Tourette's, Faith, Strength and the Power of Family is joined by a Seattle-area blogger. Free.
Shannon Messenger, Kimberly Derting, Sarah Ockler, Jessi Kirby, Morgan Matson
Mon May 20 at 7 pm.Reading
Four young adult authors gather together to form a Voltron of young-adult-novel-writing. Free.
William Kenower
Mon May 20 at 7 pm.Reading
Write Within Yourself: An Author's Companion is a book about how to be a better writer. Free.
Robert G. Kaiser
Mon May 20 at 7:30 pm.Reading
Act of Congress: How America's Essential Institution Works and How It Doesn't is about Congress, which is definitely in the top three most fucked-up branches of American government. $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.
Eli Hastings
Tues May 21 at 7 pm.Reading
Clearly Now, The Rain: A Memoir of Love and Other Trips is about a decade-long relationship. Free.
Urban Waite
Tues May 21 at 7 pm.Reading
The Carrion Birds is thriller by the local author. I didn't enjoy it at all. Free.
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.
UW Science Now: Megan F. Gambs, Adam Campbell
Wed May 22 at 6 pm.Reading
This is a discussion of glaciers and what the Earth was like when it was covered with ice. $5.
Dorine White
Wed May 22 at 7 pm.Reading
The Emerald Ring: Cleopatra's Legacy is about a woman who finds a magical ring that used to belong to Cleopatra. Free.
Steve Keen & Gerard Fitzpatrick: Money, Monetary Policy, and Financial Repression
Thurs May 23 at 11:30 am.Reading
A pair of economists embark on a "lunchtime discussion of Federal Reserve monetary policy." $29/$24 for Town Hall members/$14 for students.
Steve Keen
Thurs May 23 at 6 pm.Reading
Keen "most accurately predicted the great financial crisis," which means you should pay attention to his new book, Debunking Economics. $5.
Luis Negrón
Thurs May 23 at 7 pm.Reading
Negrón, who is an "acclaimed Spanish-language writer and queer activist," will read from his new collection of stories, Mundo Cruel. Free.
Nancy Bartley
Thurs May 23 at 7 pm.Reading
The Boy Who Shot the Sheriff: The Redemption of Herbert Niccolls Jr is the real-life story of the 12-year-old boy who killed the sheriff of a small Washington town. 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.
Marivi Soliven
Thurs May 23 at 5 pm.Reading
The Mango Bride is a novel about "two Filipinas, one banished by her wealthy family, the other a mail order bride." Free.
A Conversation with Andrew Lam
Thurs May 23 at 5:30 pm.Reading
Birds of Paradise Lost is Lam's new collection of short stories. He will also be the focal point in a "cross-cultural dialogue about connections to Vietnam," because he has written non-fiction books on Vietnam and the Vietnamese diaspora. Free.
Dr. Magdalena Zaborowska
Thurs May 23 at 6 pm.Reading
This is a talk titled "James Baldwin as Theater Director: Staging Queerness in Istanbul." $6/free for museum members.
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