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Upcoming Literary Events

Saturday, November 21, 2009

Green star Mini-Book Sale

Sat Nov 21 at 9 am.
526-4053
Free
"10,000 items will be for sale" at a smaller holiday version of the Friends of the Library's always-astonishing book sale.
Warren G. Magnuson Park
7400 Sand Point Way N.E., Building No. 30.
Seattle (Sand Point)
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Ken Wilson

Sat Nov 21 at 10:30 am.
A few years ago, we would not have know what the "Edge" in the title The Aleutian Islands of Alaska: Living on the Edge referred to. Now, thanks to Sarah Palin, we understand: The perilous edge of Russia.
Qwest Field Center
Seahawks Stadium
Seattle (Sodo)
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Derek Haas

Sat Nov 21, noon.
587-5737
Free
Columbus is about an international assassin who is nicknamed "The Silver Bear." I think "The Silver Bear" would be a great nickname for our new mayor.
Seattle Mystery Bookshop
206-587-5737
117 Cherry St
Seattle (Downtown)
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Clyde Ford

Sat Nov 21 at 12:30 pm.
Whiskey Gulf is a novel about boating...and murder.
Qwest Field Center
Seahawks Stadium
Seattle (Sodo)
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Green star Dr. Ken Croswell

Sat Nov 21 at 1:30 pm.
Croswell, who knows about "stellar evolution" and "extrasolar planets," discusses what life on other planets could be like. This is like awesome with a side of awesome, soaked in awesome sauce.
Pacific Science Center
206-443-2001
200 Second Ave N
Seattle (Queen Anne)
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Tony Angell

Sat Nov 21 at 2 pm.
624-6600
Free
Puget Sound Through an Artist's Eye is a book by a local writer and artist.
Elliott Bay Book Company
206-624-6600
101 S Main St
Seattle (Pioneer Square)
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Anthony Alvarado & Friend(s)

Sat Nov 21 at 3 pm.
229-7181
Free
Alvarado is the author and illustrator of Throwing Bones, which is a "macabre" selection of weird stories.
Pilot Books
219 Broadway E, Upstairst - Suite 28
Seattle (Capitol Hill)
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Poets West

Sat Nov 21 at 4 pm.
684-7547
Free
R.D. Shadowbyrd will read. Do you need to know anything else?
Seattle Public Library. Green Lake Branch
206-684-7547
7364 E Green Lake Drive N
Seattle (Green Lake)
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Mary Karr

Sat Nov 21 at 6:30 pm.
366-3333
Free
Karr writes about her own drunkenness in Lit.
Third Place Books
206-366-3333
17171 Bothell Way NE
Lake Forest Park (Out of Town)
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Georgia S. McDade, Rev. LaVerne C. Hall

Sat Nov 21 at 7 pm.
624-6600
Free
McDade and Hall are the authors of new books of poetry.
Elliott Bay Book Company
206-624-6600
101 S Main St
Seattle (Pioneer Square)
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Little Red Studio Open Mic

6:30 pm
328-4758
Free
Everyone gets five minutes on an open mic in "a very relaxed supportive atmosphere"
Little Red Studio
328-4758
400 Dexter Ave N
Seattle (Downtown)
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Monday, November 23, 2009

Green star Angella M. Nazarian

Mon Nov 23 at 7 pm.
624-6600
Free
Nazarian's Jewish family fled Iran during the revolution of 1979. Life as a Visitor tells that story.
Elliott Bay Book Company
206-624-6600
101 S Main St
Seattle (Pioneer Square)
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Green star Robert Merry

Mon Nov 23 at 7 pm.
634-3400
Free
A Country of Vast Designs: James K. Polk, the Mexican War, and the Conquest of the American Continent sounds totally fucking fascinating.
University Book Store
206-634-3400
4326 University Way NE
Seattle (University District)
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Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Green star Amy Goodman with Denis Moynihan

Tues Nov 24 at 3 pm.
624-6600
Free
Goodman reads from Breaking the Sound Barrier, which is a collection of her recent work.
Elliott Bay Book Company
206-624-6600
101 S Main St
Seattle (Pioneer Square)
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Green star Katherine Hermon

Tues Nov 24 at 7 pm.
624-6600
Free
Do you stare at maps for hours on end? The Map as Art: Contemporary Artists Explore Cartography might be for you.
Elliott Bay Book Company
206-624-6600
101 S Main St
Seattle (Pioneer Square)
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Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Green star Annual Haiku D’ETAT with featured poet Blair

Wed Nov 25 at 8 pm.
322-7030
This is a battle using haiku. Since it the name is a play on "coup d'etat," I will assume that single-named poet Blair is the President of Haiku.
Richard Hugo House
206-322-7030
1634 11th Ave
Seattle (Capitol Hill)
Mon-Fri 9-9, Sat noon-5
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Monday, December 7, 2009

Hugo Works in Progress

7 pm
322-7030
Free
An evening "designed to give writers a chance to share what they have been working on in front of fellow writers"
Richard Hugo House
206-322-7030
1634 11th Ave
Seattle (Capitol Hill)
Mon-Fri 9-9, Sat noon-5
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Friday, December 11, 2009

Take a Poem into Your Heart

Second Friday, Sat at 7 pm.
Free
An open mic with featured readers
Ugly Mug
206-772-3751
11425 Rainier Ave S
Seattle (Rainier Valley)
Daily 7 am-2 pm
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