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Upcoming Literary Events

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Geoffrey Canada

Tues Feb 9 at 6:30 pm.
543-3920
Free
The author wants to completely revive inner cities all at once.
Kane Hall, Room 130
206-616-1825
UW Campus
Seattle (University District)
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Christina Dudley

Tues Feb 9 at 7 pm.
525-2347
Free
The press release for Mourning Becomes Cassandra begins, "You think you've got issues." Do I ever! I just hate Mondays, and all the good men are married or gay. Plus, I totally look fat in this.
Third Place Books Ravenna
206-525-2347
6504 20th Ave. NE
Seattle (Ravenna)
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Heather Brewer

Tues Feb 9 at 7 pm.
789-5006
Free
The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod: Eleventh Grade Burns is the fourth installment in a young adult vampire series. No, not that young adult vampire series.
Secret Garden Bookshop
206-789-5006
2214 NW Market
Seattle (Ballard)
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Green star Garry Wills

Tues Feb 9 at 7:30 pm.
634-3400
Wills is a big damn deal. Bomb Power: The Modern Presidency and the National Security State looks at the office of the president and how it's become reliant on nuclear weaponry.
Town Hall
206-652-4255
1119 Eighth Ave
Seattle (Downtown)
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Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Green star Jedediah Berry

Wed Feb 10, noon.
587-5237
Free
Berry is the author of The Manuel of Detection, which is a book about a clerk in a large detection firm. This book was very well reviewed by many readers and critics, although it left me cold.
Seattle Mystery Bookshop
206-587-5737
117 Cherry St
Seattle (Downtown)
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Yong Zhao - Catching Up or Leading the Way: American Education in the Age of Globalization

Wed Feb 10 at 7 pm.
543-3920
Free
This is a discussion about why China is changing their education system to be more like America's education system.
Kane Hall, Room 130
206-616-1825
UW Campus
Seattle (University District)
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Gregory Nokes

Wed Feb 10 at 7 pm.
366-3333
Free
30 Chinese gold miners were murdered in 1887. Massacred for Gold: The Chinese in Hells Canyon tells that story.
Third Place Books
206-366-3333
17171 Bothell Way NE
Lake Forest Park (Out of Town)
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Green star Jedediah Berry

Wed Feb 10 at 7 pm.
624-6600
Free
The Manual of Detection is a book about an underling at a massive detective agency who finds himself involved in a huge case.
Elliott Bay Book Company
206-624-6600
101 S Main St
Seattle (Pioneer Square)
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Abraham Verghese

Wed Feb 10 at 7:30 pm.
634-3400
Cutting for Stones is a novel about "two generations of doctors" in Ethiopia and America.
Benaroya Hall
200 University St
Seattle (Downtown)
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Chris Farrell

Wed Feb 10 at 7:30 pm.
634-3400
Often, I accuse books of coming out at the wrong time. New Frugality: How to Consume Less, Save More, and Live Better is coming at exactly the right time.
Town Hall
206-652-4255
1119 Eighth Ave
Seattle (Downtown)
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Thursday, February 11, 2010

Lynne Joiner

Thurs Feb 11 at 11:30 am.
543-6938
Free
Joiner was the only American journalist in China in 1976. Honorable Survivor: Mao's China, McCarthy's America and the Persecution of John S. Service is about that experience.
Thompson 317
543-6938
UW Campus
Seattle (University District)
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It's About Time Writers' Reading Series

Thurs Feb 11 at 6 pm.
684-4089
Free
Open mic with featured readers and a lecture on "The Writer's Craft," which I believe is writing.
Seattle Public Library, Ballard Branch
206-684-4089
5614 22nd Ave NW
Seattle (Ballard)
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Acacia Foundation Discussion Series: Michael Hogan

Thurs Feb 11 at 6:30 pm.
386-4636
Free
This is a discussion titled "Investigating and Prosecuting Hate Crimes in Washington."
Seattle Public Library, Central Branch
206-386-4636
1000 Fourth Ave
Seattle (Downtown)
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Tainted Love Poetry Slam

Thurs Feb 11 at 7 pm.
262-9297
Free
This is a poetry slam with the theme "Tainted Love." With a "Worst Date/Breakup Story Contest, complete with prizes!"
Inner Chapters Bookstore and Cafe
419 Fairview Ave N
Seattle (South Lake Union)
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David Spangler

Thurs Feb 11 at 7 pm.
523-3726
Free
Spangler "will offer insights into these subtle realms of angels, nature spirits, and the spirits of the dead."
East West Bookshop
206-523-3726
6500 Roosevelt Way NE
Seattle (Roosevelt)
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Donna Eden

Thurs Feb 11 at 7 pm.
782-3363
As part of the 18th Annual Women of Wisdom Conference, Eden will read from Energy Medicine: From Ancient Healing Traditions to Empowerment in the Modern World.
Seattle Unity Church
(206) 622-8475
200 Eighth Ave N
Seattle (South Lake Union)
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Maria Finn

Thurs Feb 11 at 7 pm.
624-6600
Free
Hold Me Tight and Tango Me Home is about how Finn left her husband and found Argentinian tango.
Elliott Bay Book Company
206-624-6600
101 S Main St
Seattle (Pioneer Square)
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Denise Jolly and Matt Blesse

Thurs Feb 11 at 8 pm.
661-4373
The authors reportedly "use poetry to build community." A community built on poetry probably would not last as long as a community built on, say, concrete.
The Stables
5907 Airport Way S
Seattle (Georgetown)
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Friday, February 12, 2010

Anne Finger

Fri Feb 12, noon.
543-3920
Free
Call Me Ahab is a collection of short stories by Finger, who is the Past President of the Society for Disability Studies.
HUB Auditorium
543-7542
UW Campus
Seattle (University District)
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Green star The Global Movement for LBGT Rights

Fri Feb 12 at 12:30 pm.
406-1661
Free
Cary Alan Johnson, the Executive Director of the International Gay & Lesbian Human Rights Commission will talk about LBGT rights around the world.
UW School of Law
UW Campus
Seattle (University District)
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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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Joan Borysenko

Fri Feb 12 at 7 pm.
782-3363
It's Not the End of the World: Developing Resilience in Times of Change is a book that wants you to smile, dammit, just like those annoying old people on the street who tell you to smile even if you don't feel like smiling.
Seattle Unity Church
(206) 622-8475
200 Eighth Ave N
Seattle (South Lake Union)
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Kevin Sempsell

Fri Feb 12 at 7 pm.
624-6600
Free
Sempsell is a publisher, a bookseller, and a gifted writer. His new memoir is A Common Pornography.
Elliott Bay Book Company
206-624-6600
101 S Main St
Seattle (Pioneer Square)
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Green star Walter Jon Williams

Fri Feb 12 at 7 pm.
634-3400
Free
This Is Not a Game is a sci-fi novel set in the world of "alternate reality gaming."
University Book Store
206-634-3400
4326 University Way NE
Seattle (University District)
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Boston Carter

Fri Feb 12 at 7:30 pm.
523-3726
The Mechanics of Consciousness is a book by a "medical intuitive, karma specialist, general psychic and author."
East West Bookshop
206-523-3726
6500 Roosevelt Way NE
Seattle (Roosevelt)
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Saturday, February 13, 2010

Spirituality Book Festival

Sat Feb 13 at 8 am.
281-2988
Free
This is the second annual local book festival celebrating books about spirituality.
Pigott Auditorium
296-6000
901 12th Avenue, Seattle University Campus
Seattle (Capitol Hill)
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Susan Meiselas, Sylvia Wolf and France Donnay

Sat Feb 13 at 9:30 am.
344-5275
A photographer, the director of the Henry Art Gallery, and a representative from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation give a talk titled "In Silence: Maternal Mortality in India." There will be a yoga class beforehand.
Seattle Art Museum
206-625-8900
1300 First Ave
Seattle (Downtown)
Wed-Sun 10 am-5pm, Thurs-Fri 10 am-9 pm
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Speaking Pictures: A Poetry Workshop

Sat Feb 13 at 11 am.
622-9250
Free
This is a workshop about ekphrasis, which is a fancy word for poems about visual art.
Frye Art Museum
622-9250
704 Terry Ave
Seattle (Downtown)
Tues, Wed, Fri, Sat 10 am-5 pm, Sun Noon-5 pm, Thurs 10 am-8 pm
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Minette Meador

Sat Feb 13, noon.
253-473-9111
Free
Starsight is a fantasy series.
Borders Books & Music (Tacoma)
2508 S. 38th St.
Tacoma (Out of Town)
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Gregory Nokes

Sat Feb 13 at 2 pm.
624-6600
Free
With a title like Massacred for Gold: The Chinese in Hells Canyon, you've gotta figure you'll walk away from this reading feeling pretty guilty.
Elliott Bay Book Company
206-624-6600
101 S Main St
Seattle (Pioneer Square)
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