Quite a few readings going on tonight, of both the fanciful and deadly serious varieties.
Jedediah Berry reads at Seattle Mystery Bookshop at noon and Elliott Bay this evening. Berry is the author of The Manuel of Detection, which is a book about an underling at a massive detective agency who finds himself involved in a huge case. This book was very well reviewed by many readers and critics, although it left me cold. I think you might like it, especially if you liked The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.
Kane Hall hosts an interesting-looking lecture tonight. It’s titled “Catching Up or Leading the Way: American Education in the Age of Globalization.” Apparently, this is a discussion about why China is changing their education system to be more like America’s education system. Apparently, they don’t want to leave any children behind, either.
Chris Farrell is at Town Hall reading from his book New Frugality: How to Consume Less, Save More, and Live Better. All you cheapies should be out for this one in droves.
30 Chinese gold miners were murdered in 1887. Gregory Nokes’s book Massacred for Gold: The Chinese in Hells Canyon tells that story, and Nokes will appear at Third Place Books tonight to talk about his book. And at Benaroya Hall, Abraham Verghese reads from Cutting for Stones, a novel about “two generations of doctors” in Ethiopia and America.
The full readings calendar, including the next week or so, is here. And if you’re planning on staying in and you’re looking for personalized book recommendations, feel free to tell me the books you like and ask me what to read next over at Questionland.
Manual. At first I thought the title might be a pun on the underling’s name (Manuel?) but then I read more about it.
Loved the book reading Verghese gave in Seattle last year for Cutting for Stone at some old bookstore there (I was visiting from the east coast). It actually got me to buy the book (sometimes writers are not good at promoting their own books). It was a stellar read and ride.