THURSDAY 1/17
CHRISTINE FINN
In Artifacts: An Archeologist’s Year in Silicon Valley, Finn looks at the cultural landscape of the once-glorious Silicon Valley. University Bookstore, 4326 University Way NE, 634-3400, 7 pm, free.
*LUIS RODRIGUEZ
The great Mike Davis says: “Rodriguez stunningly chronicles the history of gangs in the U.S., showing that this problem, far from being unique, is part and parcel of American culture. Hearts and Hands is a direct challenge to anyone who thinks they know the story of gang culture in the U.S. This book should be forced late-night reading for police chiefs.” Elliott Bay Book Company, 101 S Main, 624-6600, 7:30 pm, free. Also Fri Jan 18 with Michael Meade at Piggot Auditorium, Seattle University, 900 Broadway, 935-3665, 7 pm, $12; and a Sat Jan 19 workshop with Michael Meade at Seattle Asian Art Museum, 935-3665, 9 am-5:30 pm, $75.
FRIDAY 1/18
DR. NANCY YAW DAVIS
In The Zuni Enigma: A Native American People’s Possible Japanese Connection, Dr. Davis presents an argument that addresses the differences in language, blood type, and religion between the Zuni and all other American tribes. Third Place Books, 17171 Bothell Way NE, 366-3333, 6:30 pm, free.
*PETER ROCK
Peter Rock lives in Portland, writes about Philadelphia, and is in Seattle tonight to read his new novel The Ambidextrist. Elliott Bay Book Company, 624-6600, 7:30 pm, free.
SATURDAY 1/19
*U.S. REPRESENTATIVE JESSE L. JACKSON JR.
Rep. Jesse L. Jackson Jr. pushes his new book: A More Perfect Union: Advancing New American Rights (co-authored with Frank Watkins). Rep. Jackson also co-authored Legal Lynching: The Death Penalty and America’s Future with his infamously unfaithful father, Rev. Jesse Jackson. Elliott Bay Book Company, 624-6600, 3 pm, free.
JEAN SASSON
The author of the Princess trilogy visits this afternoon with Ester’s Child, a new historical novel about a family of Holocaust survivors, a family of Palestinian refugees, and the family of a former SS officer. Elliott Bay Book Company, 624-6600, 4:30 pm, free.
SUNDAY 1/20
ROBERT PERKINS
Rob Perkins is a filmmaker and writer who has spent much of his working life in the Arctic circle. Elliott Bay Book Company, 624-6600, 3 pm, free.
MONDAY 1/21
BLAIR FULLER
Novelist and Paris Review editor Fuller has written a memoir about his renowned artistic family and the marvelous work they have accomplished. Elliott Bay Book Company, 624-6600, 7:30 pm, free.
TUESDAY 1/22
*ERIC SCHLOSSER
Schlosser is the author of the much-publicized Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal. While writing this informative book–which is about the conditions in meatpacking plants and fast-food outlets, and the monster horrors of chemical enhancement flavoring–Schlosser was able to channel the spirit of Upton Sinclair. Elliott Bay Book Company, 4:30 pm, free. Also at Kane Hall, room 130, UW campus, 7 pm, free. Tickets available from University Bookstore, 634-3400.
CAROLYN MYSS, Ph.D.
Myss is a leading voice in the field of energy medicine and human consciousness. She holds degrees in journalism, theology, intuition, and energy medicine. In her new book Sacred Contracts: Awakening Your Divine Potential, Myss finds the true purpose of life. Third Place Books, 366-3333, 7 pm, free.
*RICHARD BEHAN
Richard Behan’s new environmental book, Plundered Promise: Capitalism, Politics and the Fate of the Federal Lands, “points, says, and shows.” Elliott Bay Book Company, 624-6600, 7:30 pm, free.
WEDNESDAY 1/23
*RALPH NADER
See Stranger Suggests. Third Place Books, 366-3333, 5:30 pm, free.
ROBERT SABBAG
The crime expert who wrote Snowblind introduces Loaded: A Misadventure on the Marijuana. University Bookstore, 634-3400, 7 pm, free.
T.R. PEARSON
Pearson, who is known for such works as Cry Me a River, Blue Ridge, and A Short History of a Small Place, reads his new novel Polar. Elliott Bay Book Company, 624-6600, 7:30 pm, free.
