Author Events

Richard Brookhiser His new biography is Founders’ Son: A Life of Abraham Lincoln. Town Hall, 1119 Eighth Ave., 652-4255, townhallseattle.org. $5. 7:30 p.m. Wed., Nov. 5.

James Cole His new illustrated maritime history is Drawing on Our History: Fishing Vessels of the Pacific Northwest and Alaska. Third Place Books, 17171 Bothell Way N.E., 366-3333, thirdplacebooks.com. 7 p.m. Wed., Nov. 5.

Jana Harris Her new poetry volume, researched in the archives, is You Haven’t Asked About My Wedding or What I Wore: Poems of Courtship on the American Frontier. University Book Store, 4326 University Way N.E., 634-3400, bookstore.washington.edu. 7 p.m. Wed., Nov. 5.

Charles Johnson The UW professor discusses his new Taming the Ox: B

uddhist Stories and Reflections on Politics, Race, Culture, and Spiritual Practice with David Guterson (Snow Falling on Cedars). Northwest African American Museum, 2300 S. Massachusetts St., 518-6000, naamnw.org. $5-$7. 7 p.m. Wed., Nov. 5.

Kobold Guide to Combat Contributors to this computer gaming design book include Janna Silverstein, Wolfgang Baur, Jeff Grubb, Chris Pramas, John A. Pitts, and Steve Winter, who’ll participate in a roundtable discussion. University Book Store, 7 p.m. Wed., Nov. 5.

James Lenfestey His travel memoir, interlaced with poetry and philosophy, is Seeking the Cave: A Pilgrimage to Cold Mountain. Seattle Asian Art Museum, 1400 E. Prospect St. (Volunteer Park), 654-3100, seattleartmuseum.org. 7 p.m. Wed., Nov. 5.

Molly Tenenbaum Her poetry and art book Exercises to Free the Tongue draws inspiration from her grandparents, who were vaudeville ventriloquists. Richard Hugo House, 1634 11th Ave., 322-7030, hugohouse.org. Free. 7 p.m. Wed., Nov. 5.

David Bosworth He goes back to the ’50s to explain the global financial crisis of 2008 in The Demise of Virtue in Virtual America: The Moral Origins of the Great Recession. University Book Store, 7 p.m. Thu., Nov. 6.

Robert Dugoni

My Sister’s Grave is his new locally set crime thriller. Third Place, 7 p.m. Thu., Nov. 6.

Grace Lin In Kane Hall, Room 220, she’ll discuss her children’s book Where the Mountain Meets the Moon. UW Campus, 634-3400, bookstore.washington.edu.Free, 7 p.m. Thu., Nov. 6.

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Martin Meredith Blessed with riches, cursed with riches: that’s the continental dilemma he addresses in Fortunes of Africa. Town Hall, $5. 7:30 p.m. Thu., Nov. 6.

Olympia Snowe The former U.S Senator (Maine, R) conveniently overlooks her own GOP obstructionism in Fighting for Common Ground: How We Can Fix the Stalemate in Congress. There is absolutely no reason to respect anything this woman has to say. Her talk is delivered in Kane Hall, Room 130. UW Campus, Free with RSVP at grad.washington.edu/lectures. 7:30 p.m. Thu., Nov. 6.

Garth Stein and Lynn Brunelle Stein’s new novel A Sudden Light concerns the fading fortunes of a local timber dynasty. Brunelle’s memoir is Eagle Harbor Books, 157 Winslow Way E. (Bainbridge Island), 842-5332, eagleharborbooks.com. 6 p.m. Sat., Nov. 6.

Matt Barreto Secure the borders? Not according to the author of Latino America: How Americas Most Dynamic Population is Poised to Transform the Politics of the Nation. Town Hall, $5. 7:30 p.m. Fri., Nov. 7.

Brian Benson His travel memoir is Going Somewhere: A Bicycle Journey Across America. Third Place, 7 p.m. Fri., Nov. 7.

Karen Gaudette Brewer She shares from Seafood Lover’s Pacific Northwest: Restaurants, Markets, Recipes & Traditions. University Book Store, 7 p.m. Fri., Nov. 7.

Sarah Alisabeth Fox Our state, specifically Hanford, figures in her Downwind: A People’s History of the Nuclear West. Elliott Bay, 7 p.m. Fri., Nov. 7.

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Art Wolfe The local nature and wildlife photographer shows images from his Earth Is My Witness. Seattle Central Library, 1000 Fourth Ave., 386-4636, spl.org. 7 p.m. Fri., Nov. 7.

Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz Her new biography is Dr. Mutter’s Marvels: a True Tale of Intrigue and Innovation at the Dawn of Modern Medicine. Elliott Bay, 7 p.m. Sat., Nov. 8.

Harriet Arkley She’s written The Good News Chair: A Simple Tool for Shaping a Child’s Positive Behavior & Self Image. Third Place, 6:30 p.m. Sat., Nov. 8.