Author Events

Alan Doyle His memoir of growing up Canadian is Where I Belong: Small Town to Great Big Sea. Elliott Bay Book Co., 1521 10th Ave., 624-6600, elliottbaybook.com. 7 p.m. Wed., Nov. 12.

Kelsang Jinduk The Buddhist nun considers How to Understand the Mind by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso. Third Place Books, 17171 Bothell Way N.E., 366-3333, thirdplacebooks.com. 7 p.m. Wed., Nov. 12.

Scott Magner

Homefront is his new sci-fi thriller. Also reading will be Mark Teppo, with his holiday-themed Rudolph!

University Book Store, 4326 University Way N.E., 634-3400, bookstore.washington.edu. 7 p.m. Wed., Nov. 12.

Fuminori Nakamura A journalist has doubts about a killer’s guilt in Last Winter We Parted. Seattle Mystery Bookshop, 117 Cherry St., 587-5737, seattlemystery.com. Noon. Wed., Nov. 12.

Zack Davisson Davinder Bhowmik joins the author of Yurei: The Japanese Ghost. University Book Store, 7 p.m. Thurs., Nov. 13.

Elizabeth Dimarco Her company has published Apps for Book Lovers & Bibliophiles. University Book Store, Noon. Thurs., Nov. 13.

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Greg Palmer Memorial Reading Local actor Jeff Steitzer reads from the reissued memoir Cheese Deluxe, in which the late local humorist Palmer (who died in 2009) recalls his ’60s youth on Mercer Island. There are no antiwar demonstrations, no secret abortions, no declarations of “I love you, man” or catastrophic car crashes. In a short series of well-told anecdotes, modesty is Palmer’s prevailing tone-one that TV viewers will recall from his days at KING 5 and PBS. Eagle Harbor Books, 157 Winslow Way E. (Bainbridge Island), 842-5332, eagleharborbooks.com. 7:30 p.m. Thurs., Nov. 13.

Patricia Cornwell The bestselling crime writer returns with Flesh and Blood: A Scarpetta Novel. University Temple United Methodist Church, 1415 N.E. 43rd St., 634-3400, bookstore.washington.edu. 7 p.m. Fri., Nov. 14.

David Ignatius The journalist’s new novel is The Director, which he’ll discuss with historian Robert W. Merry. Town Hall, 1119 Eighth Ave., 652-4255, townhallseattle.org. $5. 7:30 p.m. Fri., Nov. 14.

Marathon II: A Short Run Art Show Music from DJ Missie Mac and DJ Lit Field is part of an evening featuring artists MariNaomi, Tom Neely, Josh Simmons, Pam Wishbow, John Porcellino, and Ed Piskor. Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery, 1201 S. Vale St., 658-0110, fantagraphics.com. 6 p.m. Fri., Nov. 14.

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Diane Von Furstenberg Yes, you read that name correctly, as in DVF. The fashion legend will discuss her The Woman I Wanted to Be with Chiyo Ishikawa of SAM and erstwhile SW writer Laura Cassidy. Elliott Bay, 5:30 p.m. Fri., Nov. 14.

Maia Chance

Snow White Red-Handed has an American actress caught up in European intrigue during the late 1860s. Seattle Mystery Bookshop, Noon, Sat., Nov. 15.

Litsa Dremousis Love and mountain climbing combine in her novel Altitude Sickness. Cairo, 507 E. Mercer St., templeofcairo.com. 7 p.m. Sat., Nov. 15.

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Short Run Comix & Arts Festival Dozens of writers and artists are scheduled to attend. Washington Hall, 153 14th Ave., shortrun.org. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sat., Nov. 15.

Cat Winters Her Gothic historical thriller, The Cure for Dreaming, features feminism and mesmerism. University Book Store, 4 p.m. Sat., Nov. 15.

Joe Guppy His memoir of mental illness is My Fluorescent God. Eagle Harbor, 3 p.m. Sun., Nov. 16.

Short Stories Live ACT’s Kurt Beattie directs local stage talent in a reading based on the radio essays of Walter Benjamin. Town Hall, $13-$15. 2 p.m. Sun., Nov. 16.

Rory Fanning Soon after Veteran’s Day, he shares from Worth Fighting For: An Army Ranger’s Journey Out of the Military and Across America. Elliott Bay, 7 p.m. Mon., Nov. 17.

Matt Parker He uses math and comedy to explain the notions in his Things to Make and Do in the Fourth Dimension. Town Hall, $5. 7:30 p.m. Mon., Nov. 17.

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David Sedaris Always a Seattle favorite, he’ll share stories of life in France, read from his own works, and discuss Ann Patchetts’s This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage. Benaroya Hall, 200 University St., seattlesymphony.org. 8 p.m. Mon., Nov. 17.