Author Events
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Hillary Rodham Clinton There will be a sales and signing event only for the former New York Senator, former Secretary of State, and likely presidential candidate. No public remarks are scheduled. Her new book is Hard Choices. University Book Store, 4326 University Way N.E., 634-3400, bookstore.washington.edu. 5 p.m. Weds., June 18.
Karen Finneyfrock The local writer’s new YA novel is Starbird Murphy and the World Outside. Richard Hugo House, 1634 11th Ave., 322-7030, hugohouse.org. 7 p.m. Weds., June 18.
Tyler McMahon His thriller Kilometer 99 is set in the world of NGOs, aid workers, and surfers. Third Place Books, 17171 Bothell Way N.E., 366-3333, thirdplacebooks.com. 7 p.m. Weds., June 18.
Alex Tizon Formerly a journalist with The Seattle Times, his new memoir is Big Little Man: In Search of My Asian Self. Elliott Bay Book Co., 1521 10th Ave., 624-6600, elliottbaybook.com. 7 p.m. Weds., June 18.
Thomas Beller
J.D. Salinger: The Escape Artist is yet another entry into the canon of finding/harassing the reclusive author. Elliott Bay, 7 p.m. Thurs., June 19.
Jordan Ellenberg The University of Wisconsin-Madison prof will discuss her How Not to Be Wrong: The Power of Mathematical Thinking. Town Hall, 1119 Eighth Ave., 652-4255, townhallseattle.org. $5. 7:30 p.m. Thurs., June 19.
Susan Jane Gilman Her New York immigrant saga The Ice Cream Queen of Orchard Street stretches from the 1910s to the 1980s. Third Place, 7 p.m. Thurs., June 19.
Brittain Bergstrom
Steal the North, a love story, is her debut novel. Elliott Bay, 7 p.m. Fri, June 20.
Jennifer Murphy Murder and romance figure in her new beach-set thriller I Love You More. University Book Store, 7 p.m. Fri, June 20.
Aaron Burch
Backswing collects his short stories. Elliott Bay, 2 p.m. Sat., June 21.
J. Michael Holloway His frontier memoir is Dreaming Bears: a Gwich’in Storyteller, a Southern Doctor, a Wild Corner of Alaska. Elliott Bay, 2 p.m. Sat., June 21. (Also: 7 p.m. Thurs., June 19 at Ravenna Third Place, 6500 20th Ave. N.E., 523-0210, ravennathirdplace.com.)
Aubry Anderson
Isaac the Fortunate is part of a new fantasy series. Eagle Harbor Books, 157 Winslow Way E. (Bainbridge Island), 842-5332, eagleharborbooks.com. 3 p.m. Sun., June 22.
100 Years of Solitude: A Bilingual Tribute Reading The Los Nortenos Latino writers group reads selections from the late Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s 100 Years of Solitude. Readers will include Kathleen Alcala, Raul Sanchez, Flor Fernandez Barrios, Jose Carrillo, Marta Sanchez, and Carmen Carrion. Passages will be read in both Spanish and English. Seattle Public Library, Greenwood Branch, 8016 Greenwood Ave. N., 684-4086, spl.org. 1:15 p.m. Sun., June 22.
Alexi Zentner The novelist reads from his new The Lobster Kings. He’s joined by Jennifer Murphy (I Love You More) and Urban Waite (The Carrion Birds). Richard Hugo House, 7 p.m. Sun., June 22.
Pacifica Literary Review Launch Party Local contributors to the fourth issue share their work. The theme is shanzai, Chinese for “mountain stronghold.” The Pine Box, 1600 Melrose Ave., 588-0375, pineboxbar.com. 8:30 p.m. Mon., June 23.
Steven Raichlen His new cooking guide is Man Made Meals: The Essential Cookbook for Guys. RN74, 1433 Fourth Ave., 397-4271, booklarder.com. 6 p.m. Mon., June 23.
Clarion West Summer Reading Series Paul Park is the author of 10 novels, including Soldiers of Paradise, Celestis, and The Tourmaline Quartet. His latest is All Those Vanished Engines. University Book Store, 7 p.m. Tues., June 24.
Deborah Rodriguez She follows her first memoir, Kabul Beauty School, with a second volume, Margarita Wednesdays: Making a New Life by the Mexican Sea. Elliott Bay, 7 p.m. Tues., June 24.
Chevy Stevens
That Night has a woman released from jail 20 years after being wrongfully convicted of killing her sister. Seattle Mystery Bookshop, 117 Cherry St., 587-5737, seattlemystery.com. Noon, Tues., June 24.
