Author Events

Bellevue Regional Library, 1111 110th Ave. N.E., 425-450-1765, kcls.org.

Eagle Harbor Books, 157 Winslow Way E. (Bainbridge Island), 842-5332, eagleharborbooks.com.

Elliott Bay Book Co., 1521 10th Ave., 624-6600, elliottbaybook.com.

Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery, 1201 S. Vale St., 658-0110, fantagraphics.com.

Northwest African American Museum, 2300 S. Massachusetts St., 518-6000, naamnw.org.

Parkplace Books, 348 Parkplace Ctr. (Kirkland), 425-828-6546, parkplacebookskirkland.com.

Ravenna Third Place, 6500 20th Ave. N.E., 523-0210, ravennathirdplace.com.

Rebar, 1114 Howell St., 233-9873, rebarseattle.com.

Richard Hugo House, 1634 11th Ave., 322-7030, hugohouse.org.

Seattle Asian Art Museum, 1400 E. Prospect St. (Volunteer Park), 654-3100, seattleartmuseum.org.

Seattle Central Library, 1000 Fourth Ave., 386-4636, spl.org.

Seattle Mystery Bookshop, 117 Cherry St., 587-5737, seattlemystery.com.

Third Place Books, 17171 Bothell Way N.E., 366-3333, thirdplacebooks.com.

Town Hall, 1119 Eighth Ave., 652-4255, townhallseattle.org.

University Book Store, 4326 University Way N.E., 634-3400, bookstore.washington.edu.

University Book Store (Bellevue), 990 102nd Ave. N.E., 425-462-4500, bookstore.washington.edu.

University Temple United Methodist Church, 1415 N.E. 43rd St., 634-3400, bookstore.washington.edu.

UW Campus, 634-3400, bookstore.washington.edu.

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Bob Santos and Larry Gossett The two longtime Seattle activists discuss The Gang of Four: Four Communities, Four Leaders, One Friendship. Elliott Bay Book Co., 1521 10th Ave., 624-6600, elliottbaybook.com. 7 p.m. Wed., May 27. (Also at Third Place Books, 6:30 p.m. Sat., May 30.)

Aleksandar Hemon Author of The Question of Bruno, Nowhere Man, The Lazarus Project, Love and Obstacles, and The Book of My Lives, he reads from The Making of Zombie Wars. Elliott Bay, 7 p.m. Thurs., May 28.

Taso G. Lagos The UW expert provides a look at the crisis in Greece from an insider’s perspective in 86 Days in Greece. University Book Store, 4326 University Way N.E., 634-3400, bookstore.washington.edu. 6:30 p.m. Thurs., May 28.

Richard Thaler He’s president of the American Economic Association and author of the new Misbehaving: The Making of Behavioral Economics. Tonight he’ll chat with Nathan Myhrvold, the ex-Microsoft tycoon and co-founder of Intellectual Ventures. Town Hall, 1119 Eighth Ave., 652-4255, townhallseattle.org. $5. 6:30 p.m. Thurs., May 28.

Stacey wakefield and ash thayer The two novelists discuss their latest works, The Sunshine Crust Baking Factory and Kill City, respectively. Left Bank Books, 92 Pike St., 622-0195, leftbankbooks.com. 7:30 p.m. Thurs., May 28.

Jerome Gold He reads from In the Spider’s Web: a Nonfiction Novel and The Divers and Other Mysteries of Seattle. Elliott Bay, 7 p.m. Fri., May 29.

Jamie Tworkowski The founder of the nonprofit movement To Write Love on Her Arms discusses If You Feel Too Much: Thoughts on Things Found and Lost and Hoped For. University Book Store, 7 p.m. Fri., May 29.

Martha M. Ertman The law professor raised her son as one of three gay parents, as related in Love’s Promises: How Formal and Informal Contracts Shape All Kinds of Families.

University Book Store, 6 p.m. Sat., May 30.

Lori Horvitz and Carol Guess Horvitz shares from her memoir The Girls of Usually. WWU professor Guess discusses Darling Endangered and How to Feel Confident with Your Special Talents. Elliott Bay, 7 p.m. Sat., May 30.

Colin Cotterill

Six and a Half Deadly Sins is the tenth installment to his Dr. Siri Paiboun mystery series. Third Place Books, 17171 Bothell Way N.E., 366-3333, thirdplacebooks.com. 7 p.m. Mon., June 1.

COLIN DUECK

The Obama Doctrine: American Grand Strategy Today is the latest from the George Mason University professor and foreign policy analyst. Town Hall, $5. 6:30 p.m. Mon., June 1.

BRIDGET FOLEY The Seattle screenwriter presents her debut novel, Hugo & Rose. Elliott Bay, 7 p.m. Mon., June 1.

Elizabeth George

The Edge of the Shadows is the third in a YA series about Becca King, a Whidbey Island teen. Third Place, 7 p.m. Tues., June 1.

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Jared Stone He chronicles the experience of cooking and eating his way through an entire grass-fed cow (not in one sitting) to appreciate and understand where his food comes from. The book? Year of the Cow. University Book Store, 7 p.m. Mon., June 1.

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The Moth Tonight’s theme to this storytelling series is “Fish Out of Water,” surely a universal sensation to all people at one or more points in their lives. Exploring that notion of discomfort will be Oregon artist Cybele Abbett, Alaska writer Pam Flowers (Alone Across The Arctic: One Woman’s Epic Journey by Dog Team), the Berkeley-based Adam Mansbach (of Go the Fuck to Sleep fame), Portland stage artist Vin Shambry, and L.A.’s Cole Kazdin (a contributor to NPR and The New York Times’ “Modern Love” column). Stand-up comic Ophira Eisenberg hosts this Seattle Arts & Lectures event. Benaroya Hall, 200 University St., 621-2230, lectures.org. $10-$50. 7:30 p.m. Tues., June 2.

DOLEN PERKINS-VALDEZ

Balm is a new historical fiction novel that takes place immediately following the Civil War. Elliott Bay, 7 p.m. Tues., June 2.

LUCHA CASTRO The lawyer and activist provides a graphic narrative of Chihuahua, Mexico in La Lucha: The Story of Lucha Castro and Mexican Human Rights. Sole Repair, 1001 E. Pike St., 226-2010, solerepairshop.com. 5:30 p.m. Wed., June 3. (Also at El Centro de la Raza, 6 p.m. Thurs., June 4.)

Sarah Pekkanen and Amy Hatvany

Things You Won’t Say, from Pekkanen, looks at the family of a police officer involved in a shooting. Hatvany’s Safe With Me is about three women who come together to overcome trauma. University Book Store, 7 p.m. Wed., June 3.

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DAVID SHIELDS That Thing You Do With Your Mouth: The Sexual Autobiography of Samantha Matthews as Told to David Shields is the latest literary collaboration by the UW prof. Elliott Bay, 7 p.m. Wed., June 3.

Wendy Suzuki The neuroscientist shares her research and personal experience in Healthy Brain, Happy Life: A Personal Program to Activate Your Brain and Do Everything Better. University Book Store, 7 p.m. Wed., June 3.

ALBERT GOLDBARTH

Selfish is his new poetry collection. Elliott Bay, 7 p.m. Thurs., June 4.

ROBERT BEACHY Gay Berlin: Birthplace of a Modern Identity is a researched account of being gay in pre-Weimar Berlin. Elliott Bay, 7 p.m. Fri., June 5.

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Derrick Coleman jr.

No Excuses: Growing Up Deaf and Achieving My Super Bowl Dreams is a memoir from the Seahawks running back. University Book Store, 6 p.m. Fri., June 5.