Author Events

Charles Baxter He reads from his new story collection There’s Something I Want You to Do. Richard Hugo House, 1634 11th Ave., 322-7030, hugohouse.org. $5. 
7 p.m. Wed., Sept. 10.

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John W. Dean Once a member of the late, disgraced president’s inner circle, he’ll share from The Nixon Defense: What He Knew and When He Knew It. University Book Store, 4326 University Way N.E., 634-3400, bookstore.washington.edu 7 p.m. Wed., Sept. 10.

Sarah J. Maas Her new fantasy tome is Heir of Fire. Also appearing will be Marissa Meyer (The Lunar Chronicles) and Mandy Hubbard (Fool Me Twice). Third Place Books, 17171 Bothell Way N.E., 366-3333, third
placebooks.com. 7 p.m. Wed., Sept. 10.

Liz Prince

Tomboy is her memoir of punk rock and gender identity. Elliott Bay Book Co., 1521 10th Ave., 624-6600, elliottbaybook.com. 7 p.m. Wed., Sept. 10.

Vikram Chandra From India, the noted novelist shares from his new nonfiction account Geek Sublime: The Code of Beauty, the Beauty of Code. Town Hall, 1119 Eighth Ave., 652-4255, townhallseattle.org. $5. 7:30 p.m. Thurs., Sept. 11.

Gloria DeGaetano Her parenting guide (and gun-control guide?) is Stop Teaching Our Kids to Kill. Third Place, 7 p.m. Thurs., Sept. 11.

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George Marshall He’ll find a receptive local audience for his Don’t Even Think About It: Why Our Brains Are Wired to Ignore Climate Change. Town Hall, $5. 7:30 p.m. Thurs., Sept. 11.

Franklin Veaux and Eve Ricker

More Than Two is their new polyamory guide. Foundation for Sex Positive Culture, 7:30 p.m. Thurs., Sept. 11.

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James Ellroy The lyrically profane master of crime fiction, probably now possessed of living-literary-icon status, reads from Perfidia, set in prewar L.A., of course. He’ll also appear at Seattle Mystery Bookshop at noon today. University Book Store, 7 p.m. Fri., Sept. 12.

Thom Hartmann This is a fundraiser for YES! magazine, which includes a dinner banquet option. The popular liberal radio host will discuss his new The Crash of 2016: The Plot to Destroy America and What We Can Do About It. Town Hall, $20-$250. 7:30 p.m. Fri., Sept. 12.

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Seattle Public Library Big Fall Book Sale Sort through thousands of bargain books and other printed material at Building 30 at the north end of the park. Preview for designated friends of the library 6:30-9:30 p.m. Fri. Open to public 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Sat. and 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sun. Magnuson Park, 7400 Sand Point Way N.E., spl.org. Fri.–Sun.

James Dashner With a movie based on his books being released this week, he’ll read from The Maze Runner Trilogy. University Book Store, 3 p.m. Sat., Sept. 13.

Joannie Stangeland and Oliver de la Paz Their new poetry collections are In Both Hands and Post Subject: a Fable, respectively. Elliott Bay, 3 p.m. Sun., Sept. 14.

Katherine Bouton In the long run, most of us will be partially deaf, as the author discusses in her Shouting Won’t Help: Why I-and 50 Million Other Americans-Can’t Hear You. Town Hall, $5. 7:30 p.m. Mon., Sept. 15.

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Daniel James Brown and David Laskin The two local authors discuss their hit history books The Family: Three Journeys into the Heart of the Twentieth Century (about Laskin’s own family) and The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. Seattle Central Library, 1000 Fourth Ave., 386-4636, spl.org. 7 p.m. Mon., Sept. 15.

Ruth DeFries Does dystopia lie ahead? Ask the author of The Big Ratchet: How Humanity Thrives in the Face of Natural Crisis. Town Hall, $5. 7:30 p.m. Mon., Sept. 15.

Diane Ackerman She’ll discuss her natural history The Human Age: The World Shaped by Us with radio host Steve Scher. Town Hall, $5. 7:30 p.m. Tues., Sept. 16.

Elizabeth Guss, Mary Richardson, and Janice C. O’Mahony All three writers contributed to the history anthology Whidbey Island: Reflections on People & the Land. University Book Store (Bellevue), 6 p.m. Tues., Sept. 16.

Marilyn Reynolds, Jeremy M. Tolbert, and Theresa McCormick They’ll discuss their three books For the Love of Nature and Between the Worlds, Talking With the Devil About Love, and A Far Cry From Here: Growing up and Out of Fundamentalism. University Book Store, 7 p.m. Tues., Sept. 16.

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Lawrence Wright To understand the Middle East today, he goes back to 1978 in Thirteen Days in Sept.: Carter, Begin, and Sadat at Camp David. Town Hall, $5. 7:30 p.m. Tues., Sept. 16.