Author Events

Lois Leveen She gives Shakespeare an edit in her novel Lois Leveen. (Also: Eagle Harbor Books, 7:30 p.m. Thurs.) Third Place Books, 17171 Bothell Way N.E., 366-3333, thirdplacebooks.com. 7 p.m. Wed., Sept. 24.

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Frank Portman The TV comedy writer scored a huge YA hit with his 2006 novel King Dork, which he’ll sign and discuss. University Book Store (Bellevue), 990 102nd Ave. N.E., 425-462-4500, bookstore.washington.edu. 6 p.m. Wed., Sept. 24.

Kevin Thomas He’s the author and illustrator behind Horn! The Collected Reviews. University Book Store, 4326 University Way N.E., 634-3400, bookstore.washington.edu. 7 p.m. Wed., Sept. 24.

Kim Zupan She reads from her Montana-set adventure tale The Ploughmen. Elliott Bay Book Co., 1521 10th Ave., 624-6600, elliottbaybook.com. 7 p.m. Wed., Sept. 24.

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Cheap Beer & Prose Our old colleague Claire Dederer (of the bestselling memoir Poser) joins Ian Denning, Lacey Jane Henson, and Jarret Middleton. Richard Hugo House, 1634 11th Ave., 322-7030, hugohouse.org. 7 p.m. Thurs., Sept. 25.

Kazu Kibuishi and Raina Telgemeier They’re the YA authors, respectively, of Amulet #6: Escape From Lucien and Smile. University Book Store, 7 p.m. Thurs., Sept. 25.

Christopher Sandford His new history tome is Harold and Jack: The Remarkable Friendship of Prime Minister Macmillan and President Kennedy. University Book Store (Bellevue), 6 p.m. Thurs., Sept. 25.

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John Darnielle A member of the Mountain Goats, he reads from Wolf in White Van. Presented by Seattle Arts & Lectures. Barboza, 925 E. Pike St., lectures.org. $15-$50. 8 p.m. Fri., Sept. 26.

Brian Hart A family falls to pieces in his novel The Bully of Order, set circa 1900 in the newly minted state of Washington. (Also: Third Place, 7 p.m. Thurs.) Elliott Bay, 7 p.m. Fri., Sept. 26.

Anastacia Tolbert, John Mullen, and Jane Wong The members of the Jack Straw Writers Program share their work. University Book Store, 7 p.m. Fri., Sept. 26.

Vintage and Rare Book Sale Over 1,500 volumes are on the block. Bellevue Regional Library, 1111 110th Ave. N.E., kcls.org. 11 a.m.-4 p.m,. Fri., Sept., 26-Sun., Sept. 28.

Naja Marie Aidt

Baboon collects new stories from the acclaimed Danish writer. Elliott Bay, 7 p.m. Sat., Sept. 27.

Laurel Keith She shares from her memoir First Wilderness: My Quest in the Territory of Alaska. Elliott Bay, 3 p.m. Sat., Sept. 27.

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Robert Reich The author of Aftershock, Beyond Outrage, and Supercapitalism speaks on income inequality and the minimum wage. Town Hall, 1119 Eighth Ave., 652-4255, townhallseattle.org. $5. 7:30 p.m. Sat., Sept. 27.

Helen Caldicott The veteran activist discusses her Crisis Without End: The Medical and Ecological Consequences of the Fukushima Nuclear Catastrophe. Town Hall, $5. 6 p.m. Sun.

Gayle Forman and Jandy Nelson

If I Stay and I’ll Give You the Sun are their new YA books. University Book Store, 3:30 p.m. Sun., Sept. 28.

Pete Fromm His new novel is If Not for This. (Also: Eagle Harbor, 7:30 p.m. Thurs.) Elliott Bay, 7 p.m. Mon., Sept. 29.

Jeffrey Karl Ochsner The UW prof is among the contributors to Shaping Seattle Architecture: a Historical Guide to the Architects. Town Hall, $5 7:30 p.m. Mon., Sept. 29.

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George Packer Staff writer for The New Yorker, he chronicles our last 40 years of economic decline in The Unwinding: An Inner History of the New America (new in paperback). Town Hall, Free, 7 p.m. Mon., Sept. 29.

Lauren Oliver

Rooms: A Novel is her new YA novel. University Book Store, 7 p.m. Tue., Sept. 30.

Tavis Smiley The popular TV host talks about his Death of a King: The Real Story of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Final Year. Town Hall, $5, 7:30 p.m. Tue., Sept. 30.

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Garth Stein The bestselling local novelist launches his A Sudden Light, about the declining fortunes of a Puget Sound timber dynasty. Richard Hugo House, Free, 7 p.m. Tue., Sept. 30.