Author Events
M.A. Lawson
Viking Bay is his new crime thriller. Third Place Books, 17171 Bothell Way N.E., 366-3333, thirdplacebooks.com. 7 p.m. Wed., Jan. 21.
Kate E. Thompson
Bigfoot Hunters Never Lie is his debut novel. University Book Store (Mill Creek), 15311 Main St., 425-385-3530, bookstore.washington.edu. 7 p.m. Wed., Jan. 21.
Amir D. Aczel He’ll discuss his Finding Zero: A Mathematician’s Odyssey to Uncover the Origins of Numbers. Ravenna Third Place, 6500 20th Ave. N.E., 523-0210, ravennathirdplace.com. 7 p.m. Thurs., Jan. 22.
Tessa Arlen There’s murder at the estate in her Edwardian thriller Death of a Dishonorable Gentleman. Eagle Harbor Books, 157 Winslow Way E. (Bainbridge Island), 842-5332, eagleharborbooks.com. 7:30 p.m. Thurs., Jan. 22.
Karen Gaudette Brewer She shares recipes from Seafood Lover’s Pacific Northwest: Restaurants, Markets, Recipes & Traditions. University Book Store (Mill Creek), 7 p.m. Thurs., Jan. 22.
Joshua Davis His goes inside a broken educational system in Spare Parts: Four Undocumented Teenagers, One Ugly Robot, and the Battle for the American Dream. Town Hall, 1119 Eighth Ave., 652-4255, townhallseattle.org. $5. 7:30 p.m. Thurs., Jan. 22.
Nick DiMartino The local novelist considers whether straight-gay male friendships are possible in Golden Handcuffs. University Book Store, 4326 University Way N.E., 634-3400, bookstore.washington.edu. 7 p.m. Thurs., Jan. 22.
Holly J. Hughes
Sailing by Ravens is her memoir of life in Alaska. Third Place, 7 p.m. Thurs., Jan. 22.
Andrew Keen The eminent cyber-thinker and CNN journalist discusses his The Internet Is Not the Answer. Town Hall, $5. 6 p.m. Thurs., Jan. 22.
Randall Kenan The novelist (A Visitation of Spirits) talks about his craft. Richard Hugo House, 1634 11th Ave., 322-7030, hugohouse.org. $5-$12. 7 p.m. Thurs., Jan. 22.
Susan Meyers An instructor at Seattle U, she places grief and loss at the center of her debut novel Failing the Trapeze. Elliott Bay Book Co., 1521 10th Ave., 624-6600, elliottbaybook.com. 5 p.m. Thurs., Jan. 22.
Ardeth DeVries She shares rescue-dog tales from Old Dog Haven: Every Old Dog Has a Story to Tell. Elliott Bay, 3 p.m. Sun., Jan. 25.
Kathryn Keve
Beautiful Bainbridge Island collects her photos in a coffee-table album. Eagle Harbor, 3 p.m. Sun., Jan. 25.
Julia Quinn Her latest historical romance is The Secrets of Sir Richard Kenworthy. University Book Store, 3 p.m. Sun., Jan. 25.
Joelle Charbonneau Her sci-fil trilogy is called The Testing. University Book Store (Bellevue), 990 102nd Ave. N.E., 425-462-4500, bookstore.washington.edu. 6 p.m. Mon., Jan. 26.
Stephen R. Palumbi and Anthony R. Palumbi The father and son team of science writers talk about their The Extreme Life of the Sea. Town Hall, $5. 7:30 p.m. Mon., Jan. 26.
Peter G. Tormey The former Husky footballer discusses his coach in The Thursday Speeches: Lessons in Life, Leadership, and Football from Coach Don James. University Book Store, 7 p.m. Mon., Jan. 26.
Eric Avila In Kane Hall, Room 120, the UCLA prof will discuss his The Folklore of the Freeway: Race and Revolt in the Modernist City. Free, but RSVP to grad.washington.edu/lectures. UW Campus, 6:30 p.m. Tues., Jan. 27.
Marie Matsuki Mokett In the family memoir Where the Dead Pause and the Japanese Say Goodbye: A Journey, the author goes back to Fukushima, site of the recent tsunami and nuclear accident. Third Place, 7 p.m. Tues., Jan. 27.
Richard Van Anderson The retired doctor has written a medical thriller, The Organ Takers. University Book Store (Bellevue), 6:30 p.m. Tues., Jan. 27.
Susan Adrian The author of Tunnel Vision is joined by Kendare Blake (Anna Dressed in Blood) and Lish McBride (Hold Me Closer, Necromaner). University Book Store, 7 p.m. Weds., Jan. 28
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Nazila Fathi The Iranian-born author discusses her The Lonely War: One Woman’s Account of the Struggle for Modern Iran. Town Hall, $5. 7:30 p.m. Weds., Jan. 28
Ivor Davis
The Beatles and Me on Tour is his memoir of ‘64. University Book Store, 1 p.m. Thurs., Jan. 29.
