Author Events

Sean Davis The Iraq War veteran and artist shares from his memoir The Wax Bullet War. Ravenna Third Place, 6500 20th Ave. N.E., 523-0210, ravennathirdplace.com. 6:30 p.m. Wed., Aug. 6.

Benoit Denizet-Lewis He shares from his road chronicle Travels With Casey: My Journey Through Our Dog-Crazy Country. Elliott Bay Book Co., 1521 10th Ave., 624-6600, elliottbaybook.com. 7 p.m. Wed., Aug. 6.

Dan Richards He’s the children’s author of The Problem with Not Being Scared of Monsters. Third Place Books, 17171 Bothell Way N.E., 366-3333, thirdplacebooks.com. 7 p.m. Wed., Aug. 6.

Mark Epstein He’ll discuss The Trauma of Everyday Life: A Guide to Inner Peace. University Book Store, 4326 University Way N.E., 634-3400, bookstore.washington.edu. 7 p.m. Thurs., Aug. 7.

Brian & Jan Herbert Local author Brian Herbert (son of Frank Dune Herbert) has written a futuristic satire, The Little Green Book of Chairman Rahma, which takes the form of a totalitarian manifesto. His wife sets her eco-thriller Ocean: The Ocean Cycle Omnibus in the year 2024. Eagle Harbor Books, 157 Winslow Way E. (Bainbridge Island), 842-5332, eagleharborbooks.com. 7:30 p.m. Thurs., Aug. 7.

Jack Straw Writers Contributors to the latest anthology are Raul Sanchez, Margot Kahn, Gigi Rosenberg, and Kristen Millares Young. University Book Store, 7 p.m. Thurs., Aug. 7.

Theresa Mickey McCormick Raised in conservative Texas during the ’40s and ’50s, she reads from her memoir A Far Cry from Here: Growing Up and Out of Fundamentalism. Elliott Bay, 7 p.m. Thurs., Aug. 7.

Jeanne Morefield She’ll discuss Empires Without Imperialism: Anglo-American Decline and the Politics of Deflection. Ravenna Third Place, 7 p.m. Thurs., Aug. 7.

A.K. Summers She writes about, and illustrates, her experience with motherhood in Pregnant Butch. (Also: Third Place, 7 p.m. Mon.) Elliott Bay, 7 p.m. Thurs., Aug. 7.

Laurel Braitman She’ll discuss her Animal Madness: How Anxious Dogs, Compulsive Parrots, and Elephants in Recovery Help Us Understand Ourselves. Also speaking is Andrew Bleiman, who created the Zooborns website. Elliott Bay, 7 p.m. Fri., Aug. 8.

June Cotner She’s written Garden Blessing: Prose, Poems and Prayers Celebrating the Love of Gardening. University Book Store, 7 p.m. Fri., Aug. 8.

John Moe The humorist reads from Dear Luke, We Need to Talk, Darth: And Other Pop Culture Correspondences. University Book Store, 5 p.m. Sat., Aug. 9.

Spencer Quinn She combines crime fiction and pets in Paw and Order. (Also: Eagle Harbor, 3 p.m. Sun.) Third Place, 6:30 p.m. Sat., Aug. 9.

Kat Richardson She concludes her Greywalker sci-fi series with Revenant. (Also: Seattle Mystery Bookshop, noon, Sat.) University Book Store, 7 pm. Mon., Aug. 11.

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Edan Lepuck She’ll discuss her dystopian debut novel California, a publishing sensation thanks to Stephen Colbert, with Seattle’s own Sherman Alexie, who pimped the book on Colbert’s show. Seattle Central Library, 1000 Fourth Ave., 386-4636, spl.org. 7 p.m. Tues., Aug. 12.

Mary Daheim The inexhaustible local mystery writer’s latest is Clam Wake: A Bed-and-Breakfast Mystery. (Also: Seattle Mystery Bookshop, noon, Thurs., Aug. 14.) University Book Store at Mill Creek Center, Bothell-Everett Highway & 153rd St. S.E., 425-385-3530, 7 p.m. Weds., Aug. 13.

Janice Steinberg A woman reflects on her youth during WWII in the novel The Tin Horse, which also involves a lost sister. Seattle Public Library, Northeast Branch, 6801 35th Ave. N.E., 684-4089, spl.org. 6 p.m. Weds., Aug. 13.

Ivan Doig

Sweet Thunder, the latest Montana-set novel from the veteran local writer, is set in rough-and tumble Butte. Elliott Bay, 7 p.m. Thurs., Aug. 14.

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Kathleen Flinn The local chef and food writer has penned her third memoir, Burnt Toast Makes You Sing Good. Ticket price includes food, wine, music, and a copy of her book. (Also: Third Place, 7 p.m. Mon., Aug 18.) Swedish Cultural Center, 1920 Dexter Ave. N., cookfearless.com. $39-$55. 6:30 p.m. Thurs., Aug. 14.