Books
Brian Turner and Susan Rich Poet Brian Turner reads from his poetry collections Here, Bullet and Phantom Noise and his memoir My Life As A Foreign Country; poet and teacher Susan Rich reads from her latest, Cloud Pharmacy. Elliott Bay Book Co., 1521 10th Ave., Seattle, WA 98122 Free Monday, April 27, 2015, 7pm
James Bradley The historian who wrote Flags of Our Fathers discusses his newest book, The China Mirage: The Hidden History of American Disaster in Asia. Town Hall, 1119 Eighth Ave., Seattle, WA 98101 $5 Monday, April 27, 2015, 7:30pm
Mitchell Gaynor
Gene Therapy Plan offers a new method for using nutrition to alter our genetic blueprints and prevent disease. Town Hall, 1119 Eighth Ave., Seattle, WA 98101 $5 Monday, April 27, 2015, 7:30pm
Greg Iles
The Bone Tree is the second installment in his bestselling Penn Cage series. Elliott Bay Book Co., 1521 10th Ave., Seattle, WA 98122 Free Tuesday, April 28, 2015, 7pm
Joe Gaydos The Chief Scientist for the SeaDoc Society discusses his book, Salish Sea: Jewel of the Pacific Northwest. Third Place Books, 17171 Bothell Way N.E., Seattle, 98115 Free Tuesday, April 28, 2015, 7pm
Richard Wagamese and Sherman Alexie Richard Wagamese, the novelist/memoirist/journalist reads from his new novel, Medicine Walk. In conversation with him is Sherman Alexie, author of What I’ve Stolen, What I’ve Earned. Seattle Central Library, 1000 Fourth Ave., Seattle, WA 98104 Free Tuesday, April 28, 2015, 7pm
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Joseph Stiglitz Should Hillary take up the income-inequality battle, like Sen. Elizabeth Warren, or, like the Republicans, run away from it? Many thought the Democrats could’ve fared better during the 2014 midterms had they assailed income inequality-a proven 30-year trend-and defended the Affordable Care Act (which by averting catastrophic medical bills, helps the middle class remain middle class). After The New York Times’ Paul Krugman, our leading voice against income inequality is the Nobel Prize-winning economist Stiglitz, and he detailed his arguments comprehensively in 2012’s The Price of Inequality: How Today’s Divided Society Endangers Our Future (with a new preface in its latest paperback reissue, Norton, $13). Obviously his diagnosis didn’t tip the last general election in Congress, with the Tea Party/Obamacare backlash still driving the GOP’s recent wave of success. Looking forward to 2016, Stiglitz forthrightly advocates for more government regulation of financial markets. The postwar boom that lasted into the ‘70s was an aberration, he writes. After that, “Some drew the wrong lesson from the collapse of the Soviet system. The pendulum swung from much too much government there to much too little here. Corporate interests argued for getting rid of regulations, even when those regulations had done so much to protect and improve our environment, our safety, our health and the economy itself.” We’ll see if Hillary is listening or not. BRIAN MILLER Town Hall, 1119 Eighth Ave., Seattle, WA 98101 $5 Tuesday, April 28, 2015, 7:30pm
Seattle Poetry Slam Local poets share their verse and spoken word compositions. 21 and over. Rebar, 1114 Howell StreetSeattle, WA $5 Tuesday, April 28, 2015, 8 – 11:30pm
Jackson Pearce and Maggie Stiefvater The two bestselling authors co-wrote a new book, Pip Bartlett’s Guide to Magical Creatures. Third Place Books, 17171 Bothell Way N.E., Seattle, 98115 Free Wednesday, April 29, 2015, 7pm
Ryan Gattis The author set his new novel, All Involved in the six days that followed the Rodney King verdict in 1992. University Book Store, 4326 University Way N.E., Seattle, WA 98105 Free Wednesday, April 29, 2015, 7pm
David Brooks
The Road to Character is all about rebalancing our desire for external success (wealth, fame) with our core “eulogy virtues” (kindness, honesty). Town Hall, 1119 Eighth Ave., Seattle, WA 98101 Free Wednesday, April 29, 2015, 7:30pm
Sam Quinones The journalist discusses his new book, Dreamland: The True Tale of America’s Opiate Epidemic. Town Hall, 1119 Eighth Ave., Seattle, WA 98101 $5 Wednesday, April 29, 2015, 7:30pm
Gayle Tzemach Lemmon
Ashley’s War: The Untold Story of a Team of Women Soldiers on the Special Ops Battlefield is a new book from a Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations. Elliott Bay Book Co., 1521 10th Ave., Seattle, WA 98122 Free Thursday, April 30, 2015, 7pm
Herb McClees
Heaven’s Drumhead is a new poetry collection from the Northwest poet. University Book Store, 4326 University Way N.E., Seattle, WA 98105 Free Thursday, April 30, 2015, 7pm
Sabaa Tahir Set in ancient Rome, An Ember in the Ashes is part of a new YA fantasy series. University Book Store, 4326 University Way N.E., Seattle, WA 98105 Free Thursday, April 30, 2015, 7pm
Tony Angell
The House of Owls comes directly from the author’s journals where he recorded his observations and drawings of western screech owls. Third Place Books, 17171 Bothell Way N.E., Seattle, 98115 Free Thursday, April 30, 2015, 7pm
Independent Bookstore Day 17 independent bookstores are coming together and offering author readings, in-store events, parties and exclusive merchandise. Bookstores participating are: Book Larder, Eagle Harbor Book Co., Edmonds Bookshop, The Elliott Bay Book Company, Fantagraphics Books, Island Books, Liberty Bay Books, Mockingbird Books, Open Books, Parkplace Books, Phinney Books, Queen Anne Book Company, Seattle Mystery Bookstore, Secret Garden Books, Third Place Books, and University Book Store. Various locations, Free Saturday, May 2, 2015
Seattle Poetry Slam Local poets share their verse and spoken word compositions. 21 and over. Rebar, 1114 Howell StreetSeattle, WA $5 Tuesday, May 5, 2015, 8 – 11:30pm
Seattle Poetry Slam Local poets share their verse and spoken word compositions. 21 and over. Rebar, 1114 Howell StreetSeattle, WA $5 Tuesday, May 12, 2015, 8 – 11:30pm
Seattle Poetry Slam Local poets share their verse and spoken word compositions. 21 and over. Rebar, 1114 Howell StreetSeattle, WA $5 Tuesday, May 19, 2015, 8 – 11:30pm
