Books
Nick Bruel For kids, he’s written Bad Kitty: Puppy’s Big Day. Third Place Books, 17171 Bothell Way N.E., Seattle, 98115 Free Friday, January 9, 2015, 6:30 – 7:30pm
Emma Campion Local mystery writer Mary Daheim chats with the author of A Triple Knot. University Book Store, 4326 University Way N.E., Seattle, WA 98105 Free Friday, January 9, 2015, 7 – 8pm
Steven Hendricks Dementia and parenthood figure in his debut novel Little Is Left to Tell. Also on hand to read: Stacey Levine (Girl With Brown Fur) and Miranda Mellis (None of This Is Real). Elliott Bay Book Co., 1521 10th Ave., Seattle, WA 98122 Free Friday, January 9, 2015, 7 – 8pm
Tracy Weber & M.A. Lawson The authors of A Killer Retreat and Viking Bay, respectively, sign their wares. Seattle Mystery Bookshop, 117 Cherry St., Seattle, WA 98104 Free Saturday, January 10, 2015, 12 – 1pm
Skylar Dorset
The Boy With the Hidden Name is his new YA fantasy tome. Third Place Books, 17171 Bothell Way N.E., Seattle, 98115 Free Saturday, January 10, 2015, 6:30 – 7:30pm
Michael Spence & Judith Skillman Their two new poetry volumes are, respectively, The Bus Driver’s Threnody and Angles of Separation. Elliott Bay Book Co., 1521 10th Ave., Seattle, WA 98122 Free Saturday, January 10, 2015, 7 – 8pm
Helen Marshall She collects new oddball stories in Gifts for the One Who Comes After. University Book Store, 4326 University Way N.E., Seattle, WA 98105 Free Sunday, January 11, 2015, 3 – 4pm
Susan Levy She’ll discuss The 8 Principles of a Heart-Healthy Woman. Eagle Harbor Books, 157 Winslow Way E., Bainbridge Island, WA 98110 Free Sunday, January 11, 2015, 3 – 4pm
Adam Rovner He considers the prehistory of Israel in In the Shadow of Zion. University Book Store, 4326 University Way N.E., Seattle, WA 98105 Free Monday, January 12, 2015, 7 – 8pm
Sarah van Gelder The editor of Sustainable Happiness: Live Simply, Live Well, Make a Difference is joined by several contributors to that anthology. Elliott Bay Book Co., 1521 10th Ave., Seattle, WA 98122 Free Monday, January 12, 2015, 7 – 8pm
David Kukoff His memoir of growing up in L.A. during the ‘60s is Children of the Canyon. University Book Store, 4326 University Way N.E., Seattle, WA 98105 Free Tuesday, January 13, 2015, 7 – 8pm
Maria Gitin The author recalls her activism during the ‘60s in This Bright Light of Ours: Stories from the Voting Rights Fight. Elliott Bay Book Co., 1521 10th Ave., Seattle, WA 98122 Free Tuesday, January 13, 2015, 7 – 8pm
Tim Johnston
Descent is his new Rocky Mountains-set thriller. Third Place Books, 17171 Bothell Way N.E., Seattle, 98115 Free Tuesday, January 13, 2015, 7 – 8pm
Daniel DiSalvo The author of Government Against Itself: Public Union Power and Its Consequences joins in a discussion with UW prof Michael McCann. Town Hall, 1119 Eighth Ave., Seattle, WA 98101 $5 Tuesday, January 13, 2015, 7:30 – 8:30pm
Seattle Poetry Slam Local poets share their verse and spoken word compositions. 21 and over. Rebar, 1114 Howell StreetSeattle, WA $5 Tuesday, January 13, 2015, 8 – 11:30pm
Jeanne Matthews Her thriller Where the Bones are Buried is set in Berlin. Seattle Mystery Bookshop, 117 Cherry St., Seattle, WA 98104 Free Wednesday, January 14, 2015, 12 – 1pm
Eric Liu At the law school, he’ll discuss his memoir A Chinaman’s Chance: One Family’s Journey and the Chinese American Dream. RSVP required at asianlaw@uw.edu. University of Washington Campus, 15th Ave. N.E. and N.E. 41st St., Seattle, WA 98105 Free Wednesday, January 14, 2015, 3:30 – 4:30pm
Jeannette Franks The former UW gerontologist talks about his To Move or to Stay Put: A Guide for Your Last Decades. University Book Store, 4326 University Way N.E., Seattle, WA 98105 Free Wednesday, January 14, 2015, 4:30 – 5:30pm
James Penner He’s written Timothy Leary: The Harvard Years: Early Writings on LSD and Psilocybin with Richard Alpert, Huston Smith, Ralph Metzner, and Others. Elliott Bay Book Co., 1521 10th Ave., Seattle, WA 98122 Free Wednesday, January 14, 2015, 7 – 8pm
Marin Katusa He’s written The Colder War: How the Global Energy Trade Slipped from America’s Grasp. Town Hall, 1119 Eighth Ave., Seattle, WA 98101 $5 Wednesday, January 14, 2015, 7 – 8pm
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Steven Brill The Time magazine writer talks about his America’s Bitter Pill: Money, Politics, Backroom Deals, and the Fix to Fix Our Broken Healthcare System. Town Hall, 1119 Eighth Ave., Seattle, WA 98101 $5 Wednesday, January 14, 2015, 7:30 – 8:30pm
Cathy Madden He’ll discuss Integrative Alexander Technique Practice for Performing Artists: Onstage Synergy. University Book Store, 4326 University Way N.E., Seattle, WA 98105 Free Thursday, January 15, 2015, 7 – 8pm
Graeme Simsion He considers the travails of parenthood in his novel The Rosie Effect, sequel to The Rosie Project. Third Place Books, 17171 Bothell Way N.E., Seattle, 98115 Free Thursday, January 15, 2015, 7 – 8pm
Tod Marshall & Dara Wier
Bugle and You Good Thing are their new poetry volumes, respectively, Elliott Bay Book Co., 1521 10th Ave., Seattle, WA 98122 Free Thursday, January 15, 2015, 7 – 8pm
Lin Kaymer
Who is Mackie Spence? is her locally set new YA novel for girls. Eagle Harbor Books, 157 Winslow Way E., Bainbridge Island, WA 98110 Free Thursday, January 15, 2015, 7:30 – 8:30pm
Thomas Perry
A String of Beads is his latest crime novel. Seattle Mystery Bookshop, 117 Cherry St., Seattle, WA 98104 Free Friday, January 16, 2015, 12 – 1pm
Jason Schmidt
A List of Things That Didn’t Kill Me is his humorous new memoir. Third Place Books, 17171 Bothell Way N.E., Seattle, 98115 Free Friday, January 16, 2015, 6:30 – 7:30pm
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David Shields & Caleb Powell Have you heard about that controversial James Franco movie? No, not The Interview. Apparently he filmed a version of the extended dialogue that is I Think You’re Totally Wrong (Knopf, $25.95) by the two Seattle writers (Shields being the more prolific and renowned, Powell being his former UW student). Their book, subtitled “An Argument,” is the result of a four-day marathon bullshit session spent in a Skykomish cabin together, with topics ranging from parenthood to art, from Ron Paul to Cormac McCarthy. It’s essentially a long, edited transcript of their sparring-in which Shields naturally makes reference to My Dinner With Andre. How’d the movie come about? (No release date is currently set.) Franco was a student of Shields during a visiting stint at North Carolina’s Warren Wilson College; and he subsequently invited his prof (and Powell) down to L.A. to reenact it. (He also appears in the film, natch.) Oh, and there’s still more Franco-Shields news to report: Esquire says Franco now hopes to direct a fictional treatment of Shields’ 1999 Black Planet, about race and sports, a book based partly on his ‘90s reporting on the Sonics in these pages. Whether that movie happens or not remains to be seen, but let’s hope that Shields and Powell have tales to tell from the Francosphere. BRIAN MILLER Elliott Bay Book Co., 1521 10th Ave., Seattle, WA 98122 Free Friday, January 16, 2015, 7 – 8pm
Eric Andrews-Katz
Balls and Chain is his new spy spoof. University Book Store, 4326 University Way N.E., Seattle, WA 98105 Free Friday, January 16, 2015, 7 – 8pm
E.A. Channon
Flesh of the Blood is her new fantasy tome. University Book Store (Bellevue), 990 102nd Ave. N.E., Bellevue, WA 98004 Free Saturday, January 17, 2015, 5 – 6pm
Nick Baker
Turtle is his memoir of autism. University Book Store (Mill Creek), 15311 Main St., Mill Creek, WA 98012 Free Sunday, January 18, 2015, 2 – 3pm
Carolyn Kizer Memorial Reading Her friends and fellow poets will include Willis Barnstone, Tess Gallagher, Garrett Hongo, and Carol Muske-Dukes. Richard Hugo House, 1634 11th Ave., Seattle, WA 98122 Free Sunday, January 18, 2015, 4 – 5pm
David Domke The UW professor and author gives a talk titled “Showdown in Birmingham, 1963: Police Dogs, Fire Hoses, and the Children’s Crusade.” University of Washington Campus, 15th Ave. N.E. and N.E. 41st St., Seattle, WA 98105 $150 series, $40 individual Monday, January 19, 2015, 7 – 8pm
Wes Moore
The Work: My Search for a Life That Matters is his second memoir. Town Hall, 1119 Eighth Ave., Seattle, WA 98101 $5 Monday, January 19, 2015, 7:30 – 8:30pm
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Nick Jaina The Portland indie rocker meditates upon career and life (and a stolen guitar) in Get It While You Can. Elliott Bay Book Co., 1521 10th Ave., Seattle, WA 98122 Free Tuesday, January 20, 2015, 7 – 8pm
Anya Kamenetz Local parents will be interested in her The Test: Why Our Schools are Obsessed with Standardized Testing-But You Don’t Have to Be. Town Hall, 1119 Eighth Ave., Seattle, WA 98101 $5 Tuesday, January 20, 2015, 7:30 – 8:30pm
Seattle Poetry Slam Local poets share their verse and spoken word compositions. 21 and over. Rebar, 1114 Howell StreetSeattle, WA $5 Tuesday, January 20, 2015, 8 – 11:30pm
Kate E. Thompson
Bigfoot Hunters Never Lie is his debut novel. University Book Store (Mill Creek), 15311 Main St., Mill Creek, WA 98012 Free Wednesday, January 21, 2015, 7 – 8pm
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., Seattle, WA 98122 Free Thursday, January 22, 2015, 5 – 6pm
Andrew Keen The eminent cyber-thinker and CNN journalist discusses his The Internet Is Not the Answer. Town Hall, 1119 Eighth Ave., Seattle, WA 98101 $5 Thursday, January 22, 2015, 6 – 7pm
Karen Gaudette Brewer She shares recipes from Seafood Lover’s Pacific Northwest: Restaurants, Markets, Recipes & Traditions. University Book Store (Mill Creek), 15311 Main St., Mill Creek, WA 98012 Free Thursday, January 22, 2015, 7 – 8pm
Nick DiMartino The local novelist considers whether straight-gay male friendships are possible in Golden Handcuffs. University Book Store, 4326 University Way N.E., Seattle, WA 98105 Free Thursday, January 22, 2015, 7 – 8pm
Randall Kenan The novelist (A Visitation of Spirits) talks about his craft. Richard Hugo House, 1634 11th Ave., Seattle, WA 98122 $5-$12 Thursday, January 22, 2015, 7 – 8pm
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., Seattle, WA 98101 $5 Thursday, January 22, 2015, 7:30 – 8:30pm
Miranda July Everyone’s favorite hipster goddess and filmmaker (Me and You and Everyone We Know, The Future), she’s written her first novel, called The First Bad Man. In it, a neurotic young Jewish woman is foolish enough to allow her boss’ daughter to move in with her. Wacky complications ensue. The Neptune, 1303 N.E. 45th St., Seattle, WA 98105 $30 Friday, January 23, 2015, 7:30 – 8:30pm
Seattle Poetry Slam Local poets share their verse and spoken word compositions. 21 and over. Rebar, 1114 Howell StreetSeattle, WA $5 Tuesday, January 27, 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, February 3, 2015, 8 – 11:30pm
