Author Visits
SEPTEMBER
10 Sherman Alexie Not every story in Ten Little Indians is as fine as What You Pawn I Will Redeem, but the guy is our foremost local writerand always a vivid, funny reader. 7 p.m. Third Place, 206-366-3333.
11 Vendela Vida Talk about editorial endorsements: The trendy author of And Now You Can Go is married to Dave Eggers. 7:30 p.m. Elliott Bay, 206- 624-6600.
15 Cynthia Kaplan The actress-author-monologists Why Im Like This is new in paper and good for many laughs. 7 p.m. Third Place, 206-366-3333. (Also: 7 p.m. Sept. 16, University Book Store, 206-634-3400.)
17 Monica Ali One those English under-30 Granta hotshots, her debut novel is Brick Lane. 7:30 p.m. Elliott Bay, 206-624-6600.
18 Adam Haslett New in paper, his You Are Not a Stranger Here was a finalist for the National Book Award. 7 p.m. University Book Store, 206-634-3400.
22 Jonathan Lethem Everybody wants to read The Fortress of Solitude after his terrific Motherless Brooklyn. 7:30 p.m. Elliott Bay, 206-624-6600.
23 Cathleen Schine The witty N.Y.C. author of Rameaus Niece is back with a look at mother-daughter conflict in She Is Me. 7:30 p.m. Elliott Bay, 206-624-6600.
29 Jeffrey Eugenides Its all about Middlesex, still remarkable, still a best seller (only now in paper). Kicks off the new season of Seattle Arts & Lectures. 7:30 p.m. Benaroya Hall, 206- 621-2230. $9$23.
30 Caroline Alexander What she did for Shackleton, she hopes to do for Bligh and Christian in The Bounty: The True Story of the Mutiny on the Bounty. 7:30 p.m. Elliott Bay, 206-624-6600.
OCTOBER
2 Robert Putnam Building on his Bowling Alone thesis, his latest pop sociology tome is Better Together: Restoring the American Community. Dont go alone. Town Hall, 206-682-7395.
3 Jhumpa Lahiri The young Pulitzer winner (for her amazing debut story collection The Interpreter of Maladies) returns with her first novel, The Namesake. 7 p.m. UW Kane Hall, 206-624-6600.
4 Ivan Doig The Seattle writers novel Prairie Nocturne is eagerly awaited. 6 p.m. Third Place, 206-366-3333. (Also: Oct. 13, Elliott Bay, 206-624-6600; Nov. 12, UW Kane Hall, 206-634-3400.)
6 Jonathan Raban See Tim Appelos take on his dot-com-era novel Waxwings in this weeks issue. The first of several area readings. 7:30 p.m. Elliott Bay, 206-624-6600.
7 Nell Freudenberger Lucky Girls is the debut story collection from the young Harvard grad sprung from the pages of The New Yorker two years ago. 7:30 p.m. Elliott Bay, 206-624-6600.
8 David Guterson Publishers Weekly has already praised the Bainbridge Island writers Our Lady of the Forest. 7:30 p.m. Town Hall, 206-624-6600. $5. (Also: 7 p.m. Dec. 10, Third Place, 206-366-3333.)
9 Allison Pearson A touchstone for the smart-mom demographic, her I Dont Know How She Does It is new in paper and still very influential. UW Kane Hall, 206-634-3400.
1819 Northwest Book Fest Heaven for bibliophiles. Magnuson Park, 206-378-1883.
25 Robert Fulghum The 15th anniversary edition of Everything I Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten features 25 more essays of homespun wisdom. 6:30 p.m. Third Place, 206-366-3333.
27 Anne Garrels In the first, perhaps, of many book-length press accounts, the NPR reporter discusses her Naked in Baghdad: The Iraq War as Seen by National Public Radios Correspondent. 7 p.m. UW Kane Hall, 206-634-3400.
27 Sandra Cisneros The most popular Latina author in the U.S., shes got a MacArthur and just about every other accolade. 7:30 p.m. Benaroya Hall, $9$23, 206-621-2230.
NOVEMBER
6 Louis Menand One of the finest magazine writers working today (and a Pulitzer Prize winner), The New Yorker staffers latest collection is American Studies. U.W. Kane Hall, 206-634-3400.
6 Amy Tan The Opposite of Fate: A Book of Musings promises philosophical reflection of the doubtlessly self-determining kind. Town Hall, 206-628-0888. $17.50$45.
11 Simon Winchester His history of the OED, The Meaning of Everything, is a follow-up to his best-selling The Professor and the Madman. 7 p.m. U.W. Kane Hall, 206-634-3400.
15 Mitch Albom The feel-good author of Tuesdays with Morrie returns with The Five People You Meet in Heaven. 6 p.m. Third Place, 206-366-3333.
DECEMBER
1 Garry Wills The Pulitzer Prize winners latest is Negro President: Jefferson and the Slave Power, which promises to upset some Virginia residents. 7:30 p.m. Benaroya Hall, 206-621-2230. $9$23.
1 Tobias Wolff His new novel is Old School, set at a prep school in the 60s (pretty much where his memoir ended). 7 p.m. Third Place, 206-366-3333.
Theater
SEPTEMBER
1 PHANTOM OF THE OPERA The winner of seven Tonys back in 1988, its lavish musical entertainment. Paramount Theatre, 206-292-ARTS.
12 Asian Pacific American Stand-Up Comedy Festival Comics from across the nation go for laughs. Northwest Asian American Theatre, 206-340-1445.
16 The Rocky Horror Show Dammit, Janet, theres no Tim Curry, but this is the original stage version of his midnight movie classic if you want to do the time warp again. The 5th Avenue, 206-292-ARTS.
17 The Wedding Banquet A closeted gay man agrees to a marriage of convenience and things spin out of control in a world-premiere musical adaptation of the Ang Lee film. Village Theatre, 425-392-2202.
17 SEATTLE FRINGE THEATRE FESTIVAL This 13th annual gathering of fringe works features 94 small companies from across the globe, including hot titles with good buzz like JOB: The Hip-Hop Musical. Various venues, 206-342-9172.
