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Readings & Events
Stella Cameron A surgeon's troubled past follows him to his new Louisiana home in A Marked Man. Seattle Mystery Bookshop, 117 Cherry St., 206-587-5737. Noon. Wed. Nov. 8.
Barry A. Christianson This activist speaks on "The Religious Right's Assault on Religious Liberty, and How You Can Fight Back." Sponsored by the Seattle chapter of Americans United for Separation of Church and State. Nathan Johnson Hall, University Unitarian Church, 6556 35th Ave. N.E. 7 p.m. Wed. Nov. 8.
Dead Sea Scrolls: An Interfaith DialogueWith Rev. Alexander Brunett, Hisham Farajalla of the Islamic Center of Washington, and Rabbi Daniel S. Weiner. Town Hall, 1119 Eighth Ave., 206-652-4255. $15. 7:30 p.m. Wed. Nov. 8.
Matthew Diffee Sure, everybody loves the cartoons in The New Yorker, but wouldn't it be great to peek at the cartoons that didn't make it into the magazine? Diffee did—he edited The Rejection Collection: Cartoons You Never Saw, and Never Will See, In The New Yorker. The best of the worst? Or great cartoons that are a little too racy or weird? Which ones would you have published? Sponsored by the University Book Store. JOANNE GARRETT Kane Hall, Room 110, UW campus. 7:30 p.m. Wed. Nov. 8.
Thomas Homer-Dixon He discusses the five interrelated "stresses" affecting global cultural stability in his new book The Upside of Down. Town Hall, 1119 Eighth Ave., 206-652-4255. $5. 7:30 p.m. Wed. Nov. 8.
Carol Leigh Also known as "Scarlet Harlot," this sex worker and advocate founded the Bay Area Sex Workers Advocacy Network. Hear her speak at Room 1110/1111, Main Building, Seattle Central Community College, 1701 Broadway. Noon. Wed. Nov. 8.
John Moir The story of the condor's comeback from a population of 22 in the '80s in his Return of the Condor. Bellevue Regional Library, 1111 110th Ave. N.E., 425-450-1765. 12:30 p.m. Wed. Nov. 8. Elliott Bay Books. 7:30 p.m. Wed. Nov. 8.
Kenneth Turan The Los Angeles Times film critic muses on the future of good movies at big studios in his new collection Now in Theaters Everywhere. The Warren Report Headquarters, Carnegie Free Public Library, 2026 N.W. Market St. 7 p.m. Wed. Nov. 8.
Charlie Smith This New York poet reads from his recent collections. Wessel & Lieberman Booksellers, 208 First Ave. S., 206-282-2677, www.counterbalancearts.org. $10. 7 p.m. Wed. Nov. 8.
Quintard Taylor The UW prof explores a slice of our city's past in his lecture "African American Settlement Between 1941 and 1971: Continuity and Change in the Emerald City." Museum of History and Industry, 2700 24th Ave. E., 206-324-1126, www.brownpapertickets.com. $5-$12. 7 p.m. Wed. Nov. 8.
Ngugi wa Thiong'o This exiled Kenyan author's latest novel is Wizard of the Crow. Presented by the Central District Forum for Arts & Ideas. Pigott Auditorium, Seattle University, 900 Broadway, 206-624-6600. $5. 7 p.m. Wed. Nov. 8.
David Biespiel Reading from Long Journey, the anthology he edited of 200 poems, most new and previously unpublished, by Northwest writers. Open Books, 2414 N. 45th St., 206-633-0811, www.openpoetrybooks.com. 7:30 p.m. Thurs. Nov. 9.
David Callahan Moral issues—but not the ones you think—really should be America's prime concern, as he explains in The Moral Center. Downstairs at Town Hall, 1119 Eighth Ave., 206-652-4255. $5. 7:30 p.m. Thurs. Nov. 9.
Michael Collins A novelist's plotline mirrors a real-life crime in his Death of a Writer. University Book Store, 7 p.m. Thurs. Nov. 9.
Alexandra Day Next up in her adorable "Good Dog Carl" series, the resourceful rottweiler gets some much-needed rest in Carl's Sleepy Afternoon. Eagle Harbor Books, 157 Winslow Way E. (Bainbridge Island), 206-842-5332. 4 p.m. Thurs. Nov. 9.
Jill L. Ferguson Her debut novel Sometimes Art Can't Save You!tells of a troubled young painter. Parkplace Books (Kirkland), 348 Parkplace Ctr., 425-828-6546. 7 p.m. Thurs. Nov. 9.
Reichen Lehmkuhl The model, actor, and Amazing Racer certainly will tell, if you ask, about his days as a gay U.S. Air Force Academy cadet, as recounted in his new memoir Here's What We'll Say. Bailey/Coy Books, 414 Broadway Ave. E., 206-323-8842. 7 p.m. Thurs. Nov. 9.
Wendy Northcutt Laughing in the face of death—someone else's—in The Darwin Awards 4: Intelligent Design, further anecdotes of fatal accidents. Third Place Books. 7 p.m. Thurs. Nov. 9.
Geoffrey Nunberg This Berkeley linguist reveals just how the right has set the terms of political debate in this country in Talking Right: How Conservatives Turned Liberalism into a Tax-Raising, Latte-Drinking, Sushi-Eating, Volvo-Driving, New York Times-reading, Body-Piercing, Hollywood-Loving, Left-Wing, Freak Show.Elliott Bay Books. 7:30 p.m. Thurs. Nov. 9.
Lawney L. Reyes He'll read from his biography of his activist brother, Bernie Whitebear: An Urban Indian's Quest for Justice. Burke Room, Burke Museum, UW campus, 206-543-5590, www.burkemuseum.org. $5-$8. 6:30 p.m. Thurs. Nov. 9.
Skye Moody Beachcombing is a competitive sport—especially when it comes to searching for glass fishing floats or rare purple sea glass. In her quirky new Washed Up: The Curious Journeys of Flotsam and Jetsam, local author Moody tells all about the obsession—and about the wacky things that wash up on ocean shores: Nike shoes, sealed wine bottles and food, ID cards, "beach whistles" (er, plastic tampon applicators), ambergris, and much more. Moody may even share her favorite Puget Sound spots for finding treasures. MOLLY LORI University Book Store. 7 p.m. Fri. Nov. 10.
