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Risqué Tips Sure to Embolden—and Empower—the ShyReadings This WeekGavin BorchertPublished on November 15, 2006Send listings two weeks in advance to books@seattleweekly.com. Readings & EventsKelly Braffet Her new Virginia-set suspense novel is Last Seen Leaving. Elliott Bay Books. 8 p.m. Wed. Nov. 15. Richard Peck The noted children's author speaks on "Voices in an Empty Room: Five Apologies for the Narrative." Walker-Ames Room, Kane Hall, UW campus. $5. 7 p.m. Wed. Nov. 15. Terry Tamminen This former California EPA secretary discusses the health, environmental, and economic downside of petroleum use and suggests solutions, in Lives Per Gallon: The True Cost of Our Oil Addiction.Elliott Bay Books. 6 p.m. Wed. Nov. 15. Scott Turow A book party/reading/signing to launch his latest legal thriller, Limitations. W Seattle, 1112 Fourth Ave., 206-632-2419. $15. 6 p.m. Wed. Nov. 15. Bruce ZuckermannAll you ever wanted to know about preserving and restoring ancient documents in his lecture "Bringing the Dead Sea Scrolls Back to Life." Town Hall, 1119 Eighth Ave., 206-652-4255. $15. 7:30 p.m. Wed. Nov. 15.
The Evangelical Phenomenon Local religious and secular leaders (Valerie Tarico, the Rev. Rich Lang, David Domke, and Rabbi Daniel Weiner) discuss the growth of Christian fundamentalism and its increasing influence on U.S. politics. Town Hall, 1119 Eighth Ave., 206-652-4255, www.brownpapertickets.com. $5-$7.50. 8 p.m. Thurs. Nov. 16. Jeff GromanThe Six-Day Bicycle Races: America's Jazz-Age Sport tells all about this popular early-20th-century trend. In conjunction, Maria Mason, a representative of Bikes for Education, will be on hand to accept used bicycles for shipment to Togo. Eagle Harbor Books, 157 Winslow Way E. (Bainbridge Island), 206-842-5332. 7:30 p.m. Thurs. Nov. 16. David Kelly His work, and that of other queer cartoonists, in his book Boy Trouble. Bailey/Coy Books, 414 Broadway, 206-323-8842. 7 p.m. Thurs. Nov. 16.
Solveig Torvik & Kirby OlsonHer novel Nikolai's Fortune tells of the hardships of three generations of Finnish women; his Temping is a comedy. Finnish Lutheran Church, 8504 13th Ave. N.W. 7 p.m. Thurs. Nov. 16. Christianity and "The Problem of Evil" A weekend conference led by Lynn C. Bauman. St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, 4805 N.E. 45th St. www.ststephens-seattle.org to register. $15 Fri./$30 Sat. 7:30 p.m. Fri. Nov. 17, 9:30 a.m. Sat. Nov. 18. Color of Violence A panel discussion to launch Color of Violence: The Incite! Anthology, writings on violence against women of color. UW Ethnic Cultural Center, 3931 Brooklyn Ave. N.E., www.cara-seattle.org. Free. 6 p.m. Fri. Nov. 17. Dorothy Granada The director of the Maria Luisa Ortiz Women's Health Clinic in Nicaragua speaks on her embattled efforts in the area of rural women's health care. St. Joseph's Catholic Church, 732 18th Ave. E. 7 p.m. Fri. Nov. 17. Sarah Katherine Lewis Secrets of the sex industry in her Indecent: How I Make It and Fake It as a Girl for Hire. Elliott Bay Book Co. 7:30 p.m. Fri. Nov. 17. Pontoon Nine This anthology includes work by Annette Spaulding-Convy, Susan Landgraf, Katharine Whitcomb, Johnny Horton, and Erin Malone, who will read at Ravenna Third Place Books, 6504 20th Ave. N.E., 206-525-2347. 7:30 p.m. Fri. Nov. 17.
Jill SmoloweA Love Like No Other: Stories From Adoptive Parents is her anthology of pieces by 20 writers. University Book Store, 7 p.m. Fri. Nov. 17. 1 2 3 Next Page »
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