Books

Amy Bloom WWII is the backdrop for her homefront coming-of-age tale of two sisters, called Lucky Us. Seattle Central Library, 1000 Fourth Ave., Seattle, WA 98104 Free Monday, August 4, 2014, 7 – 8pm

Joshua Fields Millburn & Ryan Nicodemus They radically simplify their lives in Everything That Remains, a life guide/manifesto. Third Place Books, 17171 Bothell Way N.E., Seattle, 98115 Free Monday, August 4, 2014, 7 – 8pm

Robin Hobb She charts more magical adventures in Fool’s Assassin. University Book Store, 4326 University Way N.E., Seattle, WA 98105 Free Monday, August 4, 2014, 7 – 8pm

Ivan Doig The veteran local writer shares from his latest Montana-set novel, Sweet Thunder.

University Book Store, 4326 University Way N.E., Seattle, WA 98105 n/a Tuesday, August 5, 2014, 5:30pm

Carrie La Seur From Montana, the writer also sets her debut novel The Home Place in that state, where family interests collide. Elliott Bay Book Co., 1521 10th Ave., Seattle, WA 98122 Free Tuesday, August 5, 2014, 7 – 8pm

Sean Davis The Iraq War veteran and artist shares from his memoir The Wax Bullet War. Ravenna Third Place Books, 6504 20th Ave. N.E., Seattle, WA 98115 Free Wednesday, August 6, 2014, 6:30 – 8pm

Benoit Denizet-Lewis He shares from his road chronicle Travels With Casey: My Journey Through Our Dog-Crazy Country. Elliott Bay Book Co., 1521 10th Ave., Seattle, WA 98122 Free Wednesday, August 6, 2014, 7 – 8pm

Dan Richards He’s the children’s author of The Problem with Not Being Scared of Monsters. Third Place Books, 17171 Bothell Way N.E., Seattle, 98115 Free Wednesday, August 6, 2014, 7 – 8pm

A.K. Summers She writes about, and illustrates, her experience with motherhood in Pregnant Butch. (Also: Third Place, 7 p.m. Mon.) Elliott Bay Book Co., 1521 10th Ave., Seattle, WA 98122 Free Thursday, August 7, 2014, 7 – 8pm

Jack Straw Writers Contributors to the latest anthology are Raul Sanchez, Margot Kahn, Gigi Rosenberg, and Kristen Millares Young. University Book Store, 4326 University Way N.E., Seattle, WA 98105 Free Thursday, August 7, 2014, 7 – 8pm

Jeanne Morefield She’ll discuss Empires Without Imperialism : Anglo-American Decline and the Politics of Deflection. Ravenna Third Place Books, 6504 20th Ave. N.E., Seattle, WA 98115 Free Thursday, August 7, 2014, 7 – 8pm

Mark Epstein He’ll discuss The Trauma of Everyday Life: A Guide to Inner Peace. University Book Store, 4326 University Way N.E., Seattle, WA 98105 Free Thursday, August 7, 2014, 7 – 8pm

Theresa Mickey McCormick Raised in conservative Texas during the ‘40s and ‘50s, she reads from her memoir A Far Cry from Here: Growing Up and Out of Fundamentalism. Elliott Bay Book Co., 1521 10th Ave., Seattle, WA 98122 Free Thursday, August 7, 2014, 7 – 8pm

Brian & Jan Herbert Local author Brian Herbert (son of Frank Dune Herbert) has written a futuristic satire, The Little Green Book of Chairman Rahma, which takes the form of a totalitarian manifesto. His wife sets her eco-thriller Ocean: The Ocean Cycle Omnibus in the year 2024. Eagle Harbor Books, 157 Winslow Way E., Bainbridge Island, WA 98110 Free Thursday, August 7, 2014, 7:30 – 8:30pm

June Cotner She’s written Garden Blessing: Prose, Poems and Prayers Celebrating the Love of Gardening. University Book Store, 4326 University Way N.E., Seattle, WA 98105 Free Friday, August 8, 2014, 7 – 8pm

Laurel Braitman She’ll discuss her Animal Madness: How Anxious Dogs, Compulsive Parrots, and Elephants in Recovery Help Us Understand Ourselves. Also speaking is Seattle’s Andrew Bleiman, who created the Zooborns website. Elliott Bay Book Co., 1521 10th Ave., Seattle, WA 98122 Free Friday, August 8, 2014, 7 – 8pm

John Moe The humorist reads from Dear Luke, We Need to Talk, Darth: And Other Pop Culture Correspondences. University Book Store, 4326 University Way N.E., Seattle, WA 98105 n/a Saturday, August 9, 2014, 5 – 6am

Spencer Quinn She combines crime fiction and pets in Paw and Order. (Also: Eagle Harbor, 3 p.m. Sun.) Third Place Books, 17171 Bothell Way N.E., Seattle, 98115 Free Saturday, August 9, 2014, 6:30 – 7:30pm

Kat Richardson She concludes her Greywalker sci-fi series with Revenant. (Also: Seattle Mystery Bookshop, noon, Sat.) University Book Store, 4326 University Way N.E., Seattle, WA 98105 Free Monday, August 11, 2014, 7 – 8pm

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Edan Lepuck She’ll discuss her dystopian debut novel California, a publishing sensation thanks to Stephen Colbert, with Seattle’s  own Sherman Alexie, who pimped the book on his show. Seattle Central Library, 1000 Fourth Ave., Seattle, WA 98104 Free Tuesday, August 12, 2014, 7 – 8pm

Janice Steinberg A woman reflects on her youth during WWII in the novel The Tin Horse, which also involves a lost sister. Seattle Public Library, Northeast Branch, 6801 35th Ave. N.E., Seattle, WA 98115 Free Wednesday, August 13, 2014, 6 – 7pm

Mary Daheim The inexhaustible local mystery writer’s latest is Clam Wake: A Bed-and-Breakfast Mystery. (Also: Seattle Mystery Bookshop, noon, Thurs., Aug. 14) University Book Store (Mill Creek), 15311 Main St., Mill Creek, WA 98012 Free Wednesday, August 13, 2014, 7 – 8pm

Kathleen Flinn The local chef and food writer has penned her third memoir, Burnt Toast Makes You Sing Good. Ticket price includes food, wine, music, and a copy of her book. (Also: Third Place, 7 p.m. Mon., Aug 18.) Swedish Cultural Center, 1920 Dexter Ave N, Seattle, Wash. 98109 $39-$55 Thursday, August 14, 2014, 6:30 – 10pm

Elissa Washuta Her memoir of a troubled Native American youth is My Body is a Book of Rules. Richard Hugo House, 1634 11th Ave., Seattle, WA 98122 Free Thursday, August 14, 2014, 7 – 8pm

Ivan Doig

Sweet Thunder, the latest Montana-set novel from the veteran local writer, is set in rough-and tumble Butte. Elliott Bay Book Co., 1521 10th Ave., Seattle, WA 98122 Free Thursday, August 14, 2014, 7 – 8pm

Patrick Swenson

The Ultra Thin Man is his future-set thriller, with events in the year 2113. (Also: University Bookstore, 7 p.m. Tues., Aug. 12.) Third Place Books, 17171 Bothell Way N.E., Seattle, 98115 Free Thursday, August 14, 2014, 7 – 8pm

Betsy MacGregor The Whidbey Island physician will discuss her In Awe of Being Human: A Doctor’s Stories From the Edge of Life and Death. Eagle Harbor Books, 157 Winslow Way E., Bainbridge Island, WA 98110 Free Thursday, August 14, 2014, 7:30 – 8:30pm

Jack Remick

Satori collects his new verse. University Book Store, 4326 University Way N.E., Seattle, WA 98105 Free Friday, August 15, 2014, 7 – 8pm

Malcolm Brooks Montana is the setting for his debut novel, Painted Horses. Elliott Bay Book Co., 1521 10th Ave., Seattle, WA 98122 Free Friday, August 15, 2014, 7 – 8pm

Brenda Webster Her novel After Auschwitz: A Love Story has an artist, suffering from Alzheimer’s, try to make sense of the past with a journal. University Book Store, 4326 University Way N.E., Seattle, WA 98105 free Wednesday, August 20, 2014, 7 – 8pm