Author Events

Smith Henderson The Portland novelist debuts with Fourth of July Creek, in which a Montana social worker encounters a group of end-times survivalists. Elliott Bay Book Co., 1521 10th Ave., 624-6600, elliottbaybook.com. Wed., June 11, 7 p.m.

Tom Rob Smith His Euro-thriller The Farm concerns mental illness and family secrets. Smith’s prior bestseller Child 44 will be released as a movie this fall, starring Tom Hardy, Noomi Rapace, and Gary Oldman. University Book Store, 4326 University Way N.E., 634-3400, bookstore.washington.edu. Wed., June 11, 7 p.m.

Michael Faley, Romina Mika and Judith Skillman Daley has translated the poetry from Lucia Gazzino’s Alter Mundus (The Other World). Mika will read some verses in their original Italian. The local Skillman shares from Broken Lines-The Art & Craft of Poetry and The Phoenix: New and Selected Poems 2007 to 2013. Elliott Bay Book Co., Thurs., June 12, 7 p.m.

Jack Hart

Skookum Summer is a debut novel, set on Hood Canal in 1981, where a disgraced newspaper reporter stumbles onto a murder mystery. Third Place Books, 17171 Bothell Way N.E., 366-3333, thirdplacebooks.com. Thurs., June 12, 7 p.m.

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Garrison Keillor SEE THE PICK LIST, PAGE 60. University Book Store, Thurs., June 12, 7 p.m.

Tony Brasunas Spiritual awakening is the subject of his Double Happiness. Third Place Books, Fri., June 13, 6:30 p.m.

Zeynep Ton with Richard Galanti, Sally Clark & Maureen Conway From the MIT professor Ton, The Good Jobs Strategy argues for better quality jobs. He’s joined by the three locals for a panel discussion on the same subject. Town Hall, 1119 Eighth Ave., 652-4255, townhallseattle.org. Free. Fri., June 13, 4 p.m.

Susan Carr

The Ballad of Desiree is a road novel that explores love and young motherhood. Third Place Books, Sat., June 14. 7 p.m.

Emerald City Author Event Three dozen international authors sign and sell their works. The Red Lion, 1415 Fifth Ave., 855-515-1144, facebook.com/EmeraldCityAuthorEvent. Free. Sat., June 14. 11:30 a.m.-4 p.m.

Literacy Council of Seattle Thousands of books are on sale. Proceeds benefit local literacy programs. 8500 14th Ave. N.W., 233-9720, literacyseattle.org. Sat., June 14. 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Tony Angell

J. Fenwick Landsdowne is an overview of the life and works of the Canadian naturalist, as considered by the local artist Angell. Elliott Bay Book Co., Sat., June 14. 2 p.m.

Lisa See Her novel China Dolls is set in 1938 San Francisco, where young Chinese-American women work in a nightclub. Their friendship is tested, however, by the oncoming war. Elliott Bay Book Co., Sat., June 14. 7 p.m.

Greg van Eekhout

California Bones concerns a heist in futuristic Los Angeles. University Book Store, Sat., June 14. 3 p.m.

Bill Hillman He reads from his coming-of-age novel, set in Chicago, The Old Neighborhood. The Station, 2533 16th Ave. S., 453-4892. Sun., June 15, 6 p.m.

Daniel W. Drezner He discusses his The System Worked: How the World Stopped Another Great Depression, about the 2008 global financial crisis. Town Hall, $5. Mon., June 16, 7:30 p.m.

Robert Michael Pyle This essayist tries his hand at poetry in Evolution of the Genus Iris: Poems. (Also appears 7 p.m. Tues., June 17 at Eagle Harbor Books on Bainbridge Island.) Elliott Bay Book Co., Mon., June 16, 7 p.m.

Aneesh Chopra He discusses Innovative State: How New Technologies Can Transform Government. Town Hall, $5. Tues., June 17. 7:30 p.m.

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Glenn Greenwald

No Place to Hide: Edward Snowden, the NSA, and the U.S. Surveillance State is a new book from the Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter. Note: this event is sold out. Town Hall, $6. Tues., June 17. 7 p.m.

Andy Hall SEE THE PICK LIST, PAGE 61. Elliott Bay Book Co., Tues., June 17. 7 p.m.

Imam Jamal Rahman

Sacred Laughter of the Sufis combines comedy and spiritual insight. University Book Store, Tues., June 17. 7 p.m.

William Wyckoff The accomplished photographer discusses his How to Read the American West. Third Place Books, Tues., June 17. 7 p.m.