Books

Cal Winslow

E.P. Thompson and the Making of the New Left is a collection of his mentor E.P. Thompson’s essays with his added commentary.  Elliott Bay Book Co., 1521 10th Ave., Seattle, WA 98122 Free Thursday, April 9, 2015, 7pm

Henry Carroll The photographer discusses his new tutorial, Read This if You Want to Take Great Photographs. University Book Store, 4326 University Way N.E., Seattle, WA 98105 Free Thursday, April 9, 2015, 7pm

Thor Hanson His latest, Triumph of Seeds, combines science and history tell an adventure story. (Also at Town Hall, 7:30 p.m. University Book Store, 7:30 p.m. Fri., April 10. Eagle Harbor Books, 3 p.m. Sun., April 12.) Ravenna Third Place Books, 6504 20th Ave. N.E., Seattle, WA 98115 Free Thursday, April 9, 2015, 7pm

Epic Reads Tour Four authors discuss their latest: Heather Brewer (The Cemetery Boys), Victoria Aveyard (Red Queen), Danielle Paige (The Wicked Will Rise), and Sara Raasch (Snow Like Ashes).  University Book Store, 4326 University Way N.E., Seattle, WA 98105 Free Friday, April 10, 2015, 7pm

Peter Singer The philosopher discusses his new book and movement, The Most Good You Can Do: How Effective Altruism Is Changing Ideas About Living Ethically. Varsity Theatre, 4329 University Way N.E., Seattle, WA 98105 Free Friday, April 10, 2015, 7pm

Where The Mountains End Tour Three award-winning queer authors discuss and read from their work: Amber Dawn (Where The Words End and My Body Begins), Vivek Shraya (She of the Mountains), and Leah Horlick (For Your Own Good). Elliott Bay Book Co., 1521 10th Ave., Seattle, WA 98122 Free Friday, April 10, 2015, 7pm

Rachel Brathen The international yogi includes step-by-step guides, recipes, and personal stories in her debut, Yoga Girl. She will lead a Vinyasa style flow class followed by a book signing.  Showbox SoDo, 1700 First Ave. S., Seattle WA $60 Saturday, April 11, 2015, 12 – 1pm

Bill Schelly The comic scholar discusses his new book, Harvey Kurtzman: The Man Who Created Mad and Revolutionized Humor in America. Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery, 1201 S. Vale St. Free Saturday, April 11, 2015, 6pm

Erik Larson

Dead Wake is about the May 1, 1915 sinking of the Lusitania.  University Book Store, 4326 University Way N.E., Seattle, WA 98105 Free Saturday, April 11, 2015, 6pm

John C. Hampsey His latest, Kaufman’s Hill: a Memoir is a story of boyhood in the mid-1960s. Elliott Bay Book Co., 1521 10th Ave., Seattle, WA 98122 Free Saturday, April 11, 2015, 7pm

Deborah Yaffe The former journalist and Janite tells the story of those who admire Jane Austen in Among the Janeites: A Journey Through the World of Jane Austen. University Book Store, 4326 University Way N.E., Seattle, WA 98105 Free Sunday, April 12, 2015, 2pm

Chris Hoke The founder of Tierra Nueva’s Gang Initiative discusses his book Wanted: A Spiritual Pursuit Through Jail, Among Outlaws, and Across Borders.  Elliott Bay Book Co., 1521 10th Ave., Seattle, WA 98122 Free Sunday, April 12, 2015, 3 – 4pm

Per Petterson

I Refuse is the acclaimed writer’s first novel in five years.  Seattle Central Library, 1000 Fourth Ave., Seattle, WA 98104 Free Monday, April 13, 2015, 7pm

Jeremy Smith Dr. Christopher Murray joins Jeremy Smith as he discusses Epic Measures: One Doctor. Seven Billion Patients about Murray’s Global Burden of Disease study.  Town Hall, 1119 Eighth Ave., Seattle, WA 98101 $5 Monday, April 13, 2015, 7:30pm

Todd Miller He discusses his new book, Border Patrol Nation: Dispatches from the Front Lines of Homeland Security in Thomson Hall.  University of Washington Campus, 15th Ave. N.E. and N.E. 41st St., Seattle, WA 98105 Free Tuesday, April 14, 2015, 5pm

Courtney Maum While British painter Richard may not seem all that different from the multitudes of cheating, caught-in-the-throes-of-midlife-crisis protagonists of so much fiction, the misadventures he has in trying to save his marriage are. In Maum’s debut novel I Am Having So Much Fun Here Without You (Touchstone, $16), Richard’s young mistress leaves him behind in Paris, returning to America to marry. His French wife Anne-Laure has forgiven him his trespass, until she uncovers a cache of letters documenting the intense affair. Meanwhile, Richard has finally found a gallery willing to let him return to his past pop-culture/political style, something he’s been desperate to do since painting a series of conventional, pricey works. When one of those paintings-created for Anne-Laure when she was pregnant with their now-5-year-old daughter-sells, he becomes fixated on buying it back from its mysterious new owners, certain that the gesture will help him reunite with his wife. Though Richard is the novel’s main character, it’s Anne-Laure who steals its pages with her elegance, French stoicism, and ultimate revelation of fragility. This finally makes Richard realize that he’s idolized, rather than taken care of, his wife for too long. In one of the book’s best and most heart-wrenching parts, Richard, kicked out of his home, holes up with his traditional parents in London, there videotaping a series of interviews about their own enduring marriage. The tapes become part of his groundbreaking new gallery show, where the fate of his own marriage will be decided. University Book Store, 4326 University Way N.E., Seattle, WA 98105 Free Tuesday, April 14, 2015, 7pm

Kate Schatz and Miriam Klein Stahl

Rad American Women A-Z features forthright females including A is for Angela Davis and B is for Billie Jean King.  Ravenna Third Place Books, 6504 20th Ave. N.E., Seattle, WA 98115 Free Tuesday, April 14, 2015, 7pm

Matt Kepnes Author of travel blog NomadicMatt.com offers new tips in the updated edition of How to Travel the World on $50 a Day.  University Book Store, 4326 University Way N.E., Seattle, WA 98105 Free Tuesday, April 14, 2015, 7pm

Patrice Vecchione She discusses her new book, Step Into Nature: Nurturing Imagination and Spirit in Everyday Life.  Elliott Bay Book Co., 1521 10th Ave., Seattle, WA 98122 Free Tuesday, April 14, 2015, 7pm

Joseph Gaydos

The Salish Sea: Jewel of the Pacific Northwest includes beautiful photos, stories, and scientific details.  Town Hall, 1119 Eighth Ave., Seattle, WA 98101 $5 Tuesday, April 14, 2015, 7:30pm

Seattle Poetry Slam Local poets share their verse and spoken word compositions. 21 and over. Rebar, 1114 Howell StreetSeattle, WA $5 Tuesday, April 14, 2015, 8 – 11:30pm

Atticus Lish Paul Constant talks to him about his debut novel, Preparation for the Next Life. University Book Store, 4326 University Way N.E., Seattle, WA 98105 Free Wednesday, April 15, 2015, 7pm

Michael Schein His new book John Surratt: The Lincoln Assassin Who Got Away explores the life of John Wilkes Booth’s closest associate. Seattle Central Library, 1000 Fourth Ave., Seattle, WA 98104 Free Wednesday, April 15, 2015, 7pm

Bruce Barcott The Bainbridge journalist and author of The Last Flight of the Scarlet Macaw, discusses his latest, Weed the People: The Future of Legal Marijuana in America. (Also at Eagle Harbor Books, 7:30 p.m. Wed., April 16.) Elliott Bay Book Co., 1521 10th Ave., Seattle, WA 98122 Free Wednesday, April 15, 2015, 7:30pm

Shawn Lawrence Otto

Sins of Our Fathers is a new novel from the screenwriter House of Sand and Fog.  Ravenna Third Place Books, 6504 20th Ave. N.E., Seattle, WA 98115 Free Wednesday, April 15, 2015, 7:30pm

T.C. Boyle The prolific author reads from his new novel, The Harder They Come. Town Hall, 1119 Eighth Ave., Seattle, WA 98101 $5 Wednesday, April 15, 2015, 7:30pm

David Kannas

Still Life with Badge is a new series inspired by the author’s career in law enforcement. University Book Store, 4326 University Way N.E., Seattle, WA 98105 Free Thursday, April 16, 2015, 7pm

David Shields He discusses the concept of collage in his co-written book, Life Is Short-Art Is Shorter.

Richard Hugo House, 1634 11th Ave., Seattle, WA 98122 $12 Thursday, April 16, 2015, 7pm

Jeannine Hall Gailey Her new fantasy book, The Robot Scientist’s Daughter, comments on the nuclear family.  Jack Straw Cultural Center, 4261 Roosevelt Way N.E., Seattle, WA 98105 Free Thursday, April 16, 2015, 7pm

Peter Coyote

The Rainman’s Third Cure: An Irregular Education is his new memoir.  Seattle Central Library, 1000 Fourth Ave., Seattle, WA 98104 Free Thursday, April 16, 2015, 7pm

Robin Oliveira

I Always Loved You is a historical novel about two artists in Paris. ParkPlace Books, 348 Parkplace CenterKirkland, WA 98033 Free Thursday, April 16, 2015, 7pm

Cedric Villani

Birth of a Theorem is about mathematical discovery.  Town Hall, 1119 Eighth Ave., Seattle, WA 98101 $5 Thursday, April 16, 2015, 7:30pm

Robert D. Putnam The author of Bowling Alone and American Grace reads from his latest book, Our Kids: The American Dream in Crisis. Town Hall, 1119 Eighth Ave., Seattle, WA 98101 $5 Thursday, April 16, 2015, 7:30pm

Marian Palaia Her new novel The Given World takes readers to Montana, San Francisco, and Vietnam.  Elliott Bay Book Co., 1521 10th Ave., Seattle, WA 98122 Free Friday, April 17, 2015, 7pm

Neil Gaiman Fantasy author of Coraline, Sandman, Stardust, etc., discusses his work.  University of Washington Campus, 15th Ave. N.E. and N.E. 41st St., Seattle, WA 98105 $18-$35 Friday, April 17, 2015, 7pm

Joe Wenke He is joined by guests to discuss The Human Agenda: Conversations about Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity, which started out as a podcast. Town Hall, 1119 Eighth Ave., Seattle, WA 98101 $5 Friday, April 17, 2015, 7:30pm

Kate Dyer-Seeley Kate Dyer-Seeley signs her new book Slayed on the Slopes. Seattle Mystery Bookshop, 117 Cherry St., Seattle, WA 98104 Free Saturday, April 18, 2015, 12pm

Dan Clowes The creator of Ghost World tours to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Eightball. Get there early if you want your copy signed. Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery, 1201 S. Vale St. Free Saturday, April 18, 2015, 6pm

Ruth Kirk The writer and photographer offers an account of the Makah whaling village excavation in Ozette: Excavating a Makah Whaling Village. Seattle Central Library, 1000 Fourth Ave., Seattle, WA 98104 Free Sunday, April 19, 2015, 2pm

Sarah LaChance Adams Maternal love is explored in Mad Mothers, Bad Mothers, and What a “Good” Mother Would Do. University Book Store, 4326 University Way N.E., Seattle, WA 98105 Free Monday, April 20, 2015, 7pm

Viet Thanh Nguyen His debut novel, The Sympathizer, is told through the voice of a double agent in 1970s America amongst Vietnamese refugees. University Book Store, 4326 University Way N.E., Seattle, WA 98105 Free Tuesday, April 21, 2015, 7pm

Seattle Poetry Slam Local poets share their verse and spoken word compositions. 21 and over. Rebar, 1114 Howell StreetSeattle, WA $5 Tuesday, April 21, 2015, 8 – 11:30pm

Django Wexler In the Forbidden Library series, Alice can read herself into enchanted library books. The Mad Apprentice is his latest installment. University Book Store, 4326 University Way N.E., Seattle, WA 98105 Free Wednesday, April 22, 2015, 7pm

Julie Shayne and Kristy Leissle

Taking Risks: Feminist Activism and Research in the Americas is a collection of essays edited by the UW Bothell lecturer. University of Washington Campus, 15th Ave. N.E. and N.E. 41st St., Seattle, WA 98105 Free Thursday, April 23, 2015, 4pm

Fredrik Eklund

The Sell is the top real-estate broker’s and star of Million Dollar Listing New York’s book of advice. University Book Store, 4326 University Way N.E., Seattle, WA 98105 Free Thursday, April 23, 2015, 7pm

Jennifer Jacquet The NYU Clinical Assistant Professor discusses her book, Is Shame Necessary?: New Uses for an Old Tool. Town Hall, 1119 Eighth Ave., Seattle, WA 98101 Free Thursday, April 23, 2015, 7:30pm

Seattle Poetry Slam Local poets share their verse and spoken word compositions. 21 and over. Rebar, 1114 Howell StreetSeattle, WA $5 Tuesday, April 28, 2015, 8 – 11:30pm