Books
Megan Kruse
Call Me Home is the debut novel from this Seattle author. Elliott Bay Book Co., 1521 10th Ave., Seattle, WA 98122 Free Thursday, March 5, 2015, 7pm
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Cheryl Strayed If you write a bestseller that becomes the first pick for Oprah’s Book Club 2.0, and then Reese Witherspoon chooses to produce-and star in-the recent movie adaptation (and gets an Oscar nomination), is there really anything left to say? Well, yes, in fact. For a book that could seemingly be written off as yet another soul-searching female memoir in the vein of Eat, Pray, Love (and on a macro level it is just that), the 2012 Wild insists on more of an investment then many books in that ilk. Readers must commit to following a narrative path that’s sometimes as plodding, unglamorous, and unsentimental as its author’s 1,000-plus-mile hike on the Pacific Crest Trail. Strayed’s story-catapulted by the death of her mother-is one of unvarnished breakdown as she loses her marriage, her mind, and her body (to drugs) and her connection to a past that shaped her into a formerly strong, centered individual. When she takes to the wilderness with her now-infamous blue backpack, “The Monster,” there are no climactic detours, no quirky characters to save her, no cheap epiphanies. Instead we are alone with Strayed and her own mind in an almost stream-of-consciousness journey, with breaks now and then via flashbacks. Fortunately that mind is fascinating territory, as vast and unpredictable as the terrain she’s literally covering. (Sold out.) NICOLE SPRINKLE Benaroya Hall, 200 University St., Seattle, WA 98101 $15-$50 Thursday, March 5, 2015, 7:30pm
Michael S. Gazzaniga
Tales from Both Sides of the Brain is the memoir of a cognitive neuroscientist. Town Hall, 1119 Eighth Ave., Seattle, WA 98101 $5 Thursday, March 5, 2015, 7:30pm
Leslye Walton She reads from her young adult novel, The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender. Elliott Bay Book Co., 1521 10th Ave., Seattle, WA 98122 Free Friday, March 6, 2015, 7pm
Jack Straw Artist Showcase Music and readings by Jack Straw musicians and writers. They got a grant; now hear what they did with it. Jack Straw Cultural Center, 4261 Roosevelt Way N.E., Seattle, WA 98105 Donation Saturday, March 7, 2015, 2pm
Courtney Dasher She appears with Tuna the Chiweenie to discuss Tuna Melts My Heart: The Underdog with the Overbite. University Book Store, 4326 University Way N.E., Seattle, WA 98105 Free Saturday, March 7, 2015, 3pm
Lloyd Johnson
Cry of Hope is his sequel to Living Stone about an American grad student in Jerusalem. Third Place Books, 17171 Bothell Way N.E., Seattle, 98115 Free Saturday, March 7, 2015, 6:30pm
Richard B. Simon His Teaching Big History calls for a revolution in education. Elliott Bay Book Co., 1521 10th Ave., Seattle, WA 98122 Free Saturday, March 7, 2015, 7pm
The Language of Chance Two works by KT Niehoff and Elizabeth Klob are inspired by Jorge Luis Borges’ The Library of Babel and told through circus arts. Open Space for the Arts & Community, 18870 103rd Avenue SW
Vashon, Wa 98070 $9-$25 Saturday, March 7, 2015, 7:30pm
Chi-Ming Yang She discusses her book Peforming China: Virtue, Commerce, and Orientalism in Eighteenth-century England, 1660 – 1760. Seattle Art Museum, 1300 First Ave, Seattle, WA 98101 $5 Saturday, March 7, 2015, 9:30pm
Susan Meyers The Women’s National Book Association sponsors the Director of Creative Writing at Seattle U for a presentation on publishing. She recently published her debut novel, Failing the Trapeze. University Book Store, 4326 University Way N.E., Seattle, WA 98105 Free Sunday, March 8, 2015, 1:30pm
Theo Pauline Nestor The author of Writing Is My Drink teaches a memoir writing class. Elliott Bay Book Co., 1521 10th Ave., Seattle, WA 98122 Free Sunday, March 8, 2015, 3pm
Bruce Schneier He discusses his new book Data and Goliath: The Hidden Battles to Capture Your Data and Control Your World. Town Hall, 1119 Eighth Ave., Seattle, WA 98101 $5 Monday, March 9, 2015, 7:30pm
Leslie Budewitz Her Assault and Pepper is a new series set in Pike Place Market. (Also at Third Place Books 7 p.m.) Seattle Mystery Bookshop, 117 Cherry St., Seattle, WA 98104 See website for details. Tuesday, March 10, 2015, 12pm
Charles Johnson Iman Jamal Rahman talks to him about his book Taming the Ox: Buddhist Stories and Reflections on Politics, Race, Culture, and Spiritual Practice. University Book Store, 4326 University Way N.E., Seattle, WA 98105 Free Tuesday, March 10, 2015, 7pm
Elliot Ackerman He reads from his debut novel, Green on Blue. Seattle Central Library, 1000 Fourth Ave., Seattle, WA 98104 Free Tuesday, March 10, 2015, 7pm
Jynne DIlling Martin The publishing executive makes her poetry debut with We Mammals in Hospitable Times. Elliott Bay Book Co., 1521 10th Ave., Seattle, WA 98122 Free Tuesday, March 10, 2015, 7pm
Denis & Gail Boyer Hayes The two environmentalists discuss their book Cowed: The Hidden Impact of 93 Million Cows on America’s Health, Economy, Politics, Culture, and Environment. Town Hall, 1119 Eighth Ave., Seattle, WA 98101 $5 Tuesday, March 10, 2015, 7:30pm
Blake Madden Local writer and musician celebrates the release of his new book, The Green Screen. Vermillion Art Gallery & Bar, 1508 11th Ave
Seattle, WA 98122 Free Tuesday, March 10, 2015, 8pm
Seattle Poetry Slam Local poets share their verse and spoken word compositions. 21 and over. Rebar, 1114 Howell StreetSeattle, WA $5 Tuesday, March 10, 2015, 8 – 11:30pm
Jessica Hagy The author of a Webby Award-winning blog releases her book, The Art of War Visualized. University Book Store, 4326 University Way N.E., Seattle, WA 98105 Free Wednesday, March 11, 2015, 7pm
Mark Adams
Meet Me in Atlantis details his experiences tracking down and talking to Atlantis obsessives. Elliott Bay Book Co., 1521 10th Ave., Seattle, WA 98122 Free Wednesday, March 11, 2015, 7pm
Trevis Gleason
Chef Interrupted is his travel memoir after being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. Third Place Books, 17171 Bothell Way N.E., Seattle, 98115 Free Wednesday, March 11, 2015, 7pm
Reif Larsen He discusses his new book I Am Radar. Elliott Bay Book Co., 1521 10th Ave., Seattle, WA 98122 Free Thursday, March 12, 2015, 7pm
Dan DiMicco He discusses economic restoration in American Made. Town Hall, 1119 Eighth Ave., Seattle, WA 98101 $5 Thursday, March 12, 2015, 7:30pm
The Parent Trap Three authors (Tiphanie Yanique, Jess Walter, and Megan Snyder-Camp) discuss changes in the parent/child relationship. Richard Hugo House, 1634 11th Ave., Seattle, WA 98122 See website for details. Friday, March 13, 2015
Cat Warren She explores dogs with jobs in her book What the Dog Knows: The Science and Wonder of Working Dogs. University Book Store, 4326 University Way N.E., Seattle, WA 98105 Free Friday, March 13, 2015, 7pm
Jason Schmidt
A List of Things That Didn’t Kill Me is his coming-of-age memoir. Elliott Bay Book Co., 1521 10th Ave., Seattle, WA 98122 Free Friday, March 13, 2015, 7pm
Dr. George Baxter-Holder His new Drugs, Food, Sex and God is a mix between a memoir and a self-help book. University Book Store, 4326 University Way N.E., Seattle, WA 98105 Free Saturday, March 14, 2015, 6pm
Elizabeth Austen and Diane Raptosh The poets read from their books American Amnesiac and Every Dress a Decision. Elliott Bay Book Co., 1521 10th Ave., Seattle, WA 98122 Free Saturday, March 14, 2015, 7pm
Abigail Carter She reads from her latest, Remember the Moon. (Also at Third Place Books 6:30 p.m. Fri., March 20.) Elliott Bay Book Co., 1521 10th Ave., Seattle, WA 98122 Free Sunday, March 15, 2015, 3pm
Dennis Lehane His new book, World Gone By is set against a World War II backdrop. Elliott Bay Book Co., 1521 10th Ave., Seattle, WA 98122 Free Monday, March 16, 2015, 3pm
Denis Hayes & Gail Boyer Hayes In their new book Cowed, they discuss sustainability and America’s long-running relationship with cows. (Also at Third Place Books, 7 p.m. Wed., March 18) University Book Store, 4326 University Way N.E., Seattle, WA 98105 Free Monday, March 16, 2015, 7pm
Sasha Martin
Life from Scratch is a food memoir, chronicling 195 weeks where the food blogger attempts to cook and eat a meal from every single country. Third Place Books, 17171 Bothell Way N.E., Seattle, 98115 Free Monday, March 16, 2015, 7pm
Robert Scheer The managing editor of Truthdig discusses his book, They Know Everything About You, on data-collecting. Town Hall, 1119 Eighth Ave., Seattle, WA 98101 $5 Monday, March 16, 2015, 7:30pm
Valentina Giambanco She reads from her spooky new book, The Gift of the Darkness. Seattle Mystery Bookshop, 117 Cherry St., Seattle, WA 98104 Free Tuesday, March 17, 2015, 12pm
Adam Sobel The atmospheric scientist discusses his new book Storm Surge in the Foege Auditorium. University of Washington Campus, 15th Ave. N.E. and N.E. 41st St., Seattle, WA 98105 Free Tuesday, March 17, 2015, 7:30pm
Garry Wills The historian in conversation with Rebecca Brown discusses his book, The Future of the Catholic Church with Pope Francis.
Town Hall, 1119 Eighth Ave., Seattle, WA 98101 $5 Tuesday, March 17, 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, March 17, 2015, 8 – 11:30pm
Timothy Williams He signs The Honest Folk of Guadeloupe. Seattle Mystery Bookshop, 117 Cherry St., Seattle, WA 98104 Free Wednesday, March 18, 2015, 12pm
David Vann He discusses his new book, Aquarium. Elliott Bay Book Co., 1521 10th Ave., Seattle, WA 98122 Free Wednesday, March 18, 2015, 7pm
John Neeleman
Logos: A Novel of Christianity’s Origin is his historical fiction debut. University Book Store, 4326 University Way N.E., Seattle, WA 98105 Free Wednesday, March 18, 2015, 7pm
Paul Beatty He reads from his new novel, The Sellout. Seattle Central Library, 1000 Fourth Ave., Seattle, WA 98104 Free Wednesday, March 18, 2015, 7pm
Alma Alexander
Random is a part of her Were Chronicles YA fantasy series. University Book Store, 4326 University Way N.E., Seattle, WA 98105 Free Thursday, March 19, 2015, 7pm
Jane Hirshfield
Come, Thief is her latest book of poetry. Elliott Bay Book Co., 1521 10th Ave., Seattle, WA 98122 Free Thursday, March 19, 2015, 7pm
Farzana Marie She discusses Load Poems Like Guns, an anthology of Afghan women’s poetry she translated and edited. Elliott Bay Book Co., 1521 10th Ave., Seattle, WA 98122 Free Friday, March 20, 2015, 7pm
Ferrett Steinmetz
University Book Store, 4326 University Way N.E., Seattle, WA 98105 fre Friday, March 20, 2015, 7pm
Ferrett Steinmetz His new book Flex imagines a world where narcotics let you bend reality. University Book Store, 4326 University Way N.E., Seattle, WA 98105 Free Friday, March 20, 2015, 7pm
