Books

Seattle Poetry Slam Local poets share their verse and spoken word compositions. 21 and over. Rebar, 1114 Howell StreetSeattle, WA $5 Tuesday, December 29, 2015, 8 – 11:30pm

Siamak Vossoughi The Iranian-American’s short-story collection is Better Than War.

Elliott Bay Book Co., 1521 10th Ave., Seattle, WA 98122 Free Monday, January 4, 2016, 7pm

Dave Bara

Starbound is the second volume in his “Lightship Chronicles” sci-fi series. University Book Store, 4326 University Way N.E., Seattle, WA 98105 Free Tuesday, January 5, 2016, 7pm

Margaret Malone She talks with Hugo House’s Peter Mountford about her debut story collection, People Like You.

Elliott Bay Book Co., 1521 10th Ave., Seattle, WA 98122 Free Tuesday, January 5, 2016, 7pm

Seattle Poetry Slam Local poets share their verse and spoken word compositions. 21 and over. Rebar, 1114 Howell StreetSeattle, WA $5 Tuesday, January 5, 2016, 8 – 11:30pm

James J. Tracy

Faith, Doubt, Mystery: A Catholic Journey is this Jesuit-turned-psychologist’s memoir. University Book Store, 4326 University Way N.E., Seattle, WA 98105 Free Wednesday, January 6, 2016, 7pm

Robbie Bach & Paul Shoemaker The authors of XBox Revisited and Can’t Not Do, respectively, discuss positive social change. Elliott Bay Book Co., 1521 10th Ave., Seattle, WA 98122 Free Wednesday, January 6, 2016, 7pm

Jamie Merisotis

America Needs Talent sounds like a reality competition show, but it’s actually this Lumina Foundation CEO’s guide for bringing the American workforce into the next century. Town Hall, 1119 Eighth Ave., Seattle, WA 98101 $5 Wednesday, January 6, 2016, 7:30pm