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May 2013 Readings & Events at Elliott Bay Book Co.

Celebrating Forty Years — Since 1973

An average of ten times a week we are proud to present contemporary authors in the intimate yet casual setting of our reading room, a book-lined room that accommodates a pleasantly sized audience. These are generally free or with nominal charge. Tickets for designated events are available two weeks in advance of the event on a first come, first served basis. Questions and signings often follow these readings.
In addition to here online, a printed monthly schedule of events is available free in the store. You may also sign up to receive our Monthly Events e-blast or arrange have our printed schedule mailed to you for a $5 annual fee—just contact the store to start your subscription today.

SEATTLE READS Stories for Boys with GREGORY MARTIN
Stories for Boys
Wednesday, May 1 at 7 p.m.
at Ballard Library

WILLIAM BRADEN
Henri, le Chat Noir
Wedneday, May 1 at 7 p.m.

JEREMY SCAHILL
Dirty Wars
Wednesday, May 1 at 7:30 p.m.
at Town Hall Seattle
ADMISSION TICKETS REQUIRED

SEATTLE READS Stories for Boys with GREGORY MARTIN
Stories for Boys
Thursday, May 2 at 1 p.m.
at North Seattle Community College

WILLIAM DALRYMPLE
Return of the King
Thursday, May 2 at 7 p.m.
at Seattle Asian Art Museum

 

LORI ROTSKOFF &
CHERYL KILODAVIS
When We Were Free to Be
My Princess Boy
Thurday, May 2 at 7 p.m.

SEATTLE READS Stories for Boys with GREGORY MARTIN
Stories for Boys
Thursday, May 2 at 7 p.m.
at Capitol Hill Library

JUDITH VALENTE
Thursday, May 2 at 7 p.m.
at Seattle University
FREE TICKETS REQUIRED

SEATTLE READS Stories for Boys with GREGORY MARTIN
Stories for Boys
Friday, May 3 at 7 p.m.
at Columbia Library

BARBARA J. MINER
Lessons from the Heartland
Friday, May 3 at 7 p.m.

KATE DiCAMILLO
Bink and Gollie: Best Friends Forever
Friday, May 3 at 7 p.m.
at Seattle Public Central Library
KID'S EVENT

CHILDREN'S STORYTIME
Saturday, May 4 at 11 a.m.
KID'S EVENT

SEATTLE READS Stories for Boys with GREGORY MARTIN
Stories for Boys
Saturday, May 4 at 11 a.m.
at Greenwood Library

M.J. McDERMOTT
The Improv
Saturday, May 4 at 2 p.m.

PETE JORDAN
In the City of Bikes
Saturday, May 4 at 5 p.m.

SEATTLE READS Stories for Boys with GREGORY MARTIN
Stories for Boys
Saturday, May 4 at 7 p.m.
at Seattle Public Central Library

FRAGMENTS JOURNAL:
An Evening of Literature and Visual Art from Seattle University
Saturday, May 4 at 7 p.m.

SEATTLE READS Stories for Boys with GREGORY MARTIN
Stories for Boys
Sunday, May 5 at 11 a.m.
at Southwest Library

SHORT STORIES LIVE: THE SELECTED LETTERS OF WILLA CATHER
Sunday, May 5 at 4 p.m.
at Town Hall Seattle
PERFORMANCE
ADMISSION TICKETS REQUIRED

SEATTLE READS Stories for Boys with GREGORY MARTIN
Stories for Boys
Sunday, May 5 at 4 p.m.
at Northwest Library

SEATTLE PLAYWRIGHTS' COLLECTIVE presents
THE TABLECLOTH
Sunday, May 5 at 6 p.m.
PERFORMANCE
DONATIONS APPRECIATED
FOOD/DRINK

JOSHUA E.S. PHILLIPS &
IAN FISHBACK
None of Us Were Like This Before
Sunday, May 5 at 7:30 p.m.
at Town Hall Seattle
ADMISSION TICKETS REQUIRED

MAKINI HOWELL
Plum
Monday, May 6 at 7 p.m.

ELLIOTT BAY FICTION BOOK GROUP
The Death of Ivan Ilyich
by Leo Tolstoy
Tuesday, May 7 at 6:30 p.m.

STEPHEN APKON
The Age of the Image
Tuesday, May 7 at 7 p.m.

JAMES KELMAN
Mo said she was quirky
Wednesday, May 8 at 7 p.m.

BENJAMIN PERCY with
JONATHAN EVISON
Red Moon
Thursday, May 9 at 7 p.m.

WILLIAM DIETRICH
The Barbed Crown
Friday, May 10 at 7 p.m.

E.O. WILSON
Letters to a Young Scientist
Friday, May 10 at 7:30 p.m.
at Town Hall Seattle
ADMISSION TICKETS REQUIRED
--THIS EVENT CANCELLED!--

CHILDREN'S STORYTIME
Saturday, May 11 at 11 a.m.
KID'S EVENT

REBECCA ANN PARKER
A House for Hope
Saturday, May 11 at 10 a.m.
at Seattle First Baptist Church

NEAL THOMPSON
A Curious Man
Saturday, May 11 at 7 p.m.

DAPHNE MILLER
Farmacology
Sunday, May 12 at 3 p.m.


LIVING ROOM PROJECT PLAYWRIGHTS presents
COFFEE HOUSE ROMANCE
Sunday, May 12 at 6 p.m.
PERFORMANCE
DONATIONS APPRECIATED

DAVID R. GILLMAN
City of Women
Monday, May 13 at 7 p.m.

MICHAEL POLLAN
Cooked
Monday, May 13 at 8 p.m.
at Benaroya Hall
ADMISSION TICKETS REQUIRED

ELLIOTT BAY GLOBAL ISSUES & ETHICS BOOK GROUP
Alone Together
by Sherry Turkle
Tuesday, May 14 at 6:30 p.m.

JILL McCORKLE
Life After Life
Tuesday, May 14 at 7 p.m.

BARBARA CORRADO POPE
The Missing Italian Girl
Wednesday, May 15 at 6:30 p.m.
at Alliance Française de Seattle

MONICA WESOLOWSKA
Holding Silvan
Wednesday, May 15 at 7 p.m.

ELIZABETH BECKER
Overbooked
Wednesday, May 15 at 7:30 p.m.
at Town Hall Seattle
ADMISSION TICKETS REQUIRED

CLAIRE MESSUD
The Woman Upstairs
Thursday, May 16 at 7 p.m.

 

ROSALIE G. RIEGLE
Doing Time for Peace
Crossing the Line
Friday, May 17 at 7 p.m.

FIRST BOOK All Ages Storytime Fundraiser
Saturday, May 18 from 10 a.m. - 12 noon
at Richard Hugo House
ADMISSION DONATION REQUIRED

   

STEPHEN RODRICK
The Magical Stranger
Saturday, May 18 at 2 p.m.

JOHN DENSMORE Booksigning
The Doors Unhinged
Saturday, May 18 at 5 p.m.

EVE ENSLER
In the Body of the World
Saturday, May 18 at 8 p.m.
at Benaroya Hall
ADMISSION TICKETS REQUIRED

TRAVIS NICHOLS
The More You Ignore Me
Sunday, May 19 at 3 p.m.
--PLEASE NOTE TIME CORRECTION FROM EARLIER ANNOUNCEMENTS!--

WALTER MOSLEY
Little Green
Monday, May 20 at 7 p.m.
at the Northwest African American Museum
--PLEASE NOTE VENUE CHANGE FROM EARLIER ANNOUNCEMENTS!--

JOSH HANAGARNE with
DIANE MAPES
The World's Strongest Librarian
Monday, May 20 at 7 p.m.
at Seattle Public Central Library

TEMPLE GRANDIN
The Autistic Brain
Monday, May 20 at 7:30 p.m.
at Town Hall Seattle
ADMISSION TICKETS REQUIRED
--THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT!--

ROBERT G. KAISER
Act of Congress
Monday, May 20 at 7:30 p.m.
at Town Hall Seattle
ADMISSION TICKETS REQUIRED

SPECULATIONS - ELLIOTT BAY
SCIENCE FICTION & FANTASY
BOOK GROUP
Amped
by Daniel Wilson
Tuesday, May 21 at 6:30 p.m.

ETHAN RUTHERFORD
The Peripatetic COffin and Other Stories
Tuesday, May 21 at 7 p.m.

NATHANIEL PHILBRICK
Bunker Hill
Tuesday, May 21 at 7:30 p.m.
at Town Hall Seattle
ADMISSION TICKETS REQUIRED

SCOTT C. JOHNSON
Wolf and the Watchman
Wednesday, May 22 at 7 p.m.

LUIS NEGRÓN
Mundo Cruel
Thursday, May 23 at 7 p.m.

MARIVI SOLIVEN with
DONNA MISCOLTA
The Mango Bride
Friday, May 24 at 7 p.m.

CHILDREN'S STORYTIME
Saturday, May 25 at 11 a.m.
KID'S EVENT

LUCAS MANN
Class A
Saturday, May 25 at 4 p.m.
--LATE BREAKING ADDITION!--

 

DENNIS CASWELL &
JODIE MARION
Another Exile on the 45th Parallel
Phlogiston
Saturday, May 25 at 7 p.m.
POETRY

RYAN McILVAIN
Elders
Tuesday, May 28 at 7 p.m.

QAIS AKBAR OMAR
A Fort of Nine Towers
Tuesday, May 28 at 7 p.m.
at Seattle Asian Art Museum

JIM HOLT
Why Does the World Exist?
Tuesday, May 28 at 7:30 p.m.
at Town Hall Seattle
ADMISSION TICKETS REQUIRED

JUSSI ADLER-OLSEN with
BILL KENOWER
A Conspiracy of Faith
Wednesday, May 29 at 7 p.m.

ANCHEE MIN
The Cooked Seed
Thursday, May 30 at 7 p.m.

EMMA BROCKES
She Left Me the Gun
Friday, May 31 at 7 p.m.

JEN KIRKMAN
I Can Barely Take Care of Myself
Friday, May 31 at 8 p.m.
at ReBar
ADMISSION TICKETS REQUIRED

 

ALSO TO NOTE

 

JUNE BOON

BOOKED (and sometimes COOKED) obliquely refers to ELIZABETH BECKER's Overbooked (see May 15), MICHAEL POLLAN's Cooked (see May 13), and the general state of things.