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Hopefully your Valentine's Day was a success and the winter blues haven't gotten the best of you yet. If you're looking for something cheap and fun to do (after all we are in a recession) I've compiled a list of events taking place at local bookstores and libraries around Puget Sound. Grab a book and a friend and check out one of these happenings.
Monday, February 16
Note: All public libraries in the Seattle Metro area are closed today to observe Presidents Day
Elliot Bay Book Company: Author Larry Wilmore will discuss his book I’d Rather We Got casinos, and Other Black Thoughts at 7:30 p.m. (free).
University Book Store (University District): Author Christopher Moore will read from and sign his new novel Fool at 7 p.m. (free).
Tuesday, February 17
Elliot Bay Book Company: Author Robert V. Camuto will discuss and sign his book Adventures in the French Wine Country at noon (free).
Elliot Bay Book Company: Northwest author Debra Gwartney will discuss her new book Live Through This at 7:30 p.m. (free).
Mukilteo Library (Snohomish County): Scottish crime writer Val McDermid will sign her book A Darker Domain at 7 p m. (free).
Seattle Mystery Bookshop: Scottish crime writer Val McDermid will discuss her book A Darker Domain at noon (free).
Seattle Town Hall: Walter Williams will discuss and sign his book The Politics of Bad Ideas at 7:30 p.m. ($5).
Seattle University Book Store: Author Ken Scholes will read from and sign his book Lamentation at 7 p.m. (free).
Elliot Bay Book Company: Author E. Lynn Harris will discuss his book Basket Ball Jones at 7:30 p.m. (free).
Seattle Public Library (Ballard Branch): Author Brian Preston will read from his memoir Me, Chi, and Bruce Lee at 6:30 p.m. (free).
Spitfire: Open mic poetry slam and poet Matt Gano will begin at 8 p.m. ($5).
Third Place Books (Lake Forest): Northwest author Debra Gwartney will discuss her new book Live Through This at 7 p.m. (free).
University Book Store (University District): Author Dan Simmons will read from and sign his novel, based on the last tears of Charles Dickens’ life Drood at 7 p.m. (free).
Thursday, February 19
Eagle Harbor Books: Author Erica Bauermeister will discuss her novel The School of Essential Ingredients at 7:30 p.m. (free).
Seattle Public Library (Beacon Hill Branch): Author Mary Woodward will discuss her book In Defense of Our Neighbors at 6:30 p.m. (free).
Third Place Books (Lake Forest): Author Jacqueline Winspear will discuss her boo Among the Mad at 7 p.m. (free).
Town Hall Seattle: Investigative Journalist and author Pratap Chatterjee will discuss his book Halliburton’s Army: The Long, Strange Tale of a Private, Profitable, and Out-of-Control Texas Oil Company at 7:30 p.m. (free).
University Book Store (University District): Author Eugene Mirman will read from and sign his book Will to Whatevs: A Guide to Modern Life at 7 p.m. (free).
Did I miss an event? Please leave your suggestions in the comment section below.
Comments
Joel Berg is NOT speaking at Elliot Bay Book Store on Feb. 18 about his new book, All You Can Eat: How Hungry Is America. He WILL however be speaking at Elliot Bay on Sunday, March 22, time TBD. Thanks.
Lori- Thank you for letting me know. I've edited the event listing to reflect these changes.
Val McDermid will be at Mukilteo Library tonight at 7 pm. Not 12 noon!
Teri- Thank you for pointing out my mistake. I fixed it to show to correct time.
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