
If you're lucky (or unlucky) enough to not be snowed or iced in, or have a few open evenings between holiday parties there are several free events in warm, inviting places for you to attend. Why not untangle yourself from your Christmas lights and tackle some more of your holiday gift shopping at one of these great independent bookstores?
Monday, December 15th
Elliot Bay Book Company: Barbara Brotherton, the Seattle Art Museum curator of Native American art, will discuss the new exhibit "S'abedeb/ The Gifts: Pacific Coast Salish Art and Artists" and the exhibit catalog that has the same name at 6:30 p.m. (free).
Tuesday, December 16th
Barnes and Noble, University Village: Mystery author Alan Jacobson will discuss his new book The 7th Victim at 7:30 p.m. (free).
Elliot Bay Book Company: Local author Rikki Ducornet will read from her new book The One Marvelous Thing at 7:30 (free).
Wednesday, December 17th
Barnes and Noble, University Village: Popular mystery author J.A. Janice will read from and sign her new book Cruel Intent at 7:30 p.m. (free).
Elliot Bay Book Company: Lawrence Weschler will read from his two books Seeing is Forgetting the Name of the Thing One Sees and True to Life: Twenty-Five Years of Conversations with David Hockney at 7:30 p.m. (free).
Thursday, December 18th
University Book Store (Mill Creek): A holiday story reading of Truman Capote's "A Christmas Memory" will take place at 7:30 p.m. (free).