This Week in Lit: Prepubescent Environmentalists, Poetry and Palestine
Nathacha Appanah at Elliott Bay Book Co.:
We’re starting off strong this week at Elliott Bay Book Co. with Nathacha Appanah. The French-Mauritian author is in the US for the first time and promoting her book The Last Brother—we’re grabbing her right after her appearance in the PEN World Voices Festival in NYC. Her novel is astounding critics with its intricate story telling and dark subject matter (the little-known strife of 1,500 Jews who fled Europe only to be refused entry to Palestine and imprisoned in Mauritius in the 1940s). It’s never too late to be enlightened about bygone events, no matter how heart-breaking.
Monday, 7 p.m. //Elliott Bay Book Co. // Free
Mark Kurlansky at Third Place Books in Lake Forest Park:
What better way to procure the next generation of environmentally aware runts then to speak to them in their language! Although even the fully-grown kind of people could most likely benefit from the prose in Mark Kurlansky’s new book World Without Fish. Kurlansky offers some information about the current changes happening to fish, the oceans, and our environment, and then intersperses that with vibrant illustrations—that’s enough for me…pretty colors.
Tuesday, 7 p.m. // Third Place Books // Free
Marie-Elizabeth Mali at Pilot Books:
Poetry at Pilot Books! This Thursday Marie-Elizabeth Mali is heading to our local, happening spot on Broadway for a visit. She’s bringing with her all of that exuberance and lyrical-love that makes her poetry sparkle, and now is your chance to bask in that glow. Mali is co-curator of louderARTS: the Reading Series, and Page Meets Stage (both in NYC), and no stranger to the world of words.
Thursday, 7 p.m. // Pilot Books // Free
Jean Kwok at Elliott Bay Book Co.:
Nothing fills a Sunday afternoon like literary discovery—which is why Jean Kwok’s appearance promoting her debut novel, Girl in Translation, should most likely be added to your weekend agenda. The story follows the struggles and achievements of an immigrant in America—documenting the good, the bad, and the ugly parts of her story with the eloquent voice of a real storyteller.
Sunday, 2 p.m. // Elliott Bay Book Co. // Free
Group Reading with Lambda Literary Award Nominees: Elizabeth J. Colen, Jen Currin, Carol Guess, Thomas Schabarum, and Anna Swanson at Elliott Bay Book Co:
Since you’re already at Elliott Bay, you should definitely stick around for this entertaining literary occasion hosted by local author and six-time Lambda Award-winner, Nicola Griffith. For this event they’ve gathered up the five Pacific Northwest nominees for the 23rd Annual Lambda Awards, an awards event honoring LGBT books, authors, and publishers. On hand will be Lesbian Poetry finalists Elizabeth J. Colen, Jen Currin, and Anna Swanson, Lesbian Fiction finalist Carol Guess, and Gay Debut Fiction finalist Tom Schabarum. Let’s offer up some rousing local love before they head to NYC on May 26th for the ceremony!
Sunday, 5 p.m. // Elliott Bay Book Co. // Free
