This Week in Lit: Canadians, Murakami, and Sweet, Sweet Glaze
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Canadian Invasion Book Launch at Elliott Bay Book Co:
It's a Canadian invasion! Or at least an invasion of Canadian authors at Elliott Bay Book Co. This evening will feature readings by Suzette Mayr, Dennis E. Bolen, Kevin Chong, and Sookfong Lee. These celebrated writers from the North hail from three Canadian presses, and will be gracing the bookstore with some very different, but exciting material. Novelist Mayr will read from Monoceros, Bollen reads from his seventh book, Anticipated Results, novelist Kevin Chong will entertain with some biting wit, and Sookfong Lee explores Vancouver's 1980s Chinese Canadian community with The Better Mother.
Monday, 7 p.m. // Elliott Bay Book Co. // Free
Special Midnight On-sale Opening for IQ84 at Elliott Bay Book Co.:
Ever dreamt about hanging out at Elliott Bay Book Co. at midnight? I know you have--and tonight the store will be open for a special event! The English-language translation of Haruki Murakami's novel, IQ84 is out--and you can grab your copy at midnight. Expect some Murakami trivia and other excitement while you wait…patiently. There will also be ten signed first addition copies up for grabs (grab via lottery system that is). Should be a unique and entertaining way to welcome IQ84--as it should be!
Monday/Tuesday, Midnight // Elliott Bay Book Co. // Free
Maggie Nelson at Elliott Bay Book Co.:
Maggie Nelson is in town from LA with another intriguing book! Author of prize winning critical study, Women, the New York School, and Other True Abstractions, the memoir The Red Parts, and a couple of books of poetry--this fascinating woman will be discussing her latest, The Art of Cruelty: A Reckoning. Not a book to be taken lightly, Nelson has created something intelligent and mesmerizing again--swing by to see the lady herself.
Wednesday, 7 p.m. // Elliott Bay Book Co. // Free
Mark Klebeck, Michael Klebeck and Jess Thompson at Mill Creek University Book Store:
The brains behind those delicious Top Pot doughnuts are sharing some secrets in Top Pot Hand-Forged Doughnuts: Secrets and Recipes for the Home Baker. You can learn how to make that glaze at home! Enough said.
Thursday, 6 p.m. // Mill Creek University Book Store // Free
Kurt E. Armbruster at the New Orleans Creole Restaurant:
Another musical book event--except this time we're looking to Seattle's music scene a bit further in the past. Musician and historian Kurt Armbruster will be celebrating our city's diverse history while signing and chatting about his new book, Before Seattle Rocked: A City and Its Music. Though the night will begin tamely enough with the signing--it'll soon get a little wilder when the Olde Seattle Rhythm Band, and then Overton Berry take the stage. That will be followed by Alice Stuart and the Formerly's at 10 p.m., not a shabby way to spend a Saturday night!
Saturday, 7 p.m. // The New Orleans Creole Restaurant // Cover charge for the music program, $8
