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Mar 27, 2010 0

Seattle, WA – 03/27/10 – Elliott Bay Book Company – Melissa Febos

Who	Melissa Febos
When	Saturday, March 27, 2010 7:00pm - All Ages
Where	Elliott Bay Book Company (map) 1521 Tenth Avenue Seattle, WA, USA 98122 The Elliott Bay Book Company is Seattle's leading independent bookstore and hosts an incredible reading series. Elliott Bay moved from it's location in Seattle's Pioneer Square (a historic district that is known as the source of the term "Skid Road") in April 2010. On the new location, Elliott Bay Book Company says, "Be assured--the new place will have its own distinct charms, many of them very similar to what people have known and enjoyed about our Pioneer Square home. Everyone that we know of who's had a sneak peek as construction has ensued has gone 'wow' in appreciation and anticipation."
Other Info	Melissa Febos co-curates and hosts New York City’s Mixer Reading and Music series, has an MFA from Sarah Lawrence, and teaches at both SUNY Purchase and the Gotham Writers’ Workshop. En route to all of this, she spent much of her younger adult life as a sex worker. She tells the story of her years as a drug addict and dominatrix (“one of the few high-paid acting gigs in the city”) in Whip Smart (Thomas Dunne Books). “Febos’ candid, hard-slugging debut about her four years working as a dominatrix at a midtown Manhattan dungeon cuts a sharp line between prurience and feminist manifesto.” – Publishers Weekly. “Melissa Febos masterfully brings us into these unexpected, unsettling places, the least of which are the dungeons she so vividly – briefly – occupies. Whip Smart is a wild, bright-eyed ride home.” – Nick Flynn.

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Jan 21, 2010 0

Seattle, WA – 01/21/10 – University Book Store – U District – Julie Powell

Who	Julie Powell
When	Thursday, January 21, 2010 7:00pm - All Ages
Where	University Book Store - U District (map) 4326 University Way NE Seattle, WA, USA 98105 The University Book Store is the largest bookstore in Washington state. It is one of few college bookstores organized as an independent, tax paying corporation with direct student involvement in management oversight. It feature an expansive Art/Architecture Department in their general bookstore with strong emphasis on graphic design, high quality art/photography monographs, contemporary architecture and esoteric gift ideas.
Other Info	Julie Powell thought cooking her way through Julia Child's Mastering the Art of French Cooking was the craziest thing she'd ever do--until she embarked on the voyage recounted in her new memoir, Cleaving. Her marriage challenged by an insane, irresistible love affair, Julie decides to leave town and immerse herself in a new obsession: butchery. She finds her way to Fleischer's, a butcher shop where she buries herself in the details of food. She learns how to break down a side of beef and French a rack of ribs--tough, physical work that only sometimes distracts her from thoughts of afternoon trysts. The camaraderie at Fleischer's leads Julie to search out fellow butchers around the world--from South America to Europe to Africa. At the end of her odyssey, she has learned a new art and perhaps even mastered her unruly heart.

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Dec 6, 2009 0

Tacoma, WA – 12/06/09 – King’s Books – Edward Mast

Who	Edward Mast
When	Sunday, December 6, 2009 4:00pm - All Ages
Where	King's Books (map) 218 St. Helens Ave. Tacoma, WA, USA 98402 King’s Books is co-owned by John Schoppert and Pat McDermott. Both worked at Powell’s in Portland where they had a combined 14 years of learning the book trade.
Other Info	Seven Days from a Gaza Diary. Excerpts from a diary written by a 27-year old who lived through the 22-day assault on Gaza written, adapted for reading performance with three actors by Edward Mast.

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Dec 2, 2009 0

Seattle, WA – 12/02/09 – Elliott Bay Book Company – Steven Winn

Who	Steven Winn
When	Wednesday, December 2, 2009 7:00pm - All Ages
Where	Elliott Bay Book Company (map) 1521 Tenth Avenue Seattle, WA, USA 98122 The Elliott Bay Book Company is Seattle's leading independent bookstore and hosts an incredible reading series. Elliott Bay moved from it's location in Seattle's Pioneer Square (a historic district that is known as the source of the term "Skid Road") in April 2010. On the new location, Elliott Bay Book Company says, "Be assured--the new place will have its own distinct charms, many of them very similar to what people have known and enjoyed about our Pioneer Square home. Everyone that we know of who's had a sneak peek as construction has ensued has gone 'wow' in appreciation and anticipation."
Other Info	Steven Winn's daughter's pleas for canine companionship led his family to adopt a "scraggly, man-hating, terrier mix" who wasn't so sure about his new home—and especially Steven Winn. He's here to share his charming tale of perseverance, as told in his book, Come Back, Como: Winning the Heart of a Reluctant Dog (HarperCollins). Steve Winn, one of the founding staff members of The Seattle Weekly, was a longtime staff writer and arts and culture critic at The San Francisco Chronicle, where parts of Come Back, Como initially appeared. "Even people who don't much care for dogs, and I am one, will be moved and entertained by Steven Winn's story of pursuit and rejection and renewed pursuit between man and pooch. Its real subject, transcending species, is the struggle for understanding between minds and hearts." - Adam Gopnik.

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Dec 2, 2009 0

Seattle, WA – 12/02/09 – Town Hall – Curtis Roosevelt

Who	Curtis Roosevelt
When	Wednesday, December 2, 2009 7:30pm - $5 - All Ages
Where	Town Hall (map) 1119 Eighth Avenue Seattle, WA, USA 98101 Town Hall is Seattle's community culture center located in the historic First Hill neighborhood, on the edge of downtown. Town Hall showcases the community's cultural energy with diverse music, arts and humanities, civic discourse, and world culture programming. Housed in an historic Roman-revival-style building on the corner of 8th and Seneca, Town Hall opened in March 1999. Local, national and international programs and performances are scheduled year-round in the Great Hall and Downstairs at Town Hall. Please visit our calendar of events for a current listing of public events. Town Hall's name recalls town-meeting democracy and is emphasized by the intimate, curved, amphitheater-style seating of the Great Hall. Town Hall is a 501c3 nonprofit organization and relies on rentals, membership, volunteers, and fundraising to sustain its many activities. Town Hall is fully accessible. Assisted listening devices are available for events in the Great Hall upon request.
Other Info	Curtis Roosevelt was three when he and his sister, Eleanor, arrived at the White House soon after their grandfather's inauguration. The country's "First Grandchildren," a pint-sized double act, they were known to the media as "Sistie and Buzzie." In this rich memoir, Roosevelt brings us into "the goldfish bowl," as his family called it—that glare of public scrutiny to which all presidential households must submit. He recounts his misadventures as a hapless kid in an unforgivably formal setting and describes his role as a tiny planet circling the dual suns of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt. Blending self-abasement, humor, awe and affection, Too Close to the Sun is an intimate portrait of two of the most influential and inspirational figures in modern American history—and a thoughtful exploration of the emotional impact of growing up in their irresistible aura.

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Nov 21, 2009 0

Lake Forest Park, WA – 11/21/09 – Third Place Books – Mary Karr

Who	Mary Karr
When	Saturday, November 21, 2009 6:30pm - All Ages
Where	Third Place Books (map) 17171 Bothell Way NE Lake Forest Park, WA, USA 98155 Sociologist Ray Oldenberg's book The Great Good Place suggests that to lead a rewarding life, each of us needs three places. First is the home. Second is the workplace or school. Beyond lies the place where people from all walks of life and all social levels interact, experiencing and celebrating their commonality as well as their diversity. It is a third place. Third Place Books is the deliberate and intentional creation of a community of booklovers, a fun, comfortable and safe place to browse, linger, lounge, relax, read, eat, laugh, play, talk, listen and just watch the world go by. We invite you to make Third Place Books your third place.
Other Info	Mary Karr's third account - following her groundbreaking "Liars' Club" then "Cherry" - Invites the reader on her inebriated journey into motherhood, through two marriages, and finally, her slow conversion to Catholicism. Her poetic style and honest wit prevent this memoir from slipping into sentimentality or preaching in Lit: A Memoir.

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