* 7:00 PM: SPL is hosting Chinese author Mo Yan for a bilingual discussion of Yan’s works with a panel that includes Christopher Lupke, WSU associate professor of Chinese. Yan is noted for his graphic and brutal novels about rural China. His novels are also known for having lots and lots of characters. It pays to take notes.
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* 7:30 PM: Eclectic author and former Seattle resident (and Seattle Weekly writer) Melissa Rossi will be at Town Hall Seattle tonight to present the latest in her series What Every American Should Know.. This evening’s presentation focuses on the Middle East. Rossi will discuss regional issues, by exploring the history, politics, economy, and religions of the Middle East. $5, brownpapertickets.com
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