12:00 PM – Earl Emerson: Cape Disappointment
Seattle Mystery Bookshop
After a 10 year hiatus, Seattle private eye Thomas Black is back… sort of. Recuperating in the hospital after being severely injured in an explosion which may or may not have killed his wife, Black suffers from flashbacks and hallucinations, in this disturbing addition to the series.
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2:00 PM – Bruce Barcott: The Last Flight of the Scarlet Macaw: One Woman’s Fight to Save the World’s Most Beautiful Bird
SPL Central Branch, Level 1, Microsoft Auditorium
Sharon Matola dedicated her life to caring for orphaned animals at the Belize Zoo. When local government and developers conspired to build a dam that threatened the Scarlet Macaw’s only nesting grounds in that country, Matola risked her life to save this magnificent bird. Barcott’s book tells the story.
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2:00 PM – Flint Whitlock: Turbulence Before Takeoff
Museum of Flight
William M. Allen Theater
US airlines refused to hire African-American pilots until the mid-60s, when Marlon DeWitt Green challenged segregation in the industry. Set within the larger American civil rights battle, this is a fascinating glimpse into one man’s struggle for equality and justice.
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2:00 PM – Stephen Mitchell: The Second Book of the Tao
Elliott Bay Book Co.
The poet, writer, and translator will discuss and sign his new book. Mitchell is married to self-help guru Byron Katie.
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2:00 PM – Workshop w/ Robert J. Ray, Ph.D: The Weekend Novelist Keeps Going!
SPL, Greenwood Branch
Dr. Ray presents a workshop for novelists who have stalled out at the 50-100 page point. Ray is a published writer and has taught literature at the college level.
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2:00 PM – Tony Wolk: Lincoln’s Daughter
SPL, Montlake Branch
The Portland writer returns to discuss the final novel in his trilogy about a time-traveling Abe Lincoln. Copies will be available for purchase and signing.
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4:30 PM – Xinran: China Witness: Voices from a Silent Generation
Elliott Bay Book Co.
EBB Co. works a theme with Chinese-born, London-based author Xinran. China Witness provides an account of the rise of communism from the perspectives of the people who lived it, as well as modern reformers.
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7:00 PM – African-American Writers Alliance: Group Reading
Elliott Bay Book Co.
Join Elliott Bay Books to wrap up African-American History Month with their annual group reading by Seattle’s African-American Writers’ Alliance.
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7:30 PM – Rose Alley Press: Poetry Reading
Richard Hugo House, Alice Room
Robinson Bolkum, Nancy Dahlberg, Karen Finneyfrock and Robert Lashley read.
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