7:00 PM – Paul Bannick: Owl and the Woodpecker: Encounters with North America’s Most Iconic Birds
SPL, Central Branch, Level 1, Microsoft Auditorium
The Seattle photographer, author, educator, and naturalist has produced a lovely book about two of the most familiar birds in North America. If you missed him at the Center for Urban Horticulture, back in November, this is another chance to get your copy signed, or to just to learn more about these diverse avians.
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7:30 PM – Patrick deWitt: Ablutions
Elliott Bay Book Co.
I’m afraid of this novel. Publisher’s Weekly describes it as “a hellish descent that seems bottomless, and while the character sketches are fascinating in detail, the plotless ramble can make this relatively short novel feel overlong. Fans of Bukowski and the Fantes, however, won’t mind.” What does that mean?
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