11:00 AM – Intiman Front Porch: Crime and Punishment
Barnes & Noble, University Village
Reading and conversation group
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12:00 PM – Carola Dunn: Manna from Hades
Seattle Mystery Bookshop
First in a new series, set in a small, mid-20th century, Cornwall port town. Eleanor Trewynn is reunited with her niece, Detective Sergeant Megan Pencarrow, but murder and robbery intrude.
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1:30 PM – Karol Brown: A Visit with Harriet Tubman
SPL Columbia Branch
“[A]n engaging, spellbinding portrayal that includes songs and stories containing messages of hope, unity and brotherly love.” Like many children, I was fascinated with the story of Harriet Tubman. Performer Karol Brown brings the American icon to life in this wonderful presentation, suitable for all ages.
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2:00 PM – Seattle Reads: Huck Finn: In or Out of School
SPL Central Branch, Level 1, Microsoft Auditorium
“In connection with Seattle Reads My Jim, two teachers, two students, and a parent discuss the merits and challenges of teaching Huckleberry Finn in the schools. Why the continuing controversy around Mark Twain’s classic novel? Does Huck Finn belong in curriculum?” I vote Yes.

3:00 PM – Mahmood Mamdani: Saviors and Survivors: Darfur, Politics, and the War on Terror
Elliott Bay Book Co.
Herbert Lehman Professor of Government at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs, Mahmood Mamdani wrote a brilliant analysis of the conflict in Darfur and the “war on terror.”
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