6:30 PM – Erica Bauermeister: The School of Essential Ingredients
SPL Ballard Branch
Debut novel: “Eight students gather in Lillian’s Restaurant every Monday night for cooking class. It soon becomes clear, however, that each one seeks a recipe for something beyond the kitchen”
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7:00 PM – Cristina Henriquez: The World in Half
UW Bookstore, U-District
A debut novel about estranged lovers and their daughter.
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7:00 PM – Gregory Frost: Madonna of the Maquiladora
Richard Hugo House Cabaret, $5
Part of the Fantastic Fiction readings and conversation salon series.
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7:00 PM – The National Parks: An Evening with Ken Burns & Dayton Duncan
Benaroya Hall, S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, FREE
Presented by KCTS 9: Join KCTS 9 for a special evening with PBS filmmakers Ken Burns and Dayton Duncan as they preview and share the stories behind their latest documentary, “The National Parks: America’s Best Idea.” Filmed over the course of six years at some of nature’s most spectacular locales – from Mt. Rainier to the Olympics, Yellowstone to the Grand Canyon this documentary is a story of the people who devoted themselves to the land they loved. Burns and Duncan will share previously unscreened portions of this documentary and tell the stories from beyond the screen at this special event.
Suggested donation is $5 at the door.
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7:30 PM – Jay McInerney: How It Ended
Elliott Bay Book Co.
The author of Bright Lights, Big City is promoting a collection of short stories.
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