12:00 PM – Adria Lang: For the Sake of the Vine
Seattle Mystery Bookshop
“…this is the first in the Merlot Murder Mysteries series where each new book will partner with an actual winery from around the world. In this case, the award winning Kestrel Vintners, and their wines, will appear in the book and the artwork of the book will be reflected in the labels on the bottles of the fictional winery.”–SMB
Published by Tigress Publishing of Seattle.
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2:00 PM – Tim McNulty: Olympic National Park: A Natural History
Elliott Bay Book Co.
I expect to receive about 20 copies of this very pretty book as corporate gifts the next winter holiday season. Joy.
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2:00 PM – William O’Daly & Kisha Xiomara Palmer: Reading
SPL Central Library, Microsoft Auditorium
The duo will perform bilingual readings of the poems of Pablo Neruda. Take your SO. Really. Neruda is incredibly sexy, even when he’s depressing.
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3:00 PM – Dani Cone: Tall, Skinny, Bitter: Notes from the Northwest Coffee Culture
Bailey/Coy Books
Publication party! Cone will bring coffee and pie. PIE!!!
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3:00 PM – Jennifer Worick: Backcountry Betty Crafting with Style: 50 Nature-Inspired Projects
SPL West Seattle Branch
“…a hip, snappy craft book that includes projects designed to bring the outdoors in! Worick will discuss a variety of craft projects that she has divided into habitats from your backyard to the seashore.” –SPL
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7:00 PM – Josh Weil, Mark Cooper: Reading
Vermillion
“DEBUT LIT will host its first release party in Seattle for Josh Weil’s debut novel, The New Valley, from Grove Press. Weil will be joined by Mark Cooper, who will celebrate the publication of his first book-length comic, The Inspectre.
Both authors will read excerpts of their new books, and illustrations from each publication will be on display.”
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