6:30 PM – Ellen Chu & Beth Chappel: Discussion
Richard Hugo House, Alice Room
“The Northwest Independent Editors Guild: Editors Ellen Chu and Beth Chapple discuss science editing. Topics include how science and language mix into a career for an editor; how those without a science degree work in the field; how to stay current; and certifications, including the Editor in the Life Sciences credential. All editors guild meetings are open to current members and to professional freelance editors considering membership. Bring a potluck item to share if you like.” (RHH)
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7:00 PM – Colum McCann: Let the Great World Spin: A Novel
SPL Central Library, Microsoft Auditorium
I just watched Man On Wire last night. What an amazing film, about an amazing person. Phillippe Petit didn’t just walk between the Twin Towers on a cable, he danced back and forth for 45 minutes, crossing eight times! The mind, how it boggles. (My stomach, how it heaves.) McCann wrote a novel about 10 people who witnessed Petit’s amazing coup, and how it might have affected them. Just to reiterate: the novel is fiction, the event was real.
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7:30 PM – Heather Barbieri: Lace Makers of Glenmara
Elliott Bay Book Co.
Fashion designer has crisis, travels to Ireland, and finds self (amid lingerie). Because pretty panties make everything better. Seattle author, Seattle-ite protagonist.
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