Isn't this an awesome cover? The art department at Walker obviously has mad skills. Considering the number of craptastic covers that get slapped on perfectly wonderful books, Williams should be very pleased.

6:30 PM – David B. Williams: Stories in Stone: Travels Through Urban Geology
SPL Northgate Branch
“When most of us pass through the Concourse A food court at Sea-Tac Airport, we’re likely to notice coffee cups, bagel crumbs, and frenzied fliers trying to retie their shoes outside the security checkpoint. Seattle freelance writer David B. Williams sees beyond all that: He sees Jurassic-era fossils in the concourse’s limestone walls. In fact, Williams says every stone structure has a geological story that goes back to Earth’s creation.” — Town Hall Seattle
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6:30 PM – Mark Caro: The Foie Gras Wars : How A 5,000-Year-Old Delicacy Inspired The World’s Fiercest Food Fight
Pan Pacific Hotel
The latest in the Words & Wine series. I would argue with Caro’s title, though; hasn’t he ever heard of the Pastry War? The Spice Wars? San Elizario Salt War? I hardly think that one city banning foie gras is in the same category. Also, if I want to be really, really pedantic, I could point out foie gras can only be confirmed back to 5 BC, although the technique of gavage can be traced back to 2500 BC (4500 years ago.) Either way, there is nothing to support the statement that foie gras is a 5000 year old food product. Tsk and neener.
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7:00 PM – Nalo Hopkinson: The New Moon’s Arms
UW Bookstore U District
Presented by Clarion West: “Nalo Hopkinson, author of the Gaylactic Spectrum Award-winning novel The Salt Roads, writes provocative fiction that challenges our assumptions about history, race, and gender. Her novels and short stories draw on her Caribbean heritage to create a powerful, unique voice and a perspective that is rich with island folklore. Hopkinson’s recent novel The New Moon’s Arms won Canada’s Prix Aurora and Sunburst Awards.” UW Bookstore
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7:30 PM – Cecilia Hae-Jin Lee: Quick & Easy Korean Cooking
Elliott Bay Book Co.
I am unbelievably happy to be able to pimp a cookbook. You can’t imagine how old economics, environmentalism, politics, and roman a clefs get after two or three hundred blurbs. I can’t wait to make Korean comfort food from Lee’s gorgeous book.
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