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Rachel Kushner presents "Creation Lake"
Rachel Kushner will discuss her new novel "Creation Lake" with local writer Phil Neel.
View Video (01:16:16) | Posted November 2024
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Paul Lynch and Paul Constant discuss “Prophet Song”
Winner of the 2023 Booker Prize, Lynch will discuss his highly original novel, which spins a terrifying, suspenseful vision of an Ireland careening towards authoritarianism.
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Dr. Karen Tang and Jane Park discuss "It's Not Hysteria"
Join us for a discussion about this essential and inclusive resource for reproductive health: “It’s Not Hysteria: Everything You Need to Know About Your Reproductive Health (but Were Never Told)”.
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Anna Zivarts discusses "When Driving Is Not An Option: Steering Away from Car Dependency"
Disability advocate Zivarts discusses how improving our transportation system with nondrivers in mind will benefit everyone. Drawing from interviews with involuntary nondrivers from around the US and from her own experience, Zivarts explains how nondrivers get around and the changes necessary to make our communities more accessible.
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Satsuki Ina and Tom Ikeda: "Love, Imprisonment, and Protest"
Satsuki Ina was born in the Tule Lake Concentration Camp and has dedicated much of her life to helping the Japanese American community heal from WWII incarceration – and to fighting to ensure that no other group is subjected to such harm. Ina will present her moving new memoir, “The Poet and the Silk Girl” (Heyday Books, March 2024), in which she recovers the story of how her parents survived and resisted their incarceration in U.S. concentration camps. She will be joined in conversation by Tom Ikeda, founding executive director of Densho.
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Prentis Hemphill discusses "What it Takes to Heal: How Transforming Ourselves Can Change the World”
As we emerge from the past few years of collective upheaval, are we ready to face the complexities of our time with joy, authenticity, and connection? Now more than ever, we must learn to heal ourselves, connect with one another, and embody our values. In this revolutionary book, Prentis Hemphill shows us how. In conversation with Ijeoma Oluo.
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Poetry for Life: Celebrate World Poetry Day
Celebrate World Poetry Day with an evening of poetry in Spanish and English. Civic Poet Shin Yu Pai co-curates a night of Seattle’s Spanish language poets with La Sala and Seattle Escribe for World Poetry Day. Readers will include Raul Sanchez, Claudia Castro Luna, and Juan Carlos Reyes.
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Steph Jagger and Brianna Madia: In Conversation
Local memoirist Steph Jagger celebrates the paperback release of "Everything Left to Remember" with fellow memoirist of the open road, Brianna Madia, who joins with the paperback release of "Nowhere for Very Long".
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Rena Priest and Guests: “I Sing the Salmon Home”
Celebrate the release of the poetry collection “I Sing the Salmon Home,” edited by Washington State Poet Laureate Rena Priest with contributors from the book.
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Accessible Hiking for All Disabilities, with Syren Nagakyrie
An interview with Syren Nagakyrie, author of "The Disabled Hiker's Guide to Western Washington and Oregon" and founder of the organization "Disabled Hikers." Syren shares about how they came to write the Disabled Hikers Guide -- the first book of its kind to include detailed trail guides, rating trail difficulty, and accessibility specifically helpful for disabled people. In addition to the book, Syren's organization advocates for improving trail accessibility with parks and recreation professionals through education and outreach.