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7:00pm Ravenna Johanna Hedva with Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore — 'Your Love is Not Good'June 1, 2023 - 7:00pm Ravenna Your Love Is Not Good stuffs queer explosive into the cracks between identity and aspiration, between desire and art, and revels in the raining debris.
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7:00pm Ravenna Michelle Cassandra Johnson presents 'We Heal Together: Rituals and Practices for Building Community and Connection'June 2, 2023 - 7:00pm Ravenna A hopeful, wise, and practical guide to help us move into spaces of individual and collective healing, community, and relationship building—with practices to shed our isolation, connect, and thrive.
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7:00pm Lake Forest Park Ann Putnam with Beverly Conner — 'I Will Leave You Never'June 5, 2023 - 7:00pm Lake Forest Park Zoe’s most devout wish is to keep her family safe. Her greatest fear is that she cannot. When threats begin to surface on all sides, it seems her fear is about to be realized.
7:30pm Partner Event Town Hall Seattle: James M. Zimmerman — 'The Peking Express'June 5, 2023 - 7:30pm Partner Event An event in partnership with Town Hall Seattle
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7:00pm Lake Forest Park Ocean Vuong with Angela Garbes — 'Time Is a Mother' [SOLD OUT]June 6, 2023 - 7:00pm Lake Forest Park The beloved MacArthur "Genius" and New York Times bestselling poet/novelist visits Third Place Books*This event is SOLD OUT* A standby line for tickets will NOT be available for this event. We are unable to accommodate personalization requests. 7:00pm Seward Park James L. Sutter presents 'Darkhearts: A Novel'June 6, 2023 - 7:00pm Seward Park Darkhearts is a hilarious, heartfelt, enemies-to-lovers romance about love, celebrity, and what happens when the two collide.
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6:30pm Ravenna Black Jaw Reading Series with UW MFA ProgramJune 7, 2023 - 6:30pm Ravenna Join us for our monthly reading with the University of Washington MFA program!7:00pm Partner Event Madeline Ostrander at Stories and Science for an Unruly Planet with Science on Tap Seattle at Bickerson's BreweryJune 7, 2023 - 7:00pm Partner Event An event in partnership with Science on Tap and Cascadia Climate ActionVenue: Bickerson's Brewery: 1514 Leary Wy NW, Seattle, WA 98107 7:00pm Off-site Seattle Public Library: Cheon Myeong-Kwan with Heekyoung Cho — 'Whale'June 7, 2023 - 7:00pm Off-site Shortlisted for the 2023 International Booker Prize7:30pm Partner Event Town Hall Seattle: Frederick Appelbaum — 'Living Medicine: Don Thomas, Marrow Transplantation, and the Cell Therapy Revolution'June 7, 2023 - 7:30pm Partner Event An event in partnership with Town Hall Seattle
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7:00pm Ravenna Alejandro Varela with Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore — 'The People Who Report More Stress: Stories'June 8, 2023 - 7:00pm Ravenna "Alejandro Varela is one of my favorite short story writers . . . An iconoclast of tenderness, a compass in the storm this life always is." —Alexander Chee
7:00pm Lake Forest Park Elizabeth Clark-Stern with L. Timmel Duchamp — 'The Language of Water'June 8, 2023 - 7:00pm Lake Forest Park The dawn of the twenty-second century finds women in a new world where water—the lack of it, or the over-abundance of it—shapes their inner and outer lives.
7:00pm Seward Park African-American Writers' Alliance Poetry ReadingJune 8, 2023 - 7:00pm Seward Park Join us for our monthly reading with the African-American Writers' Alliance!The African-American Writers' Alliance, a diverse and dynamic collective of Seattle-area writers of African descent, provides an informal and supportive forum for new and published writers. The African-American Writers' Alliance is funded by Shunpike. 7:30pm Partner Event Town Hall Seattle: William Alexander — 'Ten Tomatoes that Changed the World: A History'June 8, 2023 - 7:30pm Partner Event An event in partnership with Town Hall Seattle
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7:30pm Partner Event Town Hall Seattle: James Comey — 'Central Park West: A Crime Novel'June 9, 2023 - 7:30pm Partner Event An event in partnership with Town Hall Seattle
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2:00pm Partner Event Town Hall Seattle: Amy Seto Forrester & Andy Chou Musser with Elaina Jorgensen — 'Search for a Giant Squid: Pick Your Path'June 11, 2023 - 2:00pm Partner Event An event in partnership with Town Hall Seattle
7:30pm Partner Event Town Hall Seattle: Sarah DiGregorio with Angela Garbes — 'Taking Care: The Story of Nursing and Its Power to Change Our World'June 11, 2023 - 7:30pm Partner Event An event in partnership with Town Hall Seattle
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6:30pm Ravenna Magic Monday at RavennaJune 12, 2023 - 6:30pm Ravenna Held the second Monday of the month, each show features the Pacific Northwest's finest magicians performing feats of mystery, wonder and the bizarre. With its origins in the theaters of London and New York, Magic Monday is a cabaret of conjuring in the intimate setting of our bookstore. 7:00pm Virtual Event Radical Romance Book ClubJune 12, 2023 - 7:00pm Virtual Event Register nowfor this virtual event Sign up here! Kelly Brenner presents 'The Naturalist at Home: Projects for Discovering the Hidden World Around Us'
7:00pm Seward Park Kelly Brenner presents 'The Naturalist at Home: Projects for Discovering the Hidden World Around Us'June 12, 2023 - 7:00pm Seward Park The Naturalist at Home emphasizes hands-on exploration with easy outdoor projects designed to help naturalists observe and study everything from invertebrates to mushrooms to mammals.
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7:00pm Ravenna Kristine T. G. Hardeberg presents 'Art History for Everyone'June 13, 2023 - 7:00pm Ravenna Art historian Kristine T. G. Hardeberg takes us on an exciting journey through art history, from Ancient Greece and Rome to today
Third Place Books welcomes Norwegian art historian and author Kristine T. G. Hardeberg for a presentation of her new book, Art History for Everyone. This event is free and open to the public. Registration is required in advance. 7:00pm Seward Park Youth Poet Laureate Reading with Seattle Arts & LecturesJune 13, 2023 - 7:00pm Seward Park Celebrate the book launch of this year’s Seattle Youth Poet Laureate!
Third Place Books is delighted to welcome Seattle Youth Poet Laureate Sah Pham and Seattle Arts & Lectures’ Youth Poetry Fellows to our Seward Park store! Join us for an evening of readings and a celebration of Sah Pham's debut poetry collection, LOVELIKE. This event is free and open to the public. Sustain our author series by purchasing a copy of the featured book! 7:30pm Partner Event Town Hall Seattle: Rachel Nuwer — 'I Feel Love: MDMA and the Quest for Connection in a Fractured World'June 13, 2023 - 7:30pm Partner Event An event in partnership with Town Hall Seattle
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7:00pm Seward Park Julie Lewis presents 'Still Positive'June 15, 2023 - 7:00pm Seward Park One woman's journey of advocacy, faith, and positivity
Third Place Books welcomes Julie Lewis to our Seward Park store! Lewis will be discussing her debut memoir, Still Positive, co-authored by Jenny Koenig. Lewis' experiences as a woman living with AIDS offers insights about grief and loss, caregiving, spirituality and the importance of community in the midst of tragedy. 7:00pm Lake Forest Park Steve Turner with Jonathan Evison — 'Mud Ride: A Messy Trip Through the Grunge Explosion'June 15, 2023 - 7:00pm Lake Forest Park A down-and-dirty chronicle of the birth and evolution of the Seattle grunge scene—from backyard skateboard ramps and underground hardcore clubs to worldwide phenomenon—as told by one of its founding fathers and lead guitarist of the legendary alternative rock band, Mudhoney.
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7:00pm Ravenna Eric Abrahamsen presents 'Beijing Sprawl' by Xu ZechenJune 16, 2023 - 7:00pm Ravenna "At turns laugh-at-loud funny and utterly heartbreaking, Xu Zechen’s stories are a must read.” —May-lee Chai
7:30pm Partner Event Town Hall Seattle: Leroy Hood and Nathan Price with Jim Heath — 'The Age of Scientific Wellness: Why the Future of Medicine Is Personalized, Predictive, Data-Rich, and in Your Hands'June 16, 2023 - 7:30pm Partner Event An event in partnership with Town Hall Seattle
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7:00pm Lake Forest Park Ken Jennings with Tom Nissley — '100 Places to See After You Die: A Travel Guide to the Afterlife'June 18, 2023 - 7:00pm Lake Forest Park Celebrate Father's Day with bestselling author, legendary Jeopardy! champion, and host Ken Jennings |
7:00pm Virtual Event Booze and Lasers Book ClubJune 19, 2023 - 7:00pm Virtual Event Register nowfor this virtual event Sign up here! |
6:30pm Lake Forest Park Local Author Open MicJune 20, 2023 - 6:30pm Lake Forest Park Calling all local writers and poets!
On the third Monday of each month (except December), we're hosting an open mic night for authors! Local writers of poetry, fiction, or nonfiction are welcome to present their work. Both those who are published, and those who are yet to be published, are encouraged to participate. What you need to know: 7:00pm Virtual Event In Translation Book ClubJune 20, 2023 - 7:00pm Virtual Event Register nowfor this virtual event Sign up here! |
7:00pm Lake Forest Park Jennifer Ackerman presents 'What an Owl Knows: The New Science of the World's Most Enigmatic Birds'June 21, 2023 - 7:00pm Lake Forest Park From the New York Times bestselling author of The Genius of Birds and The Bird Way, a brilliant scientific investigation into owls—the most elusive of birds—and why they exert such a hold on human imagination.
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7:00pm Ravenna Kirmen Uribe presents 'Bilbao–New York–Bilbao'June 22, 2023 - 7:00pm Ravenna On a transatlantic flight between Bilbao and New York City, a fictional version of Kirmen Uribe recalls three generations of family history—the inspiration for the novel he wants to write—and ponders how the sea has shaped their stories.
7:00pm Lake Forest Park Susan Mallery presents 'The Happiness Plan'June 22, 2023 - 7:00pm Lake Forest Park Three friends help one another navigate the joy—and heartache—of letting people into their hearts for the very first time…
7:30pm Partner Event Town Hall Seattle: Peter Gleick — 'The Three Ages of Water: Prehistoric Past, Imperiled Present, and a Hope for the Future'June 22, 2023 - 7:30pm Partner Event An event in partnership with Town Hall Seattle
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7:00pm Ravenna Charles Soule with Chris Schleup — 'The Endless Vessel: A Novel'June 23, 2023 - 7:00pm Ravenna Combining the wonder of The Midnight Library, the inventiveness of Ready Player One, and the artistry of Cloud Atlas, this novel explores the way we’re all connected—and what can happen when we lose our capacity for joy.
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7:00pm Lake Forest Park Martha Holmberg presents 'Simply Tomato: 100 Recipes for Enjoying Your Favorite Ingredient All Year Long'June 26, 2023 - 7:00pm Lake Forest Park Take your love for tomatoes to the next level with this delectable collection of 100 incredible recipes from the coauthor of the bestselling cookbooks Six Seasons and Grains for Every Season.
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12:00pm Virtual Event Virtual Event: Maureen Freely, Aysegül Savas, and Merve Emre discuss 'Cold Nights of Childhood' by Tezer ÖzlüJune 27, 2023 - 12:00pm Virtual Event The Bell Jar meets Good Morning, Midnight, by one of Turkey’s most beloved writers.
7:00pm Ravenna Keenan Norris and Jane Wong present 'Chi Boy: Native Sons and Chicago Reckonings' and 'Meet Me Tonight in Atlantic City'June 27, 2023 - 7:00pm Ravenna An evening of memoir readings and discussion with novelist Keenan Norris and Jane Wong
7:00pm Lake Forest Park Lily Meade with Kendare Blake — 'The Shadow Sister'June 27, 2023 - 7:00pm Lake Forest Park A gripping, speculative thriller from a dazzling new voice about a teen who disappears... and returns, changed in ways that trauma alone can’t explain.
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7:00pm Virtual Event Queer Lit Book ClubJune 28, 2023 - 7:00pm Virtual Event Register nowfor this virtual event Sign up here! |
7:00pm Lake Forest Park Samantha Ferraro presents 'One-Pot Mediterranean: 70+ Simple Recipes for Healthy and Flavorful Weeknight Cooking'June 29, 2023 - 7:00pm Lake Forest Park From the author of The Weeknight Mediterranean Kitchen, a new book on how to eat healthy every night with simple and delicious Mediterranean meals that come together effortlessly using just one pot, pan or skillet!
7:00pm Virtual Event Social Justice Syllabus vol VI: Say GayJune 29, 2023 - 7:00pm Virtual Event Register nowfor this virtual event Sign up here!7:00pm Off-site Seattle Public Library: Matt Baume presents 'Hi Honey, I'm Homo!: Sitcoms, Specials, and the Queering of American Culture'June 29, 2023 - 7:00pm Off-site This is the story of how sitcoms helped change the televised coming-out scene from a radical, dangerous act into a cause for celebration — but one that can still be just as radical today.
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