http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/reading_tonight_97 A book about a one-night stand that magically turned into a baby and several other events this evening. Up at the University Book Store, W. Hodding Carter reads from Off the Deep End: The Probably Insane Idea that I Could Swim My Way to Youth, and Qualify for the Olympics, at Age Forty-Five. An alternate title could be: My Mid-life Crisis, and How I Got a Book Deal and Pruny Fingers Out of It. Also up in the U District, Nancy Pearl is interviewing William Gibson onstage. This is the kickoff for this season's Clarion West sci-fi reading series.... Copyright 2008 Fri, 20 Jun 2008 09:56:54 -0800 Fri, 20 Jun 2008 11:33:42 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss W. Hodding Carter was on NPR this morning and sounding pretty charming. The swimming thing doesn't seem too much like a mid-life crisis as I got the impression from his interview he's a few bricks shy of a load.

]]> harold http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/reading_tonight_97#c1056301 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/reading_tonight_97#c1056301 Books Fri, 20 Jun 2008 10:33:24 -0800 Free food is always good, unless you have to have procreative sex afterwards with the author.

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/reading_tonight_97#c1056377 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/reading_tonight_97#c1056377 Books Fri, 20 Jun 2008 11:33:42 -0800