Slog - Comments on Reading Tonight http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/reading_tonight_122 We have an open mic and two readings tonight. At Elliott Bay Book Company, Rick Bass reads from Why I Came West, which is a memoir. In addition to writing fiction, Rick Bass is a very popular nature writer. I'm always amused that his last name is Bass for just that reason. Also, his name reminds me of Kilgore Trout. Which makes me happy. And at the University Book Store at 7 pm, Naomi Novik reads from Victory of Eagles, which is a book that wonders what wars would be like if dragons were real. Possibly more exciting than Ms.... Copyright 2008 Mon, 28 Jul 2008 10:17:01 -0800 Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:57:56 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Greg Remember kids, it's not the lone 'hero' with an AK-47 or an Uzi or some such useless crap that survives a zombie outbreak, it's the quiet type who keeps his head down and gets the hell out of town at the first sign of trouble.

Naturally, by the time the zombies reach the U Bookstore, I will already be in Shoreline.

]]> Greg http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/reading_tonight_122#c1084027 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/reading_tonight_122#c1084027 Books Mon, 28 Jul 2008 12:09:16 -0800 Comment by SeattleExile Now I know why I left Seattle - zombies never attack middle of the fuck nowhere. Not enough juicy brains in middle America. We just get alien abductions.

]]> SeattleExile http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/reading_tonight_122#c1084122 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/reading_tonight_122#c1084122 Books Mon, 28 Jul 2008 13:12:33 -0800 Comment by the shelver For the record, bring 'em on! I ain't afraid of no walkin' dead.

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