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Friday, September 25, 2009

Books Reading Tonight

Posted by Paul Constant on Fri, Sep 25, 2009 at 10:22 AM

Readings tonight! As in, there are many of them.

Carola Dunn is at Seattle Mystery Bookshop at noon. A "ne'er-do-well plumbing magnate" is the villain of Dunn's new book Sheer Folly.

Richard Bach is at Third Place Books. The man who unleashed Jonathan Livingston Seagull on the world returns which Hypnotizing Maria, which will probably not inspire a Neil Diamond album.

Colin Beavan is at Third Place Books tonight. No Impact Man: The Adventures of a Guilty Liberal Who Attempts to Save the Planet, and the Discoveries He Makes About Himself and Our Way of Life in the Process is an insipid book that had the piss taken out of it by a very good article by Elizabeth Kolbert in the New Yorker.

Charles P. LeWarne reads from The Love Israel Family: Urban Commune, Rural Commune at Elliott Bay Book Company. It's about how a television salesman started a controversial commune on Queen Anne Hill.

Jason Whitemarsh is a formalist poet who likes to write about awkward things. He'll be reading from his new book Tomorrow's Living Room at Open Books. I'll call this the reading of the night, because poetry readings at Open Books are always nice, thoughtful affairs.

The full readings calendar, including the next week or so, is here. And if you're planning on staying in and you're looking for personalized book recommendations, feel free to tell me the books you like and ask me what to read next over at Questionland.

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My parents had that Neil Diamond album!

They also had gems like the book, I'M OK/YOU'RE OK, What Color is Your Parachute and every the must have every liberal household, Profiles in Courage.

Posted by CommonKnowledge on September 25, 2009 at 10:45 AM

It's also the SPL book sale at Magnuson Park this weekend (and tonight, if you know the secret handshake).

Posted by Nicholas on September 25, 2009 at 10:52 AM

Looks like the name should be "Jason Whitmarsh," not Whitemarsh.

Posted by David S. on September 25, 2009 at 11:31 AM

Bach is still alive?

Posted by Will in Seattle

on September 25, 2009 at 2:26 PM

I echo the sentiments of Will in Seattle. And The Residents:
Bach is dead
Bach is dead
Bach is dead
Bach is dead
Walking women want to see
The Southern Cross at night
And so they set aside a sock
And tie their laces tight
Yes mournful is the melody
That echoes in their heads
Without a beat they march along
Believing Bach is dead
Bach is dead

Posted by Loonesta on September 25, 2009 at 3:14 PM