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Monday, May 17, 2010

Books Reading Tonight: Cloudy With a Chance of Folk Music

Posted by Paul Constant on Mon, May 17, 2010 at 10:22 AM

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Four readings tonight. Isobel Coleman reads at Town Hall. Paradise Beneath Her Feet is subtitled How Women are Transforming the Middle East. Robin Oliveira reads at the U Village Barnes & Noble. My Name is Mary Sutter is a novel "about a young woman's struggle to become a doctor during the Civil War."

Belle Yang reads at Elliott Bay Book Company. Forget Sorrow: An Ancestral Tale is a memoir in the form of a comic book. This is one of those really obvious "If you liked Persepolis..." kind of books.

And Charles de Lint reads at University Book Store tonight. He is a marvelous author who has written some fantastic fantasy novels. You should be warned, however, that he may be singing folk music at this reading. This could be incredibly uncomfortable.

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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Posted by bob123 on May 17, 2010 at 11:12 AM

I've heard Charles de Lint play music, and he plays a really rockin' brand of folk. More Great Big Sea, less Pete Seeger.

Posted by Trouble4hire on May 17, 2010 at 11:27 AM

I would only worry if he were to perform Filk.

Posted by Beetlecat on May 17, 2010 at 2:40 PM

The character she's holding up, xuān, does not mean "forget sorrow". It means "orange daylily".

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Posted by Fnarf

on May 17, 2010 at 3:27 PM

Oy. He sang and played folksy tunes at a reading I saw a few years ago. I...haven't had an urge to ever see him read again. Or to read his books again.

Posted by -ink on May 17, 2010 at 10:35 PM