Thursday 6/23: BT Shaw celebrates the launch of her new book, Shake it up & throw something hard with a reading, featuring guest reader A.M. O’Malley. Mother Foucault’s Bookshop, 7 p.m., free.
M.F. McAuliffe reads from her new book, Seattle! and is joined by guest reader Brenda Taulbee. Another Read Through, 7 p.m., free.
Sallie Tisdale reads from her collected work of essays, Violation. Broadway Books, 7 p.m., free.
Alain de Botton reads from his long-awaited second novel, The Course of Love. Powell’s City of Books, 7:30 p.m., free.
Friday 6/24: Cultural Critic Chuck Klosterman reads from his new book, But What If We’re Wrong?: Thinking about the Present as If It Were the Past. Powell’s City of Books, 7:30 p.m., free.
Saturday 6/25: Another Read Through hosts their second panel in their new series addressing issues relevant to women reads, writers, and characters. The panel welcomes Margaret Malone, Liz Prato, and Monica Drake on the topic of “unlikable female characters.” Another Read Through, 1:30 p.m., free.
Mary-Louise Parker reads from her literary memoir in letters Dear Mr. You and is joined in conversation by Peter Ames Carlin, author of Bruce and Paul McCartney: A Life. Powell’s Books at Cedar Hills Crossing, 2 p.m., free.
Sunday 6/26: À reading welcomes Julia Clare Tillinghast, Patricia No, and Michelle Bitting to share their latest work for this month’s reading. Valentines, 5 p.m., free.
Monday 6/27: Sloane Crosley reads from her new book, The Clasp, and is joined in conversation by Arthur Bradford, author of Turtleface and Beyond. Powell’s on Hawthorne, 7:30 p.m., free.
Tuesday 6/28: Salon Skid Row presents Ashley Brittner, Hobie Bender, Fiona George, and Lizzy Acker for this week’s reading. The Corner Bar, 7 p.m., free.
Mychal Denzel Smith reads from his memoir, Invisible Man, Got the Whole World Watching: A Young Black Man’s Education. Powell’s City of Books, 7:30 p.m., free.
Wednesday 6/29: The Pride Foundation hosts an LGBTQ Literary Salon, featuring readings from local writers Cait Spivey, Robert Hill, Kate Caroll de Gutes, Kelly Jeske, and Katie Carter from the Pride Foundation. Another Read Through, 7 p.m., free.
Margaret Malone and Kathleen Lane read together from their latest work. Daedalus Books, 7 p.m., free.
Dorthe Nors reads follows up her acclaimed short story collection Karate Chop with a pair of novellas embodied in So Much for That Winter. Powell’s on Hawthorne, 7:30 p.m., free.
Midge Raymond reads from her propulsive debut, My Last Continent. Powell’s City of Books, 7:30 p.m., free.
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