• Bruce Barcott

    Bruce Barcott: 'The Last Flight of the Scarlet Macaw'

    Award-winning author Bruce Barcott read from "The Last Flight of the Scarlet Macaw: One Woman's Fight to Save the World's Most Beautiful Bird" on Feb. 28, 2009 at the Central Library.

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  • 'A Darker Domain

    Val McDermid: 'A Darker Domain'

    The bestselling author of Scottish police mysteries read from her latest novel, "A Darker Domain," on Feb. 15, 2009 at the Central Library.

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  • Mike Hickey

    Inauguration of new Poet Populist Mike Hickey

    Jack Hirschman helped celebrate the inauguration of new Poet Populist Mike Hickey on Jan. 25, 2009 at the Central Library.
     

    Inauguration of new Poet Populist - Part 1: Mike Hickey, Cody Walker and other guests

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    Inauguration of new Poet Populist - Part 2: Jack Hirschman

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  • Barry Unsworth

    Barry Unsworth: 'Land of Marvels'

    Barry Unsworth read from his latest historical novel, "Land of Marvels," on Jan. 24, 2009 at the Central Library. In "Land of Marvels," a thriller set in 1914, Unsworth brings to life the schemes and double-dealings of Western nations grappling for a foothold in Mesopotamia (now Iraq) in the dying days of the Ottoman Empire.

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  • Azar Nafisi

    Azar Nafisi: 'Things I've Been Silent About: Memories'

    Azar Nafisi discussed "Things I've Been Silent About: Memories" on Jan. 16, 2009 at the Central Library. Nafisi is the author of the international bestseller, "Reading Lolita in Tehran," and a visiting professor at Johns Hopkins University.

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  • Ballot Box

    King County Elections Director Debate

    King County Elections Director candidates debated on Jan. 15, 2009 at the Central Library.

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  • Mo Yan

    Mo Yan: The Re-emergence of Literary Voice in Contemporary China

    Mo Yan read from and discussed his works with Christopher Lupke, associate professor of Chinese, Washington State University, and other panelists on Jan. 5, 2009 at the Central Library.

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