The Seattle Public Library - Programs & Events show

The Seattle Public Library - Programs & Events

Summary: The Seattle Public Library celebrates the written word through literary and humanities programs, including readings and talks by local, national and international authors, Seattle Reads, and the annual Washington State Book Awards, American history lecture, and Living History or Living Literature series.

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Podcasts:

 Fariba Nawa, November 20 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:08:28

Afghan American journalist Fariba Nawa discusses "Opium Nation: Child Brides, Drug Lords, and One Woman's Journey Through Afghanistan."

 Langston Hughes: Poems at Play, November 12 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 52:44

In honor of the 50th anniversary of the Broadway debut of "Black Nativity," come preview this year's Seattle Theatre Group performance of "Black Nativity" and hear Langston Hughes' poetry.

 The Seattle Times 'Scoop' on Food, November 10 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:23:42

Join The Seattle Times and luminaries of the local food scene for a lively conversation about what it's like to both create and write about cuisine in the Pacific Northwest. Karen Gaudette moderates a panel that features: Nancy Leson, Kathy Casey, Greg Atkinson, and Matthew Amster-Burton.

 Jack Straw Writers Program, November 5 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:32:48

This event featured readings by: Nassim Assefi, Donald Fels, Debra Jarvis, Robert Lamirande, Anne McDuffie, Annette Spaulding-Convy, Harold Taw, Ann Teplick, Nora Wendl, and Maritess Zurbano.

 John Flanagan, November 4 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 58:55

John Flanagan, author of "The Ranger's Apprentice" series reads from "The Outcasts," his new Brotherband Chronicles set in the world of Skandians and Araluens.

 Hakim Said, November 2 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 56:39

Receive up-to-date and reliable advice on the latest plastic surgery and cosmetic procedures from Hakim Said, M.D., assistant professor at the University of Washington.

 Jeffrey Eugenides, October 17 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 48:52

Jeffrey Eugenides reads from his new novel, "The Marriage Plot," one of the most highly anticipated novels of the fall, a story about college, literature and love.

 Anne Enright, October 13 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 44:35

Anne Enright reads from her new novel, "The Forgotten Waltz." This is a story about obsession, passion, love, family ties, marriage and middle age.

 Estate Planning 101, October 12 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:33:56

Guest speaker Kristi Mathisen, managing director of tax and financial planning at Laird Norton Tyee, provides up-to-date information for all your estate planning needs.

 Peter Stekel, October 11 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 39:47

In 2005, two mountaineers climbing above a glacier in the High Sierra found the mummified remains of a man in a WWII uniform. Author Peter Stekel talks about the events from his book "Final Flight: The Mystery of a WWII Plane Crash and the Frozen Airmen in the High Sierra."

 Art Spiegelman, October 8 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:07:51

Join Pulitzer Prize-winning Art Spiegelman for a conversation with Nancy Pearl about Spiegelman's "MetaMaus: A Look Inside a Modern Classic, Maus."

 Paula Becker, October 5 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 39:57

Paula Becker from HistoryLink talks about how she used archives to research and write about the 50th Anniversary of Century 21 Seattle's Worlds Fair and the 1909 Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition.

 Kim Allison, M.D., October 5 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:03:12

Dr. Kim Allison, Director of Breast Pathology at the University of Washington Medical Center, uses her experience as a cancer survivor to inspire others.

 Craig Thompson, October 5 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 58:59

Craig Thompson discusses his work and shows illustrations from "Habibi." It tells the tale of Dodola and Zam, refugee child slaves bound to each other by chance, by circumstance and by the love that grows between them.

 Colin Meloy and Carson Ellis, October 4 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 55:26

Debut novelist, Colin Meloy and acclaimed artist, Carson Ellis discuss their new book "Wildwood," the first book in an epic middle-grade fantasy series full of magic, wonder and danger set in an alternate version of modern-day Portland, Oregon.

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