On November 17 in our U District store at 7pm, authors Jak Koke and Bruce Cordell will read from their Wizards of the Coast published novels The Edge of Chaos and City of Torment. One is the story of an unstable world called the Plaguewrought Lands where there is a war between forces that seek to control wild magic and those that seek to set it free. The other is a Lovecraftian tale of a hidden city with an ancient monster at its center.

The very next day brings Brandon Sanderson to the store to talk about the final books in Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time epic, The Gathering Storm. Sanderson was given the enviable (and terrifying, one expects) task of taking the unfinished manuscripts of this beloved saga for completion. Stop by to enjoy the results.

On Friday, November 20, Lucinda Scala Quinn will be at our U District store to talk about Mad Hungry, her book about feeding that most insatiable of animals: the human male.

And save this date, foodies: Tuesday, December 8 we will be hosting the one and only Thomas Keller, chef and owner of the world famous French Laundry restaurant, for a signing of his book Ad Hoc at Home. It'll be scrumptious.

Thursday • November 19 • 11am
Story Time with Mary (Ages 3 to 7)
Bellevue store, Kids Books
Join Mary for a lively hour of stories and art. Animated readings will entertain your children and help them form positive reading habits. Painting and drawing will stimulate their creative minds. Juice and cookies to follow. Call 425.462.4500 for details.

Thursday • November 19 • 11am
Story Time with Jessica (Ages 3 to 7)
Mill Creek store, Kids Books
Join us for lively readings of the best in new and classic children's books. You bring the kids; we'll supply the activities and refreshments. Call 425.385.3530 for details.

Thursday • November 19 • 6pm
Queen Mary's Travel Book Group
Bellevue store
Recount adventure, exploration, and conquest with Queen Mary as your guide on the third Thursday of each month.

Friday • November 20 • 7pm
Lucinda Scala Quinn
Mad Hungry: Feeding Men and Boys (ARTISAN)
Reading & Book Signing
U District store
Lucinda Scala Quinn had four brothers. And then she found a husband who loves to eat. And then she had three sons. Quinn has spent a lifetime feeding men and boys, and teaching them how to feed themselves when the need arises. If you've ever wondered how to sate the seemingly insatiable male in your life, Quinn—chef, TV personality, and Martha Stewart Omnimedia's resident food guru—is the one to turn to. Survival tip number one: never be caught without bacon.

Saturday • November 21 • 11am
Story Time with Anna and Kitri (Ages 3 to 7)
U District store, Kids Books
Join Anna or Kitri for fun and inspiring stories every Saturday morning and enjoy juice and cookies, too. Call 206.634.3400 for details.

Monday • November 23 • 7pm
Robert Merry
A Country of Vast Designs: James K. Polk, the Mexican War, and the Conquest of the American Continent (SIMON & SCHUSTER)
Reading & Book Signing
U District store
When James Polk was elected president, we were in a diplomatic struggle with Britain over the Oregon Territory (Washington, Oregon, Idaho), Texas was threatened by Mexico, and the territories west of Texas (California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, and parts of Colorado) belonged to Mexico outright. When, four years later, Polk relinquished his office, all of that land was a part of the United States of America. How did Polk acquire it all? Find out in Robert Merry's new book A Country of Vast Designs.

Tuesday • November 24 • 11am
Story Time with Lauren & Caitlin (Ages 3 to 7)
U District store, Kids Books
Join Lauren & Caitlin for fun and inspiring stories every Tuesday morning and enjoy juice and cookies, too. Call 206.634.3400 for details.

Saturday • November 28 • 11am
Story Time with Anna and Kitri (Ages 3 to 7)
U District store, Kids Books
Join Anna or Kitri for fun and inspiring stories every Saturday morning and enjoy juice and cookies, too. Call 206.634.3400 for details.

Saturday • November 28 • Noon
Northwest Writers Spotlight with Minnette Meador, Hanna Rhys Barnes, Paty Jager, and Lisa Hendrix
Reading & Book Signing
Bellevue store
Join us in Bellevue for a bevy of romantic readings from four notable northwestern authors. On hand will be Minnette Meador, Hanna Rhys Barnes, Paty Jager, and Lisa Hendrix. It should be a (bodice) ripping good time.

Monday • November 30 • 6pm
Nick's Book Club
Logicomix: An Epic Search for Truth (BLOOMSBURY USA) by Apostolos Doxiadis & Christos H. Papadimitriou; art by Alecos Papadatos & Annie DiDonna
the book store café, fireside
Join our own resident writer, Nick DiMartino, for a lively discussion of this month's selection.

Monday • November 30 • 7pm
J.A. Jance
Trial by Fire: A Novel of Suspense (TOUCHSTONE)
Reading & Book Signing
Mill Creek store
Sister Anselm is known as the "Angel of Death" in a hospital in an Arizona town. But, in fact, she's an advocate for unidentified patients. When a woman is left to burn in a fire, she emerges with no memory of who she is or who left her to die. A new media relations consultant for the Yavapai County Police Department named Ali Reynolds assists Sister Anselm as they try to discover the woman's identity before a remorseless killer can finish the job.

Ticket Information:

• Tickets are sometimes required for events. Consult the listings, or call us at 206.634.3400 for help. If a bookseller can't assist you, ask for one of the fine folks in Author Events: Stesha Brandon, Anna Micklin, or Danielle Kish. They know absolutely everything about everything! Really! It's weird.
• Classes, book clubs, and others seeking group tickets please contact Stesha Brandon at 206.634.3400.
• We save seats for ticket holders until 15 minutes before the event begins. At that time, any extra seats will be filled by the people who have been waiting patiently in the standby seating line.