Wednesday • December 2 • 7pm
Holiday Picks from Random House reps Katie Mehan & David Glenn
Mill Creek store
Be introduced to some GREAT HOLIDAY PICKS and GIFT IDEAS when we welcome local book reps David Glenn and Katie Mehan from Random House. Refreshments will be served.

Wednesday • December 2 • 7pm
A Seattle7Writers Reading to Benefit WITS, (Writers in the Schools)
featuring Carol Cassella, Jennie Shortridge, & Garth Stein
Oxygen: A Novel (SIMON & SCHUSTER), When She Flew (PENGUIN), & The Art of Racing in the Rain (HARPERCOLLINS)
Reading & Book Signing
U District store
This reading, featuring three very popular local literary stars, will benefit the fine work done by Writers In The Schools. Come out and support this worthy cause. Find out more about Seattle7Writers at www.seattle7writers.org/home/.

Wednesday • December 2 • 7pm
C.E. Murphy
Walking Dead (The Walker Papers, Book 4) (LUNA)
Reading & Book Signing
the book store café, fireside
It's not easy to be a Seattle homicide detective and a shaman. But Joanne Walker, star of the Walker Papers series) does what she can. In her latest adventure, a Halloween party turns weird when ghosts burst forth from a cauldron. And when an ancient cauldron goes missing from a Seattle museum, it's clear there's a connection. But what is it?

Thursday • December 3 • 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 • December 3 • 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 • December 3 • 7pm
Barry Foy
The Devil's Food Dictionary: A Pioneering Culinary Reference Work Consisting Entirely of Lies (FROGCHART PRESS)
Reading & Book Signing
U District store
The expert chef in your life is likely only missing one thing: a completely made up reference book about food. Luckily, Barry Foy has stepped in to fill that hole in their bookshelf with this humorous satire of food writing. Filled with illustrations, footnotes, and a completely made-up bibliography, The Devil's Food Dictionary is sure to please.

Saturday • December 5 • 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 • December 7 • 5pm
Bill Gates Sr.
Showing Up for Life: Thoughts on the Gifts of a Lifetime (RANDOM HOUSE)
Talk & Book Signing
William H. Gates Hall, School of Law, Room 138, Seattle Campus
Open to the public.

Monday • December 7 • 7pm
Poetry Reading with Nancy Pagh & Kathy Whitcomb of Floating Bridge Press
U District store
Two poets with chapbooks from Floating Bridge Press will stop by to read from their work. Pagh is, according to Lorna Crozier, "...that rare poet who can combine the intensely personal with impeccable craft and aesthetic distance." And Whitcomb, a teacher at Central Washington University, was a Stegner Fellow at Stanford and a Halls Fellow at the Wisconsin Institute of Creative Writing.

Monday • December 7 • 7pm
Christina Dudley
Mourning Becomes Cassandra (BELLAVITA)
Reading & Book Signing
Mill Creek store
This novel by a local author concerns Cass Ewan, a woman whose life plan hasn't quite worked out like she expected. So she's moved in with a friend and–even though she has little to no experience with drugs, alcohol, and criminal boyfriends–agreed to mentor an at-risk child. It's the beginning of a great adventure, a journey to find her role in the cosmic narrative.

Monday • December 7 • 7:30pm - CANCELLED
Larry Downes
Laws of Disruption: Harnessing the New Forces that Govern Life and Business in the Digital Age (BASIC)
Town Hall Seattle, Downstairs, 1119 8th Avenue (Enter on Seneca)
Part of the Town Hall Center for Civic Life. Sponsored by Town Hall and University Book Store. Tickets are $5 and are available at www.brownpapertickets.com, 800.838.3006, and at the door beginning at 6:30pm. Town Hall members receive priority seating.

Monday • December 7 • 7:30pm
William Langewiesche
Fly by Wire: The Geese, the Glide, the Miracle on the Hudson (FS&G)
Reading & Book Signing
Town Hall Seattle, Downstairs, 1119 8th Avenue (Enter on Seneca)
Last January 15, a US Airways jet had just taken off from New York's LaGuardia Airport when it was struck by a flock of geese, destroying both engines. Over the next three minutes, the plane's pilot, Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, managed to glide the jet to a safe landing in the Hudson River. It was an instant media sensation—the "Miracle on the Hudson"—and Captain Sully was a hero. But how much of the happy ending can actually be credited to the pilot? To what extent is the "miracle" the result of extraordinary—but not widely known, and in some cases quite controversial—advances in aviation and computer technology? In his latest book, Fly By Wire, Vanity Fair foreign correspondent (and pilot) William Langewiesche explores the world of advanced aviation and assembles the untold stories necessary to truly understand the "miracle," questioning our assumptions about the role of human decision-making in modern aviation. Part of the Town Hall Center for Civic Life. Sponsored by Town Hall and University Book Store. Tickets are $5 and are available at www.brownpapertickets.com, 800.838.3006, and at the door beginning at 6:30pm. Town Hall members receive priority seating.

Tuesday • December 8 • 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. Call 206.634.3400 for details.

Tuesday • December 8 • Noon
Thomas Keller
Ad Hoc at Home: Family-Style Recipes (WORKMAN)
Reading & Book Signing
U District store
Fans of the one and only French Laundry restaurant have been waiting for this one—a book of recipes from owner and head chef Thomas Keller. The food in Ad Hoc at Home is the fare served at his casual restaurant, Ad Hoc, and includes hearty, family style meals like Potato Hash with Bacon and Melted Onions, and beef Stroganoff. Classic comfort food from a foodie of note.

Tuesday • December 8 • 5:30pm
Bellevue Books Reading Group
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (LITTLE BROWN) by Sherman Alexie
and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
Bellevue store
Join us to discuss an alternating selection of fiction and non-fiction titles, including classic and modern literature, history and contemporary culture, philosophy, biography, and just about everything in between.

Tuesday • December 8 • 7pm
Release of the Dungeons and Dragons Player's Handbook Collection
U District store
The Player's Handbook and Player's Handbook 2 contain all of the rules, classes, races, feats, skills, and items any player of D&D® will ever need. Gathered together in a handsome slip-case, this special holiday collection offers both books at one great price!

Wednesday • December 9 • 6pm
Bloody Mary's Mystery Book Group
Bellevue store
Join Bloody Mary on the second Wednesday of each month for a discussion of the mystery genre's gems.

Wednesday • December 9 • 7pm
Alvin Ziontz
A Lawyer in Indian Country: A Memoir (UW PRESS)
Reading & Book Signing
U District store
Lawyer Alvin Ziontz has spent more than thirty years representing the rights and sovereignty of native American tribes. His latest book is a memoir of his life working with the tribes, and chronicles, for example, his work on the U.S. v. Washington case, which affirmed treaty fishing rights in the Pacific Northwest.

Wednesday • December 9 • 7:30pm
Richard Ellis
On Thin Ice: The Changing World of the Polar Bear (KNOPF)
Reading & Book Signing
Town Hall Seattle, Downstairs, 1119 8th Avenue (Enter on Seneca)
At once fierce and adorable, the polar bear symbolizes the harsh beauty and muscular grace of the Arctic. In our age of global warming, polar bears have also come to symbolize the peril that faces all life on Earth. But while the population of polar bears has shrunk by half in 20 years, wildlife painter and acclaimed science writer Richard Ellis says the polar bears' extinction—and the ice caps' disappearance—is far from inevitable. Ellis says that as the polar bears' habitat disappears, their survival rests on our willingness to take critical steps, such as listing them as endangered, even though that would render their territory off-limits to oil drilling. Part of the Seattle Science Lectures. Sponsored by Town Hall and University Book Store. Tickets are $5 and are available at www.brownpapertickets.com, 800.838.3006, and at the door beginning at 6:30pm. Town Hall members receive priority seating.

Thursday • December 10 • 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 • December 10 • 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 • December 10 • 7pm
Dan Hinkley
The Explorer's Garden: Shrubs and Vines from the Four Corners of the World (TIMBER)
Reading & Book Signing
U District store
In this garden gaga city, it's never too early to think about your greenery, is it? Dan Hinkley has searched the planet for botanical treasures for his Heronswood Nursery. His new book talks about the most exotic of his exotics, and what you can expect when you introduce them into your green space.

Thursday • December 10 • 7:30pm
Twyla Tharp
The Collaborative Habit: Life Lessons for Working Together (SIMON & SCHUSTER)
Reading & Book Signing
UW Kane Hall, Room 120, Seattle Campus
Choreographer Twyla Tharp knows inspiration, and wrote about it in her book The Creative Habit. She also knows how to collaborate, having done so with musicians, designers, and dancers over the last four decades. She shares her experiences with collaboration in her new book, The Collaborative Habit, and offers advice to other on being better partners in the task of creation. Tickets are free with the purchase of The Collaborative Habit from UBS; otherwise tickets are $5. Books and tickets available beginning Nov 24.

Friday • December 11 • 7pm
Brad Craft reads Truman Capote's A Christmas Memory
Bellevue store
Our Used Book Buyer Brad Craft will read Truman Capote's touching and very lovely holiday family story, A Christmas Memory. This is one of our favorite holiday traditions.

Saturday • December 12 • 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 • December 12 • Noon
Holiday Storytime with ReAct Theatre
Mill Creek store
The good folks from the ReAct Theatre will be in our Mill Creek store to doing some dramatic reenactments of classic holiday tales. It'll be just the thing to get you in the spirit of the season.

Sunday • December 13 • 2–3:15pm
Bellevue's Young Adult Book Group (Ages 9-13)
Tuck Everlasting (SQUARE FISH) by Natalie Babbitt
Bellevue store
Join us on the third Sunday of every month. Ask a staff member at 425.462.4500 for details.

Monday • December 14 • 7pm
Brad Craft reads Truman Capote's A Christmas Memory
U District store
Our Used Book Buyer Brad Craft will read Truman Capote's touching and very lovely holiday family story, A Christmas Memory. This is one of our favorite holiday traditions.

Tuesday • December 15 • 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. Call 206.634.3400 for details.

Wednesday • December 16 • 7pm
Brad Craft reads Truman Capote's A Christmas Memory
Dunshee House, 303 17th Avenue East, Seattle
Our Used Book Buyer Brad Craft will read Truman Capote's touching and very lovely holiday family story, A Christmas Memory.

Wednesday • December 16 • 7pm
Ginny Hutchinson
Better Because Of You (BENDING NEW CORNERS PRESS)
Reading & Book Signing
U District store
Better Because of You is a book of life lessons from two executives of Fortune 100 companies. Looking for a simple guide to a happier life? Then this is your book.

Thursday • December 17 • 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 • December 17 • 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 • December 17 • 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.

Thursday • December 17 • 7pm
Eric Liu
Imagination First: Unlocking the Power of Possibility (JOSSEY-BASS)
Reading & Book Signing
U District store
There's one thing that a company can't outsource: innovative thinking. But innovative thinking is born in the imaginative mind, the mind that is willing to conceive of that which does not exist. The thing about creativity is that it is a discipline, one that can be cultivated with practice. That's where educator Eric Liu and his book Imagination First come in.

Friday • December 18 • 7pm
A Special Fantastic Fiction Salon with Geoff Ryman
U District store
Join NW Media Arts and University Book Store in welcoming acclaimed writer Geoff Ryman to Seattle. Ryman's novels include The Unconquered Country, The Warrior who Carried Life, The Child Garden, Air, and The King's Last Song. His most recent volume When it Changed is an anthology of stories written by British authors in collaboration with scientists researching at the University of Manchester and its facilities. It includes stories by Gwyneth Jones, Ken MacLeod, and others. Ryman's 10 books and numerous short stories have earned him 14 awards. Sponsored by NW Media Arts, Richard Hugo House and University Book Store. Suggested donation of $5. Note: Mr. Ryman will also be teaching "Writing Story, Writing Plot," a writing workshop, as part of the Fantastic Fiction Workshop Series at Richard Hugo House, 1634 11th Avenue, Seattle on Saturday, December 19th from 10am–5pm.

Saturday • December 19 • 11am
Special Story Time with Sara Anderson
A Day at the Market (HANDPRINT BOOKS)
U District store, Kids Books
∗ Story will be read aloud by UBS staffer, signing by Sara to follow
∗ Reggie the Saw Musician will play "Silent Night"
∗ Page Ahead book drive will run the month of December, in conjunction with this event
∗ Those who donate a book to the book drive will receive a button featuring artwork by Sara

Tuesday • December 22 • 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. Call 206.634.3400 for details.

Saturday • December 26 • 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 • December 28 • 6pm
Nick's Book Club
Translation is a Love Affair (ARCHIPELAGO) by Jacques Poulin
the book store café, fireside
Join our own resident writer, Nick DiMartino, for a lively discussion of this month's selection.

Tuesday • December 29 • 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. Call 206.634.3400 for details.

Thursday • December 31 • 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 • December 31 • 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.

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.