Glory by NoViolet Bulawayo November 18 | 7:30pm | Town Hall Seattle Get your TICKETS HERE! Find the DIGITAL PROGRAM HERE! For her second book, Zimbabwean author NoViolet Bulawayo tried to write nonfiction about the 2017 coup of Robert Mugabe—what came out instead was the Booker Prize-nominated novel Glory, a bombastic satire in the riotous spirit of Orwell’s Animal Farm. Buckle up. “By aiming the long, piercing gaze of this metaphor at the aftereffects of European imperialism in Africa, Bulawayo…

InkAloud (E. Briskin, Justine Chan, Tanya Holtland) December 9 | 7:30pm | The Rabbit Box Theatre Get your TICKETS HERE! Find the DIGITAL PROGRAM HERE! Story: Get down with the loudest ink in town! Three local authors—co-curation with Seattle poet Shin Yu Pai—inspire three musicians apiece, a gift of nine new songs in this one-night-only celebration of creativity and collaboration. Featured authors/books: E Briskin, author of Orange Justine Chan, author of Should You Lose All Reason(s) Tanya Holtland, author of…

Aesop’s Fables by Aesop January 13 | 7:30pm | Town Hall Seattle Get your TICKETS HERE! Find the DIGITAL PROGRAM HERE! The collected fables of Aesop, a Greek slave and storyteller, have endured for over two millennia. From The Boy Who Cried Wolf to The Fox and the Grape and many more beyond, this sprawling collection continues to enchant readers with its timeless wisdom and humor. “Ultimately the fables represent one of the oldest characteristics of human life: storytelling. The…

Dogman by Dav Pilkey February 10 | 6pm | Fremont Abbey Get your TICKETS HERE! Find the DIGITAL PROGRAM HERE! From the mind that brought you Captain Underpants, Bainbridge Island native Dav Pilkey’s ongoing saga of a dog-headed cop with a heart of gold (and the breath of an outhouse) digs much deeper than its oddball premise suggests—down, perhaps, to the meaning of life itself. “High-intensity, heartwarming, and, above all, hysterically funny…Whether through nifty Star Wars references, time-honored slapstick, self-aware…

Welcome to the Snow Ball: A Benefit for STYLE! Get ready to immerse yourself in a winter wonderland of music and community. Join us for a night of infectious rhythms and soulful melodies with live performances by Panda Conspiracy and Buzz Brump, two dynamic funky party bands that promise to keep you dancing all night long. This special event supports the vision of STYLE to nurture the next generation of musicians and readers. Get your tickets now! Gather your friends,…

I Sing the Salmon Home edited by Rena Priest March 16 | 7:30pm | Town Hall Seattle Get your TICKETS HERE! DIGITAL PROGRAM HERE! To cap off her storied term as Washington’s sixth State Poet Laureate, Lummi tribal member Rena Priest gathered poems from more than 150 Washington poets—ranging from first graders to tribal elders—to celebrate the Northwest’s signature swimmers in this singular anthology. “At long last salmon—the soul of the Pacific Northwest—have been given words to match the ongoing…

When the Elephants Dance by Tess Uriza Holthe May 11 | 7:30pm | The Rabbit Box Theatre Get your TICKETS HERE! DIGITAL PROGRAM HERE! In this mesmerizing twist on historical fiction, untamed tales of wartime Philippines converge with the captivating allure of folklore, culminating in a profound celebration of human resilience and boundless love amid the chaos of war. “Lush, arresting, and fiercely beautiful, When The Elephants Dance unfolds like a shadowy fugue, a waltz between light and dark, between…