Book events coming up

I'm very excited--Seattle's book fest died a few years ago, but the idea is being revived by a group in Columbia City. They've already lined up about 50 authors and 80 exhibitors for a new Seattle Book Festival. It'll be Oct. 24-25 at the Columbia City Events Center. It's going to be just a block from the new light rail stop in Columbia City--so here's a chance to try out the light rail, and get your fill of books. Save the date.

And--here's another event. You might have missed Paul Farmer's visit to Seattle earlier this summer. But Tracy Kidder, who wrote the book about Farmer, Mountains Beyond Mountains, is coming to Seattle this fall. He's going to talk about his newest book,
Strength in What Remains. He'll be here Oct. 12, 7:30 at Town Hall. Tickets are a very modest $5.