Barbara Kingsolver, Michael Lewis, Kyle Machlachlan, V.E. Schwab, and Ayad Akhtar are the featured speakers for September’s Seattle Arts & Lectures Series.
Virtual attendance at these livestreamed events is FREE for Lopez Library Card Holders, thanks to the financial support of the Friends of the Lopez Library. You must have a valid library card to register.
Thursday, October 1: Kyle MacLachlan
Register HERE by September 28
Beloved actor—and star of Twin Peaks, Blue Velvet, Sex and the City, Fallout, and more—Kyle MacLachlan shares his utterly original account of his offbeat journey in Hollywood, his battles with fear and fame, and the projects that shaped him—and created a cult icon in his memoir Fictional Selves.
Monday, October 5: V.E. Schwab
Register HERE by October 2
More than a decade in the making, V.E. Schwab brings her Villains trilogy to its triumphant conclusion. Join the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue and Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil for a conversation about Victorious. Q&A with Katie Campbell.
Thursday, October 8: Ayad Akhtar
Register HERE by October 5
When a hit-and-run shatters more than his body, a writer is pulled toward revelation—and into a scandal that could destroy everything. Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright and novelist Ayad Akhtar’s most daring work yet: The Radiance is visionary novel of spiritual transformation in an age of fracture. Q&A with Shahina Piyarali.
Monday, October 19: Barbara Kingsolver
Register HERE by October 16
From the author of Demon Copperhead and The Poisonwood Bible comes a new novel about the choices that shape a life—and the ones we spend a lifetime trying to outrun. Join Barbara Kingsolver for an evening about love, art, the long reach of the past, and Partita—her new novel.
Wednesday, October 28: Michael Lewis
Register HERE by October 25
Michael Lewis—master chronicler of American institutions under strain—joins us to discuss his new book Blockers, and the bigger question it raises: what happens to a country when its most dedicated public servants are treated as the enemy? An inside look at the early days of Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency, as told by the public servants it targeted and one of America’s best storytellers. Q&A with Sarah Lyall.