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Author Readings and Receptions

Folio is proud to be a home for authors. Whether you're a seasoned author, self published or just finished writing the next great American novel, we love to hear from you. Our author readings and conversations are ongoing and feature a wide variety of prose and poetry genres.

  • The Nutcracker Chronicles: Janine Kovac in conversation with Amber Flame
    The Nutcracker Chronicles: Janine Kovac in conversation with Amber Flame
    The Nutcracker Chronicles: Janine Kovac in conversation with Amber Flame
    Mon, Nov 18
    Folio: The Seattle Athenaeum
    Nov 18, 2024, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM PST
    Folio: The Seattle Athenaeum, 93 Pike St #307, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
    Nov 18, 2024, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM PST
    Folio: The Seattle Athenaeum, 93 Pike St #307, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
    Co-presented with Hedgebrook
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  • Let’s Talk About Memoir: Broken Open with Martha Gies
    Let’s Talk About Memoir: Broken Open with Martha Gies
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    Let’s Talk About Memoir: Broken Open with Martha Gies
    Fri, Nov 01
    Folio: The Seattle Athenaeum
    Nov 01, 2024, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
    Folio: The Seattle Athenaeum, 93 Pike St #307, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
    Nov 01, 2024, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
    Folio: The Seattle Athenaeum, 93 Pike St #307, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
    An afternoon with Oregon writer, activist and teacher Martha Gies
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  • Spine Chilling Tales: A Halloween Cello and Storytelling Duo
    Spine Chilling Tales: A Halloween Cello and Storytelling Duo
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    Spine Chilling Tales: A Halloween Cello and Storytelling Duo
    Wed, Oct 30
    Folio: The Seattle Athenaeum
    Oct 30, 2024, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
    Folio: The Seattle Athenaeum, 93 Pike St #307, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
    Oct 30, 2024, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
    Folio: The Seattle Athenaeum, 93 Pike St #307, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
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  • Locker Room Talk: A Woman’s Struggle to Get Inside with Melissa Ludtke
    Locker Room Talk: A Woman’s Struggle to Get Inside with Melissa Ludtke
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    Locker Room Talk: A Woman’s Struggle to Get Inside with Melissa Ludtke
    Tue, Oct 29
    Folio: The Seattle Athenaeum
    Oct 29, 2024, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM PDT
    Folio: The Seattle Athenaeum, 93 Pike St #307, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
    Oct 29, 2024, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM PDT
    Folio: The Seattle Athenaeum, 93 Pike St #307, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
    Journalist Melissa Ludtke in conversation with Seattle Times assistant managing features editor Stefanie Loh
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  • Member Book Launch: Among the Pots and Pans
    Member Book Launch: Among the Pots and Pans
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    Member Book Launch: Among the Pots and Pans
    Sun, Aug 25
    Folio: The Seattle Athenaeum
    Aug 25, 2024, 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM
    Folio: The Seattle Athenaeum, 93 Pike St #307, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
    Aug 25, 2024, 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM
    Folio: The Seattle Athenaeum, 93 Pike St #307, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
    Celebrating the launch of a book written at Folio by Folio member Alex Early
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  • Better, Faster, Farther: How Running Changed Everything We Know About Women
    Better, Faster, Farther: How Running Changed Everything We Know About Women
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    Better, Faster, Farther: How Running Changed Everything We Know About Women
    Mon, Aug 05
    Folio: The Seattle Athenaeum
    Aug 05, 2024, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
    Folio: The Seattle Athenaeum, 93 Pike St #307, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
    Aug 05, 2024, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
    Folio: The Seattle Athenaeum, 93 Pike St #307, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
    An in-depth book discussion and conversation with author Maggie Mertens
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  • Norman Maclean: A Life of Letters and Rivers by Rebecca McCarthy
    Norman Maclean: A Life of Letters and Rivers by Rebecca McCarthy
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    Norman Maclean: A Life of Letters and Rivers by Rebecca McCarthy
    Mon, Jun 03
    Folio: The Seattle Athenaeum
    Jun 03, 2024, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM PDT
    Folio: The Seattle Athenaeum, 93 Pike St #307, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
    Jun 03, 2024, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM PDT
    Folio: The Seattle Athenaeum, 93 Pike St #307, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
    Author Rebecca McCarthy in conversation with author Jonathan Evison
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  • I Lived to Tell the World: Stories from Survivors of Holocaust, Genocide, and the Atrocities of War
    I Lived to Tell the World: Stories from Survivors of Holocaust, Genocide, and the Atrocities of War
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    I Lived to Tell the World: Stories from Survivors of Holocaust, Genocide, and the Atrocities of War
    Sun, Jun 02
    Folio: The Seattle Athenaeum
    Jun 02, 2024, 3:00 PM – 5:30 PM PDT
    Folio: The Seattle Athenaeum, 93 Pike St #307, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
    Jun 02, 2024, 3:00 PM – 5:30 PM PDT
    Folio: The Seattle Athenaeum, 93 Pike St #307, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
    Author Elizabeth Mehren in conversation with Pulitzer Prize winning reporter Richard Read
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  • Past, Present and Future: An Author Panel
    Past, Present and Future: An Author Panel
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    Past, Present and Future: An Author Panel
    Sun, Apr 07
    Folio: The Seattle Athenaeum
    Apr 07, 2024, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM PDT
    Folio: The Seattle Athenaeum, 93 Pike St #307, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
    Apr 07, 2024, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM PDT
    Folio: The Seattle Athenaeum, 93 Pike St #307, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
    Featuring authors Jeanne Heuving, Julie Carr, and Donna Stonecipher
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  • Book Launch: She Called Me Throwaway: A Memoir by Shama Shams
    Book Launch: She Called Me Throwaway: A Memoir by Shama Shams
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    Book Launch: She Called Me Throwaway: A Memoir by Shama Shams
    Tue, Mar 26
    Folio: The Seattle Athenaeum
    Mar 26, 2024, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM PDT
    Folio: The Seattle Athenaeum, 93 Pike St #307, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
    Mar 26, 2024, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM PDT
    Folio: The Seattle Athenaeum, 93 Pike St #307, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
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  • Big Time: Ben Winters in conversation with Lillian Dabney
    Big Time: Ben Winters in conversation with Lillian Dabney
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    Big Time: Ben Winters in conversation with Lillian Dabney
    Thu, Mar 14
    Online via Zoom
    Mar 14, 2024, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM PDT
    Online via Zoom
    Mar 14, 2024, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM PDT
    Online via Zoom
    Ben Winters in conversation with Lillian Dabney
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  • Book Launch: Traverse by Kevin Craft
    Book Launch: Traverse by Kevin Craft
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    Book Launch: Traverse by Kevin Craft
    Thu, Jan 18
    Folio: The Seattle Athenaeum
    Jan 18, 2024, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM PST
    Folio: The Seattle Athenaeum, 93 Pike St #307, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
    Jan 18, 2024, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM PST
    Folio: The Seattle Athenaeum, 93 Pike St #307, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
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  • Musical Murder Mystery: An Author Roundtable
    Musical Murder Mystery: An Author Roundtable
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    Musical Murder Mystery: An Author Roundtable
    Sat, Nov 18
    Folio: The Seattle Athenaeum
    Nov 18, 2023, 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM
    Folio: The Seattle Athenaeum, 93 Pike St #307, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
    Nov 18, 2023, 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM
    Folio: The Seattle Athenaeum, 93 Pike St #307, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
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  • The Unquiet Country: An Evening of Poetry and Opera
    The Unquiet Country: An Evening of Poetry and Opera
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    The Unquiet Country: An Evening of Poetry and Opera
    Thu, Nov 09
    Folio: The Seattle Athenaeum
    Nov 09, 2023, 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM
    Folio: The Seattle Athenaeum, 93 Pike St #307, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
    Nov 09, 2023, 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM
    Folio: The Seattle Athenaeum, 93 Pike St #307, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
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  • Arán & Im (Bread & Butter) by Manchán Magan
    Arán & Im (Bread & Butter) by Manchán Magan
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    Arán & Im (Bread & Butter) by Manchán Magan
    Fri, Oct 20
    Folio: The Seattle Athenaeum
    Oct 20, 2023, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
    Folio: The Seattle Athenaeum, 93 Pike St #307, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
    Oct 20, 2023, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
    Folio: The Seattle Athenaeum, 93 Pike St #307, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
    Co-Presented with Kells Irish Pub & Restaurant
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  • Arán & Im (Bread & Butter) by Manchán Magan
    Arán & Im (Bread & Butter) by Manchán Magan
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    Arán & Im (Bread & Butter) by Manchán Magan
    Wed, Oct 18
    Folio: The Seattle Athenaeum
    Oct 18, 2023, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
    Folio: The Seattle Athenaeum, 93 Pike St #307, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
    Oct 18, 2023, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
    Folio: The Seattle Athenaeum, 93 Pike St #307, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
    Co-Presented with Kells Irish Pub & Restaurant
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  • Stomp and Shout: R&B and the Origins of Northwest Rock and Roll by Peter Blecha
    Stomp and Shout: R&B and the Origins of Northwest Rock and Roll by Peter Blecha
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    Stomp and Shout: R&B and the Origins of Northwest Rock and Roll by Peter Blecha
    Tue, Oct 17
    Folio: The Seattle Athenaeum
    Oct 17, 2023, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
    Folio: The Seattle Athenaeum, 93 Pike St #307, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
    Oct 17, 2023, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
    Folio: The Seattle Athenaeum, 93 Pike St #307, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
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  • Artificial Intelligence and the Apocalyptic Imagination by Michael J Paulus
    Artificial Intelligence and the Apocalyptic Imagination by Michael J Paulus
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    Artificial Intelligence and the Apocalyptic Imagination by Michael J Paulus
    Mon, Oct 16
    Folio: The Seattle Athenaeum
    Oct 16, 2023, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
    Folio: The Seattle Athenaeum, 93 Pike St #307, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
    Oct 16, 2023, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
    Folio: The Seattle Athenaeum, 93 Pike St #307, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
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