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Tuesday July 18th: Battle Hill Bolero Reading

Every summer, the awesome Seattle writing organization Clarion West brings sci-fi writers to town for a summer reading series. The latest reading features Daniel José Older, whose most recent series of music-themed novels involves a battle between the living and the half-dead on the streets of New York City.
Seattle Public Library, 1000 4th Ave., 386-4636, spl.org. Free. All ages. 7 p.m.