The Portrait Gallery: Washington State Book Awards

Saturday, October 12th: Washington State Book Awards

Okay, Paul is hosting this one, but you can’t really consider this to be a conflict of interest: have you seen the list of nominees for the Washington State Book Awards this year? It’s amazing. Like, we haven’t seen a better collection of books nominated for these awards in, we think, ever. Tonight, the authors will get together to celebrate the winners and honor each other. Don’t let the fact that I’m hosting the ceremony keep you away, because this is going to be a special night. Seattle Public Library, 1000 4th Ave., 386-4636, http://spl.org, 7 pm, free.