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Literary Voices 2013

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Keynote Speaker, Garth Stein, author of The Art of Racing in the Rain. Friends of the Libraries' eighth annual Literary Voices dinner to benefit Libraries preservation, collections, and student scholarships. Dine at one of 17 tables hosted by writers from the region. UW Club | Saturday, April 27, 6pm | Tickets: $125

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When Apr 27, 2013
from 06:00 PM to 09:00 PM
Where UW Club
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Contact Phone 206-616-8397
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Friends of the Libraries' eighth annual Literary Voices dinner to benefit Libraries preservation, collections, and student scholarships.
Tickets are $125. Send an email or phone 206-616-8397, or print and fill out an order form and mail or fax it with payment information.

Garth Stein, keynote speaker, is the author of the New York Times best selling novel, The Art of Racing in the Rain (Harper, 2008). Now published in 30 languages, The Art of Racing in the Rain was the #1 BookSense selection for June, 2008, the Starbucks spring/summer 2008 book selection, and has been on the IndieBound bestseller list since its publication.
Stein's previous novel, How Evan Broke His Head and Other Secrets (Soho Press, 2005) won a Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Award, and was a BookSense Pick in both hardcover and paperback. Raven Stole the Moon (Harper, 2010) was Stein's first novel.
He has also written a full-length play, Brother Jones, and produced a number of award-winning documentaries.
Garth is the co-founder of Seattle7Writers, a non-profit organization comprised of 42 prominent Northwest authors dedicated to creating connections between readers, writers, booksellers, and librarians to foster and support a passion for the written word.

Authors hosting tables will be announced soon!

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