Author Appearances in Woodinville and Beyond for October

Alice Hoffman will read from her new novel, The Dovekeepers, at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 15 at .

Jeffrey Eugenides will read from his new novel, The Marriage Plot, at 7 p.m., Oct. 17, at Seattle Public Library, downtown branch.

Stephen Cosgrove, author of Wheedle and the Noodle, will read and sign his book at , at 5 p.m. on Oct. 17.

Amitav Ghosh, author of River of Smoke, will read from his new novel at 7 p.m,. Oct. 17, at the Kirkland Performing Arts Center, as part of the Seattle Arts & Lectures series.

Stasia Ward Kehoe, Woodinville resident and author of Audition, will be reading from her new novel at 6 p.m. on Oct. 18 at

David Guterson will read from his new novel, Ed King, at 7 p.m., Oct. 20, at the Elliott Bay Book Co.

Beverly Hooks, author of Come Walk with Me, will read and discuss her book about journal writing at 1 p.m. on Oct. 22 at .

Steve Inskeep, host of National Public Radio’s Morning Edition and author of Instant City: Life and Death in Karachi, will read from his new book at 7 p.m. on Oct. 27 at Town Hall Seattle.

Michael Ondaatje, author of the acclaimed The English Patient, will read from his new novel, The Cat's Table, 7 p.m., Oct. 24, at the Seattle Public Library, downtown branch.

Stacy Schiff, author of last year's biography, Cleopatra, at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 26 at Benaroya Hall in Seattle, part of Seattle Arts & Lectures .