Visiting authors in Seattle talk baseball, true crime and more - Seattle Times

A baseball pioneer, a smattering of scientists and the author of a fascinating true-crime saga are among this week’s visiting authors. Here’s a sampling; for full listings, visit the website of your favorite bookstore or venue.

Jenny D. Williams

Williams, a local author, will introduce her debut novel, “The Atlas of Forgotten Places,” about two women in Uganda searching for lost loved ones. 7 p.m. July 14 at Elliott Bay Book Co.

Ila Borders

If you loved “A League of Their Own,” this might be of interest: Borders, the first woman to win a scholarship to play men’s collegiate baseball and, during her four years of playing professional men’s baseball in the minor leagues, the first female to get a win, is here with her new memoir, “Making My Pitch: A Woman’s Baseball Odyssey.” 3 p.m. July 16, Elliott Bay Book Co.

Eric Chudler and Lise A. Johnson

An evening of easy-to-digest brain talk: Two local neuroscientists talk about their new book, “Brain Bytes: Quick Answers to Quirky Questions About the Brain.” 7 p.m. July 19, University Book Store.

Dave Boling

Local author Boling, whose new novel, “The Lost History of Stars,” follows a young woman during the Boer War in turn-of-the-century South Africa, will speak at the Kirkland Woman’s Club in an event sponsored by Booktree. 7 p.m. July 18; email the Booktree shop (booktreekirkland1@gmail.com) to reserve a seat.

Daniel Jose Older

Older, author of the acclaimed YA novel “Shadowshaper,” is here with the latest in his Bone Street Rumba fantasy series, “Battle Hill Bolero.” 7 p.m. July 18, Seattle Public Library’s Central Library.

David Grann

New Yorker writer Grann’s nonfiction book “Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI,” about an astonishing and little-known 1920s crime conspiracy, is one of the most talked-about releases of the season; hearing him talk about it, at 7 p.m. July 18 at Elliott Bay Book Co., should be a treat.

Claire Dederer

The local author of “Poser: My Life in Twenty-Three Yoga Poses” will speak about her new memoir, “Love and Trouble: A Midlife Reckoning.” 7 p.m. July 19, Third Place Books at Lake Forest Park.

Ian Bassingthwaighte

A former legal aid worker in Cairo, Bassingthwaighte is here with his debut novel, “Live from Cairo,” set during the Arab Spring of 2011. 7 p.m. July 19, Elliott Bay Book Co.

Bianca Marais

Marais, a native of South Africa now based in Toronto, will read from her new apartheid-era novel, “Hum If You Don’t Know the Words.” 7 p.m. July 19, University Book Store.

Sarah Healy

Healy’s new suspense novel, “The Sisters Chase,” was just described in The New York Times as “that rare thing, a slow burner that conceals its cunning and sneaks up on you unawares.” She’ll read at 7 p.m. July 20 at Third Place Books at Lake Forest Park.

Mario Livio

In his new book, “Why: What Makes Us Curious,” astrophysicist Livio interviews scientists in several fields to examine the nature of curiosity, looks at the lives of some of history’s most curious geniuses (Leonardo da Vinci, Richard Feynman), and talks to people with boundless curiosity. 7 p.m. July 20, Seattle Public Library’s Central Library.

David Levine

Portland-based Levine, a Hugo Award winner, is here with his latest speculative fiction adventure, “Arabella and the Battle of Venus.” 7 p.m. July 20, University Book Store.

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