Thomas Ricks explores why history has been kind to the American generals of World War II and less kind to the generals of the wars that followed.

"Hendrix on Hendrix" includes the most important interviews from the peak of Jimi Hendrix's career, carefully selected by one of the world's leading Hendrix historians, Steven Roby.

Mark Bowden presents a gripping account of the hunt for and elimination of Osama bin Laden.

Readings by 12 local writers in the 2012 Jack Straw Writers Program.

Join The Seattle Times' food writer Nancy Leson for a discussion on how to run a successful restaurant with five local chefs and restaurateurs.

Join world flute artist and storyteller Gary Stroutsos for a tribute to the tradition of song and story in the Zuni, Navajo and Salish cultures.

Cartoonist Ellen Forney discusses her new book "Marbles: Mania, Depression, Michelangelo, and Me," providing a visceral glimpse into the effects of a mood disorder on the artist's work.

Jack Nisbet shows images and discusses his latest book, "David Douglas, a Naturalist at Work: An Illustrated Exploration Across Two Centuries in the Pacific Northwest."

A-P Hurd, Seattle-based system dynamics and complex system architecture author, talks about her new book, "The Carbon Efficient City."

Camille Paglia's latest book takes readers on a journey through Western art's defining moments, from the ancient Egyptian tomb of Queen Nefertari to George Lucas' digitally enhanced duel in "Revenge of the Sith."