Afghan American journalist Fariba Nawa discusses "Opium Nation: Child Brides, Drug Lords, and One Woman's Journey Through Afghanistan."

In honor of the 50th anniversary of the Broadway debut of "Black Nativity," come preview this year's Seattle Theatre Group performance of "Black Nativity" and hear Langston Hughes' poetry.

Join The Seattle Times and luminaries of the local food scene for a lively conversation about what it's like to both create and write about cuisine in the Pacific Northwest. Karen Gaudette moderates a panel that features: Nancy Leson, Kathy Casey, Greg Atkinson, and Matthew Amster-Burton.

This event featured readings by: Nassim Assefi, Donald Fels, Debra Jarvis, Robert Lamirande, Anne McDuffie, Annette Spaulding-Convy, Harold Taw, Ann Teplick, Nora Wendl, and Maritess Zurbano.

John Flanagan, author of "The Ranger's Apprentice" series reads from "The Outcasts," his new Brotherband Chronicles set in the world of Skandians and Araluens.

Receive up-to-date and reliable advice on the latest plastic surgery and cosmetic procedures from Hakim Said, M.D., assistant professor at the University of Washington.

Jeffrey Eugenides reads from his new novel, "The Marriage Plot," one of the most highly anticipated novels of the fall, a story about college, literature and love.

Anne Enright reads from her new novel, "The Forgotten Waltz." This is a story about obsession, passion, love, family ties, marriage and middle age.

Guest speaker Kristi Mathisen, managing director of tax and financial planning at Laird Norton Tyee, provides up-to-date information for all your estate planning needs.

In 2005, two mountaineers climbing above a glacier in the High Sierra found the mummified remains of a man in a WWII uniform. Author Peter Stekel talks about the events from his book "Final Flight: The Mystery of a WWII Plane Crash and the Frozen Airmen in the High Sierra."