John Kessel reads from his work at the University branch of Seattle's University Book Store. Copies of his books will be available for signing after the reading. This is the first reading in our 2009 season's "Six Summer Evenings of Science Fiction & Fantasy" reading series.
John Kessel writes elegant, ironic speculative fiction about gender and memory. His controversial “Stories for Men” received the 2002 Tiptree Award, and he's also the winner of the Nebula, Sturgeon, and World Fantasy awards. Watching Kessel read his own work is a bit like watching Hamlet being played by a wry-mouthed, self-effacing, but wholly genuine prince. His most recent book, The Baum Plan for Financial Independence, collects a decade’s worth of his short stories.
