Enjoy intimate conversations with bestselling authors, poets and other literary professionals in events presented by Seattle Arts & Lectures. Each event offers a variety of ticket prices for increased accessibility, and most come with a copy of the author’s latest work. Get details at lectures.org.

Upcoming guests:

• C Pam Zhang – May 8
• Murmurations: Local Voices Taking Flight – May 14
• Merlin Sheldrake – May 21
• Kevin Kwan – May 29
• Ocean Vuong – June 1