Jordan Hartt will read from his book Leap, with a reading and Q&A by Kristen Millares Young. Leap sold out in its first small press printing at Centrum this past July. This second run comes from Tebot Bach in California. Books will be available for sale at the event. In Leap, humans stand as metaphors for the geo-

Get a look into Susan Orlean’s process as she guides the audience through the writing of one of her pieces. After, she’ll participate in a Q&A with Hugo House instructor and memoirist Claire Dederer, author of Poser. The bar will be open serving drinks, and books will be for sale by Elliott Bay Book Company.

Castalia is a monthly reading series at the Richard Hugo House featuring graduate students, faculty, and alumni from the University of Washington MFA program. This evening features first-year prose writer Jane Youngberg, second-year poet Erin McCoy, second-year prose writer Patrick Runyan, alumna Elizabeth Cooperman, and faculty Andrew Feld. Erin L. McCoy is a Kentucky native