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MOHAI Mercantile Literary Series

Book-based conversations and lectures on a wide range of topics by local authors.

Join the MOHAI Mercantile and celebrate local authors as they share their processes and passions on a wide range of Seattle-centric topics in this special literary series. Signed books by visiting authors are available at these fun and free events!

From cookbooks to historic research, MOHAI Mercantile’s Literary Series showcases the wide range and creativity of Puget Sound authors. Join us for Q&As, presentations, and hands-on demonstrations from local creators. Learn something new and expand your library with the MOHAI Mercantile.

Cost: Free. Admission to the museum is not required to visit the Mercantile or attend the Literary Series event.

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Thursday, October 26, 2023

MOHAI Mercantile Literary Series: Unicorns on Fire by Vu Le

Calling all Nonprofit Unicorns! Join us for a book reading with Vu Le, author of the insightful and irreverent blog Nonprofit AF and the former Executive Director of Rooted in Vibrant Communities (RVC), a nonprofit in Seattle that promotes social justice by...

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Saturday, September 30, 2023

MOHAI Mercantile Literary Series: History on the Half Shell

Enjoy the view of the boats along Lake Union while learning a bit of Pacific Northwest culinary seafood history. Razor Clams: Buried Treasure of the Pacific Northwest, author David Berger and Heaven on the Half Shell author David Gordon will read; concluding...

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Sunday, September 24, 2023

MOHAI Mercantile Literary Series: A Cancer Patient’s Wife

A Cancer Patient’s Wife is a fictionalized account of navigating the labyrinth of cancer care, handling the emotional upheaval of a cancer diagnosis and honoring the vows we make to ourselves and to one another. Author Maren Higbee will read and discuss...

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Saturday, October 29, 2022

MOHAI Mercantile Literary Series: Trailblazing Black Women of Washington State

Join the MOHAI Mercantile for a reading of Trailblazing Black Women of Washington State with author Marilyn Morgan. Also joining her in conversation will be featured trailblazer, Cynthia Tucker, historian of the Washington State Federation of Colored Women’s Clubs.

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Sunday, October 23, 2022

MOHAI Mercantile Literary Series: Modern Asian Baking at Home

Author Kat Lieu comes to the MOHAI Mercantile to talk about her new cookbook Modern Asian Baking at Home. During the COVID lockdowns, Kat gained popularity with her blog and online community Subtle Asian Baking. Now Kat is a full-time author, food...

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Saturday, October 8, 2022

MOHAI Mercantile Literary Series: The History of Alaska Airlines

For Family History Month, the MOHAI Mercantile welcomes Kathy Mills Rozzini to discuss her book History of Alaska Airlines: The First Eleven Years 1932-1943. Kathy is the granddaughter of Steve Mills, founder of Star Air Service, which later became the aviation giant...

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Saturday, June 11, 2022

MOHAI Mercantile Literary Series: Forging A Black Community with Dr. Quintard Taylor

Through much of the twentieth century, Black Seattle was synonymous with the Central District–a four-square-mile section near the geographic center of the city. Quintard Taylor explores the evolution of this community from its first few residents in the 1870s to a population...

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