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Maria Semple discusses 'Go Gentle' with Ken Jennings

Saturday, April 18, 2026 · 7:30 PM PDT · The Seattle Times
Learning & Talksauthor eventbook discussionliterature$45–$55
Maria Semple discusses 'Go Gentle' with Ken Jennings
Author Maria Semple returns to Seattle to discuss her new novel 'Go Gentle' in conversation with Ken Jennings. The event includes a copy of the book with admission.

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  • Maria Semple

    Maria Semple is an award-winning American novelist and screenwriter born May 21, 1964. She is best known for her bestselling novels including Where'd You Go, Bernadette (2012), Today Will Be Different (2016), and Go Gentle, as well as her television work on shows like Mad About You, Arrested Development, and Saturday Night Live.

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  • Ken Jennings

    Ken Jennings is an American stage actor born October 10, 1947 in Jersey City, New Jersey, best known for originating the role of Tobias Ragg in Stephen Sondheim's 1979 Broadway premiere of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, for which he won the Drama Desk Award and Theatre World Award.

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