Seattle Public Library: Max Delsohn presents 'Crawl'

Schedule

Wed Nov 05 2025 at 07:00 pm to 08:30 pm

UTC-08:00

Location

Seattle Public Library - Central Library | Seattle, WA

A sharply recognizable yet exhilaratingly transcendent fantasia of transmasculine life in 2010s Seattle.
About this Event

In partnership with Seattle Public Library, Third Place Books is proud to present a conversation with author Max Delsohn on his debut new short story collection, , which follows a cast of transmasculine twenty-somethings to parks, workplaces, and nude beaches; through misbehavior, weird trips, love, and discovery; towards the pleasure and the pain of possibility.

Location: Seattle Central Library — Microsoft Auditorium

“Max Delsohn has a poet’s sense of yearning, a stand-up’s sense of timing, and a 3 a.m. hookup’s desperate frankness about sex—all of which combine to make Crawl one of my favorite story collections of the past few years.”—Torrey Peters, author of Stag Dance and Detransition, Baby

This event is free and open to the public. For important updates, RSVP is highly recommended in advance. This event will include a public signing and time for audience Q&A. Sustain our author series by purchasing a copy of the featured book!

Having trouble registering? See Eventbrite's troubleshooting FAQ here.


Tickets:

This event is free to attend. For important updates, registration is highly recommended in advance.


About Crawl. . .

A darkly comic, introspective debut collection that looks beneath the surface of trans life in 2010s Seattle.

People called it paradise, but baby, it wasn’t.

What to do when starting testosterone unlocks a newfound desire for men? How to respond when your boss’s boss asks if you’ve had “the surgery” and then requests you talk her niece out of transitioning? What obligation do you have to intervene in the faltering mental health of the baby trans drug dealer you’ve met only once while tripping on the acid he sold you?

The young transmasculine characters in Crawl navigate these and other questions in the dive bars, bathhouses, parks, workplaces, music venues, beaches, and college campuses of 2010s Seattle. Max Delsohn’s stories—by turns exuberant, heartfelt, tragic, and wry—portray the pleasures and pains of sex and romance, the possibilities and ambivalences of gender expression, and the joys and failures of community in a city and a time that has branded itself a radical queer utopia but proves much more complicated in reality.


Max Delsohn’s writing appears in McSweeney’s Quarterly Concern, VICE, Joyland, The Rumpus, and Triangle House, among other places. He earned an MFA from Syracuse University. He lives in Los Angeles.


About Third Place Books

Founded in 1998 in Lake Forest Park, Washington, Third Place Books is dedicated to the creation of a community around books and the ideas inside them. With locations in Lake Forest Park and Seattle's Ravenna and Seward Park neighborhoods, Third Place Books is proud to serve the entire Seattle metro area. Learn more about their event series at thirdplacebooks.com/events.

Where is it happening?

Seattle Public Library - Central Library, 1000 4th Avenue, Seattle, United States
Tickets

USD 0.00

Third Place Books

Host or Publisher Third Place Books

It's more fun with friends. Share with friends

Discover More Events in Seattle

Eric Neumann
Wed, 05 Nov at 04:00 pm Eric Neumann

Here - After

CONTESTS TRIPS-ADVENTURES
SIFF Movie Club: The Ascent
Wed, 05 Nov at 06:00 pm SIFF Movie Club: The Ascent

SIFF Cinema Uptown

ENTERTAINMENT FESTIVALS
Darning 101: Basic Darning Skill Share
Wed, 05 Nov at 06:00 pm Darning 101: Basic Darning Skill Share

NE Seattle Tool Library

WORKSHOPS
Green Lake Jewelry Works Seattle Studio Grand Opening
Wed, 05 Nov at 06:00 pm Green Lake Jewelry Works Seattle Studio Grand Opening

401 NE Northgate Way space 916a

ART
Felly - Seattle, WA
Wed, 05 Nov at 07:30 pm Felly - Seattle, WA

Madame Lou's

Town Hall Seattle & Cascade present: The War on Cars & CityNerd
Wed, 05 Nov at 07:30 pm Town Hall Seattle & Cascade present: The War on Cars & CityNerd

Town Hall Seattle

Las Cafeteras - Hasta la Muerte
Wed, 05 Nov at 07:30 pm Las Cafeteras - Hasta la Muerte

Moore Theatre

ART THEATRE
Felly at Madame Lou's
Wed, 05 Nov at 07:30 pm Felly at Madame Lou's

Madame Lou's

A Date Night Adventure! - Seattle By The Sound
Wed, 30 Oct at 08:00 am A Date Night Adventure! - Seattle By The Sound

1300 1st Ave 5th floor

ART TRIPS-ADVENTURES
Open Mic ~ Music ~ Poetry ~ Hip Hop ~ Jazz ~ Vendors Needed Wanted
Wed, 05 Feb at 05:00 pm Open Mic ~ Music ~ Poetry ~ Hip Hop ~ Jazz ~ Vendors Needed Wanted

Seattle

ENTERTAINMENT OPEN-MIC
Nook & Cranny Spoken Word Open Mic
Thu, 01 May at 06:30 pm Nook & Cranny Spoken Word Open Mic

5637 University Wy NE

OPEN-MIC SPOKEN-WORD
Nook & Cranny "Be the Revolution" Book Club
Sun, 18 May at 04:30 pm Nook & Cranny "Be the Revolution" Book Club

5637 University Wy NE

Poetry Night at The Fishbowl
Thu, 22 May at 06:00 pm Poetry Night at The Fishbowl

The Fishbowl

ART LITERARY-ART
Nature Drawing at The Fishbowl!
Fri, 23 May at 06:00 pm Nature Drawing at The Fishbowl!

The Fishbowl

ART FINE-ARTS
Nook & Cranny "Read Around the World" Book Club
Sun, 25 May at 04:30 pm Nook & Cranny "Read Around the World" Book Club

5637 University Wy NE

ART LITERARY-ART
3rd Friday Art Walk at Nook & Cranny
Fri, 20 Jun at 05:00 pm 3rd Friday Art Walk at Nook & Cranny

5637 University Wy NE

ART LITERARY-ART
Improv Happy Hour
Sat, 05 Jul at 07:30 pm Improv Happy Hour

Unexpected Productions Market Theater

COMEDY ENTERTAINMENT
Fall 2025  Somos Vecinos Spanish Classes with Casa Latina!
Mon, 08 Sep at 06:00 pm Fall 2025 Somos Vecinos Spanish Classes with Casa Latina!

Casa Latina Seattle

WORKSHOPS HEALTH-WELLNESS
Seattle Audio Tour: Legends, Landmarks, and Literary Labyrinths
Mon, 22 Sep at 12:00 pm Seattle Audio Tour: Legends, Landmarks, and Literary Labyrinths

Seattle Public Library

ART TRIPS-ADVENTURES
Lit Lounge: The People's Art  | A Prose and Poetry Salon - Season 2
Fri, 26 Sep at 07:00 pm Lit Lounge: The People's Art | A Prose and Poetry Salon - Season 2

The Station Columbia City

ART LITERARY-ART

What's Happening Next in Seattle?

Discover Seattle Events