# Event Details - **Event Name**: Seattle Reads presents Sara Nović: True Biz at SESSC - **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 26 Sep, 2026 at 11:00 am – Sat, 26 Sep, 2026 at 12:15 pm (-07:00) - **Event Description**: Meet Sara Nović the author of "True Biz," the Seattle Reads 2026 selection.About this EventAbout the Book“True Biz” by Sara Nović (Random House)True biz (adj./exclamation; American Sign Language): really, seriously, definitely, real-talkTrue biz? The students at the River Valley School for the Deaf just want to hook up, pass their history finals, and have politicians, doctors, and their parents stop telling them what to do with their bodies. This revelatory novel plunges readers into the halls of a residential school for the deaf, where they’ll meet Charlie, a rebellious transfer student who’s never met another deaf person before; Austin, the school’s golden boy, whose world is rocked when his baby sister is born hearing; and February, the headmistress, who is fighting to keep her school open and her marriage intact, but might not be able to do both. As a series of crises both personal and political threaten to unravel each of them, Charlie, Austin, and February find their lives inextricable from one another—and changed forever.About Sara Nović:Sara Nović is the author of the New York Times bestseller “True Biz” and “Girl at War,” both of which won the American Library Association’s Alex Award. Her latest book is “Mother Tongue: A Memoir.” She is an activist and an instructor of deaf studies and creative writing, and lives in Pennsylvania with her family.Accessibility: ASL interpretation and CART live captioning will be provided at all events.The Seattle Public Library can provide accommodations for people with disabilities at Library events. Please contact LEAP at least seven days before the event to request any additional accommodations.Seattle Reads is presented in partnership with Deaf Lit Fest, Deaf Spotlight, Hearing Loss Association of America - Washington State Association (HLAA-WA), Hearing, Speech & Deaf Center (HSDC), and Southeast Seattle Senior Center.It is made possible by The Seattle Public Library Foundation, with additional support from 4Culture, Random House, and media sponsor The Seattle Times. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/seattle/seattle-reads-presents-sara-nović-true-biz-at-sessc/100001997480287310 - **Event Categories**: fitness, Art, literary-art, Festivals - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 - **Event Highlights**: - Age Limit: all_ages - door_time: 2026-09-26T17:30:00Z - Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes - Location: Southeast Seattle Senior Center - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Seattle - **state**: WA - **country**: United States - **location**: Southeast Seattle Senior Center - **lat**: 47.5422326 - **long**: -122.2730831 - **full address**: Southeast Seattle Senior Center, 4655 South Holly Street, Seattle, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Seattle Reads presents Sara Nović: True Biz at SESSC - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events8/banners/cecff161f39ad46d9449cc4ff2915fe0bcbd890d606edca99add27fd8d399851-rimg-w1200-h676-dc586898-gmir.jpg?v=1786839697 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Seattle Reads presents Sara Nović: True Biz at SESSC being held? - **A:** Seattle Reads presents Sara Nović: True Biz at SESSC takes place on Sat, 26 Sep, 2026 at 11:00 am to Sat, 26 Sep, 2026 at 12:15 pm at Southeast Seattle Senior Center, 4655 South Holly Street, Seattle, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing Seattle Reads presents Sara Nović: True Biz at SESSC? - **A:** Seattle Reads presents Sara Nović: True Biz at SESSC is organized by SPL. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "Seattle Reads presents Sara Nović: True Biz at SESSC", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events8/banners/cecff161f39ad46d9449cc4ff2915fe0bcbd890d606edca99add27fd8d399851-rimg-w1200-h676-dc586898-gmir.jpg?v=1786839697", "startDate": "2026-09-26T11:00:00-07:00", "endDate": "2026-09-26T12:15:00-07:00", "url": "https://allevents.in/seattle/seattle-reads-presents-sara-nović-true-biz-at-sessc/100001997480287310", "eventStatus": "https://schema.org/EventScheduled", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "Southeast Seattle Senior Center", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "4655 South Holly Street", "postalCode": "98118", "addressLocality": "Seattle", "addressRegion": "WA", "addressCountry": "US" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "47.5422326", "longitude": "-122.2730831" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "Meet Sara Nović the author of \"True Biz,\" the Seattle Reads 2026 selection.", "offers": [ { "@type": "AggregateOffer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "USD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-08-16", "availabilityEnds": "2026-09-26T12:15:00-07:00", "validFrom": "2026-08-16", "lowPrice": "0.00", "highPrice": "0.00", "price": "0.00", "url": "https://allevents.in/seattle/seattle-reads-presents-sara-nović-true-biz-at-sessc/100001997480287310" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "USD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-08-16", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-08-16", "url": "https://allevents.in/seattle/seattle-reads-presents-sara-nović-true-biz-at-sessc/100001997480287310", "price": 0, "name": "Free Admission" } ], "organizer": [ { "@type": "Organization", "name": "SPL", "url": "https://allevents.in/org/spl/20371489" } ] } ] ```