# Event Details - **Event Name**: Sonora Jha with Claire Dederer — Intemperance: A Novel - **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 30 Oct, 2025 at 07:00 pm – Thu, 30 Oct, 2025 at 08:30 pm - **Event Description**: The author of the critically acclaimed 'The Laughter' returns with this satirical feminist novel, perfect for discussionAbout this EventThird Place Books welcomes Washington State Book Award–winning author Sonora Jha for a conversation about her new novel, a satirical feminist novel about a woman of a certain age who sparks a firestorm when she holds a contest, based on a fabled Indian custom, in which men compete to win her affections. Sonora will be joined in discussion by celebrated critic and memoirist Claire Dederer."Sonora Jha is a master at writing about what's just below the surface. . Intemperance unearths the subterranean and puts questions of desire, attraction, ableism (and more) out into the open for all to see." —Zac Fletcher, Third Place Books booksellerTickets:This event is free to attend. Registration is recommended in advance.Please note: While RSVP helps us anticipate attendance, your RSVP may not guarantee a seat. Seating is first-come, first-served, and all events at our Ravenna neighborhood store are free and open to the public. Only standing room may be available for events with high interest.We are happy to accommodate any accessibility concerns. Please contact us at events@thirdplacebooks.com or call our Ravenna store at (206) 525-2347.About Intemperance. . .The author of the critically acclaimed The Laughter—winner of the Washington State Book Award—returns with this satirical feminist novel about a woman of a certain age who sparks a firestorm when she holds a contest, based on a fabled Indian custom, in which men compete to win her affections.To celebrate her upcoming birthday, a woman announces she will hold a swayamvar—a custom in her native Indian culture from ancient times in which suitors compete in a feat of wills and strength to win the hand of a beautiful princess. A respected intellectual living in Seattle, the twice-divorced woman once declared that she was “past such petty matters as love,” but her overwhelming need to bolster her self-esteem and satisfy her sexual libido can no longer be denied.In doing something so romantically whimsical, she prepares herself to be laughed at by her friends, neighbors, and colleagues. Yet, to her surprise, she receives support from a circle of ardent admirers, including a wedding planner looking for the next enchanting thing, a disability rights activist making a documentary film, and even, her reluctant adult son. She also faces unexpected detractors—the Men's Rights Movement, angry at her objectification of men, protest the project. And there are visits from goddesses and princesses past who both try to stop her and cheer her on. She must also reckon with her family’s past and the terrible curse on those members who show an intemperance of spirit.As her carefully laid-out plan explodes into spectacle, the woman must decide the perfect feat her prospective suitors need to perform to win her aging hand. What feat will define a newer, better masculinity? What feat will it take for her to trust in the tenderness of love?A humorous and pointed fable for our times, Intemperance is also a beautiful meditation on aging, romance, love, and hope.Sonora Jha is the author of the novels The Laughter and Foreign, and the memoir How to Raise a Feminist Son. After a career as a journalist covering crime, politics, and culture in India and Singapore, she moved to the United States to earn a PhD in media and public affairs. Sonora and her work have been featured in the New York Times and literary anthologies, on the BBC, and elsewhere. Formerly a journalist in India and Singapore, she is now a Loyola Endowed Professor at Seattle University and lives in Seattle.Claire Dederer is the author of Love and Trouble, and the New York Times best-selling memoir Poser: My Life in Twenty-Three Yoga Poses, which has been translated into twelve languages. A book critic, essayist, and reporter, Dederer is a longtime contributor to The New York Times and has also written for The Atlantic, Vogue, Slate, The Nation, and New York magazine. She lives near Seattle with her family. (Photo credit: Stanton J. Stephens)About Third Place BooksFounded 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. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/seattle/sonora-jha-with-claire-dederer-—-intemperance-a-novel/100001661523785369 - **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, health-wellness, contests, meditation, entertainment, yoga - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Seattle - **state**: WA - **country**: United States - **location**: Third Place Books Ravenna - **lat**: 47.6759975 - **long**: -122.3063751 - **full address**: Third Place Books Ravenna, 6504 20th Avenue Northeast, Seattle, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Sonora Jha with Claire Dederer — Intemperance: A Novel - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/12371efcd3d81d208daf20e40839553df3b5b5da644f3dddb56043532df7cb2c-rimg-w1200-h628-dce9e7e8-gmir.jpg?v=1757234033 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Sonora Jha with Claire Dederer — Intemperance: A Novel being held? - **A:** Sonora Jha with Claire Dederer — Intemperance: A Novel takes place on Thu, 30 Oct, 2025 at 07:00 pm to Thu, 30 Oct, 2025 at 08:30 pm at Third Place Books Ravenna, 6504 20th Avenue Northeast, Seattle, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing Sonora Jha with Claire Dederer — Intemperance: A Novel? - **A:** Sonora Jha with Claire Dederer — Intemperance: A Novel is organized by Third Place Books. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** Sonora Jha with Claire Dederer — Intemperance: A Novel is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Seattle, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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