SHELLEY FAIRWEATHER-VEGA presents

‘CASTIGATION’ by SULTAN RAEV

‘WE COMPUTERS’ BY HAMID ISMAILOV

WHEN:  September 17, 2025, at 7:00 p.m.
WHERE:  Third Place Books Ravenna
6504 20th Ave., Seattle, WA, 98115

Northwest Literary Translator Shelley Fairweather-Vega celebrates the release of two novels from Central Asia, and will discuss the joys of translating brand new fiction from Kyrgyz and Uzbek. This event will include a public signing and time for audience Q&A. 

Tickets: This event is free to attend. Registration is required in advance.

Check out this link for more event information and to order the books!

Praise for We Computers. . .

“Many paths cross in Ismailov’s beautiful new work—poetry, history and the infinite imagination. Every path winding into another. Every path worth taking.”
—Patti Smith

Praise for Castigation...

"History dreamily echoes throughout Sultan Raev’s Castigation as the serpentine narrative, under Shelley Fairweather-Vega’s pleasingly crisp translation, draws the reader into a surreal desert rich with delusion and truth."
—Anton Hur, author of Toward Eternity

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.