JOHN CONNOLLY
Bad Men is about a band of killers. Seattle Mystery Bookshop, 117 Cherry St, 587-5757, noon, free.
LARRY GOSTIN
The author of Public Health Law: Power, Duty, Restraint gives a lecture entitled "Law and Ethics in Population Health: A National and Global Perspective." William H. Gates Hall, Magnuson Jackson Courtroom, Room 138, University of Washington, 685-6643, 3:30 pm, free.
ANNIE KOH
The activist talks about How to Get Stupid White Men Out of Office. Elliott Bay Book Company, 101 S Main St, 624-6600, 7:30 pm, free.
* GARRY TRUDEAU, MOLLY IVINS
The Doonesbury creator interviews the best-selling political columnist. Paramount Theatre, 911 Pine St, 628-0888, 7:30 pm, $35-$75.
* OLENA KALYTIAK DAVIS
The poet reads from her second collection, Shattered Sonnets Love Cards and Other Off and Back Handed Importunities, which is a complicated but (I think) great title. I've never read her, but I've heard great things. Open Books, 2414 N 45th St, 633-0811, 7:30 pm, free.
FRIDAY 4/16
NEBULA AWARDS 2004
They're the science-fiction awards. There's a ceremony, along with all kinds of panels and ephemera and miscellany over several days; for details, see www.sfwa.org/awards/2004/schedule. Westin Hotel, 1900 Fifth Ave, 728-1000, 10 am to midnight, $30.
DR. FRANK SOVINSKY
The doctor reads from Life, the Manual: When the Pursuit of Happiness Makes You Miserable. Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 600 Pine St, 264-0156, 12:30 pm, free.
NEBULA AWARDS MULTI-AUTHOR BOOK SIGNING
Billions of science-fiction writers (no room to list all their names here) sign their books. Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 264-0156, 5:30 pm, free.
LARRY EVEREST
Everest reads from and signs Oil, Power, and Empire. Third Place Books, 17171 Bothell Way NE, 366-3333, 6:30 pm, free.
DAVID LISS
A Spectacle of Corruption is a novel. University Book Store, 4326 University Way NE, 634-3400, 7 pm, free. (Also Sat April 17 at Seattle Mystery Bookshop, 587-5757, noon, free.)
LEONARD SCHWARTZ
The poet reads from his new book, The Tower of Diverse Shores. Elliott Bay Book Company, 624-6600, 7:30 pm, free.
NANCY RAWLES
There are all kinds of things cooking in Crawfish Dreams. Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 2700 NE University Village, 517-4107, 7:30 pm, free.
SATURDAY 4/17
M. ANNE SWEET, PRISCILLA LONG, JACK REMICK
The three poets read from new work. Third Place Books, 366-3333, 6 pm, free.
JAN BEATTY
Boneshaker is a collection of poetry. Elliott Bay Book Company, 624-6600, 7:30 pm, free.
SUNDAY 4/18
KAGE BAKER, L. TIMMEL DUCHAMP
The two writers read their contributions to The Thackeray T. Lambshead Pocket Guide to Eccentric and Discredited Diseases, which is totally made up but sounds awesome. Elliott Bay Book Company, 624-6600, noon, free.
* JOSHUA CLOVER, ANGE MLINKO
The Projects Reading Series, curated by Monkey Puzzle co-editor Kreg Hasegawa, plans on showcasing "poetry, prose, and symposia." Its first readers, Clover and Mlinko, are, according to press materials, "wonderful, active poets of the youngish sort," which is everyone's favorite kind. 1506 Projects Art Gallery, 1506 E Olive Way, 720-1325, 7 pm, free.
MONDAY 4/19
CAL RIPKEN JR., BILL RIPKEN
The sexy baseball player and his dad sign Play Baseball the Ripken Way: The Complete Illustrated Guide to the Fundamentals. Elliott Bay Book Company, 624-6600, 12:30 pm, free.
WARREN ETHEREDGE
The film critic who not long ago assaulted my senses by lasciviously making out with a woman at the Jade Pagoda (it was something to see) tonight gives a lecture entitled "Assaulting the Senses: A Case Against Cinematic Sex Crimes." University Book Store, 634-3400, 7 pm, free.
* EVE ENSLER
The author of The Vagina Monologues reads from and talks about The Good Body, a new theater project in development. Bailey/Coy Books, 414 Broadway E, 323-8842, 7 pm, free.
DAVID FARRIS
Lie Still is a medical thriller. Third Place Books, 366-3333, 7:30 pm, free.
GEORGE MINOT
See review, page 49. Elliott Bay Book Company, 624-6600, 7:30 pm, free.
TUESDAY 4/20
DEE BOERSMA
The UW professor gives a lecture entitled "Insights from Penguins on Environmental Variation." Kane Hall, Room 130, University of Washington, 543-3839, 7 pm, free.
CHRIS CHESTER
Providence of a Sparrow is about adopting a bird. Third Place Books, 366-3333, 7 pm, free.
* NILO CRUZ
The Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright (Anna in the Tropics) talks about his new play, Beauty of the Father. Bailey/Coy Books, 323-8842, 7 pm, free.
BRENDA PETERSON
Animal Heart is a novel. University Book Store, 634-3400, 7 pm, free. (Also Wed April 21 at Elliott Bay Book Company, 624-6600, 7:30 pm, free.)
MOVEON.ORG
The activists behind the kick-ass pro-Democratic fundraising cause talk about their book 50 Ways to Leave Your Country: How to Find Your Political Voice and Become a Catalyst for Change. Elliott Bay Book Company, 624-6600, 7:30 pm, free.
* LYN COFFIN, MARTIN CROSS
Writers on Work, the brainchild of novelist Matt Briggs, involves bringing together writers (in this case, Lyn Coffin, a poet and playwright) with workers (tonight it's Martin Cross, a YMCA social worker). I have no idea what this will be like; I doubt they do, either. Which is why you should go. Richard Hugo House, 322-7030, 7:30 pm, $7/$5 members.
* CAROL MUSKE-DUKES
See glowing review, page 49. ACT Theatre, 700 Union St, 621-2230, 7:30 pm, $14.
WEDNESDAY 4/21
MICHAEL SCHUDSON
The University of California professor delivers a mouthful of a lecture: "The Ideal of 'The Informed Citizen'--Why the Founders Didn't Encourage It, Why the Progressive Era Did, and Why We Should Move Beyond It if We Dare." Kane Hall, Room 120, University of Washington, 616-1825, 7 pm, free.
RACHEL SIMMONS
The author of Odd Girl Out: The Hidden Culture of Aggression in Girls reads from and discusses her new book, Odd Girl Speaks Out: Girls Write About Bullying, Cliques, Popularity, and Jealousy. Town Hall Seattle, 1119 Eighth Ave, 675-3364, 7 pm, $18/$10 youth.
* SCREENWRITERS SALON
Three brilliant people (Claire Cowie, a visual artist; Frances McCue, a poet; and Andy Spletzer, a filmmaker and the former film editor of this here fish wrapper) talk about brilliant films and, specifically, brilliant scenes. Richard Hugo House, 464-5830, 7:30 pm, $5/$2 students.
MICHAEL PARENTI
The political analyst gives a talk on the subject "When America Rules the World: A Dissent." Shoreline Community College, SCC Gym, 16101 Greenwood Ave N, 546-4634, 7:30 pm, $10, $8 students.
* AMOS LATTEIER, EMILY HALL
See Stranger Suggests, page 73. Polestar Music Gallery, 1412 18th Ave, 329-4224, 7:30 pm, $5 suggested donation.
POETRY/OPEN MICS
SCRATCHING POST--Poetry open mic, all ages. Thursdays at 8 pm, signup at 7:30 pm. Mr. Spot's Chai House, 5463 Leary Ave NW, 297-2424, free.
SEATTLE POETRY SLAM--Open mic and slam with Karen Finneyfrock. Wednesdays at 8 pm. Capitol Hill Arts Center, 1621 12th Ave, 568-0728, $5.
SPEAK UP: WORDS TO COMBAT SEXISM--Open mic. Fri April 16 at 7:30 pm. Richard Hugo House, 1634 11th Ave, 860-9606, donation suggested.
SPRING FLING 2004--Open mic presented by Seattle Writergrrls. Mon April 19 at 6 pm. Richard Hugo House, 322-7030, donation appreciated.
