WILLIAM DIETRICH
Hadrian's Wall takes place a long time ago. Third Place Books, 17171 Bothell Way NE, 366-3333, 7 pm, free.
MARYBETH HOLLEMAN
Holleman's The Heart of the Sound: An Alaskan Paradise Found and Nearly Lost has "true transformative power," says Annie Dillard. Elliott Bay Book Company, 101 S Main St, 624-6600, 7:30 pm, free.
FRIDAY 3/19
PHIL AND KAJA FOGLIO
The Girl Genius comics creators talk about their work and, probably, their marriage. School of Visual Concepts, Rm 204, 500 Aurora Ave N, 425-775-3641, 7 pm, $2.
DANNY WALLACE
Wallace is the author of Join Me! and is adorable and British. University Book Store, 4326 University Way NE, 634-3400, 7 pm, free.
LAURA FLANDERS
Bushwomen: Tales of a Cynical Species is about Condi, Karen, et al. Elliott Bay Books, 624-6600, 7:30 pm.
SATURDAY 3/20
ELLEN SUSSMAN
On a Night Like This is Sussman's debut novel. Elliott Bay Book Company, 624-6600, 4:30 pm, free.
RIGOBERTO GONZçLEZ
The poet reads from his first novel, Crossing Vines. Elliott Bay Book Company, 624-6600, 7:30 pm, free.
SUNDAY 3/21
NICK O'CONNELL
O'Connell gets all spiritual in On Sacred Ground: The Spirit of Place in Pacific Northwest Literature. Ravenna Third Place Books, 6504 20th Ave NE, 525-2347, 2 pm, free.
PETE FROMM
As Cool As I Am is a novel and it's won all kinds of awards. University Book Store, 634-3400, 2 pm, free.
* REGIONAL SPELLING BEE
Kids spell words. Town Hall, 652-4255, 1 pm, free.
KAREN ARMSTRONG
The Spiral Staircase is about God. University Congregational Church, 4515 16th Ave NE, 634-3400, 7 pm, free.
MONDAY 3/22
LINDA CARLSON
Carlson reads from Company Towns of the Pacific Northwest. Ravenna Third Place Books, 525-2347, 7:30 pm, free.
* RACHEL COHEN
Cohen reads from A Chance Meeting: Intertwined Lives of American Writers and Artists, 1854-1967. Elliott Bay Book Company, 624-6600, 7:30 pm, free.
TUESDAY 3/23
* NICHOLSON BAKER
See Stranger Suggests, page 23.
RICHARD MORGAN
Altered Carbon is a science-fiction thriller. University Book Store, 634-3400, 7 pm, free. (Also on Wed March 24 at Third Place Books, 366-3333, 7 pm, free.)
ZAC UNGER
Working Fire: The Making of an Accidental Fireman is a memoir. Third Place Books, 366-3333, 7 pm, free.
* MICHAEL CHABON
Chabon (The Mysteries of Pittsburgh, The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, Wonder Boys) is brilliant and entertaining. He reads from the paperback of Summerland. Elliott Bay Book Company, 624-6600, 7:30 pm, free.
WEDNESDAY 3/24
VYVYANE LOH
Breaking the Tongue is a novel set in Singapore during World War II. University Book Store, 634-3400, 7 pm, free.
JOÃO MAGUEIJO
The author of Faster Than the Speed of Light: The Story of Scientific Speculation is really smart and only 30 years old. Kane Hall, Room 110, University of Washington, 634-3400, 7:30 pm, free.
JOSEPH S. NYE JR.
Nye discusses Soft Power: The Means to Success in World Politics, which world-politics know-it-all Madeleine Albright loved. Town Hall, 624-6600, 7:30 pm, $5.
BRUCE MURKOFF
Waterborne is a novel about the building of the Boulder Dam during the Great Depression. Elliott Bay Book Company, 624-6600, 7:30 pm, free.