THURSDAY 3/18



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.