AMY GOODMAN
Goodman reads from and signs The Exception to the Rulers: Exposing Oily Politicians, War Profiteers, and the Media That Love Them. University of Washington, HUB Auditorium, 634-3400, noon, $5. (Also May 7 with Bill Frisell at Town Hall Seattle, 1119 Eighth Ave, 425-564-2427, 7 pm, $25.)
ERIK LARSON
Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, & Madness at the Fair That Changed America was a finalist for the National Book Award. Drachen Foundation Meeting Room, 1905 Queen Anne Ave N, 283-5624, 6:30 pm, free. (Also May 7 at Ravenna Third Place, 525-2347, 7:30 pm, free.)
ELINOR BURKETT
So Many Enemies, So Little Time is a travelogue. Third Place Books, 17171 Bothell Way NE, 366-3333, 7 pm, free.
SANDRA STEINGRABER
Having Faith is about, basically, breastfeeding. Town Hall Seattle, 652-4255, 7 pm, $15.
* MATT BERNSTEIN SYCAMORE
Sycamore's the editor of Dangerous Families: Queer Writing on Surviving. His last reading in town, for Pulling Taffy, was inappropriate and hilarious, and his special guest tonight is Hellery Homosex (who used to do a zine called Ring of Fire, about the sex life of a double-amputee). Bailey/Coy, 414 Broadway Ave E, 323-8842, 7 pm, free.
HAMPTON SIDES
Americana: Dispatches from the New Frontier is a book of essays. University Book Store, 4326 University Way NE, 634-3400, 7 pm, free.
LUIS URREA
The Devil's Highway is about the U.S.-Mexico border. Elliott Bay Book Company, 101 S Main St, 624-6600, 7:30 pm, free.
MIGAEL SCHERER
Back Under Sail is about a boat race. Ravenna Third Place, 6504 20th Ave NE, 525-2347, 7:30 pm, free.
ROBERT W. McCHESNEY
McChesney holds forth on The Problem of the Media. Kane Hall, Room 120, UW, 634-3400, 7:30 pm, $5.
* C. K. WILLIAMS
The Pulitzer Prize-winning poet reads from and talks about his work. Kane Hall, Roethke Auditorium (Room 130), University of Washington, 634-3400, 8 pm, free.
FRIDAY 5/7
MARC COOPER
The Nation contributing editor reads from The Last Honest Place in America: Paradise and Perdition in the New Las Vegas. Elliott Bay Book Company, 624-6600, 5 pm, free.
ALEXANDER McCALL SMITH
The Full Cupboard of Life is the next in the author's best-selling No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency series. Third Place Books, 366-3333, 6 pm, free.
* PETER BLECHA
See Stranger Suggests, page 23. Crespinel Studios, 2312 Second Ave, 728-6276, 6 pm, free.
CLARE NAYLOR, MIMI HARE
The Second Assistant is about Hollywood. University Book Store, 634-3400, 7 pm, free.
SATURDAY 5/8
AMY STEWART
Stewart is the author of The Earth Moved, about earthworms. Elliott Bay Book Company, 624-6600, 2 pm, free.
DIANA ABU-JABER
Crescent is a novel about Iraqi intellectuals in L.A. Elliott Bay Book Company, 624-6600, 4 pm, free.
MARIAN KEYES
The Other Side of the Story is a novel about the mad world of publishing. Third Place Books, 366-3333, 6 pm, free.
CHRISTOPHER TWIGG
A Cherub That Sees Them is a book of poetry. Elliott Bay Book Company, 624-6600, 7:30 pm, free.
SUNDAY 5/9
ELINOR LIPMAN
The Price of Alice Thrift is a novel about a nice woman with social problems. Third Place Books, 366-3333, 3 pm, free. (Also 5/10 at University Book Store, 7 pm, free.)
MARTHA GIES
Up All Night is a book about horrible all-night jobs (stripping, baking, deejaying, etc.). Elliott Bay Book Company, 624-6600, 3 pm, free.
* ZELDA, SCOTT, AND ERNEST
See Nightstand, page 29. Town Hall Seattle, 621-2230, 7:30 pm, $23/$50.
ALIX OLSON
Olson is a "folk poet and progressive queer artist-activist." Tractor Tavern, 5213 Ballard Ave NW, 789-4250, 8 pm, $10.
MONDAY 5/10
MICHAEL CONNELLY
The Narrows is a mystery. Seattle Mystery Bookshop, 117 Cherry St, 587-5737, noon, free. (Also on May 10 at Third Place Books, 366-3333, 7 pm, free.)
* BILL McKIBBEN
The author of The End of Nature gives a talk entitled "Information and the Quality of Life: More, Faster--Better?" Town Hall Seattle, 616-7213, 7 pm, free.
JEFF TAYLOR
The guy behind Monster.com talks about Monster Careers: How to Land the Job of Your Life. Kane Hall, Room 110, University of Washington, 634-3400, 7 pm, free.
KAREN JOY FOWLER
The Jane Austen Book Club is an "ebullient comedy of manners," according to Booklist. Elliott Bay Book Company, 624-6600, 7:30 pm, free.
TUESDAY 5/11
WERNER SOBEK
The engineer and architect gives a fancy lecture. SAM, 100 University St, 654-3100, 6:30 pm, $15.
DENNIS CHARNEY
The psychiatrist signs The Peace of Mind Prescription. University Book Store, 634-3400, 7 pm, free.
* STEPHEN ELLIOTT, RYAN BOUDINOT
See Stranger Suggests, page 23. Jewel Box Theater, 2320 Second Ave, 441-5823, 7 pm, free.
JAMIE MORISON
The expert lectures on "The Changing Arctic: Exploration, Transformation and Impacts." Kane Hall, Room 130, University of Washington, 543-3839, 7 pm, pre-registration required, free.
MADELINE DeFREES
The prize-winning poet takes another one: the first annual Denise Levertov Award. Seattle Art Museum, 100 University St, 624-6600, 7 pm, free.
KENT HARUF
Eventide is a novel set in Colorado. Elliott Bay Book Company, 624-6600, 7:30 pm, free.
AMANDA QUICK
The Paid Companion is an adventure novel. Third Place Books, 366-3333, 7:30 pm, free.
ROBERT REICH
Bill Clinton's former labor secretary is the author of a bunch of books and knows a ton of people. Bill Clinton, for example. Town Hall Seattle, 652-4255, 7:30 pm, $15.
BOB EDWARDS
The NPR correspondent talks about Edward R. Murrow and the Birth of Broadcast Journalism. Town Hall Seattle, 624-6600, 7:30 pm, $5. (Also on May 12 at Kane Hall, Room 130, University of Washington, 634-3400, 7:30 pm, free, ticket required.)
WEDNESDAY 5/12
* ADRIAN LeBLANC
The journalist reads from and signs Random Family: Love, Drugs, Trouble, and Coming of Age in the Bronx, which I've been told is harrowing and rich and really fucking good. Elliott Bay Book Company, 624-6600, 5 pm, free.
PAUL ROBERTS
The energy expert talks about The End of Oil: On the Edge of a Perilous New World. Kane Hall, Room 220, University of Washington, 634-3400, 7 pm, free.
DAVID R. McCANN
Traveler Maps is a book of poetry by Ko Un; McCann is his translator. Seattle Arts & Lectures Offices, 105 S Main St, 624-6600, 7 pm, free.
ALMA ALEXANDER
The Secrets of Jin-shei is a novel. University Book Store, 634-3400, 7 pm, free.
PHIL CONDON
Clay Center is set in 196969. Third Place, 7 pm, free.
JANE JUSKA
A Round Heeled Woman is a memoir about sexagenarian sex. Bailey/Coy Books, 323-8842, 7 pm, free.
CHRISTOPHER HOWELL
Light's Ladder is a collection of poetry. Open Books, 2414 N 45th St, 633-0811, 7:30 pm, free.
CATHERINE TEXIER
Victorine is a novel about several generations of women. Elliott Bay Book Company, 624-6600, 7:30 pm, free.
WALTER RUSSELL MEAD
Mead gets all heated about Power, Terror, Peace, and War: America's Grand Strategy in a World at Risk. Town Hall Seattle, 634-3400, 7:30 pm, $5.
