LYANDA LYNN HAUPT
Rare Encounters with Ordinary Birds is about human dealings with creatures flight-capable. Ravenna Third Place, 6504 20th Ave NE, 525-2347, 7:30 pm, free.
DOUG SCOTT
Scott talks about The Enduring Wilderness. Elliott Bay Book Company, 101 S Main St, 624-6600, 7:30 pm, free.
FRIDAY 9/3
* JESSICA ABEL, PETER BAGGE, GILBERT HERNANDEZ
The graphic novelists talk about their work. Abel's the author of La Perdida; Bagge is the creator of Hate and Sweatshop; and Hernandez is co-creator of Love and Rockets. Zanadu Comics Downtown, 1923 Third Ave, 443-1316, 3-6 pm, free.
JAK KOKE
Liferock is a fantasy novel about "genderless rock beings." University Book Store, 4326 University Way, 634-3400, 7 pm, free.
CHRIS MANN
The "linguistic composer" reads/performs something called "The Plato Songs." Jack Straw Productions, 4261 Roosevelt Way NE, 634-0919, 8 pm, free.
SATURDAY 9/4
GREGG KEIZER
The Longest Night is a thriller. Seattle Mystery Bookshop, 117 Cherry St, 587-5737, noon, free.
SUNDAY 9/5
GENDER BENT
Pissed-off dykes and a couple of guys read/perform their writing. Capitol Hill Arts Cooperative, 1621 12th Ave, 388-0500, doors at 7:30 pm, show at 8 pm, $10.
TUESDAY 9/7
HILARY PRICE
The comic artist signs Reigning Cats and Dogs, a collection of her work. University Book Store, 634-3400, 7 pm, free.
* GREGORY SPATZ, ADRIANNE HARUN
See Stranger Suggests, page 23. Richard Hugo House, 1634 11th Ave, 322-7030, 7:30 pm, free.
CHRIS ABANI
The Nigerian exile poet reads from his latest, Dog Woman. Elliott Bay Book Company, 624-6600, 7:30 pm, free.
WEDNESDAY 9/8
LOLLY WINSTON
Good Grief is a novel. Third Place Books, 17171 Bothell Way NE, 366-3333, 7 pm, free.
RUSSELL E. TRAIN
Politics, Pollution, and Pandas is "an environmental memoir." University Book Store, 634-3400, 7:30 pm, free.
BHARTI KIRCHNER
The author signs her novel Pastries, now in paperback. Elliott Bay Book Company, 624-6600, 7:30 pm, free.
POETRY/OPEN MICS
POETSWEST--Features Michael Magee with Robinson Bolkum, Nick Harris, Karen Havnaer, Christine Elizabeth Hemp, Priya Ghillian Keefe, Donald Kentop, Denise Calvetti Michaels, Lisa Noble, Angela Omulepu, Connie Walle, and Pieter Zilinsky. Sunday Sept 5, 2 pm. Frye Art Museum, 704 Terry Ave, 682-1268, free. Also, Sunday Sept 5 at 7 pm, features TBA, at Penny Cafe, 1707 NW Market, 682-1268, free; and on Monday Sept 6, 7-9 pm, featuring J. Glenn Evans, Allison Green, and others at Ravenna Third Place Books, 525-2347, free.
