THURSDAY 9/30



SUSANNA CLARKE

Susanna Clarke writes fantasy novels, the most recent of which is called Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell. Elliott Bay Book Company, 101 S Main St, 624-6600, 6 pm, free.

CHARLENE ANN BAUMBICH

According to the press release, the heroine of the new novel by Baumbich, Dearest Dorothy, Help! I've Lost Myself, "is a spunky 87-year-old woman." A word to the person who composed this press release: Placing the word "spunky" next to the words "87-year-old woman" will not produce the desired effect. Third Place Books, 17171 Bothell Way NE, 366-3333, 7 pm, free.

GEOFFREY NUNBERG

Geofferery Nunberg's new book is called Going Nucular: Language, Politics and Culture in Confrontational Times. University Book Store, 4326 University Way NE, 634-3400, 7 pm, free.

* MATTILDA, AKA MATT BERNSTEIN SYCAMORE

Mattilda, AKA Matt Bernstein Sycamor, the editor of That's Revolting! Queer Strategies for Resisting Assimilation, will attempt to instigate a rebellion against the corporatization of queerness. Bailey/Coy Books, 414 Broadway Ave E, 323-8842, 7 pm, free.

* MICHAEL HARDT

"Negri and Hardt's Multitude is a must-read for anybody interested in an alternative future. It contains some of the best discussions that we are aware of on how direct democracy could work in a global context and on the relationship between social change and violence. Multitude is a creative contribution to the most important conversation of our day." (Charles Mudede and Nic Veroli) University of Washington, Kane Hall 110, 634-3400, 7:30 pm, free.

BARBARA McLINTOCK

Barbara McLintock's new book is called Smoke Free: How One City Successfully Banned Smoking in All Indoor Public Places. Ravenna Third Place Books, 6504 20th Ave NE, 525-2347, 7:30 pm, free.

MARTHA WITT, RON RASH

Witt's debut novel is called Broken as Things Are; Rash's new novel is Saints at the River. Elliott Bay Book Company, 624-6600, 8 pm, free.

FRIDAY 10/1



RICHARD BEBAN

Los Angeles has a poet, and his name is Richard Beban, and What the Heart Weighs is his latest effort. Elliott Bay Book Store, 624-6600, 5:30 pm, free.

DANIEL ALTMAN

Like many of us in Seattle, Altman does not much care for our present president; but unlike many of us in Seattle, Altman has addressed his grievances in a book, Neoconomy: George Bush's Revolutionary Gamble with America's Future. University Book Store, 634-3400, 7 pm, free.

* DANIEL ELLSBERG, MEDEA BENJAMIN, NORMAN SOLOMON

Just go and watch Daniel Ellsberg, Medea Benjamin, and Norman Solomon do their thing about what's at stake in this year's presidential election. University Temple United Methodist Church, 1415 NE 43rd St, 789-2684, 7 pm, $10.

THOMAS LINCOLN

Lincoln is a local writer; his new book is Crossing Saturday Furlong: Lessons of a European Journey. Elliott Bay Book Company, 624-6600, 7:30 pm, free. SATURDAY 10/2



SONIA SHAH

If there is such a substance as truth in this weird world of ours, then it might be found in Shah's new book, Crude: The Story of Oil. Elliott Bay Book Company, 624-6600, 5 pm, free.

EDWARD A. WHITESELL

In Whitesell's book, Defending Wild Washington, 20 Evergreen State College undergraduate students tell Washington citizens what they can do to save nature, which, by the way, has been dead for 35 years. Third Place Books, 366-3333, 6 pm, free.

MOREAH VESTAN

Vestan is a local writer; Pleasures and Ponderings: From Nun to Nudist to Now is her latest book. Elliott Bay Book Company, 624-6600, 2 pm, free.

NICK FLYNN

Nick Flynn is a poet, and his new book is a memoir called Another Bullshit Night in Suck City. Elliott Bay Book Company, 624-6600, 7:30 pm, free.

SUNDAY 10/3



CLYDE EDGERTON, JACK RIGGS

Jack Riggs' book When the Finch Rises has two 12-year-old North Carolina boys who are drawn to each other by their shared worship of the great daredevil Evel Knievel. Now the question is this: If Evel Knievel were alive today would he vote for Bush or Kerry? Elliott Bay Book Company, 624-6600, 2 pm, free.

MARYN McKENNA

McKenna's book about the fight against bioterrorism, Beating Back the Devil, is there on the bookshelf. Third Place Books, 366-3333, 5 pm, free.

MONDAY 10/4



CAROL BRIGHTMAN

I can understand why Carol Brightman wrote Writing Dangerously: Mary McCarthy and Her World, but I have no idea why she wrote Sweet Chaos: The Grateful Dead's American Adventure. I have yet to form an opinion about her new book, Total Insecurity: The Myth of American Omnipotence. Elliott Bay Book Company, 624-6600, 5 pm, free.

JAMES CARROLL

Now let's think about this for a minute: If Evel Knievel were alive today would he leave his couch and attend this reading by noted pacifist James Carroll, the author of Crusade: Chronicles of an Unjust War? University Book Store, 634-3400, 7 pm, free.

LIZA WARD

According to the press release, Liza Ward's novel Outside Valentine is "based in part on the notorious 1950s Nebraska killer Charles Starkweather and 14-year-old Caril Fugate, who traveled with him." Elliott Bay Book Company, 624-6600, 7:30 pm, free.

TUESDAY 10/5



T. C. BOYLE

See page 32. Seattle Arts & Lectures, Benaroya Hall, 621-2230, 7:30 pm, $42-260.

FRANCISCO GOLDMAN

Goldman's new novel is The Divine Husband, which is set in "a lush but unlucky Central American country." Elliott Bay Book Company, 624-6600, 7:30 pm, free.

WEDNESDAY 10/6



* MARGARETA WATERMAN, MARIO KIMES

Subtext continues its excellent monthly series of experimental writing with readings by Margareta Waterman and Mario Kimes. Richard Hugo House, 1634 11th Ave, 322-7030, 7:30 pm, donations accepted.

RON NYSWANER

Noted screenwriter Nyswaner reads from a new book titled Blue Days, Black Nights: A Memoir. Elliott Bay Book Company, 624-6600, 12:30 pm, free.

MARY SHARRATT

Sharratt's new novel is called The Real Minerva. Elliott Bay Book Company, 624-6600, 5:30 pm, free.

WILLIAM ALBERT ALLARD

The last days of nature, which finally died in 1969, are preserved as images in this big book, In Focus: National Geographic Greatest Portraits. Third Place Books, 17171 Bothell Way NE, 7 pm, free.

RUTH REICHL

The Gourmet Cookbook, Ruth Reichl's new book, is apparently a manual for preparing food. University Book Store, 634-3400, 7 pm, free.

DAVID MITCHELL

Why should I say anything about David Mitchell's new book Cloud Atlas when Michael Chabon has this to say: "One of the most imaginative and rewarding novels in recent memory..." Elliott Bay Book Company, 624-6600, 7:30 pm, free.