THURSDAY 4/14



RIKI OTT

Ott reads from and talks about Sound Truth and Corporate Myth$: The Legacy of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill. Elliott Bay Book Company, 101 S Main St, 624-6600, 5 pm, free.

FRANZ WISNER, KURT WISNER

Honeymoon with My Brother is a memoir. Elliott Bay Book Company, 624-6600, 7:30 pm, free.

RUTH REICHL

Garlic and Sapphires: The Secret Life of a Critic in Disguise is a memoir about the restaurant critic's years at the New York Times. Third Place Books, 17171 Bothell Way NE, 366-3333, 7 pm, free.

BRETT HARTINGER, MICHAEL JENSEN

The authors read from The Order of the Poison Oak and Firelands, respectively. Bailey/Coy Books, 414 Broadway Ave E, 323-8842, 7 pm, free.

FRIDAY 4/15



CECIL BROWN

Stagolee Shot Billy is a cultural and musical history. Elliott Bay Book Company, 624-6600, 7:30 pm, free.

WILLIAM MOORE, EMMA MOORE

They are the authors of The Heart Chasers: A Tale of Twin Flames. Third Place Books, 366-3333, 6:30 pm, free.

AMY RICHARDS, JENNIFER BAUMGARDENER

Grassroots is a guide to feminist activism. University Book Store, 4326 University Way NE, 634-3400, 7 pm, price.

THE CROSS-GENDER CARAVAN

Featuring writers Tennessee Jones, Charlie Anders, Andre Hewitt, and Carolyn Connelly. Confounded Books, 315 E Pine St, 382-3376, 7 pm, free.

CAFE HAIKU SLAM!

Enough said. Hines Public Market, 2243 Eastlake Ave E, 7 pm, free.

SATURDAY 4/16



JACQUELINE WINDH

The Wild Edge: Clayoquot, Long Beach & Barkley Sound is a book of photos and text. Elliott Bay Book Company, 624-6600, 2 pm, free.

MARK SALERNO, MICHAEL C. FORD

The poets read from their new collections (So One Could Have and Emergency Exits). Elliott Bay Book Company, 624-6600, 7:30 pm, free.

RIDLEY PEARSON

Cut & Run is a mystery. Third Place Books, 366-3333, 6 pm, free.

MONDAY 4/18



GARTH STEIN

How Evan Broke His Head is a novel with an awesome title. Third Place Books, 366-3333, 7 pm, free.

CAMILLE PAGLIA

See Stranger Suggests, page 25. UW Campus, Kane Hall 110, 634-3400, 7:30 pm, $5. (Also on April 18 at Third Place Books, 366-3333, 7:30 pm, free.)

AYUN HALLIDAY

Job Hopper is a memoir. University Book Store, 634-3400, 7 pm, free.

TUESDAY 4/19



WESLEY STACE

Misfortune is a debut novel. Elliott Bay Book Company, 624-6600, 7:30 pm, free.

PETER CRAIG

Blood Father is a thriller. University Book Store, 634-3400, 7 pm, free.

ROBERT MANKOFF

The fucking brilliant cartoon editor of the New Yorker talks about 80 years of yuks. Town Hall, 1119 Eighth Ave, 325-3554, 7:30 pm, $15.

MATT BRIGGS

The Stranger Genius reads his new collection of short fiction, The Moss Gatherers. Richard Hugo House, 1634 11th Ave, 322-7030, 7:30, free.

WEDNESDAY 4/20



MARK KURLANSKY

The author of Salt and Cod reads from his novel Boogaloo on 2nd Avenue: A Novel of Pastry, Guilt, and Music. Elliott Bay Book Company, 624-6600, noon, free.

JOSEPH KANON

Alibi is an historical thriller. Elliott Bay Book Company, 624-6600, 5 pm, free.

JOHN GIERACH

Still Life with Brook Trout is about fishing. Elliott Bay Book Company, 624-6600, 7:30 pm, free.

KEITH BOYKIN

Beyond the Down Low is about black homosexuals and denial. Langston Hughes Performing Arts Center, 104 17th Ave S, 323-4032, 7:30 pm, $7/$5 students/seniors/CD Forum members.

EDWARD P JONES

The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Known World holds forth on his life and work. Benaroya Hall, 200 University St, 621-2230, 7:30 pm, $15/$7.50 full-time student/under 25.

PAM HOUSTON

The fiction writer reads from her latest, Sound Hound. Third Place Books, 366-3300, 7 pm, free.

THURSDAY 4/21



JONATHAN SAFRAN FOER

This afternoon, the author of Everything Is Illuminated reads from Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close, his new novel set in New York City after 9/11. Later in the evening, Foer reads at Chop Suey (see Stranger Suggests, p. 25). This afternoon event is all-ages. Richard Hugo House, 1634 11th Ave, 322-7030, 4 pm, free.