Thursday 9/7
TERRY BROOKS
Armageddon's Children is set in the future. University Book Store, 4326 University Way NE, 634-3400. Free. 7 pm.
LAWRENCE KRAUSS
Hiding in the Mirror: The Mysterious Allure of Extra Dimensions, from Plato to String Theory and Beyond sounds trippy. Town Hall, 1119 Eighth Ave, 634-3400 for info. $5. 7:30 pm.
SUSAN RICH
She reads from a collection of poems called Cures Include Travel. Elliott Bay Book Company, 101 S Main St, 624-6600. Free. 7:30 pm.
Friday 9/8
RANDY SUE COBURN
Owl Island is a novel involving the return of an old lover. Third Place Books (Lake Forest Park), 17171 Bothell Way NE, 366-3333. Free. 6:30 pm.
STEVEN ERIKSON
House of Chains: Book Four of the Mazalan Book of the Fallen is fantasy. University Book Store, 4326 University Way NE, 634-3400. Free. 7 pm.
Saturday 9/9
LUCY JANE BLEDSOE
The Ice Cave is about a disastrous trip in the wintry High Sierra. Third Place Books (Lake Forest Park), 17171 Bothell Way NE, 366-3333. Free. 6:30 pm.
SKYE MOODY
Washed Up: The Curious Journey of Flotsam and Jetsam is a book about the weird crap Moody's found in Puget Sound tidal flats—rubber ducks, kilos of heroin, random stuff like that. Elliott Bay Book Company, 101 S Main St, 624-6600. Free. 7:30 pm.
Sunday 9/10
TOM BENJEY
Keep A-Goin': The Life of Lone Star Dietz is a biography of a guy who was born in 1884, was part Sioux, played football, coached football, lead a team to the Rose Bowl, evaded the war draft, etc. Elliott Bay Book Company, 101 S Main St, 624-6600. Free. 4 pm.
SAM McGILL
Fully Human is a book of poems that draw on McGill's experiences working in health care. Third Place Books (Lake Forest Park), 17171 Bothell Way NE, 366-3333. Free. 5:30 pm.
Monday 9/11
JAMES LOVELOCK
Revenge of Gaia: Earth's Climate Crisis and the Fate of Humanity is by the man who proposed and popularized Gaia theory. According to press materials for the event: "Unless we get our act together, humanity's ride on this big blue marble won't last much longer." University Book Store, 4326 University Way NE, 634-3400. Free. 7 pm.
RAY SUAREZ
The author of The Holy Vote: The Politics of Faith in America conducts a community discussion, "The Immigration Controversy: Why It's Relevant to You." Town Hall, 1119 Eighth Ave, 386-4636 for info. Free. 7:30 pm.
Tuesday 9/12
STEPHEN R. LAWHEAD
Hood is the first book in what's being called the King Raven Trilogy. Elliott Bay Book Company, 101 S Main St, 624-6600. Free. 5:30 pm.
GRAVITY AND LEVITY
Poets Moorea Malatt, Toni Baiado, Rosalynn De Roos, Carol Maki and others read on the subject "Gravity and Levity." Richard Hugo House, 1634 11th Ave, 322-7030. Free. 6:30 pm.
ALISSA QUART
Hothouse Kids: The Dilemma of the Gifted Child explores the pressures put on freakishly precocious kids. Third Place Books (Lake Forest Park), 17171 Bothell Way NE, 366-3333. Free. 7 pm.
DOUG THOMPSON
Whales: Touching the Mystery is a nonfiction book about gray whales. Elliott Bay Book Company, 101 S Main St, 624-6600. Free. 7:30 pm.
Wednesday 9/13
JENNIFER LEO
The editor of The Thong Also Rises reads from a new collection of travel writing (by other people) called What Color Is Your Jockstrap?. Third Place Books (Lake Forest Park), 17171 Bothell Way NE, 366-3333. Free. 7 pm.
ROBIN HOBB
Forest Mage: Book Two of The Soldier Son Trilogy is a fantasy novel. University Book Store, 4326 University Way NE, 634-3400. 7 pm.
BEPPE SEVERGNINI
She reads from La Bella Figura: A Field Guide to the Italian Mind. Elliott Bay Book Company, 101 S Main St, 624-6600. Free. 7:30 pm.
Open Mic
MELLOW MONDAYS
Poetry, a little music, and happy hour prices for poets and their friends. at Bai Pai Thai, 2316 NE 65th St Ste 101, 527-4800. Free. 8 pm.
POETSWEST
Featured readers and an open mic. Saturdays at 4 pm. at Ballard Library, 5614 22nd Ave NW, 682-1268 for info. Free. 4 pm.
SCRATCHING POST
Poetry open mic, all ages. Thursdays at 8 pm, signup at 7:30 pm. at Mr. Spot's Chai House, 5463 Leary Ave NW, 297-2424. Free. Thurs, 8 pm.
SEATTLE POETRY SLAM
Every Tuesday at 8 pm. at Mirabeau Room, 529 Queen Anne Ave N, 217-2800. $5. Tues, 8 pm.
SEATTLE SPIT
Featured readers and an open mic. First Thursday of every month at 8 pm. at The Wild Rose, 1021 E Pike St, 324-9210. Free. First Thurs, 8 pm.
