JIM HEYNEN
Port-Townsender-cum-Minnesotan returns from the Midwest to present The Boys' House, which is about boys frolicking on a fat farm. Elliott Bay Book Company, 101 S Main St, 624-6600, 7:30 pm, free.
SEATTLE ARTS COMMISSION AUTHOR READINGS
SAC grant recipients Gregory Martin, Martha Silano, and Emily Pitkin read from their award-winning works. University Bookstore, 4326 University Way NE, 634-3400, 7 pm, free.
DR. ROBERTO KAPLAN, O.D., M.Ed.
Kaplan wrote Conscious Seeing: Transforming Your Life Through Your Eyes, which encourages myopics and astigmatics to throw their glasses away because they have the power to improve their vision via "the mind's eye." East-West Bookstore, 6500 Roosevelt Way NE, 523-3726, 7:30 pm, free.
GREG BEAR
Bear presents the sequel to his award-winning Darwin's Radio called Vitals, which is a gripping near-future thriller. University Bookstore, 634-3400, 7 pm, free.
VICKI ROBIN & MARGARET WHEATLEY
Robin and Wheatley join forces in a "conversation cafe" that is supposed to encourage discussions about WTC. Elliott Bay Book Company, 624-6600, 4 pm, free.
JAN BRETT
Author/illustrator of many, many Christmas-themed children's books will read and sign at 50% off. University Bookstore, 634-3400, 3:30 pm, free.
MICHAEL GURIAN
The therapist who ushered in "the boys movement" with his bestseller The Wonder of Boys plans to usher in "the girls movement" with his new book The Wonder of Girls. The press release says, "Sure to be controversial." The Humbert Humbert Association of Seattle will have an encouraging "cafe conversation" after Gurian's reading. University Bookstore, 634-3400, 7 pm, free.
JAYNE ANN KRENTZ
With 31 New York Times bestsellers under her belt, Krentz adds one more: Smoke in Mirrors. Third Place Books, 17171 Bothell Way NE, 366-3333, 7 pm, free.
* JUDITH KITCHEN
Teacher at SUNY, Brockport, and co-editor of In Brief offers a lyrical collection of essays entitled Distance and Direction. Elliott Bay Book Company, 624-6600, 7:30 pm, free.
REBECCA WALKER
Unknown daughter of the well-known Alice Walker has written a book, Black, White and Jewish. Elliott Bay Book Company, 624-6600, 7:30 pm, free.
* WRITERS ON WRITING: AN EVENING OF BIOGRAPHY
See Stranger Suggests. Benaroya Hall, 621-2230, 7:30 pm, $7.50-18.
PETER WARD
The award-winning UW professor of geological sciences speculates about what might come next in our planet's miserably short history with his book, Future Evolution. Tickets available via University Bookstore, 634-3400. Kane Hall, room 130, UW campus, 7 pm, free.
DAVID EMBLIDGE
Emblidge compiled and edited My Day: The Best of Eleanor Roosevelt's Acclaimed Newspaper Columns, 1936-1962, in which he reveals the wit and wisdom of the beloved First Lady who cuckolded F.D.R. University Bookstore, 634-3400, 7 pm, free.
"NATIONAL TRAGEDY, NATIONAL RECOVERY"
The UW's Winter Lecture Series features Dr. Jon Bridgman, UW professor emeritus of history, talking about You Know What. Tickets available via University Bookstore, 634-3400. Kane Hall, room 130, UW campus, 7 pm, free.
* KATHLEEN ALCALA & MICHEL PEREZ-HUREAUX
Hugo House's writer-in-residence, Kathleen Alcala, presents "Bigger or Better" storytelling with Perez-Hureaux. An open mic follows. Richard Hugo House, 1634 11th Avenue, 322-7030, 7 pm, $6 general/$4 members.
MARY POTTER ENGEL
Engel's debut novel Woman of Salt revises the Old Testament tale of Lot and his foolish wife. Yes, Lot had sex with his daughters. Elliott Bay Book Company, 624-6600, 7:30 pm, free.
Poetry/Open Mics
* HYPOCRISY--Formerly known as East India Trading Co. Mon at 7:30 pm; sign-up at 7 pm. Coffee Messiah, 1554 E Olive Way, 208-1188, free.
POETRY ANDANTE--Thurs at 7:30 pm. Cafe Allegro, 4002 University Way NE, 634-2310, free.
SCRATCHING POST--Poetry open mic, all ages. Thurs at 8 pm; sign-up at 7:30 pm. Mr. Spot's Chai House, 2213 NW Market St, 297-2424, free.
POETRY OPEN MIC--Sun Jan 13 at 4:30 pm. Third Place Books, 10101 Bothell Way NE, 366-3333, free.
RED SKY POETRY THEATER--The granddaddy of poetry open mics. Sun at 7 pm. Globe Cafe, 1531 14th Ave, 324-8815, free.
STAGEFRIGHT--Youth open mic. Come express yourself to the masses, for aspiring writers and performers ages 14-24. Second and fourth Wednesday of every month. Richard Hugo House, 1634 11th Ave, 322-7030, 7 pm, free.
SEATTLE POETRY SLAM--Wed at 9 pm. Sit & Spin, 2219 Fourth Ave, 441-9484, $4.
