THURSDAY 8/19
SHERIFF DAVID REICHERT
Ridgway’s nemesis signs Chasing the Devil: My Twenty-Year Quest to Capture the Green River Killer. University Book Store, 4326 University Way NE, 634-3400, 7 pm.
ROBERT FERRIGNO
The Wake-Up is a thriller. Third Place Books, 17171 Bothell Way NE, 366-3333, 7 pm, free (also Aug 21 at Seattle Mystery Bookshop, 117 Cherry St, 587-5737, free).
BHARTI KIRCHNER
Pastries is a novel. Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 2675 NE University Village Mall, 517-4107, 7:30 pm, free.
WENDY LUSTBADER
Lustbader discusses What’s Worth Knowing. Elliott Bay Book Company, 101 S Main St, 624-6600, 7:30 pm, free.
FRIDAY 8/20
THOMAS MOORE
The monk turned psychotherapist talks about Dark Nights of the Soul. University Book Store, 634-3400, 7 pm, free.
JENNIFER FINNEY BOYLAN
The author of She’s Not There: A Life in Two Genders used to be a man. Elliott Bay Book Company, 624-6600, 7:30 pm, free (also on Aug 21 at Third Place Books, 366-3333, 6 pm, free).
SATURDAY 8/21
JEREMY RIFKIN
Rifkin holds forth on The European Dream: How Europe’s Vision of the Future Is Quietly Eclipsing the American Dream. University Book Store, 634-3400, 3 pm, free.
JANINE CANAN
Messages from Amma is a book of holy Indian miscellany. Elliott Bay Book Company, 624-6600, 3 pm, free.
SCOTT NADELSON
Saving Stanley is a book of linked short stories. Elliott Bay Book Company, 624-6600, 7:30 pm, free.
MONDAY 8/23
EMILY TRANSUE
On Call takes place at UW’s hospital. University Book Store, 634-3400, 7 pm, free.
JAMAL RAHMAN
The Fragrance of Faith is a really weird name for a book. (The subtitle is The Enlightened Heart of Islam.) Elliott Bay Book Company, 624-6600, 7:30 pm, free. TUESDAY 8/24
MARY DAHEIM
This Old Souse is a mystery. University Book Store, 634-3400, 7 pm, free.
LINDA GREENLAW
All Fishermen Are Liars features a 70-year-old. Third Place Books, 366-3333, 7 pm, free.
PHILIP GAMBONE
Wonderland is about traveling and being gay, which I realize is redundant. W Seattle, main floor living room, 1112 Fourth Ave, 529-5533, 6-8 pm, free.
POETRY/OPEN MICS
A GUIDE TO VISITORS–All-ages open mic on Thurs Aug 19, 7-9 pm. Signup at 6:30 pm, free, all ages. Virginia’s Coffee Bar, 1918 Yesler Way, www.agtv.org.
POETSWEST–Sun Aug 22, 7 pm. Features Pricilla Long, Phillip Randolph, Cathy Ruiz, Sharon E. Svendsen. Penny Cafe, 1707 NW Market St, 784-6426, free.
TUESDAYS AT THE CABARET–Monthly showcase of original poetry and prose. Featuring Zaedryn Meade, Kory Martin-Damon, Carol Maki, and Kim Hamilton on Tues Aug 24 at 8 pm. Richard Hugo House, 322-7030.
