ARLENE STEIN
Reading by the author of The Stranger Next Door: The Story of a Small Community's Battle Over Sex, Faith, and Civil Rights. Stein is an assistant professor of sociology at the University of Oregon. Elliott Bay Book Company, 101 S Main, 624-6600, 7:30 pm, free.
MALIKA OUFKIR
Reading and signing by the author of Stolen Lives: Twenty Years in a Desert Jail, a memoir about the imprisonment of a wealthy Moroccan family and their daring escape. Kane Hall, UW Campus, 634-3400, 7 pm, tickets required (available free at University Bookstore).
NEW WORKS FROM CANADIAN AUTHORS
Group reading by Peter Oliva (The City of Yes), Aritha Van Herk (Restlessness), and Nicole Markotic (Minotaurs and Other Alphabets). University Bookstore, 4326 University Way NE, 634-3400, 4 pm, free.
PONTOON POETRY READING
Contributors to the poetry anthology Pontoon read from and sign their latest work. University Bookstore, 7 pm, free.
WILLIAM DIETRICH
Reading by the Pulitzer Prize-winning local author of Dark Winter, an environmental thriller. Third Place Books, 17171 Bothell Way NE, 366-3311, 7 pm, free.
ALAN DURNING, CYNTHIA MOE-LOBEDA
Durning and Moe-Lobeda discuss the impact of population growth on the global environment. Gethsemane Lutheran Church, 911 Stewart St, 447-1880, 7 pm, free.
JONATHAN JOHNSON & A.J. RATHBUN
Poets read from new works. Open Books, 2414 N 45th St, 633-0811, 7:30 pm, free.
FRIDAY 4/27
DENISE CHÁVEZ
Chávez, a past winner of the American Book Award, reads from her latest novel, Loving Pedro Infante. "I haven't had this much fun since the last time I watched a Pedro Infante movie," enthuses Sandra Cisneros. Elliott Bay Book Company, 7:30 pm, free.
*CORNEL WEST
See Stranger Suggests. Kane Hall, UW Campus, 616-1825, 7 pm, tickets required (available at University Bookstore and on the UW campus at the HUB information desk).
TORENA O'RORKE
Reading by the author of Always Another Dawn, a story of two young women in the Pacific Northwest during WW II. Third Place Books, 6:30 pm, free.
AFTER LONG SILENCE READING SERIES
Gail Tremblay reads from Indian Singing in Twentieth Century America and Mary Lou Sanelli reads from her forthcoming collection, Women in the Garden. North Seattle Community College, 9600 College Way N, 527-3709, 7:30 pm, free (donations accepted).
SATURDAY 4/28
CHRISTINA CHIU
Chiu reads from her debut fiction collection, Troublemaker and Other Saints. "These stories... will break your heart, and strangely, leave you feeling uplifted" says Mei Ng. Elliott Bay Book Company, 7:30 pm, free.
SUSAN J. HYLEN
Bainbridge poet reads from her debut collection, Double Exposure. Elliott Bay Book Company, 5 pm, free.
VONDA McINTIRE, RICHARD PAUL RUSSO, ROBIN HOBB
Three critically-acclaimed authors working in the speculative fiction genre read and sign their latest work. Third Place Books, 6 pm, free.
G.M. FORD
Ford signs Fury, his latest thriller. Seattle Mystery Bookshop, 117 Cherry St, 587-5737, noon, free.
MARK HALPERIN
Halperin, a professor at Central Washington University, reads from his latest collection of poems, Time as Distance. "These are poems that travel immense distances very quietly... but with saving heart and irresistible grace," says Nancy Eimers. Elliott Bay Book Company, 4 pm, free.
TITLEWAVE READING SERIES
See Stranger Suggests. Titlewave Books, 7 Mercer St, 324-6379, 7:30 pm, free.
JAMES P. DELGADO
Reading and discussion by the author of Across the Top of the World: The Quest for the Northwest Passage. Elliott Bay Book Company, 2 pm, free.
THREE POETS & OPEN MIC
Featuring Lina Schreier, David Thornburgh, and Pieter Zilinky. Wit's End Bookstore & Tea Shop, 770 N 34th St, 682-1268, 7 pm, free.
RED SKY POETRY THEATRE
Out-of-towners poetry festival, plus open mic. Globe Cafe, 1531 14th Ave, 633-5647, 7:30 pm, free.
GELING YAN
Geling Yan is a Shanghai-born author who moved to the U.S. in the wake of the Tiananmen Square massacre in 1989. She reads from her latest novel, The Lost Daughter of Happiness, translated by Cathy Silber. Elliott Bay Book Company, 7 pm, free.
BRIAN FAGAN
Controversial archeologist reads from and signs his latest book, The Little Ice Age: How Climate Made History 1300-1850. University Bookstore, 7 pm, free.
EAST INDIA TRADING COMPANY
All ages poetry, prose, and spoken word open mic. Coffee Messiah, 1554 E Olive Way, 208-1188, 7 pm, free.
GELING YAN
See Monday listing. University Bookstore, 7 pm, free.
YAWP! POETRY READING
"High-energy New Feminist/Queer/Wussy poetry reading." The Pearl, 4215 University Way NE, 547-3326, 8 pm, $3.
AMANDA QUICK
Quick, a.k.a. Jayne Ann Krentz, signs Slightly Shady. Seattle Mystery Bookshop, noon, free.
DORIS "GRANNY D" HADDOCK
Reading and signing by the author of Walking Across America in My 90th Year, a journal of the righteous Granny D's 3,200 mile hike across the country in the name of political activism. Kane Hall, UW Campus, 634-3400, 7 pm, tickets required (available free at University Bookstore).
BRENDA PETERSON
Peterson, a local nature writer and animal lover, reads from her memoir, Build Me an Ark, a book about her life "not simply with other animals, but a life because of animals." Third Place Books, 7 pm, free.
WILLIAM DIETRICH
See Thursday listing. Seattle Mystery Bookshop, noon, free.
CATHARTICISM
"An open venue for creative expression. All art forms welcome. Experimentation encouraged." (Sign-ups at 8:30). Coffee Messiah, 652-4668, 9 pm, free.
SUBTEXT POETRY READING
Featuring readings by Avery Burns, author of the collection The Idler Wheel, and Christine Deavel, a published poet and owner of Open Books bookstore. Richard Hugo House, 1634 11th Ave, 322-7030, 7:30 pm, $5 suggested donation.
