KEVIN CROSSLEY-HOLLAND
Fair maidens, squires, and other medieval-faire vocabulary populate Crossley-Holland's Arthur, the follow-up to his prizewinning children's novel The Seeing Stone. University Bookstore, 4326 University Way, 634-3400, 7 pm, free.
DAVID EDMONDS
In a brief, volatile clash of egos, philosophers Karl Popper and Ludwig Wittgenstein met for the first and only time at Cambridge on October 25, 1946. The altercation that occurred--which at some point involved a branding poker--lasted scarcely 10 minutes, but became the stuff of confounded philosophical and historical legend. BBC journalist Edmonds turns these 600 seconds into 352 pages of analysis, history, biography, and philosophy in Wittgenstein's Poker. University of Washington, Kane Hall, Walker-Ames room, 634-3400, 7 pm, free.
JASMINE PAUL
Spokane author Paul presents her debut novel, a series of vignettes that present the coming of age and struggle through poverty of a young girl growing up in the Eastern Washington of the 1980s--A Girl, In Parts. Elliott Bay Book Company, 101 S Main St, 624-6600, 7:30 pm, free.
JANICE DICKINSON
The ghostwritten memoirs of the self-proclaimed original supermodel chronicle the rampant debauchery of her career, including her affairs with Jack Nicholson, Mick Jagger, Warren Beatty, Liam Neeson, Sylvester Stallone, and countless other now-leathery men. Only clear selling point: nudity, and how! Barnes and Noble, 600 Pine St, 264-0156, 1 pm, free.
SAM HAMILL
As his poetry publishing company, Copper Canyon Press, prepares to celebrate its 30th anniversary, Hamill publishes his latest collection of his own poems, the acclaimed Dumb Luck. Elliott Bay Book Company, 624-6600, 7:30 pm, free.
JOHN BASSETT McCLEARY
Signs The Hippie Dictionary. Sometimes it's just too easy. Third Place Books, 17171 Bothell Way NE, 366-3333, 6:30 pm, free. Also Sept 28 at Caffe Vita, 1005 E Pike, 285-9662, 2 pm, free.
CHUCK PALAHNIUK
Chuck Palahniuk should be banished to screenplays. His novels, though occasionally cyclical and obtuse, are engulfing in a distinctly sordid, tabloid-news sort of way. I can't read his books without picturing the distinct shots of Ed Norton's jawline that will comprise every scene--and so I can't read his books. But if you can or do, stop by and pick up a copy of his latest fil... er, book: Lullaby--about a mysterious cursed book whose contents are the root of sudden infant death syndrome. SERIOUSLY. University of Washington, Kane Hall, Roethke Auditorium, 634-3400, 7 pm, free.
JOSEPH E. STIGLITZ
Former Clinton cabinet member and chief economist of the World Bank, Stiglitz (who currently teaches at Columbia) discusses Globalization and Its Discontents. Renaissance Madison Hotel, 515 Madison St, 441-5910, noon, $25-$35. Also University of Washington, Kane Hall, room 120, 441-5910, 7 pm, $5-$10.
CHARLES WHEELAN
I'm always a little confused about the motivations of touring authors of financial manuals and other such textbooks.... I mean, do economists have rabid fan bases? Do masses of fiscal groupies in Brooks Brothers suits crowd the aisles of bookstores, butterflies in stomachs, clutching their freshly signed copies of Insider Trading for Dummies? I guess there's only one way to find out--let's all visit Mr. Wheelan as he signs his latest volume, Naked Economics. Elliott Bay Book Company, 624-6600, 5 pm, free.
DR. DANIEL AMEN
Dr. Amen (doesn't that sound like a non-secular professional wrestler or something? "When I'm finished with you, you'll wish you'd paid closer attention to Psalms 3:15!" Ahem.) discusses his latest self-help volume, Healing the Hardware of the Soul. Trust him, he's a doctor. Third Place Books, 366-3333, 5:30 pm, free.
LISA CORRIN, ELIZABETH BROWN, & KAREN WRIGHT
See Visual Arts Events. Elliott Bay Book Company, 624-6600, 7 pm, free.
BETTY KRAWCZYK
Environmental martyr Krawczyk, a 73-year-old activist and grandmother, documents her recently concluded yearlong prison sentence for nonviolently resisting the deforestation of British Columbia in Lock Me Up or Let Me Go: The Protests, Arrest and Trial of an Environmental Activist and Grandmother. Elliott Bay Book Company, 624-6600, 2 pm, free.
NOVELLA CARPENTER, BARB KLANSNIC, KEVIN SAMPSELL, & JOANNIE KERVRAN STRANGELAND
See Stranger Suggests. Titlewave Books, 7 Mercer St, 324-6379, 7:30 pm, free.
JEANETTE FRANKS
Let's face it--elderly relatives are essentially big, abhorrent house cats. They're forgetful, they sleep all day, they can't do anything for themselves, and don't even get me started on the odor. So pack your bags, Grandpa--we're off to the home! And who better to help but University of Washington gerontology professor (yes, I'm serious) Jeanette Franks, author of Washington Retirement Options. Elliott Bay Book Company, 624-6600, 1 pm, free.
RICK BRAGG
Reconstructing the life of the grandfather he never knew, Pulitzer-winner Bragg fashions a portrait of his middle-class Southern ancestry in Ava's Man. Third Place Books, 366-3333, 7 pm, free.
A. M. HOMES
With the follow-up to her collection The Safety of Objects, Homes expands her reputation as "one of the most daring voices of her generation" with another anthology of lurid narrative characterizations of the disaffected middle class. University Bookstore, 634-3400, 7 pm, free.
JERI LABER
Just in time for the United States' latest gracious humanitarian efforts in the Middle East, early human rights activist Laber signs The Courage of Strangers, her memoir of decades of service to the movement. Elliott Bay Book Company, 624-6600, 7:30 pm, free.
REVEREND FORREST CHURCH
In true Unitarian form, the good reverend offers what looks to be a nonpartisan half-exploration with a complete lack of legitimate conviction in The American Creed: A Spiritual and Patriotic Primer. University of Washington, Kane Hall, Roethke Auditorium, 634-3400, 7 pm, free.
JOHN CONNOLLY
"His third novel with PI Charlie Parker, who is drawn into the events surrounding the disappearance of a religious cult, and the mass grave in Maine that might hold the answers--and more threats."
Seattle Mystery Bookshop, 587-5737, noon, free.
MINEKO IWASAKI
With the assistance of a translator, Kyoto native Mineko Iwasaki discusses Geisha, A Life, her account of over 40 years in the antiquated tradition. Ms. Iwasaki will also perform a brief dance piece in correlation with her reading. Seattle Asian Art Museum, 1400 E Prospect St, 654-3255, 7 pm, $5.
LEWIS LAPHAM
In Theater of War, Harper's magazine editor Lapham declares what is apparently a fairly limp-wristed attack on the Bush administration and national media in response to their portrayal of the current War on Terror™. In what amounts to little more than liberal back-patting, Lapham, who appears to think he is the lone voice of dissent, joins the growing ranks of social critics rushing to publish their all-important scrutinies of the current state of the nation. Elliott Bay Book Company, 624-6600, 7:30 pm, free.
DAVE EGGERS
See Stranger Suggests. Elliott Bay Book Company, 624-6600, 7:30 pm, free.
CHRISTINE STEWART & BRYANT MASON
This month the still-excellent Subtext Reading Series plays host to Stewart (reading, presumably, from her most recent work, Taxonomy) and longtime Subtext contributor Mason. Hugo House, 1634 11th Ave, 322-7030, $5.
* TYPING EXPLOSION
As part of their latest tour among the stacks of local libraries, the Typing Explosion rattles and clicks and rings and honks their way through a mountain of mechanical poems, one dollar at a time. Seattle Public Library, Magnolia Branch, 2801 34th Ave W, 386-4225, free.
POETRY/OPEN MICS
* CATHARTICISM--Poetry, music, performance, and chaos, with host Ricky Rebel. Wednesdays at 8 pm. Coffee Messiah, 1554 E Olive Way, 861-8233, free.
COLLOQUE WHEEL--featuring Tatyana Mishel, Payne Proctor, John Burgess, Jay Jaworksi, and Chiara Huddleston. Mon Sept 30 at 8 pm. Victrola, 411 15th Ave E, 325-6520, free.
HOMELAND--Tuesdays at 7 pm. Caffe Vita, 1005 E Pike, 709-4440.
OUT OF TUNE--Poetry and music free-for-all hosted by Jon Hogan. Thursdays at 8:30 pm, signup at 8 pm. The 15th, 7515 15th Ave NW, 706-4973, free.
POETSWEST--Featured poets Murray Gordon, Carol Shaw, Pieter Zilinsky. Sun Sept 29 at 7 pm, Wit's End Bookstore & Tea Shop, 770 N 34th St, 682-1268, free.
RED SKY POETRY THEATRE--The granddiddy of open mics returns! This week: Steve Potter. Sun Sept 29 at 7 pm. Globe Cafe, 1531 14th Ave, 633-5647, free.
SISTER SPIT--This week featuring two performances with Sini Anderson, Tara Hardy, Ivan Coyote, and more. Thurs Sept 26 at 8 pm. Rainer Valley Cultural Center, (206) 725-7517, all ages. Re-bar, 1114 Howell St, 233-9873. $7-$10.
