THURSDAY 4/28
BRAD MATSEN
Matsen reads from Descent: The Heroic Discovery of the Abyss. Elliott Bay Book Company, 101 S Main St, 624-6600, 5:30 pm, free. (Also on April 29 at Third Place Books, 17171 Bothell Way NE, 366-3333, 6:30 pm, free.)
LOUNG UNG
Lucky Child: A Daughter of Cambodia Reunites with the Sister She Left Behind is a memoir. Elliott Bay Book Company, 624-6600, 7:30 pm, free.
JESS WALTERS
Citizen Vince is a thriller. Third Place Books, 366-3333, 7 pm, free.
DOROTHY DRUMMOND
Drummond discusses Holy Land, Whose Land? Modern Dilemma, Ancient Roots. University Book Store, 4326 University Way NE, 652-4255, 7 pm, free.
"UTOPIAN DEMONSTRATION"
Raymond Mungo and Novella Carpenter talk about the '60s and '70s. Richard Hugo House, 1634 11th Ave, 322-7030, 7:30 pm, $7, $5 members.
BRUCE BEASLEY
The poet's new collection is Lord Brain. Open Books, 2414 N 45th St, 633-3978, 7:30 pm, free.
FRIDAY 4/29
ANNE WALDMAN, SHERMAN ALEXIE
Opening night of the 2005 Seattle Poetry Festival. (See also Nightstand, this page.) Benaroya Hall, 200 University St, 7 pm, $25-$50, www.poetryfestival.org for full schedule.
WILLIAM BENEDETTO
Sailing into the Abyss is a disaster story. University Book Store, 634-3400, 7 pm, free.
SATURDAY 4/30
BEE LAVENDER, LAUREN SANDERS
Lavender reads from Lessons in Taxidermy, about childhood cancer and other horrors. Sanders reads from With or Without You, a novel. Elliott Bay Book Company, 624-6600, 2 pm, free.
CHARLES WILKINSON
Wilkinson talks about Blood Struggle: The Rise of Modern Indian Nations. Elliott Bay Book Company, phone, 7:30, free.
RAINBOW BOOKFEST
A "celebration of authors of color." Romance writer Gwynne Forster headlines. Community Center, International District, 719 Eighth Ave S, 634-3400, 9:30 am-6 pm, www.rainbowbookfest.com, free.
SUNDAY 5/1
EDWARD HIRSCH, ADAM ZAGAJEWSKI
The famous and renowned poets talk on the subject of "Czeslaw Milosz and the Future of Poetry." The lecture will be followed by wine and cheese. UW Campus, Kane Hall, Walker Ames Room, 7 pm, free.
MONDAY 5/2
ASRA NOMANI
The journalist signs Standing Alone in Mecca. University Temple United Methodist Church, 1415 NE 43rd St, 634-3400, 7 pm, $3 donation suggested.
SEAN CARROLL
The evolutionary scientist gives a talk based on his book Endless Forms Most Beautiful: The New Science of Evo Devo and the Making of the Animal Kingdom. Town Hall, 1119 Eighth Ave, 634-3400, 7:30 pm, $5.
JOSE VAN DIJCK
The University of Amsterdam professor gives a lecture called "Body Voyages: Medical Imaging in Science and Fiction." UW Campus, Kane Hall 110, 634-3400, 7 pm, free.
ADAM ZAGAJEWSKI
The Polish poet presents the 42nd Annual Theodore Roethke Memorial Poetry reading. UW Campus, Kane Hall 130, 8 pm, free.
TUESDAY 5/3
ARTHUR I. MILLER
Miller talks about Empire of the Stars: Friendship, Obsession, and Betrayal in the Quest for Black Holes. Eames Imax Theater, 200 Second Ave N, 634-3400, 7:30 pm, $5.
STEVE ALMOND
The author of My Life in Heavy Metal reads from The Evil B. B. Chow and Other Stories. University Book Store, 634-3400, 7 pm, free.
CHARLES D'AMBROSIO
The best writer anywhere near this city (he lives in Portland) reads from his highly anticipated new collection of stories, The Dead Fish Museum. Richard Hugo House, 322-7030, 7:40 pm, $5, $3 members.
WEDNESDAY 5/4
SUBTEXT READING SERIES
Eric Baus is the author of The To Sound and other poetry collections. Joseph Bradshaw is also a poet. Richard Hugo House, 322-7030, 7:30, donation.
