Thursday 8/3
KAREN FISHER
A Sudden Country is an historical novel based on the 1847 Oregon migration. Queen Anne Books, 1811 Queen Anne Ave N, 283-5624. Free.
DIANE MAPES
She reads from How to Date in a Post-Dating World. University Book Store, 4326 University Way NE, 634-3400. Free.
KEITH RAFFELL
Dot.Dead: A Silicon Valley Mystery is "by far the worst book title I've come across during my tenure as an intern," according to Andrew Bleeker, who helps assemble this calendar. Third Place Books (Lake Forest Park), 17171 Bothell Way NE, 366-3333. Free.
JOHN McNALLY
America's Report Card is a novel about an art teacher possibly assassinated by the government. Elliott Bay Book Company, 101 S Main St, 624-6600. Free.
Friday 8/4
RORY STEWART
The Prince of the Marshes is about being appointed, in 2003, when he was 30 years old, deputy governor of two of the most remote and poorest provinces in Iraq. Third Place Books (Lake Forest Park), 17171 Bothell Way NE, 366-3333. Free.
JOHN McNALLY
America's Report Card is a novel about an art teacher possibly assassinated by the government. University Book Store, 4326 University Way NE, 634-3400. Free.
Saturday 8/5
ALBERT GARCIA, DON MEE CHOI
Garcia reads from his poetry book Skunk Talk. Choi reads her translation of Korean poet Kim Hyesoon's collection When the Plug Gets Unplugged. Elliott Bay Book Company, 101 S Main St, 624-6600. Free.
JEANNINE HALL GAILEY, MARTHA SILANO
The poets read from new work. Richard Hugo House, 1634 11th Ave, 322-7030. Free.
EARL GANZ
The Taos Truth Game is a debut novel about gay, Jewish writer Myron Brinig in the 1930s. Elliott Bay Book Company, 101 S Main St, 624-6600. Free.
Tuesday 8/8
TOM PRESTON
The Seattle doctor reads from (and, generally speaking, supports the practice of) Patient-Directed Dying. Third Place Books (Lake Forest Park), 17171 Bothell Way NE, 366-3333. Free.
JULIE PHILLIPS
James Tiptree, Jr.: The Double Life of Alice B. Sheldon is a biography of the pseudonymous (and in other ways very weird) sci-fi writer. "Never oversimplifying, never over-interpreting, Julie Phillips illuminates a formidably complex psyche without invading it," says Ursula K. LeGuin. Elliott Bay Book Company, 101 S Main St, 624-6600. Free.
Wednesday 8/9
MARY DAHEIM
Saks & Violins is a mystery. Third Place Books (Lake Forest Park), 17171 Bothell Way NE, 366-3333. Free.
TUCKER MALARKEY
The editor of Tin House reads from her second novel, Resurrection, involving love and some other themes in post-World War II Egypt. Elliott Bay Book Company, 101 S Main St, 624-6600. Free.
Open Mic
Thursday 8/3
SCRATCHING POST
Poetry open mic, all ages. Thursdays at 8 pm, signup at 7:30 pm. Mr. Spot's Chai House, 5463 Leary Ave NW, 297-2424. Free. Thursdays, 8 pm.
SEATTLE SPIT
Featured readers and an open mic. First Thursday of every month at 8 pm. The Wild Rose, 1021 E Pike St, 324-9210. Free. First Thursdays, 8 pm.
Saturday 8/5
POETSWEST
Featured readers and an open mic. Saturdays at 6 pm. Epilogue Books, 2005 NW Market St, 682-1268. Free. Saturdays, 6 pm.
Tuesday 8/8
SEATTLE POETRY SLAM
Every Tuesday at 8 pm. Mirabeau Room, 529 Queen Anne Ave N, 217-2800. $5. Tuesdays, 8 pm.
