THURSDAY 11/6
JULIE OTSUKA
When the Emperor Was Divine is a novel about “the cost and necessity of remaining brave and human even as the larger world grows more fearful and savage,” according to Francine Prose. Elliott Bay Book Company, 101 S Main St, 624-6600, 7:30 pm, free.
* LOUIS MENAND
See Stranger Suggests. University of Washington, Kane Hall 130, 616-1825, 7 pm, free.
AMIR D. ACZEL
Aczel talks about Pendulum: Leon Foucault and the Triumph of Science. University Bookstore, 4326 University Way NE, 634-3400, 7 pm, free.
AMY TAN
The author of The Joy Luck Club and other novels discusses The Opposite of Fate: A Book of Musings, her first book of nonfiction. Town Hall, 1119 Eighth Ave, 325-3554, 7:30 pm, $17.50.
FRIDAY 11/7
LAURENCE GOUGH
A Cloud of Suspects is a thriller. Seattle Mystery Bookshop, 117 Cherry St, 587-5737, noon, free.
AMANDA STERN
The Long Haul is a novel about “the selfish parts of love,” says Victor LaValle. Elliott Bay Book Company, 624-6600, 4 pm, free.
ARVIND KRISHNAN MEHROTRA
The poet (The Transfiguring Places) and scholar, who resides in India, talks about his life and work. Elliott Bay Book Company, 624-6600, 6 pm, free.
GREGORY MAGUIRE
The author of Wicked signs the sequel, Mirror Mirror. Third Place Books, 17171 Bothell Way NE, 366-3320, 6:30 pm, free.
PETER BALAKIAN
Burning Tigris: The Armenian Genocide and America’s Response is about a lesser-known massacre during World War I. University Bookstore, 634-3400, 7 pm, free. (Also on 11/8 at Elliott Bay Book Company, 624-6600, 7:30 pm, free.)
SHAN SA
Sa is an award-winning Chinese novelist based in Paris. The Girl Who Played Go is her U.S. debut. Zeitgeist, 171 S Jackson St, 624-6600, 7 pm, free.
HEATHER WOODBURY
What Ever is a novel in dialogue form. Elliott Bay Book Company, 624-6600, 8 pm, free.
SATURDAY 11/8
RICHARD PAUL EVANS
The Christmas Box author reads from his latest (presumably cloying) effort, The Perfect Day. Borders, 505 Bellevue Square, Bellevue, 425-990-5385, 2 pm, free.
SORAYA BITTENCOURT
My Road to Microsoft: A Success Story of Building Expedia is a memoir about the tech industry and lesbian love. Elliott Bay Book Company, 624-6600, 3 pm, free.
DAVID REES
The Get Your War On cartoonist signs his new collection, My Fighting Technique Is Unstoppable. University Bookstore, 634-3400, 4 pm, free.
THOMAS GOLTZ
Chechnya Diary: A Correspondent’s Story of Surviving War in Chechnya is about, plainly, Chechnya. Elliott Bay Book Company, 624-6600, 5 pm, free.
DANIEL COYLE
Waking Samuel is a novel whose elements include descriptions of the Northwest. Ravenna Third Place Books, 6504 20th Ave, 525-2347, 6 pm, free.
SUNDAY 11/9
LESLIE LEYLAND FIELDS
Fields signs Surviving the Island of Grace: A Memoir of Alaska. Ravenna Third Place Books, 525-2347, 2 pm, free.
LISA KUSEL
Other Fish in the Sea is not about fishes or seas. Elliott Bay Book Company, 624-6600, 2 pm, free.
LEWTON THOMAS JONES, MICHELLE DeSOUSA, GRAHAM CONROY
The Portland poets read from the new anthology 100 Poems/4 Poets. Elliott Bay Book Company, 624-6600, 4 pm, free.
JAMES GRABILL & WILLIAM WITHERUP
Grabill reads from his latest collection, An Indigo Scent After the Rain. Witherup is the author of Down Wind, Down River: New & Selected Poems. Open Books: A Poem Emporium, 2414 N 45th St, 633-0811, 3 pm, free.
MONDAY 11/10
DEBORAH MORGAN
The Marriage Casket is a mystery. Seattle Mystery Bookshop, 587-5737, noon, free.
REBECCA BROWN, MATT BRIGGS, SCOTT DRISCOLL, ANIKA NELSON
Several accomplished local writers (Brown is the author of nine books, including, most recently, The End of Youth; Briggs is the author of two books and is the recent recipient of a Stranger Genius Award) talk about whether or not getting an MFA is worth it. Richard Hugo House, 1634 11th Ave, 322-7030, 7-9 pm, free.
LEONARD A. COLE
The Anthrax Letters: A Medical Detective Story is about the powdery, mail-bound enemy. University of Washington, Kane Hall 110, 634-3400, 7 pm, free with ticket.
R. A. SALVATORE
The fantasy novelist signs The Lone Drow. Barnes & Noble, 2700 NE University Village, 517-4107, 7 pm, free.
CLYDE PRESTOWITZ
Rogue Nation: American Unilateralism and the Failure of Good Intentions is about our inevitable undoing. University of Washington, Kane Hall 120, 441-5910, 7 pm, $8.
* RENDEZVOUS READING SERIES
See Stranger Suggests. Jewel Box Theater, 2322 Second Ave, 441-5823, 7:30 pm, $5.
TUESDAY 11/11
ELLEN TADD
Tadd talks about Death and Letting Go. Barnes & Noble, 600 Pine St, 12:30 pm, free.
KRISTIN HENDERSON
Henderson’s memoir is called Driving by Moonlight: A Journey Through Love, War, and Infertility. Kind of brings you up short, huh? Love, war, infertility. Elliott Bay Book Company, 624-6600, 5 pm, free.
JUDITH KITCHEN
The House on Eccles Road is about the interior life of a woman. University Bookstore, 634-3400, 7 pm, free.
SIMON WINCHESTER
Winchester talks about, oh, The Meaning of Everything: The Story of the Oxford English Dictionary. University of Washington, Kane Hall 130, 634-3400, 7 pm, free with ticket.
DAVID BARON
The Beast in the Garden: A Modern Parable of Man and Nature is about, among other things, mountain lions. Elliott Bay Book Company, 624-6600, 7:30 pm, free.
WEDNESDAY 11/12
M. DYLAN RASKIN
Neal Pollack calls M. Dylan Raskin’s Little New York Bastard “the next Catcher in the Rye.” Allegro Cafe, 4214 University Way NE, 634-3400, 7 pm, free.
MOLLY CONE, JACQUELINE WILLIAMS
The authors discuss their book Family of Strangers: Building a Jewish Community in Washington State. University Bookstore, 634-3400, 7 pm, free.
IVAN DOIG
Doig signs his latest novel, Prairie Nocturne. University of Washington, Kane Hall 220, 634-3400, 7 pm, free with ticket.
DAVID LEVITHAN
Boy Meets Boy is a gay novel for teens. Bailey/Coy Books, 414 Broadway E, 323-8842, 7 pm, free.
ALBERTO FUGUET
Mario Vargas Llosa says that Fuguet’s novel The Movies of My Life “stretches itself out like a bridge between the United States and Latin America.” Elliott Bay Book Company, 624-6600, 7:30 pm, free.
* MICHAEL CHABON
See Stranger Suggests. Benaroya Hall, 200 University St, 369-3298, 7:30 pm, free with ticket.
POETRY/OPEN MICS
HOMELAND–Words. So many words. Tuesdays at 7 pm. Caffe Vita, 1005 E Pike St, 709-4440, free.
OPEN MIKE NIGHT–Musicians, poets, etc. Thursdays at 8 pm. 15th Ave Alehouse, 7515 15th Ave NW, free.
POETSWEST–Featuring Sheri Harper, Kayt Hoch, Sarah Love, Thom Stuart on Sun Nov 9 at 7 pm. Penny Cafe, 1707 NW Market St, 682-1268, free.
RED SKY POETRY THEATER–Marion Kimes. Sundays at 7 pm. Globe Cafe, 1531 14th Ave, 547-4585, free.
SEATTLE SPIT–Queer spoken word. First Thursdays at 8:30 pm. Wildrose, 1021 E Pike St, 369-2471, free.
WOMEN’S POETRY NIGHT–Spoken word from the fairer sex. Thursdays at 8 pm. Bar, 1525 E Olive Way, 322-1788, free.
