Thursday 11/9

LAWNEY L. REYES
The Seattle writer reads from his biography of his brother, Bernie Whitebear: An Urban Indian's Quest for Justice. Burke Museum, NE 45th St and 17th Ave NE, 543-5590. Free. 6:30 pm.

MICHAEL COLLINS
Death of a Writer is a mystery involving a novel that mirrors a real crime. The Washington Post calls it "so good, so creepy and unnerving." University Book Store, 4326 University Way NE, 634-3400. Free. 7 pm.

A NIGHT OF CHEAP WINE AND POETRY
The poets are Harvey Goldner, Jourdan Keith, Brendan Regan, Willie Smith, and Deborah Woodard. The wine is a buck per glass. Richard Hugo House, 1634 11th Ave, 322-7030. Free. 7 pm.

REICHEN LEHMKUHL
Here's What We'll Say is a memoir about being gay in the U.S. Air Force. Bailey/Coy Books, 414 Broadway E, 323-8842. Free. 7 pm.

WENDY NORTHCUTT
The Darwin Awards 4: Intelligent Design is about dumb people. Third Place Books (Lake Forest Park), 17171 Bothell Way NE, 366-3333. Free. 7 pm.

DAVID CALLAHAN
The author of The Cheating Culture talks about his new book, The Moral Center, which "argues that the problems for most Americans are not abortion and gay marriage but rather issues that neither party is addressing—the selfishness that is careening out of control, the effect of our violent and consumerist culture on children, and our lack of a greater purpose." Town Hall, 1119 Eighth Ave, 652-4255. $5. 7:30 pm.

GEOFFREY NUNBERG
The linguistics prof reads from Talking Right: How Conservatives Turned Liberalism into a Tax-Raising, Latte-Drinking, Sushi-Eating, Volvo-Driving, New York Times-Reading, Body-Piercing, Hollywood-Loving, Left-Wing Freak Show. Elliott Bay Book Company, 101 S Main St, 624-6600. Free. 7:30 pm.

RICHARD KENNEY, DAVID BIESPIEL
Kenny reads from Long Journey: Contemporary Northwest Poets, edited by Biespiel. Open Books, 2414 N 45th St, 633-0811. Free. 7:30 pm.

Friday 11/10

STUART FRANKLIN PLATT
Letters from the Front Lines is a collection of letters from Afghanistan and Iraq. Third Place Books (Lake Forest Park), 17171 Bothell Way NE, 366-3333. Free. 6:30 pm.

SKYE MOODY
Washed Up: The Curious Journeys of Flotsam and Jetsam is a book about the stuff Moody's found along the shore. University Book Store, 4326 University Way NE, 634-3400. Free. 7 pm.

BARBARA SJOHOLM
She reads from Incognito Street: How Travel Made Me a Writer. From the back cover: "Barbara Sjoholm arrived in London in the winter of 1970 at the age of twenty. Like countless young Americans in that tumultuous time, she wanted to escape a country at war and set out for Europe, where she spent the next three years living in Barcelona and London, hitchhiking around Spain, and studying at the University of Granada. Set on becoming a writer, she read everything from Colette to Borges, learned Norwegian and Spanish, and explored her sexual identity..." Ravenna Third Place, 6504 20th Ave NE, 525-2347. Free. 7:30 pm.

Saturday 11/11

DAME DARCY
The comic artist (Meat Cake) reads from The Illustrated Jane Eyre. Bailey/Coy Books, 414 Broadway E, 323-8842. Free. 3 pm.

BARRY GOLSON
Gringos in Paradise, a memoir about retiring to Mexico, is by the former executive editor of Playboy. Third Place Books, 17171 Bothell Way NE, 366-3333. Free. 6:30 pm.

GREG ATKINSON
The vaunted local chef talks about West Coast Cooking. Third Place Books, 17171 Bothell Way NE, 366-3333. Free. 7 pm.

'STRINGTOWN' RELEASE
The literary magazine celebrates its ninth annual issue with readings by its contributors. Santoro's Books, 7216 Greenwood Ave N, 784-2113. Free. 7 pm.

Sunday 11/12

JOYCE MAYNARD
The novelist reads from her new nonfiction book, Internal Combustion: The Story of a Marriage and Murder in the Motor City. Elliott Bay Book Company, 101 S Main St, 624-6600. Free. 7:30 pm.

TRANS-SCRIBE
Gender-transgressive writers read their poetry. Richard Hugo House, 1634 11th Ave, 322-7030. $7-10 sliding scale. 8 pm.

Monday 11/13

BARRY LYNN
The journalist for Harper's and the Financial Times talks about "the role of global supply chains and the role of multi-national corporations in shaping globalization." Town Hall, 1119 Eighth Ave, 441-5910 for info. $15 general admission. 7 pm.

JOAN ROUGHGARDEN
The Stanford professor, author of Evolution and Christian Faith: Reflections of an Evolutionary Biologist, is "impatient with the current tone of creation/evolution debates, but takes them seriously as an expression of a 'pent-up urge for talking about God' in American public life" (Publishers Weekly). First Baptist Church, 1111 Harvard Ave, 624-6600 for info. Free. 7 pm.

LAURA KALPAKIAN
American Cookery is a family drama, with recipes. University Book Store, 4326 University Way NE, 634-3400. Free. 7 pm.

REBECCA LOUDON
Radish King is a collection of poetry. Richard Hugo House, 1634 11th Ave, 322-7030. Free. 7 pm.

BILL SCHER
The blogger reads from Wait! Don't Move to Canada! A Stay-and-Fight Strategy to Win Back America. Elliott Bay Book Company, 101 S Main St, 624-6600. Free. 7:30 pm.

BILL MORGAN
The biographer reads from Ginsberg, I Celebrate Myself: The Somewhat Private Life of Allen Ginsberg. "No other biographer has given us such a totally straight three-dimensional picture of Allen Ginsberg," says Lawrence Ferlinghetti. Elliott Bay Book Company, 101 S Main St, 624-6600. Free. 8 pm.

Tuesday 11/14

GREGORY BLACKSTOCK
The artist talks about his Blackstock's Collections, a collection of drawings published by Princeton Architectural Press. Fremont Place Books, 621 N 35th St, 547-5970. Free. 7 pm.

NEAL GABLER
He talks about Walt Disney: The Triumph of the American Imagination, then does a live interview with Warren Etheridge. Carnegie Free Public Library, 2026 NW Market Street, 789-6643. Free. 7 pm.

ROYA HAKAKIAN
The Iranian poet and documentary filmmaker talks about her memoir Journey from the Land of No: A Girlhood Caught in Revolutionary Iran. Central Library, Microsoft Auditorium, 1000 Fourth Ave, 624-6600 for info. Free. 7 pm.

T.J. PARSELL
Fish: A Memoir of a Boy in a Man's Prison deals with prison rape. University Book Store, 4326 University Way NE, 634-3400. Free. 7 pm.

ELIZABETH ARNOLD
The college professor and poet reads from her second collection, Civilization. Open Books, 2414 N 45th St, 633-0811. Free. 7:30 pm.

PHILIP GOUREVITCH
The editor of the Paris Review talks about The Paris Review Interviews. Elliott Bay Book Company, 101 S Main St, 624-6600. Free. 7:30 pm.

Wednesday 11/15

TERRY TAMMINEN
The author reads from Lives Per Gallon: The True Cost of Our Oil Addiction. Elliott Bay Book Company, 101 S Main St, 624-6600. Free. 6 pm.

PAMELA KRUGER, JILL SMOLOWE
The contributors to Love Like No Other: Stories from Adoptive Parents read. Third Place Books (Lake Forest Park), 17171 Bothell Way NE, 366-3333. Free. 7 pm.

RICHARD PECK
The young adult author gives a talk called "Voices in an Empty Room: Five Apologies for the Narrative" and reads from a forthcoming book. Kane Hall, Room 220, UW campus, 543-4880. $5. 7 pm.

SHERMAN ALEXIE, CHELSEA RATHBURN, RICHARD WAKEFIELD
It's a roundtable discussion of formal poety, although Alexie is about the least formal person in the world. It should be great. Richard Hugo House, 1634 11th Ave, 624-6600 for info. $7 general admission. 7:30 pm.