ANCHEE MIN
The Chinese novelist signs Empress Orchid. Elliott Bay Book Company, 101 S Main St, 624-6600, 7:30 pm, free.
ROGER LOWENSTEIN
Origins of the Crash explains 2000. University Bookstore, 4326 University Way NE, 634-3400, 7 pm, free.
DAVID FEWSTER
The Tacoma poet reads from Diary of a Homeless Alcoholic Suicidal Maniac and Other Picture Postcards. Here is a poem in its entirety: "Well,/This sort of/Sucks." Richard Hugo House, 1634 11th Ave, 322-7030, 7:30 pm, free.
MATT RUFF
Set This House in Order is a weird novel. Third Place Books, 17171 Bothell Way NE, 366-3333, 6 pm, free. (Also on 2/16 at Elliott Bay, 624-6600, 7:30 pm, free.)
FRIDAY 2/13
CHARLIE LeDUFF
The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist reads from Work and Other Sins: Life in New York City and Thereabouts. Elliott Bay Book Company, 624-6600, 7:30 pm, free.
MAX BARRY
Jennifer Government is a novel set in the future. University Bookstore, 634-3400, 7 pm, free.
JOANNE HARRIS
Harris reads from and signs her novel Holy Fools. Third Place Books, 366-3333, 6:30 pm, free.
SATURDAY 2/14
* JENNIFER NATALYA FINK
See Review, above. Elliott Bay Book Company, 624-6600, 4:30 pm, free.
DAVID DANIEL
Daniel reads from his poetry collection Seven-Star Bird. Elliott Bay Book Company, 624-6600, 7:30 pm, free.
SUNDAY 2/15
MARSHALL MOORE, TREBOR HEALEY, DAN BOYLE, JIM TUSHINSKI
The authors read from Black Shapes in a Darkened Room, Huddle, Through It Came Bright Colors, and Van Allen's Ecstasy. Elliott Bay Book Co. , 624-6600, 3 pm, free.
TUESDAY 2/17
DAVID BACON
The journalist discusses The Children of NAFTA: Labor Wars on the U.S./Mexico Border. Elliott Bay Book Company, 624-6600, 5 pm, free
ERIC ALTERMAN
The journalist reads from and discusses The Book on Bush: How George W. (Mis)Leads America. Town Hall, Eighth Ave and Seneca St, 624-6600, 7:30 pm, $5.
ZAPPDOPPLER
Bandoppler editors Chris Estey and Jason Dodd talk about rock criticism. Hugo House, 322-7030, 6 pm, $5.
WEDNESDAY 2/18
PETER MANSEAU, JEFFREY SHARLET
Rick Moody, Francine Prose, and others are contributors to Killing the Buddha: A Heretic's Bible. Third Place Books, 366-3333, 6:30 pm, free.
JOSEPH COULSON
The Vanishing Moon is an American working-class novel. Elliott Bay Book Company, 624-6600, 7:30 pm, free.
ROBIN HENIG
Pandora's Baby is about test-tube babies and, by extension, human cloning. Kane Hall, Walker-Ames Room, UW, 634-3400, 7 pm, free, tickets required.
DOUGLAS GOETSCH, MARTHA SILANO
Goetsch's poetry has a "pungent, winning flavor" says Billy Collins (a stupid description, but note the source). Silano's poetry collection is What the Truth Tastes Like. Third Place Books, 525-2347, 7:30 pm, free.
AMY DENIO, NIC VEROLI
Denio talks about music and activism. Veroli defends his his recently attacked Politics Without the State. Polestar Music Gallery, 1412 18th, 329-4224, 7:30 pm, $5.
