LAURA LOVE
Seattle singer Laura Love reads from her memoir You Ain't Got No Easter Clothes. University Book Store, 4326 University Way NE, 634-3400, 7 pm, free.
ARTHUR PHILLIPS
Phillips' second novel, The Egyptologist, takes us to ancient Egypt. Elliott Bay Book Company, 101 S Main St, 624-6600, 7:30 pm, free.
DRINKING, SMOKING, SCREWING
See Stranger Suggests, pg. 21. Bailey/Coy Books, 414 Broadway Ave E, 323-8842, 7 pm, free.
FRIDAY 9/24
* JAMES LYONS
Lyons offers a presentation of how Seattle is represented from the outside. Elliott Bay Book Company, 624-6600, noon, free (also on Sun Sept 26 at Ravenna Third Place, 6504 20th Ave NE, 525-2347, 2 pm, free).
* CHRIS KRAUS
Kraus' incisive new book is Video Green: Los Angeles Art and the Triumph of Nothingness, in which she examines the art and culture of Los Angeles. Elliott Bay Book Company, 624-6600, 5 pm, free.
LAURENCE SHAMES
While suffering from stomach cancer, Peter Barton, a pioneer of cable television, spent his final years penning this book about his life, Not Fade Away: A Short Life Well Lived. University Book Store, 634-3400, 7 pm, free.
LOUIS DE BERNIéRES
If the title of this book by de Bernières doesn't startle you, Birds Without Wings, maybe its story will. Elliott Bay Book Company, 624-6600, 7:30 pm, free.
SATURDAY 9/25
JENNIFER LEO
Jennifer Leo's follow-up to Sand in My Bra is Whose Panties Are These? Elliott Bay Book Company, 624-6600, 1 pm, free (also on Monday Sept 27 at Third Place Books, 17171 Bothell Way NE, 366-3333, 7 pm, free).
KRISTIN ROWE-FINKBEINER
Rowe-Finkbeiner's new book, The F-Word: Feminism in Jeopardy, calls bullshit on women who don't vote. Elliott Bay Book Company, 624-6600, 5 pm, free.
PAULANN PETERSON
Peterson's new book of poetry is called Blood Silk. Elliott Bay Book Company, 624-6600, 7:30 pm, free.
MONDAY 9/27
PAUL ROGAT LOEB
The Impossible Will Take a Little While: A Citizen's Guide to Hope in a Time of Fear. Elliott Bay Book Company, 624-6600, 5 pm, free.
ARON RALSTON
Last year, Ralston used a pocketknife to amputate his arm; this year he used the other arm to write a book. University Book Store, 634-3400, 7 pm, free.
* LESLEY HAZLETON
Talented Lesley Hazleton reads from her excellent book Mary: A Flesh-and-Blood Biography of the Virgin Mary. University Book Store, 634-3400, 7 pm, free.
ORHAN PAMUK
In Turkey, Pamuk's fame is equivalent to that of a rock star. His latest novel is called Snow. Elliott Bay Book Company, 624-6600, 7:30 pm, free.
TUESDAY 9/28
JULIET B. SCHOR
The title of Schor's new book says it all: Born to Buy: The Commercialized Child and the New Consumer Culture. Elliott Bay Book Company, 624-6600, noon, free.
MARC ACITO
The title of Acito's new book says more than it should: How I Paid for College: A Novel of Sex, Theft, Friendship & Musical Theater. University Book Store, 634-3400, 7 pm, free.
EMMA DONOGHUE
Donoghue's new book Life Mask concerns the lesbian culture of the 18th century. Elliott Bay Book Company, 624-6600, 7:30 pm, free (also on Wed Sept 29 at Third Place Books, 366-3333, 7 pm, free).
WEDNESDAY 9/29
SHERIFF DAVID REICHERT
This man is a Republican. University Book Store, 634-3400, 7 pm, free.
