THURSDAY 6/9
MICHAEL ERIC DYSON
The professor reads from Is Bill Cosby Right? (Or Has the Black Middle Class Lost Its Mind?) Elliott Bay Book Company, 101 S Main St, 624-6600, noon, free.
JAMES HOWARD KUNSTLER
The Long Emergency: Surviving the End of the Oil Age, Climate Change, and Other Converging Catastrophes of the Twenty-First Century is a long title. University Book Store, 4326 University Way NE, 634-3400, 7 pm, free.
STEVE BERRY
The Third Secret is suspense. Third Place Books, 17171 Bothell Way NE, 366-3333, 7 pm, free.
NORM STAMPER
The former Seattle police chief talks about Breaking Rank: A Top Cop's Exposé of the Dark Side of American Policing. Town Hall Seattle, 1119 Eighth Ave, 652-4255, 7:30 pm, $5.
ANNE GIARDINI
The Sad Truth About Happiness is a novel. Elliott Bay Book Company, 624-6600, 6 pm, free.
SIMON DOONAN
Nasty: My Family and Other Glorious Varmints is "a tremendously moving tale," so says David Rakoff. Elliott Bay Book Company, 624-6600, 7:30 pm, free. (Also on 6/10 at Third Place Books, 366-3333, 6:30 pm, free.)
YUSEF KOMUNYAKAA
Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Yusef Komunyakaa reads from Pleasure Dome: New and Collected Poems. Cat & Cannon Books, 12513 Lake City Way NE, 367-6307, 7 pm, free.
FRIDAY 6/10
MATT TAIBBI
Spanking the Donkey: Dispatches from a Dumb Season is about the 2004 election. Elliott Bay Book Company, 624-6600, 5 pm, free.
ROBERT W. MERRY
Merry reads from Sands of Empire: Missionary Zeal, American Foreign Policy, and the Hazards of Global Ambition. University Book Store, 634-3400, 7 pm, free.
LESLEY THOMAS
Flight of the Goose is a novel. Ravenna Third Place, 6504 20th Ave NE, 525-2347, 7:30 pm, free.
PAUL THEROUX
See review, this page. Elliott Bay Book Company, 624-6600, 7:30 pm, tickets required, free.
SATURDAY 6/11
DR. SALIMA IKRAM
Ikram gives a lecture titled "Temples, Tombs, and Petroglyphs: North Kharga Oasis Survey." Seattle Art Museum, 100 University St, 634-3400, 2 pm, $5/free for members.
DEBORAH A. MIRANDA
The Zen of La Llorona is a book of poetry. Elliott Bay Book Company, 624-6600, 4 pm, free.
SU TONG, HOWARD GOLDBLATT
The Chinese fiction writer (Tong) and his translator (Goldblatt) read from Tong's My Life as Emperor, a "nightmarish tale that borrows from classical Chinese history but is set in no particular time" (Booklist). Teatro ZinZanni, Sixth Ave and Battery St, 624-6600 for more info, 7:30 pm, free.
SUNDAY 6/12
LORI HOPE
The filmmaker and cancer survivor reads from Help Me Live: 20 Things People With Cancer Want You to Know. Elliott Bay Book Company, 624-6600, noon, free.
RICHARD LOUV
The founder of Connect for Kids reads from Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder. Elliott Bay Book Company, 624-6600, 2 pm, free.
MASAYO DUUS, PETER DUUS
The Japanese author (Masayo Duus) and her translator (Peter Duus) talk about their book The Life of Isamu Noguchi: Journey Without Borders. This event is in conjunction with SAM's Noguchi exhibit. Seattle Art Museum, 654-3121, www.seattleartmuseum.org, 2 pm, $5 SAM members, $7 general.
DAVID WILLIAMS
The Street Smart Naturalist is a book of essays and maps. Third Place Books, 366-3333, 5 pm, free.
MONDAY 6/13
ED SCHULTZ
The Air America host broadcasts a live show and signs copies of his book Straight Talk from the Heartland. Town Hall Seattle, 652-4255, noon, 800-838-3006 or www.brownpapertickets.com for tickets, $20.
MIKE MARRINER
Finding the Open Road: A Guide to Self-Construction Rather than Mass Production is about a three-month RV trip across the U.S. Elliott Bay Book Company, 624-6600, 5:30 pm, free
MARK HASKELL SMITH
Delicious is a thriller involving cannibalism. University Book Store, 634-3400, 7 pm, free.
SALVADOR PLASCENCIA
See Stranger Suggests, p. 23. Elliott Bay Book Company, 624-6600, 7:30 pm, free.
TUESDAY 6/14
MIA BLOOM
Dying to Kill: The Allure of Suicide Terror is all about what compels religious jackasses to strap bombs to themselves. University Book Store, 634-3400, 7 pm, free.
NICK HORNBY
A Long Way Down is about four strangers who meet on a rooftop they all intend to kill themselves from. Neptune Theatre, 1303 NE 45th St, 634-3400 for info, 7 pm, $5.
PING CHONG
The director, playwright, choreographer, and artist reads from The East-West Quartet. Elliott Bay Book Company, 624-6600, 7:30 pm, free.
FAITH CONLON, GAIL HUDSON
I Wanna Be Sedated is about childrearing. Third Place Books, 366-3333, 7 pm, free.
WEDNESDAY 6/15
NICHOLAS RINALDI
Between Two Rivers is a novel set in a New York condominium building. Elliott Bay Book Company, 624-6600, 5 pm, free.
SUZANNE BOTTELLI, JAMES GURLEY, GREG HISCHAK, CLAUDIA MAURO
The local writers read. Jack Straw Productions, 4261 Roosevelt Way NE, 634-0919, 7 pm, free.
MICHAEL FINKEL
"True Story: Murder, Memoir, Mea Culpa is the unlikely tale of two intersecting lives: that of Michael Finkel, a New York Times reporter who was publicly disgraced for fabricating a character; and Christian Longo, a murder suspect who assumed Finkel's identity just as Finkel was being fired. The book is a fascinating account of two narcissists." (Erica C. Barnett) Third Place Books, 366-3333, 7 pm, free.
CHRISTY CAMPBELL
Campbell talks about The Botanist and the Vinter: How Wine Was Saved for the World. University Book Store, 634-3400, 7 pm, free.
BETSY BURTON
Terry Tempest Williams describes Burton's The King's English: Adventures of an Independent Bookseller as "part memoir, part literary history, part social commentary." Elliott Bay Book Company, 624-6600, 7:30 pm, free.
DAVID MCCULLOUGH
The two-time Pulitzer-winning historian reads from his latest, 1776. Town Hall Seattle, 652-4255, www.foolproof.org for info and tickets, 7:30 pm, $15/$10 members.
POETRY/OPEN MICS
HOMELAND: Words. So many words. Tuesdays at 7 pm. Caffe Vita, 1005 E Pike St, 709-4440, free.
IT'S ABOUT TIME WRITERS: Second Thursday of every month, includes an open mic and featured readers. Ravenna Third Place Books, 6504 20th Ave NE, 525-2347, free.
POETSWEST: Featured readers and an open mic. Sundays at 7 pm. Penny Cafe, 1707 NW Market St, 682-1268, free.
RED SKY POETRY THEATER: Featured readers plus open mic. Sundays at 7 pm. Globe Cafe, 1531 14th Ave, 547-4585, free.
SCRATCHING POST: Poetry open mic, all ages. Thursdays at 8 pm, signup at 7:30 pm. Mr. Spots Chai House, 5463 Leary Ave NW, 297-2424, free.
SEATTLE POETRY SLAM: Wednesdays at 8 pm. Capitol Hill Arts Center, 1621 12th Ave, 388-0500, $5.
STAGE FRIGHT: Youth open mic. Fourth Wednesday of every month at 7 pm. Richard Hugo House, 1634 11th Ave, 322-7030, free.
TAKE A POEM INTO YOUR HEART: Featured readers. Fourth Friday of every month at 7 pm, signup at 6:45 pm. Bookworm Exchange, 4860 Rainier Ave, 722-6633, free.
STREET-BEAT SLAM: Every Tuesday. Mirabeau Room, 529 Queen Anne Ave N, 650-2869, free.
SEATTLE SPIT: First Thursday of every month at 8:30 pm. The Wild Rose, 1021 E Pike St, free.
TUESDAYS AT THE CABARET: An evening of poetry, comedy, and prose on the second Tuesday of every month. Richard Hugo House, 322-7030, $5.
