THURSDAY 1/26
KATRINE BARBER
This history professor gives a lecture titled “Death of Celilo Falls: Investigating Indian History in the Mid-Twentieth-Century Columbia River Basin.” UW Campus, Parrington Hall Forum, 221-4995, 3:30 pm, free.
DEBORAH REBER
The writer reads her contribution to Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul. Third Place Books, 17171 Bothell Way NE, 366-3333, 7 pm, free.
RICHARD SALOMON
Salomon gives a lecture titled “In Search of the Words of Buddha.” UW Campus, Kane Hall 110, 634-3400, 7 pm, free.
FRIDAY 1/27
MARCIE SILLMAN
The public-radio veteran gives a talk about changes in public broadcasting. UW Campus, Suzzallo Library room 101, 543-9389, 7 pm, free.
MARTHA SHERRILL
The Ruins of California is a novel set in the 1970s. Elliott Bay Book Company, 101 S Main St, 624-6600, 7:30 pm, free. (Also on 01/28, Third Place Books, 366-3333, 6:30 pm, free.)
JANE ADAMS
Boundary Issues is a book about the issues people have regarding boundaries. Third Place Books, 366-3333, 6:30 pm, free.
SATURDAY 1/28
KIANA DAVENPORT
House of Many Gods is a novel about family conflict and Hawaii. Elliott Bay Book Company, 624-6600, 4:30 pm, free.
MAX BARRY
Company is a satire of corporate America. The corporation in the story is called Zephyr and is based in Seattle. Elliott Bay Book Company, 624-6600, 7:30 pm, free.
SUNDAY 1/29
DAVE BARRY
The “humorist” reads Dave Barry’s Money Secrets: Like, Why Is There a Giant Eyeball on the Dollar? Town Hall, 1119 Eighth Ave, 652-4255, 2 pm, $5.
MONDAY 1/30
FARNOOSH MOSHIRI
Against Gravity is a novel involving AIDS, the Middle East, and a philosophy professor. Elliott Bay Book Company, 624-6600, 7:30 pm, free.
TAMARA DRAUT
Strapped is a book about finances for twenty- and thirtysomethings. Town Hall, 652-4255, 7:30 pm, $5.
TUESDAY 1/31
LINDA FAIRSTEIN
Entombed is a thriller about a sex-crimes prosecutor. Third Place Books, 366-3333, 7 pm, free.
PO BRONSON
Bronson discusses Why Do I Love These People? Honest and Amazing Stories of Real Families, a book about people with problems who are nonetheless great, interesting, etc. University Bookstore, 4326 University Way NE, 634-3400, 7 pm, free.
KEVIN PHINNEY
Phinney reads from Souled American: How Black Music Transformed White Culture. Elliott Bay Book Company, 624-6600, 7:30 pm, free.
WEDNESDAY 2/01
® BRIAN EVENSON, TONY BURGESS, STACEY LEVINE
Evenson is awesome; he’s the author of six books including Contagion and Dark Property, and he’s an editor at Conjunctions. Burgess is an author and filmmaker. Levine is the author of a book of stories and two novels, one of which is Frances Johnson. You shouldn’t miss this. Richard Hugo House, 1634 11th Ave, 322-7030, 7:30 pm, donations.
KATHLEEN RAGAN
The author reads from her new collection Outfoxing Fear: Folktales from Around the World. Elliott Bay Book Company, 624-6600, 7:30 pm, free.
POETRY/OPEN MICS
ELLIOTT BAY OPEN MIKE NIGHT: Signup at 7, reading at 7:30 pm. Last Wednesday of the month. Elliott Bay Book Company, 624-6600, free.
HOMELAND: Words. So many words. Tuesdays at 7 pm. Caffe Vita, 1005 E Pike St, 709-4440, free.
POETSWEST: Featured readers and an open mic. Saturdays at 6 pm. Epilogue Books, 2005 NW Market St, 682-1268, free.
RED SKY POETRY THEATER: Featured readers and an 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. Spot’s Chai House, 5463 Leary Ave NW, 297-2424, free.
SEATTLE POETRY SLAM: Every Tuesday at 8 pm. Mirabeau Room, 529 Queen Anne Ave N, 650-2869, $4.
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.
SEATTLE SPIT: Featured readers and an open mic. 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, 1634 11th Ave, $5.