Thank God that Aleksander Hemon is not one of those namby-pamby MFA writers who spends five years crafting a single book: Last year, he was in town for The Lazarus Project—his brutal, hilarious novel about war and murder and immigration—and he's back tonight with a new book of linked short stories, Love and Obstacles. Hemon is a funny, entertaining reader of his own work; his Bosnian accent makes all the dark humor that much more Slavic. Listen to him read once and you'll be impatient for his next book, too. (University Book Store, 4326 University Way NE, 634-3400. 7 pm, free.)