THURSDAY 2/10

Tracy Chevalier
Portland Arts & Lectures presents Chevalier, author of the severely overrated Girl with a Pearl Earring, amongst other historical period fictions. Literary Arts, at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, SW Broadway and Main, 227-2583, 7:30 pm, $15-25

* Kevin Sampsell & Monica Drake
The prolific Sampsell has both a newly written short story collection (Beautiful Blemish), and a newly edited short story/essay collection (The Insomniac Reader) to share from. Powell's Books on Hawthorne, 3723 SE Hawthorne Blvd, 238-1668, 7:30 pm

FRIDAY 2/11

* Ingrid Newkirk
Love 'em or loathe 'em, the folks at PETA are never boring. Tonight catch cofounder Newkirk and her new book Making Kind Choices, a guide to living a life that is good for the environment and animals. Powell's City of Books, 1005 W Burnside St., 228-4651, 7:30 pm


TUESDAY 2/15

* Charles Johnson
See "My, What A Busy Week!" pg. 15. Powell's City of Books, 1005 W Burnside St., 228-4651, 7:30 pm


WEDNESDAY 2/16

Burnside Review Reading
Readings by Dorianne Laux and other contributors to this new literary review. Booze and ambiance, too. Blue Monk, 3341 SE Belmont, 7:30 pm

* The Bonus Army
TRIVIA TIME! This new book about the 1932 protest by World War I veterans after their government bonus was co-authored by Paul Dickson, father of local performing/filmmaking sensation Andrew Dickson, AKA "A.C. Dickson Ebay Power Seller." Wow! Powell's City of Books, 1005 W Burnside St., 228-4651, 7:30 pm