Annie Dawid
Lily in the Desert is a collection of short fiction. Annie Bloom's Books, 7834 SW Capitol Hwy, 246-0053, 7:30 pm
Out of the Stacks
Library employees read their work. Central Library, 801 SW 10th Ave, 248-5234, 7 pm
James Redfield & Michael Murphy
The author of the Celestine Prophecy and the author of Gold in the Kingdom team up to give us their ideas about the past, present, and future. First come, first served. First Unitarian Church, 1011 SW 12th Ave, 246-2441, 7:30 pm
War in Print
An interesting event, bringing two authors together to discuss "The role of books in combating wartime jingoism." Really, really relevant. Joel Schalit is the author of Jerusalem Calling. Daniel Buckman is author of Water in Darkness. Powell's City of Books, 1005 W Burnside St, 228-4651, 7:30 pm
Elizabeth Wurtzel
Oh, poor Eliz Wurtzel. You'd expect the author of Prozac Nation to know better than to blindly follow her doctor's mental health altering prescriptions. But no--Wurtzel is full steam ahead, chomping her way through 'script Ritalin, if for no other reason than to keep her material coming. More, Now, Again is the story of an author fabricating her own ailments via prescription drugs, writing a book to justify the self absorption. Powell's City of Books, 1005 W Burnside St, 228-4651, 7:30 pm
Susan Vreeland
I studied art history for three years before anyone mentioned Artemisia Gentileschi. An artist who may have been raped while she was young, who painted a graphic, physical version of a beheading, who was driven and smart and visible. Vreeland, author of Girl in Hyacinth Blue, has now turned her attention to Gentilesch in The Passion of Artemisia. Held at Le Meitour Gallery. Annie Bloom's Books, 7834 SW Capitol Hwy, 246-0053, 7:30 pm, $5/free w/purchase
Plowman Poet: The Life and Songs of Robert Burns
Jeni Foster sings a number of Burns' songs, and places them in the context of his life. Sellwood-Moreland Branch Library, 7904 SE Milwaukie, , 2 pm
Carl Hiaasen
Basket Case is a book working hard to keep the emotions high, without getting all emotional and girly on us. Of course, the protagonist is a hotshot investigative reporter. And yes, the dead body was a big deal frontman leaving a band behind. They're all so thrilling, no way the death is an accident--and the clues are in the music, of course! Powell's City of Books, 1005 W Burnside St, 228-4651, 7:30 pm
Oriah Mountain Dreamer
The Dance is a self help book, aiming to free the unstressed, uncluttered, not uptight person within. Powell's Books on Hawthorne, 3723 SE Hawthorne Blvd, 238-1668, 7:30 pm
David Brin
Kiln People is the story of a futuristic, stratified world of masters and disposable human duplicate servants. Powell's City of Books, 1005 W Burnside St, 228-4651, 7:30 pm
Oregon Writers' Colony
Everyone wants to know: Can writing be taught? The question behind the question is: Can people learn? There are all kinds of writing, each with its own aims. Steve Perry & Erick Wtichey offer their tips for producing science fiction and fantasy. Powell's-Beaverton, 8725 SW Cascade Ave, 643-3131, 7 pm , free
Anita Shreve
Borders Books and Music, 708 SW 3rd Ave, 220-5911, 12:30 pm
Anita Shreve
Shreve's The Last Time They Met is a story of love, separated by years. Annie Bloom's Books, 7834 SW Capitol Hwy, 246-0053, 7:30 pm
William Stafford Birthday Event
Celebrating one of Portland's well loved poets, his birth. Featured readers include: Judith Barrington, Jim Shurgrue, Lisa Steinman, and others, hosted by the glorious Paulann Peterson. Broadway Books, 1714 NE Broadway, 284-1726, 7 pm
Charmaine Craig
The Good Men is a historical novel based on the real life testimony of a woman tried for heresy in the 1300s. Annie Bloom's Books, 7834 SW Capitol Hwy, 246-0053, 7:30 pm
Classics Book Group
Ship of Fools, will be discussed by Katherine Anne Porter. Powell's-Beaverton, 8725 SW Cascade Ave, 643-3131, 7 pm
