Open mic w/Tamara J. Brown
It was just recently discovered that Three Friends makes one of the best Americanos in town. Their spoken word and storytelling-centric open mic is pretty popular, too. Three Friends Coffeehouse, 201 SE 12th, 236-6411, 6:30 pm sign up
Ken Morris
No former occupation translates to the world of suspense fiction better than the stock trader. Morris was once a stock trader, and now he's the author of thrillers like Man in the Middle, a novel about murder and suicide in a San Diego securities office. Barnes & Nobel, Lloyd Center, 1317 Lloyd Center, 249-0800, 7 pm, free
Anthony Doerr
Barnes & Noble didn't want to miss this opportunity to bring short story master Doerr in for a reading. His debut collection The Shell Collector received the Discover Great New Writers Award from... Barnes & Noble!!? Wait a second... Barnes & Noble, 1720 N Jantzen Beach, 283-2800, 7:30 pm, free
Heidi Julavits
Julavits' new book Effect of Living Backwards is a witty and satirical romp through the ripe-for-ripping-on world of airplane hijacking. Powell's City of Books, 1005 W Burnside St, 228-4651, 7:30 pm, free
* Anthony Swofford
If you don't know who Swofford is by now, you must be dead. If that statement offends you because you don't know who Swofford is and you're NOT dead, then why don't you do something about it, huh? Huh? Why don't you go get his book Jarhead: A Marine's Chronicle of the Gulf War and PROVE you're not dead. Huh? HUH!? Borders-Downtown, 708 SW 3rd Ave, 221-9814, 7 pm, free
Writing With Molly Larson Cook
Nothing contributes to the writing process more than beer and greasy food. Come pig out at the Kennedy School bar while Molly Larson Cook leads you through her Summer Wednesday writing workshops. Tonight's theme is "Summer in the City." Price of admission does NOT include food and drink. KENNEDY SCHOOL, 4736 NE 33rd Ave, 249-3983, 7 pm, $15
Barbara Blossum Ashmun
Ashmun presents Married to my Garden, a collection of essays about how much she loves her friggin' garden. Well, if she loves her garden so much, why doesn't she just get married to it... oh, wait... Annie Bloom's Books, 7834 SW Capitol Hwy, 246-0053, 7:30 pm, free
Alice Hoffman
Magic, witchcraft, and telepathy merge in Hoffman's book Probable Future, a chronicle of the Sparrow family, whose magical powers have spread across three hundred years. Powell's City of Books, 1005 W Burnside St, 228-4651, 7:30 pm, free
