Jennifer Haigh
It isn't all Hershey bars and Quakers in Haigh's second novel, Baker Towers, the poignant tale of a struggling Pennsylvania coal mining town. Powell's Books on Hawthorne, 3723 SE Hawthorne Blvd, 238-1668, 7:30 pm
Ron McLarty
McLarty presents his first novel, The Memory of Running, which tells the intriguing-sounding story of a fatass toy factory supervisor who embarks on a cross-country bike ride after his sister dies. Powell's City of Books, 1005 W Burnside St., 228-4651, 7:30 pm
* How Women Transformed International Development
Editors Arvonne Fraser and Irene Tinker share this new book, a collection of interviews with 27 women from 12 different countries who made the world a better place through their work with the United Nations. Powell's City of Books, 1005 W Burnside St., 228-4651, 7:30 pm
* Simon Singh
Renowned science writer Singh presents Big Bang: The Origins of the Universe, his history of how the theory itself became the standard explanation for the existence of everything. Powell's City of Books, 1005 W Burnside St., 228-4651, 7:30 pm
* Stephanie Kane
It's not often we get to hype events at the quirky little mystery store Murder By the Book, so we're happy to do so for this workshop, "Writing and Publishing Mystery," by Stephanie Kane, author of the popular legal thriller Seeds of Doubt. Murder by the Book, 3210 SE Hawthorne, 232-9995, 6:30 pm
* The Portland Edge
Those concerned about urban development in Portland should attend this discussion with Jennifer Dill, Karen Gibson, Chet Orloff, and Connie Ozawa, all of whom are PSU faculty and contributors to the new book The Portland Edge, a treatise on such topics as mass transportation and skyrocketing housing costs. Powell's City of Books, 1005 W Burnside St., 228-4651, 7:30 pm
* Tim Wise
Wise presents his compelling book on racism, White Like Me: Reflections on Race from a Privileged Son. Reading Frenzy, 921 SW Oak, 274-1449, 7 pm
* Laurie Lynn Drummond
Local writer Drummond continues to tour behind the paperback release of her acclaimed short story collection Anything You Say Can and Will be Used Against You. Annie Bloom's Books, 7834 SW Capitol Hwy, 246-0053, 7:30 pm
* Malcolm Gladwell
See review this issue. Powell's City of Books, 1005 W Burnside St., 228-4651, 7:30 pm
Susan Jane Gilman
Riding the coattails of David Sedaris, Augusten Burroughs, and a million more, Gilman presents Hypocrite in a Pouffy White Dress, a funny memoir about her eccentric family. Powell's City of Books, 1005 W Burnside St., 228-4651, 7:30 pm
