Roberta Price
New Age communes are harder to find these days, but in the summer of ’69, you couldn’t take a piss without dribbling on one. Photographer/writer Price’s new book Huerfano is a memoir of life in one such commune. Powell’s Books on Hawthorne , 3723 SE Hawthorne Blvd, 238-1668, 7:30 pm
Andrew Carroll
Carroll’s new book, Behind the Lines, is an impressive document–a huge collection of letters written during every major war in American history, compiled from Carroll’s travels to 35 different countries. Powell’s City of Books , 1005 W Burnside St., 228-4651, 7:30 pm
Ward Churchill
You already either love or hate author/activist Churchill for the inflammatory comments he made a while back about the U.S. deserving the 9/11 attacks, so might as well attend this event and grab more ammo for your arsenal. He’ll be joined by Afghan Depleted Uranium Fund rep. Dr. Mohammed Daud Miraki. Mississippi Ballroom , 833 N Shaver, 725-8777, 5:30-9 pm, $10
Norm Stamper
Former Seattle Police Chief Stamper presents Breaking Rank, a memoir of being, well, the former Seattle Police Chief. Powell’s City of Books , 1005 W Burnside St., 228-4651, 7:30 pm
D. Travers Scott & Jemiah Jefferson
Scott’s noirish One of These Things Is Not Like the Other follows quadruplet brothers on a quest to discover their true identity. Meanwhile, in a completely random pairing, Vampire devotee Jefferson presents Fiend, her prequel to Wounds and Voice of the Blood. Powell’s Books on Hawthorne , 3723 SE Hawthorne Blvd, 238-1668, 7:30 pm
The Devil’s Teeth
COOL! Susan Casey’s The Devil’s Teeth is about a gang of “surfer-scientists” who study Great White Sharks off the coast of California. COOOOOL! Powell’s City of Books , 1005 W Burnside St., 228-4651, 7:30 pm
Martin Sherwin
Sherwin presents American Prometheus, the first full biography of J. Robert Oppenheimer. Powell’s City of Books , 1005 W Burnside St., 228-4651, 7:30 pm
Dan Raphael, Christine Sisk, Lyssa Tall Anolik
Your poetry reading for the week features performance poet Raphael (When a Flying City Falls), fiction writer/poet Sisk (Tomboy Lover), and local writing tutor Anolik. Bold Sky Cafe , 3943 N Mississippi Ave, 287-0154, 7:30 pm Bruce Campbell See My, What A Busy Week! pg. 17. Hollywood Theatre , 4122 NE Sandy Blvd., 703-3026, 6 pm, free