THURSDAY 12/8
Sex Wars
See My, What a Busy Week!, pg. 31 First Unitarian Church, 1011 SW 12th, , 7:30 pm, $12-25
Laila Lalami, Joyelle McSweeney, Justin Tussing
It’s time for another Loggernaut reading with three awesome authors: Lalami, who wrote Hope and Other Dangerous Pursuits; poet McSweeney, she of The Commandrine and Other Poems; and Tussing, whose forthcoming novel, The Best People in the World, was excerpted in this summer’s New Yorker debut fiction issue. Gravy, 3957 NE Mississippi, 7:30 pm, $2
The Final Frontiersman
Author James Campbell tells the true story of a family who moves to the “remote and frozen outreaches of Alaska,” and experiences “adventure” and “tragedy,” which comes as no big surprise. I wonder if the tragedy involved matriarchal cannibalism? Guess I’ll have to show up to find out. Powell’s Books on Hawthorne, 3723 SE Hawthorne, 238-1668, 7:30 pm, free
MONDAY 12/12
Which Side Are You On?
Former member of the Journeymen (no, not Journey. You wish.) Dick Weisman reads from his new book, an account of the ’60s folk music revival, which he peppers with tons of personal anecdotes and first-hand elbow rubbing. Powell’s Books on Hawthorne, 3723 SE Hawthorne, 238-1668, 7:30 pm, free
TUESDAY 12/13
I Woke Up and Put My Crown On
Author and recording artist Rochell D. “Ro Deezy” Hart has jammed with the Roots, Nikki Giovanni, and Laura “Piece” Kelly of Def Comedy Jam. Her new novel is a compilation of oral histories from African American women from all walks of life, and promises to “engage, empower, and enlighten!” Methinks that’s a lot of pressure to put on one book, but what the hell do I know? In Other Words, 3734 SE Hawthorne, 232-6003, 7 pm, free
WEDNESDAY 12/14
The Western Limit of the World
Score! A “smartly written sea yarn!” God, I love a good yarn. This one is by David Masiel, author of 2182 Kilohertz, and it’s about a rusty chemical tanker who wanders into dangerous waters. Powell’s City of Books, 1005 W Burnside, 228-4651, 7:30 pm, free