Tucson Weekly: Literature (February 28

LITERATURE
Events This Week
BIBLIOPHILES AND BIBLIOMANES. University of Arizona Main Library. UA campus west of McKale Center and north of the football stadium. 621-6441. Hear about the eccentric world of book collectors with Nicholas Basbanes on Monday, March 4 at 7:30 p.m. Admission is $10.
DAVID M. LEVY READS. Reader's Oasis. 3400 E. Speedway Blvd. 319-7887. Computer Scientist and philosopher reads from his new book, Scrolling Forward: Making Sense of Documents in the Digital Age, on Sunday, March 3 at 2 p.m.
EILEEN MEEHAN ON THE MEDIA. Antigone Books. 411 N. Fourth Ave. 792-3715. UA Media Arts professor and editor reads from two new texts about women and the media, Disney's symbolic presence and feminism and the political economy on Friday, March 1 at 7 p.m.
JOANNE KYGER. St. Philip's in the Hills Church. 4440 N. Campbell Ave. 299-6421. Presented by POG and Chax Press, California poet from the Beat Generation reads on Saturday, March 2 from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. Admission is $5 general and $3 students. On Sunday, March 3, Kyger leads a workshop at the Poetry Center for $10 per participant. For details, call 620-1626.
MOON PONY POETS GATHER. Reader's Oasis. 3400 E. Speedway Blvd. 319-7887. Local poets including Bernardo Taiz, Robert Longoni, Barrie Ryan and Nancy Wall read from their Moon Pony Press books on Saturday, March 2 at 7 p.m.
RICHARD SHELTON AND KEN LAMBERTON READ. Reader's Oasis. 3400 E. Speedway Blvd. 319-7887. Local authors read from their new work: Shelton, from Going Back to Bisbee and Lamberton from Wilderness and Razor Wire: A Naturalist's Observations from Prison. Readings begin at 7 p.m. on Friday, March 1.
SHARMAN APT RUSSELL READS. PCC Center for the Arts. 2202 W. Anklam Road. A free reading by the new voice in nature writing takes place on Saturday, March 2 at 7 p.m.
Upcoming
CAROLYN FORCHE READS. St. Philip's in the Hills Church. 4440 N. Campbell Ave. 299-6421. The reknowned poet and essayist reads new and early work for the UA Poetry Center's Spring Reading Series on Thursday, March 7 at 8 p.m. The reading is free and open to the public. For details, call the Poetry Center at 626-3765.
DR. WILLIAM CLOWER READS. Reader's Oasis. 3400 E. Speedway Blvd. 319-7887. The author discusses his new book, The Fat Fallacy: Applying the French Diet to the American Lifestyle, on Saturday, March 9 at 2 p.m.
HIKING GUIDE AUTHOR READS. Reader's Oasis. 3400 E. Speedway Blvd. 319-7887. Ivo Lucchitta reads from his new book, Hiking Arizona's Geology, suitable to the Tucson native or snowbird on Sunday, March 10 at 2 p.m.
Announcements
CONVERSATIONS WITH GOD. Book 3 exploration group creates new ways of thinking, seeing and living together. Put your spirituality into action. Meetings are held every Wednesday evening from 6:30 to 8, led by David Lajoie and Paula Deyoe at Inspired Design, 1817 N. Justin Lane (Pima and Columbus). $5 suggested donation. For details call 321-9924.
DIRECTORY OF TUCSON POETS. Spent Angel Press is compiling a directory of Tucson-based poets. For inclusion, submit a representative poem and a brief bio to spent@angelfire.com.
NORTH CENTRAL WRITERS' GROUP. Fiction and creative non-fiction writers are invited to join a monthly group to critique works in progress and discuss the art of fiction. No fees or dues. Call 529-6563.