LITERATURE ARIZONA AUTHOR. Antigone Books. 411 N. Fourth Ave. 792-3715. Germaine Shames reads from her debut novel, Between Two Deserts,at 7 p.m. on Friday, October 4. The reading is followed by a Q&A period. Free admisision; refreshments served. ARIZONA POETS. Reader's Oasis. 3400 E. Speedway Blvd. 319-7887. Phoenix poet Brandy Lintecum and Tucson poet Liza Porter are featured in the Lamplight Reading Series at 4 p.m. on Sunday, October 6. An open mic follows the featured readers. BOOK SIGNING. Clues Unlimited. 123 S. Eastbourne Ave. 326-8533. Beh Redher signs Buck Fever,his hilarius debut crime novel, at 7 p.m. on Thursday, October 3. COMIC FICTION AUTHORS. Reader's Oasis. 3400 E. Speedway Blvd. 319-7887. On Wednesday, October 9 at 7 p.m., Karin Goodwin and Kathi Kamen Goldmark read from and sign copies of their novels. Goodwin wrote Bad Adviceand Goldmark wrote And My Shoes Keep Walking Back to You. FANDANGO 8. Reader's Oasis. 3400 E. Speedway Blvd. 319-7887. This female Tucson poetry group spreads the joy of poetry at 7 p.m. on Friday, October 4. The eight-member group will offer their book, Fandango 8 for sale. MEET NANCY. UA Modern Languages Auditorium. Nancy Mairs, PH.D. from the UA English department, is featured in a video documentary at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, October 9. This free screening of Nancy Mairs: Waist-High in the World has the titular character entertaining the viewer through a series of video vignettes, short readings and personal interviews. READ AND SIGN. Clues Unlimited. 123 S. Eastbourne Ave. 326-8533. Nancy Turner reads and signs from her new crime novel, The Water and the Blood,at 7 p.m. on Friday, October 4. SECOND NOVEL. Reader's Oasis. 3400 E. Speedway Blvd. 319-7887. On Saturday, October 5, at 2 p.m., Nancy Turner reads from and signs copies of her second novel, The Water and the Blood.. SPANISH EXPLORATION. Arizona Historical Society. 949 E. Second St. 628-5775. Join Dr. John L. Kessell as he speaks about the swells of Spanish exploration that rolled north from Mexico across the coasts and high deserts of the western borderlands. He signs copies of his book Spain the the Southwest: A Narrative History of Colonial New Mexico, Arizona, Texas and California. The event starts at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, October 9. $6 regular admisstion, $5 for AHS members, $3 for students. Upcoming CHANCE AND CONSTRAINT. UA Poetry Center. 1216 N. Cherry Ave. 626-3765. Brian Blanchfield, 2002 Poet-in-Residence at Purchase College, holds this workshop on Sundays from 1 to 4 p.m. on October 13 through November 17. For intermediate to advanced poets. Reconsider composition and the special functions of chance and constraint in poetry. Surveys a centruy of modern and postmodern writing. Cost is $150 plus material fees between $2 and $10.