Literary footnotes

DENNIS ROSS, former ambassador, fellow at Washington Institute for Near East Policy and former special Middle East coordinator, will present a lecture in the U. of U.'s Middle East Center's Distinguished Lecture Series Wednesday, 3-4:30 p.m., Dumke Auditorium, Utah Museum of Fine Arts (South of David Eccles School of Business).

LARRY E. MORRIS, author of "The Fate of the Corps," about the members of the Lewis and Clark Expedition following their return from the Pacific Coast, will discuss his book Wednesday, 7 p.m., Harold B. Lee Library Auditorium, Brigham Young University, Provo. Sponsored by Charles Redd Center of Western Studies.

HOMER HICKAM, author of "October Sky," will appear at "An Evening with Homer Hickam" Wednesday, 7 p.m., Davis High School Auditorium. Free tickets available from Davis County Library System. Call 451-2322.

PAUL SWENSON, local journalist and more recently a poet, author of "Iced at the Ward, Burned at the Stake," will read from his work Wednesday, 12:30 p.m., Chase Fine Arts Center, Tippetts Gallery, Utah State University campus.

DAN CHRISTENSEN, author of "The Birth of the Kingdom of God/The Destruction of America," will sign copies of his book Saturday, 3 p.m., Sam Weller's Zion Bookstore, 254 S.

ANNETTE LYON, author of "House on the Hill," will sign copies of her book Saturday, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Seagull Book, 5720 S. Redwood Road, Taylorsville; and 1-2:30 p.m., Seagull Book, 31 W. 10600 South, Sandy.

WAYNE OVERSON, author of "The Committee," will sign copies of his book Saturday, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Seagull Book, 111 S. State Street, Orem; and 1-2:30 p.m., Seagull Book, 331 E. University Pkwy, Orem.

E-mail: dennis@desnews.com