Literary footnotes

RICHARD WEINER, author of "The Skinny About Best Boys, Dollies, Green Rooms, Leads and Other Media Lingo," will sign copies of his book Monday, noon, Sam Weller's Bookstore, 254 S. Main.

JOHN PARKINSON, author of "Visual Verse," will sign copies of his book Tuesday, 5-8 p.m., Brigham Young University Bookstore.

STACY MITCHELL, author of "Big-Box Swindle: The True Cost of Mega-Retailers and the Fight for America's Independent Businesses," will speak Tuesday, 7 p.m., Gore Business School Auditorium, Westminster College, 1840 S. 1300 East. Sponsored by The King's English Bookshop.

JENNIFER MICHAEL HECHT and CYNTHIA CRUZ, poets, will read from their works Wednesday, 7 p.m., Salt Lake City Main Library, as part of City Art Reading Series.

L.E. MODESITT, DAVE FARLAND, BRANDON SANDERSON, ROBERT DEFENDI, ERIC JAMES STONE and JOSH CLEMENS, science fiction and fantasy authors, will sign copies of their books Wednesday, 5-7 p.m., U. Campus Bookstore.

RICHARD NEITZEL HOLZAPEL, professor of ancient scripture, BYU, and author of "Jesus Christ and the World of the New Testament," will sign copies of his book Tuesday, 5 p.m., BYU Campus Bookstore, Provo.

RICHARD DUTCHER, LDS filmmaker and screenwriter of "States of Grace: God's Army 2," will help celebrate its national DVD release by signing copies of the DVD Tuesday, 5-7 p.m., BYU Campus Bookstore, Provo.

CHRISTOPHER KIMBALL BIGELOW and STAFF MEMBERS of "The Sugar Beet" will sign copies of "The Mormon Tabernacle Enquirer: LDS News, Advice and Opinion" Thursday, 7 p.m., Sam Weller's Bookstore, 254 S. Main.

MARK STRAND, nationally known poet and author of "Man and Camel," will read from and sign copies of his new poetry collection Thursday, 7 p.m., The King's English Bookshop, 1511 S. 1500 East.

MARK DANNER, professor of journalism, University of California, Berkeley and Henry Luce Professor of Human Rights, Democracy and Journalism at Bard College, and author of "Abu Ghraib and the War on Terror," will deliver a lecture Thursday, 7 p.m., Salt Lake City Main Library auditorium, 210 E. 400 South.

JUDGE ANDREW VALDEZ, 3rd District juvenile court judge and author of "No One Makes it Alone," will sign copies of his book Thursday, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Tony Caputo's restaurant, 300 West and 300 South.