Bill Mckibben at Powell's City of Books, Monday.

WEDNESDAY March 28

Donald Rothberg

Combining spiritual techniques, real-life examples and social context, Rothberg's book The Engaged Spiritual Life will help you connect with a greater power. Oprah? Powell's on Hawthorne, 3723 SE Hawthorne Blvd., 228-4651. 7:30 pm. Free.

THURSDAY March 29

Sheridan Hay

See review, below. Annie Bloom's, 7834 SW Capitol Highway, 246-0053. 7:30 pm. Free.

Tawni O'Dell

Speaking of Oprah (Book Club picks): O'Dell, bestselling author of O-pproved Back Roads, presents another book about the Pennsylvania mining communities—Sister Mine. Powell's City of Books. 1005 W Burnside St., 228-4651. 7:30 pm. Free.

SUNDAY April 1

Jason Weiss

Steve Lacy was a pioneer in jazz saxophone. Jason Weiss edited a collection of 34 interviews in a book called Steve Lacy: Conversations. So, come hear Weiss talk about Lacy talking about jazz. Powell's on Hawthorne, 3723 SE Hawthorne Blvd., 228-4651. 7:30 pm. Free.

MONDAY April 2

Bill McKibben

The man behind The End of Nature reads from his plea for a community-based economy: Deep Economy. Co-sponsored by the Sustainable Business Network. Powell's City of Books. 1005 W Burnside St., 228-4651. 7:30 pm. Free.

TUESDAY April 3

Anne Lamott

Lamott's newest book, Grace (Eventually), is hyped as a collection of prayerful essays about faith. We pray they're good. Bagdad Theater, 3702 SE Hawthorne Blvd., 236-9234. 7 pm. Free.

Kathleen Halme

The award-winning Portland poet reads from her latest, Drift and Pulse. Broadway Books, 1714 NE Broadway, 284-1726. 7 pm. Free.

Beatrice Hohenegger

Portlanders love their tea, but Hohenegger's Liquid Jade will teach them to love it even more. Powell's at Cedar Hills Crossing, 3415 SW Cedar Hills Blvd., Beaverton. 228-4651. 7 pm. Free.