Lethem, Alexie, and ... Frost (in French, Spanish, Italian and English)

Red-letter week in the world of letters: Jonathan Lethem reads from his new book, Chronic City, tonight at Left Bank Books' Central West End store; tomorrow, Sherman Alexie's at Mad Art (2727 S. 12th Street) to read from his new book of stories, War Dances. Both of those events take place at 7pm. Another interesting literary event tomorrow night (again, at 7pm) at the Regional Arts Commission: Local French poet Marcel Toussaint, Argentine doctor/poet Dr. Carlos Papparlado, and Franco Giannotti will read their translations of Robert Frost into French, Spanish and Italian respectively, and Steve Fulbright will read Frost's work in the original English. --Stefene Russell