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BOOKISH: Shappy Seaholtz, Wes Moore & Michael Showalter

POSTED: Wednesday, February 23, 2011, 8:00 PM

Filed Under: Critical Mass Books

Each Wednesday, Will Stone puts together a rundown of book-centric events that'll keep you "lit" all week long.

Wednesday: Get your nerd juices pumping at the book party for Shappy Seasholtz, a slam poet and the self-proclaimed "Eternal Nerd." Seasholtz will be celebrating his new book, Spoken Nerd Revolution. If you're into Star Trek, 2600 Atari or Marvel comics, then you'll find a kindred spirit in Seasholtz's throwback nerd obsessions. If you're partial to enter another area of nerd culture or simply wanna' hear a diatribe on Jar Jar Binks (trust me, you do), then you wont be disappointed. Wed., Feb. 23, 6 p.m., free, The Kelly Writers House, 3805 Locust Walk. Thursday: What's in a name? In his new book, The Other Wes Moore, author Wes Moore finds someone who, on the face of things, he shares a lot in common with: age, city and name. But one ended up convicted for armed robbery, while the other went on to become the first African-American Rhodes Scholar and the author of this book. The Baltimore Sun ran a story about both of them on the same day. Wes Moore uses these uncanny parallels to explore age-old questions like nature vs. nurture as well as current issues of urban inequality and violence. Feb. 24, 6 p.m., free, Penn Bookstore, 3601 Walnut St. Friday: Comedy Central star Michael Showalter has come out with a new memoir, Mr. Funny Pants. Most of it's true, says Showalter. All of it's funny. From his time on the set of Wet Hot American Summer to Michael & Michael Have Issues, Showalter has come up with some off beat comic conceits. The newest is his comic memoir about writing a comic memoir. Feb. 25, 4 p.m., free, Penn Bookstore, 3601 Walnut St. Saturday: Three poets will stop by Chapterhouse Café & Gallery to share their poetry in an informal coffee shop-style setting. Hailing from Boston's South End, William Corbett directs the small press Pressed Wafer and has most recently published the "Whalen Poem." Alongside Corbett, local poets Brian Carpenter and Melissa DeGezelle will share their work. Sat., Feb. 26, 8 p.m., free, Chapterhouse Café & Gallery, 620 S. Ninth St.

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