Seattle Arts & Lectures 2009-10 lineup: Annie Proulx, Richard Price and David Byrne

At the moment it seems like summer will never end, but autumn is just around the corner, and with it comes the 2009-10 season of Seattle Arts & Lectures, the city's signature literary series. Here's the lineup:

• Oct. 7: Annie Proulx, the Pulitzer Prize/National Book Award-winning author of "The Shipping News" and "Brokeback Mountain," the story that inspired the movie of the same name.

• Nov. 4: Lydia Davis, writer ("Varieties of Disturbance," "Samuel Johnson is Indignant") and translator.

• Dec. 1: Richard Price, author ("Clockers," "Lush Life") and screenwriter ("The Wire").

• Jan. 12: Jane & Michael Stern, travel writers ("Two for the Road: Our Love Affair with American Food").

• Feb. 10: Abraham Verghese, physician/author of "Cutting for Stone" and "My Own Country: A Doctor's Story."

• March 9: Michael Chabon, author of "The Yiddish Policeman's Union" and "The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay."

• April 30: Elaine Pagels, author of "The Gnostic Gospels."

• May 10: Laila Lalami, author of "Hope and Other Dangerous Pursuits" and "Secret Son."

Special events

• Sept. 28: David Byrne, musician/frontman of Talking Heads and author of "The Bicycle Diaries."

• March 15: Daniel Handler a.k.a. Lemony Snicket, author of "A Series of Unfortunate Events."

• May 3: Atul Gawande, physician/author ("Complications") and New Yorker magazine writer.

The David Byrne event is at Town Hall; all others are at Benaroya Hall. For times and ticket prices, go to www.lectures.org or call 206-621-2230. Also check out SAL's upcoming poetry series, its Wednesday University adult-education programs and Writers in the Schools events.

Mary Ann Gwinn: 206-464-2357 or mgwinn@seattletimes.com. Mary Ann Gwinn appears on Classical KING-FM's Arts Channel at www.king.org/pages/4216533.php