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There's a whole lot going on tonight.

Joanne Fluke reads at Seattle Mystery Bookshop in less than two hours. She's the author of Cream Puff Murder, which is about the daughter of a novelist, delicious cream puffs...and murder.

Up in the U District this afternoon, Arne Lunde discusses the "history of Norwegians in Hollywood cinema during the classic studio era." Later tonight, at the Barnes and Noble in the U Village, Spencer Sherman reads from The Cure for Money Madness: Break Your Bad Money Habits, Live Without Financial Stress—and Make More Money! This book could clearly use the word "money" in the title one or two more times.

At Elliott Bay Book Company, Richard Seireeni reads from The Gort Cloud: How Ecopreneuers and Their Customers are Building Brands for the Age of Sustainability. Let's all agree to never use the word "ecopreneurs" again, shall we? Then, a little later, Azadeh Moaveni reads from Honeymoon in Tehran: Two Years of Love and Danger in Iran, which is about Moaveni returning to Iran to cover the election of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

Up at Third Place Books, Catherine Crawford reads from The Highly Intuitive Child. It's a safe bet that every parent who reads The Highly Intuitive Child assumes that their child is highly intuitive. Many of them are probably wrong.

Lastly, at the Quincy Jones Performance Center, Quincy Jones reads from The Complete Quincy Jones: My Journey & Passions: Photos, Letters, Memories & More from Q's Personal Collection. I know Jones has been harassing President Obama to start a cabinet-level post for the arts in America. I think that's a great idea, and if you should happen to be in the Quincy Jones Performance Center, you should ask Quincy Jones (author of The Complete Quincy Jones: My Journey & Passions: Photos, Letters, Memories & More from Q's Personal Collection) about this great idea.

The full readings calendar, including the next week or so, is here.