This is just a reminder, because I told you about this on Tuesday and now Tuesday seems like ages ago: Tomorrow, from 11am to 3pm, Sherman Alexie, a gaggle of poets, Congressman Jim McDermott, and I will be reading our favorite kid's books aloud in the reading room at Elliott Bay Book Company. This is a fundraiser for First Book, a great nonprofit that provides books to children in need. There will be raffles and a silent auction and other fun stuff, but even if you don't have any money right now, you should come and listen to a few stories. The lineup of books is pretty great. (I'll be reading The Monster at the End of This Book at 2:30 pm, but the event will be kicked off with a reading of Where the Wild Things Are, which is especially relevant this month.)

And if you can't make it but you'd still like to help First Book buy books for children, the donation page is right here. A $15 donation will buy six books for a child.