Most writers don’t live long enough to see themselves become legendary. Tom Spanbauer is an even rarer case: the once-cult, now-legendary writer who still lives up to the hype. Spanbauer’s been writing novels with gay protagonists since the late ’80s, when “gay fiction” was a ghetto confined to gay bookstores. Now his readings are packed with all kinds of people—gay, straight, young, old—who love his honest, ambitious fiction. Expect a big, happy crowd for this reading from I Loved You More, a gorgeous novel about a love triangle that spans decades and continents. (Elliott Bay Book Company, 1521 10th Ave, elliottbaybook.com, 7 pm, free)