Reece Hirsch reads at Seattle Mystery Bookshop today. The Insider is the name of his mystery.

And Jonathan Balcombe reads at Elliott Bay Book Company tonight. Second Nature: The Inner Lives of Animals presumes that animals have an inner life. I'm not so sure that's true.

Meanwhile, Vashon Island is hosting ReadOn WriteOn Vashon, a free book festival, all this weekend. You can find a schedule for that here.

The full readings calendar, including the next week or so, is here. And if you're planning on staying in and you're looking for personalized book recommendations, feel free to tell me the books you like and ask me what to read next over at Questionland.