If we got all the authors from all the readings together in one room tonight, it sure would be a bizarre discussion.

There’s an open mic, a children’s book, an anthropologist, and a couple of thrillers: Sadly, by the time you read this the Dana Stabenow signing at the Seattle Mystery Bookshop is probably almost over, but there’s still the April Smith signing there at noon to consider.

At Queen Anne Books, Debra Dean, the author of the bookclub-friendly The Madonnas of Leningrad, reads from her new collection of short stories, while at Elliott Bay Book Company, Lynne Cox reads from her book Grayson about how she befriended a baby whale that she named Grayson.

Up at Third Place, megachurch pastor Casey Treat, who I wrote about here, reads from his book. Here’s some of what you can expect, based on my experience at his church: “With his rickety rock-star charisma, Treat has a lot to say about a lot of things: He calls Paris Hilton “retarded,” he mentions “the 9/11” frequently, but mostly he talks about money, a whole lot. Treat preaches prosperity: God wants you to be rich.”

If the idea of a full house at Third Place for a megapastor annoys you, maybe the best way you can protest is by going to the Hugo House, where The Gay City Health Project launches their anthology Gay City, Volume One.

Full listings, including the next week or so, here.