There’s an open mic and a young adult reading and an author of six books of haiku and then some other readings, coming in the air tonight. (Oh, lord!)

Misha Glenny wrote a book called McMafia, about organized crime around the world. He actually talked with quite a few real, non-imprisoned organized criminals for the book. It looks fascinating and, despite all the mafioso books that came out when The Sopranos got really popular, this looks like a genuine look at a little-seen culture. He’s at Town Hall.

Emily Transue, a local doctor who at is at least one Slog commenter’s physician of choice, reads at Third Place Books from her book Patient by Patient. If my doctor wrote a book, I’d be terrified that she wrote about me. Maybe some angry man with a rash that looks like Richard Nixon will show up tonight to publicly fight it out with Dr. Transue. (I know, I know—doctors have to change details when they write about patients, which means that the man’s rash would probably be reported to look like William Howard Taft in the book, but these flights of fancy are what keep me going to readings.)

Also, at the Hugo House, there’ll be a staged production of a play called Mr. Thoreau Tonight, by David Wagoner, who is the writer in residence at the Hugo House. This week’s Constant Reader is all about Wagoner and the play, and here’s a link to an audio interview I did with Wagoner, too. He’s pretty great.

Full readings calendar, including the next week or so, here.