An open mic, a book about Seattle architecture, and a few other readings today.

At Seattle Mystery Bookshop, Brent Ghelfi reads from Volk’s Shadow, which has a terrorist attack and a heist of a Fabergé egg. Also at Seattle Mystery Bookshop are Simon Wood, with a book about people dying at a research firm, and Michelle Gagnon with a book about people dying in Appalachia. I’m pretty fond of the cover of Gagnon’s book, to the left. Wood and Gagnon also read at Third Place Books later today.

And at Elliott Bay Book Company, Kris Steinnes reads from Women of Wisdom: Empowering the Dreams and Spirit of Women. According to the press release, this reading will also feature “Veronica Appolonia, members of the Sacred Fire Choir, and other local contributors.”

It might be a day to take a book to a beach instead of attending a reading.

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