We have an open mic and three readings tonight.

Up at Third Place Books, Carol Cassella reads from Oxygen. Oxygen is, according to Lalita Tademy, who wrote the Oprah-approved Cane River, about “an assured anesthesiologist at the top of her game,” who “is forced to face the personal and professional fallout of an operating room disaster.”

Moving right along, at the University Book Store, David J. Williams reads from his sci-fi novel, The Mirrored Heavens, which is about two counterintelligence agents trying to discover who destroyed “the 22nd century’s grandest, global achievement,” which is apparently a big elevator.

And at Elliott Bay Book Company, Jess Winfield reads from My Name is Will , which is a whimsical novel about Shakespeare that doesn’t look good at all.

If I had to pick one, I’d go with the space elevator book, although there’s a case to be made for the anesthesiologist book if you’re into ER.

The full readings calendar, including the next week or so, is here.