d643/1246550472-the_artist_within.jpgThere is one reading today.

Ferre Whitney reads from The Artist Within: A Guide to Becoming Creatively Fit at the University Village Barnes & Noble. Whitney would like to provide a workout for your art muscle.

Instead, you should visit the used bookstore nearest to you, buy the book with the catchiest title you can find (regardless of content), and read it this afternoon. This has worked well for me in the past, leading to the discovery of books like The Man Who Killed Mick Jagger, Only in America, and Lawrence Welk's oddly readable biography Wunnerful, Wunnerful!

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.