We have a reading about a boat trip and a book about a heroic dog tonight, and then three other, more intriguing events.

Martin Limon reads at Seattle Mystery Bookshop from his book G.I. Bones, which is about a ghost, a red-light district, and the army. Also a missing girl. It is fiction.

The Central Library is hosting an event from Jack Straw Writers. The Washington Center for the Book co-presents this reading by local authors Lana Hechtman Ayers, Madeline Ostrander, Storme Webber, and the outstanding Kim-An Lieberman, among others.

The Fantagraphics Book Store is hosting Al Columbia, who is a great cartoonist. Pim & Francie is a wonderfully weird new comic book. I haven't had a chance to read it yet, but it looks like kind of like a nightmare I had once when I watched a bunch of vintage Mickey Mouse cartoons and ate some improperly thawed Pizza Rolls.

And at Town Hall, it's time for a benefit event titled Exposed to the Cliffs of the Heart. This is an evening about our responsibilities to the earth. Someone will talk about the Bible and how it pertains to global warming, someone else will talk about science, and then the great authors David James Duncan and Sherman Alexie will come out and kick everyone's ass.

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.