The latter is the Alan Rinzler event at Elliott Bay Book Company. Rinzler is an executive editor who will give a lecture titled “Why There’s Never Been a Better Time for Writers Who Want to Get Published.” If you write, you should probably attend this reading. Aspiring authors make a great deal of mistakes that a little bit of forethought could easily fix, and discussions like this are a great way to smack n00bs out of the I'm-so-special state of mind that causes those kinds of mistakes.

And Costco Shoreline is hosting a reading today. Jennifer Katzinger is the owner of the owner of Flying Apron Bakery, which makes vegan baked goods that are actually delicious. She'll be signing her book Flying Apron's Gluten-Free and Vegan Baking Book.

The Victory Lounge is hosting a reading titled "Live Liberation: 3 Poets, 3 Bands and a Kick-Yer-Ass Book!" Lesli Wood of the Redwood Plan will play music with J.M. McNulty of Blöödhag and Android Hero. Then there will be a reading from Living in Liberation, a book which "argues that responses to violence can and should embody boundary setting, self-care, and self-defense skills that interrupt victim-blaming, fear-based approaches and locate healing within the social context of community." ARE YOU READY TO ROCK? ARE YOU READY TO ROCK? Etc.

If you're looking for something more interactive, the University Branch of SPL, as part of their monthlong Comixtravaganza celebration, is hosting a Draw-a-Thon tonight. This is a two-part contest: First, draw a a comic book page. Then, one comics artist will win a prize.

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.