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Henry Winkler reads from his book for middle readers today at Third Place Books.

Allison Cobb & CE Putnam read at Pilot Books tonight. Cobb is an inventive and experimental poet. Putnam is a former co-curator of Subtext and a tireless poet who once wrote a very funny poem with the name "Steve" as a punchline.

A little further down the street tonight, Ed Lin reads at Elliott Bay Book Company. Ed Lin is the author of Snakes Can't Run, which is a sequel to his pretty great 2008 novel, This Is a Bust. He is a nice guy, and is very funny. I wrote about Lin's deft reading skills way back in my first month on the job. He also wrote a piece for us about his previous Seattle reading experience.

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Either of those readings would be fun.

But today is also Free Comic Book Day, in which just about every comic book store in town is giving away free comic books to anyone who walks in the door. I suggest you go to a couple of different stores, pick up an array of free comics, (buy a couple, too) and spend the afternoon knee-deep in comics. The neatest-sounding FCBD event is at the Fantagraphics Bookstore in Georgetown, where local cartoonist Jim Woodring will present copies of Weathercraft and Other Unusual Stories, which is the FCBD comic from Fantagraphics. It is an excerpt of Woodring's upcoming full-length comic book, which is the first ever full-length comic book of Woodring's career. Exciting!

If you need some help picking out comics, you can find four ten-word comic book reviews written by me in the print edition and also over here.

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.