On September 14, we celebrate three of the smartest (and best) writers in the city—graphic novelist Ellen Forney and poets Ed Skoog & Kary Wayson—with a reading and Q&A hosted by The Stranger book critic and A&P writer Paul Constant. This reading will only make you more intelligent and, since there’s also a bar, whatever

Books on the Bus Celebration and ReadingCelebrate a summer of bussing and reading with authors Nancy Rawles, Garth Stein, Jennie Shortridge, Sean Beaudoin, Karen Finneyfrock, Peter Mountford, Dave Boling, Indu Sundaresan and Stacey Levine, who'll read selections from "Hotel Angeline," the collaborative novel written as part of "The Novel: Live!", and discuss the process of

Book Launch Party for Evan J. Peterson’s “Skin Job”/Official Debut of Minor Arcana PressSeptember 7, 7 p.m.Poet Evan J. Peterson reads from his debut chapbook, “Skin Job,” featuring special guest performances by Okanomodé, Morris Stegosaurus and Lydia Swartz, plus guest Vincent Kovar of Gay City Anthologies.The event will also celebrate the debut of Minor Arcana