Friday 2/6: February’s installment of “The Interview Show” at The Hideout features On Immunity and Notes from No Man’s Land author Eula Bliss. Hosted by Mark Bazer at 6:30 p.m., $10 admission.
Saturday 2/7: Celebrate the release of Halle Butler’s debut novel, Jillian. Comedian Jared Larsen and animator Jenna Caravello join the fun at The Whistler. 6 p.m., free.
Wednesday 2/11: Plot twist! 2nd Story throws you for a loop with a matinee performance at Peckish Pig. This month’s readers: Ashley Kennedy, Denise Ruiz, Lisa Schlesinger, and Scott Woldman. Doors open at 4 p.m., and stories begin at 4:30 p.m. Tickets are $20 or pay-what-you-feel at the door.
You can Make Love on Paper with artist Becky Saiki at The Newberry Library. 4-7 p.m., free.
Charles Baxter reads from There’s Something I Want You to Do, his recently published collection of closely linked short stories. Seminary Co-op, 6 p.m.
Danny M. Cohen heads to Unabridged Bookstore to sign and discuss recently published thriller, TRAIN. 7 p.m., free.
Thursday 2/12: The Museum of Contemporary Photography welcomes Meena Alexander for a reading and discussion presented in conjunction with the Poetry Foundation and Creative Writing Department of Columbia College Chicago. 6 p.m., free.