Friday 6/26: Horror writer Jonathan Ryan reads from Dark Bride, the newest installment in his 3 Gates of the Dead series. City Lit Books, 6:30 p.m.
Express yourself constructively at this month’s Human Communion. Uncharted Books, 6:30 p.m.
Saturday 6/27: Participate in Push & Pull from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Printers Ball 2015. VIP tickets cost $25, general admission tickets cost $5, and basic admission is free! RSVP here.
Career Soldier author, veteran, and mother Glenda Dugar discusses her work. City Lit Books, 5 p.m.
Sunday 6/28: 3 Songs, 3 Writers Reading About Those Songs: Ben Tanzer reads about The World’s a Mess (X), Shay DeGrandis reads about Ever Fallen In Love (Buzzcocks), and Paul Durica reads about Children of the Revolution (T. Rex). Musical performance by The Blue Ribbon Glee Club. Livewire Lounge, 6 p.m.
Tuesday 6/30: City Lit Books welcomes authors Tim Chapman (Kiddieland and Other Misfortunes) and Patricia Skalka (Death at Gills Rock), 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday 7/1: Join Poetry magazine editors, contributors, and readers at a celebration of the magazine’s summer issues. Lula Cafe, Quimby’s Bookstore, and GlitterGuts will be in attendance with snacks, books, and a photobooth (respectively). Poetry Foundation, 6:30 p.m.
Matt Rowan, Joseph G. Peterson, Lauryn Allison, and Ben Tanzer take on patterns for this month’s Reading Under the Influence. $3 at Sheffield’s, 7:30 p.m.
Thursday 7/2: Women & Children First hosts a LGBTQ Pride Open Mic with featured readings by John Mortara and Marty McConnell, 7:30 p.m.