* 3:00 PM: Local author Martha Brockenbrough confronts everyone and everything that makes me twitch in Things That Make Us (Sic) : The Society For The Promotion Of Good Grammar Takes On Madison Avenue, Hollywood, The White House, And The World. You can go thank her for her contribution to humanity at Queen Anne Books, where she will be reading and signing. And yes, I am a grammar geek, and there is nothing wrong with that. [LINK]

* 4:00 PM: Members of Seattle-based Latino writers’ group Los Norteños grace Elliott Bay Books with their presence, for readings in celebration of Dia de los Muertos/Day of the Dead. The theme is “Spirits, Saints, and Shamans.” Readings will be primarily in English. Los Norteños supports and promotes the efforts of Latino writers in the Northwest – www.losnortenos.org [LINK]