Wednesday July 5th: Reading Through It: Dark Money

You probably know who the Koch Brothers are — those ridiculously wealthy tax-hating men who bankroll everything evil in the conservative agenda. But did you know that the Koch Brothers, as children, had a nanny who made them defecate on demand? Discuss that, and how they implemented their horrific agenda, in this month’s book club. Third Place Books Seward Park, 5041 Wilson Ave S, 474-2200, http://thirdplacebooks.com. Free. All ages. 7 p.m.

Alternate Wednesday July 5th: White Plains Reading

David Hicks is a Colorado writer and writing teacher whose latest book in stories, White Plains, is about post-9/11 Colorado. Hicks is joined by the best of Seattle, in the form of local writers Donna Miscolta and Andrea Dunlop. Always good to see Seattle writers help a visiting writer to launch a book into the world. Elliott Bay Book Company, 1521 10th Ave, 624-6600, http://elliottbaybook.com . Free. All ages. 7 p.m.

Thursday July 6th: An Oath of Dogs Reading

The best sci-fi bookstore in town brings Portland-based Lightspeed Magazine editor Wendy N. Wagner to town to read from her sci-fi novel An Oath of Dogs, which features “eco-terrorism, sentient dogs, and corporate intrigue.” It begins with a man named Duncan getting beaten up by a man wearing cowboy boots. University Book Store, 4326 University Way N.E., 634-3400, http://www2.bookstore.washington.edu/. Free. All ages. 7 p.m.

Friday July 7th: Abloom & Awry Reading

Poet and Pulitzer Prizewinning reporter Tina Kelly, who previously lived in Seattle, returns to town to read from her latest poetry collection. She’s joined by Seattle poet Judith Skillman, who will be reading from her new book about the life of Franz Kafka and the impact left by Kafka’s horrible father. Elliott Bay Book Company, 1521 10th Ave, 624-6600, http://elliottbaybook.com . Free. All ages. 7 p.m.

Saturday, July 8th: Hot Off the Press Book Fair

See our Event of the Week column for more details. Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery, 925 E. Pike St., 658-0110, http://fantagraphics.com/flog/bookstore. Free. All ages. 5 p.m.

Sunday July 9th: Nature Poem Reading

Tommy Pico is a prominent Brooklyn poet, podcaster, and an editor at the terrific site Literary Hub. He’s in town with his second poetry collection, a book-length poem called Nature Poem. To help Pico celebrate his new arrival, Seattle poet Sarah Galvin — one of the very best readers in the city — will join him onstage and read a few poems. Elliott Bay Book Company, 1521 10th Ave, 624-6600, http://elliottbaybook.com . Free. All ages. 3 p.m.

Monday July 10th: My Oh My Reading

Look, I’m not a sports guy. But even a sports-hater like me has to acknowledge the greatness of Mariners sportscaster Dave Niehaus, who for years made listening to baseball on the radio actually fun. Billy Mac presents his new Niehaus biography tonight, and the crowd will undoubtedly go wild. University Book Store, 4326 University Way N.E., 634-3400, http://www2.bookstore.washington.edu/. Free. All ages. 7 p.m.

Tuesday July 11th: Chain Letter

The third episode of Capitol Hill’s newest reading series (created and curated by one of the long-running, much-missed Breadline reading series) features writers Joseph Raisanen, Cassandra DeKanter, and Bryan Edenfield. These three are little-known writers right now, but this is the kind of reading series that might propel them to the stratosphere. Vermillion Art Gallery and Bar, 1508 11th Ave., 709-9797, http://vermillionseattle.com. Free. All ages. 7 p.m.