Monday, March 2nd: Facebook: The Inside Story Reading

Tech writer Steven Levy had three years of access to the most powerful people at Facebook. His new book weaves those dozens of interviews (including conversations with Mark Zuckerberg) and insider observations into a narrative exploring the history of easily the most monstrous social media company on the face of the planet. University Temple,  1415 NE 43rd St,634-3400, http://www2.bookstore.washington.edu/, 7 pm, $30.

Tuesday, March 3rd: The Feminist Handbook Reading

Joanne Bagshaw will discuss her latest book, The Feminist Handbook: Practical Tools to Resist Sexism and Dismantle the Patriarchy, with Kirsten Harris-Talley. The book promises, among other things, to "Actively resist internalized negative messages you’ve received while living in an openly sexist, patriarchal culture." Town Hall Seattle, 1119 8th Ave., 652-4255, http://townhallseattle.org, 7:30 pm, $5.

Wednesday, March 4th: Homesick Reading

Jennifer Croft's novel Homesick is about a pair of teen sisters who are homeschooled, until one of the sisters goes to university on an early admission. Elliott Bay Book Company, 1521 10th Ave, 624-6600, http://elliottbaybook.com, 7 pm, free.

Thursday, March 5th: Race Against Time Reading

Race Against Time: A Reporter Reopens the Unsolved Murder Cases of the Civil Rights Era is the true story of Jerry Mitchell's attempt to find justice decades after a hate crime and murder. He pursues several Klansmen in his quest to find out who killed three civil rights activists in the famous "Mississippi Burning" case.

Elliott Bay Book Company, 1521 10th Ave, 624-6600, http://elliottbaybook.com, 7 pm, free.

Friday, March 6th: The Afterlife of Reproductive Slavery Reading

Alys Eve Weinbaum's book, which is subtitled Biocapitalism and Black Feminism’s Philosophy of History, reportedly "investigates the continuing resonances of Atlantic slavery in the cultures and politics of human reproduction that characterize contemporary biocapitalism." The book promo copy describes biocapitalism as "a form of racial capitalism that relies on the commodification of the human reproductive body." Elliott Bay Book Company, 1521 10th Ave, 624-6600, http://elliottbaybook.com, 7 pm, free.

Saturday, March 7th: Dead Flowers Reading

Oliver Amatist's Time Within a Leaf is the true story of a journey through PTSD. His Dead Flowers is a narrative poem which "follows the adventures of a homeless and disabled teen drifting through Oregon and Washington as he recalls memories of a terminally ill childhood friend." It is a true story. The Neverending Bookshop, 7530 Olympic View Dr #105, (425) 415-1945, http://www.theneverendingbookshop.com/, 2 pm, free.

Sunday, March 8th: Joy of Cooking Reading Reading*

See our Event of the Week column for more details. Book Larder, 4252 Fremont Ave N, 397-4271, https://www.booklarder.com/, 11 am, free.