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If you're the kind of person who always comes up with creative ideas — only to then get stuck in the early stages of process — or are simply curious about how artists make their work, then Nadine Nakanishi has created the book for you. In Formal Additive Programs, her first release, Nakanishi (who is one-half of the screen-printing outfit Sonnenzimmer) provides a series of instructions to help readers expand upon ideas, and also shines light on the how's and what's of running a daily art practice. "This is not another portfolio book by an artist ... or at least it’s trying not to be," she says of her 28-page work (which measures seven inches by 9.75 inches and features a hand-printed, silk-screen dust jacket).

Here's legendary music person Steve Albini reading one of his short stories yesterday afternoon at Quimby's. The Medill journalism grad, recording engineer, Shellac frontman and — sorry, womenfolk — newlywed shared three of his works with the public for the first time. Also reading was poet and Kentucky Chrome Revue frontman Brett Eugene Ralph, who read selections from Black Sabbatical — his new collection of poetry out on Sarabande Books.

7 p.m., Quimby's, 1854 W. North Ave., Free

Is the upcoming Terminus too tame for you? Prefer your Harry-Ron fanfic tutoring stories to have a little more "hands-on" action? Lucky for you that Quimby's is hosting "Erotic Harry Potter Night" tomorrow evening, featuring, "short, homoerotic excerpts pairing Harry with Draco Malfoy, Severus Snape, and other characters." Critically-acclaimed erotica writer Cecilia Tan, appearing under the moniker "Ravenna," headlines the event. Other appearing writers include: Alchemia Dent and Bugland from Chicago, Kabal from Copenhagen, GatewayGirl from Massachusetts, Mijan from Kansas City, and Mechiaeh from Nashville. Attendees will also be able to purchase Erotic Harry Potter: Volume 1. Anyone have a guess on the over/under of stories featuring Dumbledore? As for us, we're holding out until we get a DeGrassi Erotic Fiction Night.

We love to read and write, and not just our own posts here on the World Wide Webs. We’ve been working on our first novel for years. It’s a love story involving time-traveling unicorns and so far we have about 850 pages of it written, but we don’t know when we’ll get it published (fingers crossed!). As such, we have a soft spot in our heart for local writers who have been a tad more successful. Luckily we live in a city that gives us a chance to here these talented scribes read!