Tonight at 6:30, award-winning science fiction author Connie Willis will discuss and sign her work, including Passage, Fire Watch and To Say Nothing of the Dog, at the Southeast Anchor Library, 3601 Eastern Ave. For those of you who can't see her at Balticon, now's your chance. And for free!

On Saturday, Jen Michalski, who edits the journal jmww, will be part of a reading to mark the launch of First City Review, a Philadelphia-based literary magazine. Nice that folks in other cities recognize Baltimore's vibrant literary community, which we've noted here and here. The reading, which also features FCR contributors Chad Willenborg and Johannah Rodgers, starts at 5 p.m. at Minás Gallery, 815 W. 36th St.

Sunday at 3 p.m., M*A*S*H's Mike Farrell visits the Enoch Pratt Library's Central branch to discuss his book, Just Call Me Mike, which focuses on his life of celebrity and activism. 

The library's Central branch is also hosting a panel Wednesday at 7 p.m. to discuss AIDS and its impact on Baltimore's black women. It will be led by LaJoyce Brookshire, author of Faith Under Fire: Betrayed by a Thing Called Love. 

It's a busy literary week in Baltimore; if none of these events appeals to you, you can find much more on our Read Street calendar.