October looks to be a mystery-lover's paradise. Next week is nearly all Bouchercon, all the time -- so I'm going to try my best to highlight a few events for those of you who don't dream of Agatha Christie and Tess Monaghan.

Tonight at 6, you can head up to the Aberdeen library for their monthly urban fiction book club. They'll discuss books by authors such as KaShamba Williams, Nikki Turner, Teri Woods, and Kiki Swinson. For more information, call 410.273.5608.

Tomorrow is Atomic Books' 16th anniversary party. Head to Hampden for music and books, including the release of Brian Ralph's Daybreak Vol. 3. Expect to see Jesse Reklaw, Ken Dahl, Brian Ralph, Ben Claassen, Lauren Weinstein, Laura Park, Julia Wertz, Austin English, Closed Caption Comics, and more.

You can meet Michael Kimball, a Baltimore resident and author of Dear Everybody, tomorrow at The Ivy. The book, written in snippets of letters, diary entries and encyclopedia entries, details the life -- and regrets -- of a television weatherman.

And OK, I'll include one mystery event, because I get a kick out of murder-mystery parties myself. Tuesday night, join British author Ann Cleeves in an evening with four suspects in a murder at the library. You'll hear them state their cases, then you'll decide who committed the murder.

As always, for details and more events, see the Read Street calendar.