Does Halloween get you a little on edge? Maybe Dr. Sachs can help. You can meet the published poet and child/family psychologist at 7 p.m. tonight at Columbia Art Center. Sachs who will speak on his use of poetry to gain insights as a therapist. His most recent book on family/child psychology is "When No One Understands: Letters to a Teenager on Life, Loss and the Hard Road to Adulthood."

On Friday night, might I recommend a nice haunted house? How about a ghost tour? Or a zombie movie marathon from the comfort of your own living room? I know, none of those are book-related, but a good scare makes life interesting.

Saturday night at 5, get back into books with the latest 5:10 reading series with Brian Evenson, A.E. Peterson, Darcelle Bleau at the Minas Gallery.

And for those of you ready to write that novel you've been kicking around in your head, November is the month to do it! NaNoWriMo, short for National Novel Writing Month, is here! Every Sunday throughout November, you can meet with your fellow novelists to discuss your creations at Ukazoo Books. The first meeting is Nov. 2 at 2 p.m.

For more info, or a vast array of other options, check out the Read Street calendar.