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This morning, critically acclaimed YA author Scott Westerfield will be at The Children's Bookstore to promote his latest, "The Leviathan." The "Uglies" author delves into steampunk with this novel, following two youths, one an ostracized royal, the other a disguised commoner, right before the onset of World War I.

Tomorrow, local author Elissa Brent Weissman promotes her second novel, "The Trouble with Mark Hopper," at the Johns Hopkins Barnes & Noble.

 Those of you who are looking for a good bargain should head to breathe books in Hampden, where they're celebrating the store's fifth year with storewide discounts and free mini-sessions in Reiki, reflexology, psychic aura readings and Shiatsu.

And speaking of Hampden, you'll want to be there Tuesday when Ace of Cakes' own Duff Goldman launches his new book at Atomic Books, along with the staff at Charm City Cakes.

Meanwhile, if writers, sales and cakes isn't enough for you, there are always more bookish events at the Read Street calendar.