Have you heard about the Other Means Reading Series yet? The monthly readings, which have been going on for nearly a year now, and are currently based at Boerum Hill's Flying Saucer Coffee Shop (494 Atlantic Avenue), are notable in that each event is a fundraiser for a charity selected by the featured authors. "By working with local community organizations and mobilizing attendees to give small donations," says the organization's website, "Other Means hopes to change people’s minds about how much you have to give to make a difference-to show that small donations matter, and that charity isn’t just for the rich."

Tonight, for example, Janice Erlbaum and Roxana Robinson suggest that audience members contribute to the Natural Resources Defense Council. Other organizations which have benefitted from the series include Girls Write Now, the Community Word Project, the Willie Mae Rock Camp for Girls, and the Brooklyn Animal Resource Coalition.

(Note: Looking through the archive of past events, I learned that GalleyCat contributing editor Emily Gould was a guest star at a reading last year.)