MONDAY:
Manil Suri, who teaches mathematics at the University of Maryland and writes fiction, will be at Politics and Prose to read from The Age of Shiva. 7 p.m.

Laton McCartney will be at the Penn Quarter Olsson’s to talk about The Teapot Dome Scandal: How Big Oil Bought the Harding White House and Tried to Steal the Country. For those of you who aren’t familiar with American history, this scandal rocked the Harding White House and the U.S. so hard that lobbyists no longer try to buy presidential candidates. Honest. It’s the truth. 7 p.m.

TUESDAY:
Go vote. Once you’re done, Busboys and Poets is holding a special Tuesday Night Open Mic with an “Election Theme,” where you can watch the returns from the D.C, Maryland and Virginia primaries throughout the restaurant. 8 p.m.

James Kugel, winner of the 2007 National Jewish Book Award, will be at the Washington DCJCC to discuss his latest work, How to Read the Bible: A Guide to Scripture, Then and Now. We can tell you how to not read the Bible — cover-to-cover in one sitting. All that small type is bad for your eyes. 7:30 p.m.