In celebration of the release of MBI #2, which once again brings the best of contemporary Japanese literature to English readers, Motoyuki Shibata and Ted Goossen, co-editors of MBI, will lead a reading and discussion that will include Masatsugu Ono, Tomoka Shibasaki, Roland Kelts, Kelly Link, and Barry Yourgrau, who are all featured in the new issue. The issue will be on sale at the reading. Wine and beer will be sold, too.