It's a matchmaker program, of sorts, though instead of a lover you end up (hopefully) with a book you love. "Bookmatch," a joint venture of Friends of the Hennepin County Library and the Loft Literary Center, is a sort of literary speed-date between readers (you) and writers (six of them).

On Saturday night, Nov. 8, Will Alexander ("Ambassador"), Ray Gonzalez ("Soul Over Lightning"), Rachael Hanel ("We'll Be the Last Ones to Let You Down"), Geoff Herbach ("Fat Boy vs. the Cheerleaders"), Neal Karlen ("Augie's Secrets") and Julie Schumacher ("Dear Committee Members") will spend an hour chatting with Heather McElhatton, answering questions and reading from their books.

At the end of each author presentation, a reader will be selected (via a questionnaire filled out upon arrival) who bests fits each writer. The reader (you, maybe!) will get a free book. (There will also be books for sale, if you turn out not to be the perfect reader.)

The evening will also have music by Joe Hastings, door prizes, book signings and desserts.

The free event requires preregistration, which you can do by calling 612-543-8112 or by visiting the web page here. The whole thing begins at 7 p.m. Nov. 8 at Central Library on the Nicollet Mall.

Go ahead. Give it a whirl. Your other books will not get jealous.