How to better alert potential readers about area readings & lectures

Every so often I peruse the local readings list in the Boston Phoenix to get a sense of what readings are in town. It lists the title, author, time, location. Simple enough, but I then generally Google the book to see what the heck it's about.

What a pain. This sort of information could be in an RSS feed and app for Facebook / iPhone. Plug in your zip code and search radius, and get back a list of readings and lectures, along with:

• A picture of the book / speaker
  
• A summary of the book / speaker
• Link to the author's website
• Link to Amazon, B&N, Wikipedia, etc.
• Map to the location

While we're at it, it would be kind of fun to collaborate on questions. There's a reading of Odd Man Out at the Harvard Coop tomorrow, and enough people have raised questions about the veracity of the book that the Times has taken note.

Why has this not been implemented behooves me. It seems like publishers and bookstores should collaborate on this. I'd ask Rebecca at Going.com, but they don't have a specific listing for readings.