Matthew Goldman aka Constant Waterman will read from his three self-illustrated books at The Buttonwood Tree today at 2 p.m.

Goldman’s first book, "The Journals of Constant Waterman: Paddling, Poling, and Sailing for the Love of It," is a collection of introspective, lively, and often wry memoirs. His second book, "Landmarks You Must Visit in Southeast Connecticut," gives brief histories, complimented by pen and ink drawings, of better and lesser known landmarks about the mouth of the Connecticut River and along the coast to Rhode Island.

In "Vincus the Invisible Divulges His Secret Recipe for Maple Pistachio Birch Beer Raspberry Ripple," he introduces Vincus the Griffin, who cleans up The Endless Forest and also makes huge batches of a unique ice cream. A sequel, "Vincus the Invisible Visits Planet Earth," will be released this spring.

The reading is free and the author will sign books afterward. The Buttonwood is located at 605 Main St. in Middletown.