Literary Calendar

Among local literary events over the coming week (free unless otherwise indicated):

Auntie’s Morning Book Group - “Olive Kitteridge” by Elizabeth Strout. Tuesday, 11 a.m., Auntie’s Bookstore, 402 W. Main Ave. (509) 838-0206

Auntie’s Evening Book Group - “Housekeeper and the Professor” by Yoko Ogawa. Tuesday, 7 p.m., Auntie’s Bookstore, 402 W. Main Ave. (509) 838-0206

“An Evening of Poetry and Prose” - Readings by local authors Connie Wasem, Shawn Vestal, Iris Gribble-Neal and Tom Davis. Wednesday, 6:30 p.m., Spokane Community College’s Hagan Foundation Center for the Humanities (library second floor, Building 16), 1810 N. Greene St. (509) 533-8079

Jeff Guidry - Reads from his book “An Eagle Named Freedom.” Wednesday, 7 p.m., Auntie’s Bookstore, 402 W. Main Ave. (509) 838-0206

“Retrospective for Ruben Trejo: Beyond Boundaries” - The first comprehensive survey of the late artist’s career, presented by author John Keeble and Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture Senior Art Curator Ben Mitchell. Thursday, 7 p.m., Auntie’s Bookstore, 402 W. Main Ave. (509) 838-0206

Lydia Millet - Winner of the 2003 PEN-USA Award for Fiction reads from her new short story collection, “Love in Infant Monkeys.” Friday, 7 p.m., Auntie’s Bookstore, 402 W. Main Ave. (509) 838-0206

Jean Flanigen - Signing “The Zhombie Conspiracy” and “The Zhombie Connection.” Saturday, 1-4 p.m., Hastings, 101 Best Ave., Coeur d’Alene. (208) 664-0464