Literary discussions scheduled in area

Among the local literary events over the coming week:

Book talk

•Barnes & Noble Book Group (“On the Incarnation,” by St. Anhanasius), today, 4 p.m., Barnes & Noble Cafe, 15310 E. Indiana Ave. Call (509) 922-4104.

•Auntie’s Morning Book Group (“Three Bags Full: a Sheep Detective Story,” by Leonie Swann), Tuesday, 11 a.m., Auntie’s Bookstore, conference room, 402 W. Main Ave. Free. (509) 838-0206.

•On Sacred Grounds Writers Club, critiquing member submissions, Tuesday. 1 p.m., On Sacred Grounds, 12212 E. Palouse Highway. (509) 747-6294.

•Auntie’s Evening Book Group (“The Glass Castle,” by Jeanette Walls), Tuesday, 7 p.m., Auntie’s Bookstore, conference room, 402 W. Main Ave. Free. (509) 838-0206.

•Tin Pencil Writers Group, Wednesday, 6 p.m., Tinman Gallery, 811 W. Garland Ave. See www.geocities.com/tinpencil for details.

•North Spokane Library Book Group (“Leaving Mother Lake: A Girlhood at the Edge of the World,” by Yang Erche Namu), Wednesday, 7 p.m., 44 E. Hawthorne Road. Call (509) 983-8361.

The reader board

•Kathy J. Ward (“God’s Genes and Healing”), reading, Wednesday, 7:30 p.m., Auntie’s Bookstore auditorium, 402 W. Main Ave. Call (509) 838-0206.

•Larry Telles (“A Brief History of the Silent Screen and the World at That Time”), reading/screening, Friday, 7:30 p.m., Auntie’s Bookstore auditorium, 402 W. Main Ave. Call (509) 838-0206.