Literary Calendar
Among local literary events over the coming week (free unless otherwise indicated):
Friends of the Deer Park Library Book Sale - Proceeds support various library programs, activities and services. Today, 9 a.m., Deer Park Auto Freight, 2405 E. Crawford Ave., Deer Park. (509) 893-8300
Auntie’s Morning Book Group - “South of Broad” by Pat Conroy. Tuesday, 11 a.m., Auntie’s Bookstore, 402 W. Main Ave. (509) 838-0206
Auntie’s Evening Book Group - Pulitzer Prize-winning novel “Tinkers” by Paul Harding. Tuesday, 7 p.m., Auntie’s Bookstore, 402 W. Main Ave. (509) 838-0206
Josh Ritter - Singer-songwriter reads from his first novel, “Bright’s Passage.” Wednesday, 5-7 p.m., Bookpeople, 521 S. Main, Moscow, Idaho. (208) 882-7957
Novel Destinations with Author Linda Lael Miller - Presented as part of Spokane County Library District’s Adult Summer Reading Program. Wednesday, 7 p.m., Spokane Valley Library, 12004 E. Main Ave., Spokane Valley. (509) 893-8400
Ann Clizer - Hayden, Idaho, author presents her new novel, “Selective Abandonment,” that grew out of her award-winning short story. Wednesday, 7 p.m., Auntie’s Bookstore, 402 W. Main Ave. (509) 838-0206
Friends of the Airway Heights Library Book Sale - Proceeds support various library programs, activities and services. Friday-Saturday, 9 a.m., Hicks Open Market Building, 12435 W. 13th Ave., Airway Heights. (509) 893-8250
Novel Destinations with Author Patricia Briggs - Presented as part of Spokane County Library District’s Adult Summer Reading Program. Friday, 2 p.m., Spokane Valley Library, 12004 E. Main Ave., Spokane Valley. (509) 893-8400
“History from the Ashes: Stories of Idaho’s Big Burn” - Presented by storyteller Ben Kemper, focusing on one of the region’s biggest disasters. Friday, 7 p.m., Coeur d’Alene Library, 702 E. Front Ave., Coeur d’Alene. (208) 769-2315
Meet Children’s Authors - Visit with local authors Kelly Milner Halls, Claire Rudolf Murphy, John Bladek, Meghan Nuttall Sayers and Marky Cronk Farrell during the Garland Street Fair. Saturday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Tinman Too, 809 W. Garland Ave. (509) 325-3001
Spokane Novelists Group - Strong critiquing of fiction only, novels and short stories (no poetry, nonfiction, memoirs, etc.). Bring five to 10 pages to read to the group and six to eight copies. Saturday, noon, Spokane County Library, Otis Orchards Branch, 22324 E. Wellesley Ave., Otis Orchards. (509) 891-1695
Fantasy Authors Book Signing - Meet Moira J. Moore, Lilith Saintcrow and Erik Scott de Bie. Saturday, 1-4 p.m., Hastings, 1704 W. Wellesley Ave. (509) 327-6008
Literary Freedom Book Group - “The Soloist” by Steve Lopez. Saturday, 2 p.m., Auntie’s Bookstore, 402 W. Main Ave. (509) 838-0206
Elizabeth McKinley - Signing her historical romance novel “The Hammer and The Anvil.” Saturday, 2 p.m., Barnes & Noble, 15310 E. Indiana Ave., Spokane Valley. (509) 922-4104