Literary Calendar

Sun., Sept. 11, 2011

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

Library Book Sale and Yard Sale - During All-City Yard Sale weekend. All proceeds benefit library programs and services. Today, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Reardan Memorial Library, 120 S. Oak Street, Reardan, Wash. (509) 796-3283

Auntie’s Morning Book Group - “Warden” by Anthony Trollope. Tuesday, 11 a.m., Auntie’s Bookstore, 402 W. Main Ave. (509) 838-0206

Stephen Pitters - Reading and signing “Walks Through the Mind,” poetry and story as a retrospective of academic and social survival in the South in the late 1960s. Tuesday, 6:30-7:30 p.m., J.F. Thamm Gallery, Hutton Building, 11 S. Washington St. (509) 209-2613

Literature by African Americans Book Group - “Decoded” by Jay-Z. Tuesday, 6:30 p.m., Emmanuel Family Life Center, 631 S. Richard Allen Court. (509) 255-6013

Auntie’s Evening Book Group - “The Old Man and the Sea” by Ernest Hemingway. Tuesday, 7 p.m., Auntie’s Bookstore, 402 W. Main Ave. (509) 838-0206

North Spokane Book Club - “Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void” by Mary Roach. Wednesday, 7 p.m., North Spokane Library, 44 E. Hawthorne Road. (509) 893-8350

Harvey Alvy - Eastern Washington University professor discusses his book “Learning From Lincoln: Leadership Practices For School Success.” Wednesday, 7 p.m., Auntie’s Bookstore, 402 W. Main Ave. (509) 838-0206

NOOK 1st Edition Class - Thursday, 7 p.m., Barnes & Noble, 15310 E. Indiana Ave., Spokane Valley. (509) 922-4104

Nancy Casey - Reading her book “All the Way to 2nd Street,” with a show and tell. Thursday, 7 p.m., BookPeople, 521 S. Main, Moscow. (208) 882-7957

NOOK Simple Touch Class - Thursday, 8 p.m., Barnes & Noble, 15310 E. Indiana Ave., Spokane Valley. (509) 922-4104

Friends of the Airway Heights Library Book Sale - Proceeds support various library programs, activities and services. Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m., Hicks Open Market Building, 12435 W. 13th Ave., Airway Heights. (509) 893-8250

Claire Rudolf Murphy - Children’s author discusses her latest book, “Marching With Aunt Susan,” based on the story of a girl who gets involved in the 1896 campaign for women’s suffrage. Friday, 7 p.m., Auntie’s Bookstore, 402 W. Main Ave. (509) 838-0206

David Millican - Local author signs copies of his memoir “The Home Farm Talks: A Boy Grows Up in Kinder, Gentler Times.” Saturday, 1-3 p.m., Auntie’s Bookstore, 402 W. Main Ave. (509) 838-0206

Julian Guthrie - San Francisco Chronicle reporter and Lewis and Clark High School graduate will discuss her book “The Grace of Everyday Saints,” a nonfiction account of Catholic churchgoers who fight to reopen their place of worship after it’s closed. Saturday, 2 p.m., Auntie’s Bookstore, 402 W. Main Ave. (509) 838-0206

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