Literary calendar
Among local literary events over the coming week (free unless otherwise indicated):
Dahmen Barn Book Signings - By Nona Hengen (“The Shoebox Letters”), John Clement and Richard Scheuerman (“Northwest Drylands – Seasons”). Today, noon-3 p.m., Artisans at the Dahmen Barn, Highway 195, 419 N. Park Way, Uniontown, Wash. (509) 229-3414
Heart of Spirituality Book Discussion Series - “The Alchemist” by Paulo Coelho. Tuesday, 6:30-8 p.m., South Hill Library, 3324 S. Perry St. (509) 444-5386
History Buffs Book Club - Open to the public. Tuesday, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Shadle Library, 2111 W. Wellesley Ave. (509) 847-3753
Kids Book Club - For children in grades 4-6. Discuss “Maze of Bones” by Rick Riordan, swap and recommend books while enjoying games and snacks. Tuesday, 4 p.m., North Spokane Library, 44 E. Hawthorne Road. (509) 893-8350
Tween Book Club (Valley) - For youth in grades 4-6. Discuss “The Invention of Hugo Cabret” by Brian Selznik, enjoy games and snacks. Tuesday. 4:30 p.m., Spokane Valley Library, 12004 E. Main Ave., Spokane Valley. (509) 893-8400
Spokane Valley Library Book Club - “The Hunger Games” by Suzanne Collins. Wednesday, 2 p.m., Spokane Valley Library, 12004 E. Main Ave., Spokane Valley. (509) 893-8400
Inland Northwest Writers Guild - Join with other writers to discuss the latest news about the publishing industry. Wednesday, 6:30 p.m., Auntie’s Bookstore, 402 W. Main Ave. (509) 838-0206
Mary Clearman Blew - Reading and signing her new memoir “This is Not the Ivy League,” about her childhood and education in Montana. Wednesday, 7-9 p.m., BookPeople, 521 S. Main St., Moscow, Idaho. (208) 882-7957
Moran Prairie Library Book Club - “This Boy’s Life” by Tobias Wolff. Thursday, 2 p.m., Moran Prairie Library, 6004 S. Regal St. (509) 893-8340
NOOK Color Class - Thursday, 7 p.m., Barnes & Noble, 15310 E. Indiana Ave., Spokane Valley. (509) 922-4104
Friends of the Airway Heights Library Book Sale - Proceeds support library programs, activities and services. Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m., Hicks Open Market Building, 12435 W. 13th Ave., Airway Heights. (509) 893-8250
Therese Ambrosi Smith - Presents her novel “Wax,” about women working in the shipyards during World War II. Friday, 2 p.m., Auntie’s Bookstore, 402 W. Main Ave. (509) 838-0206
SCBWI Regional Conference - Workshop for writers and illustrators of children’s books. Saturday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Woman’s Club, 1428 W. Ninth Ave. $110. (509) 838-5371
Spokane Novelists Group - Strong critiquing of fiction only, novels and short stories (no poetry, nonnfiction, 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
Book Club - “Mr. Popper’s Penguins” by Richard Atwater. Saturday, 1 p.m., Auntie’s Bookstore, Children’s Section, 402 W. Main Ave. (509) 838-0206
Brooke Moss - Signs copies of her romance novel “The ‘What If’ Guy,” in which a single mother loses her job at a Seattle art gallery and returns to her hometown of Fairfield, Wash., to help her ailing father. Saturday, 1-3 p.m., Auntie’s Bookstore, 402 W. Main Ave. (509) 838-0206