Literary Calendar

Light & Easy Book Group (date change) - Drop in to make new friends and discuss “An Engagement in Seattle” by Debbie Macomber. Previously scheduled for Feb. 19. Today, 1 p.m., Auntie’s Bookstore, mezzanine, 402 W. Main Ave., Spokane. (509) 838-0206.

Good Food Book Club - Hosted by the Moscow Food Co-op. Discuss “The Feast Nearby” by Robin Maher and enjoy dessert provided by the Co-op. Tonight, 7-8:30 p.m. Held at a private residence. Email bookclub@moscowfood.com for directions, Moscow, Idaho. (208) 882-8537.

Friends of the Cheney Library Book Discussion Group - Tuesday: “The Help” by Kathryn Stockett. 7 p.m., Cheney Library, 610 First St., Cheney. Free. (509) 235-4490.

“World Poetry” - Part of Intercultural Week. SFCC instructors and students will read their favorite poems in Tibetan, Arabic, French, Hindi, Spanish, Italian, Mandarin, Japanese and Russian. Translations and explanations will be provided. Tuesday, 9:30-10:20 a.m., Spokane Falls Community College, SUB, 3410 W. Fort George Wright Drive. Free. (509) 533-3308.

Author Robert Pinsky - His landmark, best-selling translation of “The Inferno of Dante,” received the Los Angeles Times’ Book Award in poetry and the Howard Morton Landon Prize for translation. As poet laureate for three terms, Pinsky founded the Favorite Poem Project, in which thousands of Americans shared favorite poems. Part of the Visiting Writers Series. Tuesday, 7:30 p.m., Gonzaga University, Cataldo Hall Globe Room. Free. (509) 313-6681; also Wednesday during the fourth annual Wire Harp/Lit Live! 11:30 a.m., Spokane Falls Community College, Sn-w’ey’-mn (Bldg. 24) Auditorium, Room 110, 3410 W. Fort George Wright Drive. Free. (509) 533-3670.

Deer Park Library Book Club - Group will discuss “The Heart Specialist” by Claire Holden Rothman. Wednesday, noon, Deer Park Library, 208 S. Forest Ave., Deer Park. Free. (509) 893-8300.

Leap Day Celebration - Presentation of awards to Tinman Gallery’s writing competition winners, who will read from their essays on “What character should have appeared in a Dickens novel, but didn’t?” The winning character sketches will be performed by Blue Door players. Wednesday, 7 p.m., Blue Door Theatre, 815 W. Garland Ave. Free. (509) 325-1500.

Naked Lunch Break - A weekly literary open mic every Thursday from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Share your poems, stories, essays and other such assemblages of words. Sign up at 11:30 a.m., readings start at noon. Drop by anytime during the open mic, as your schedule permits. Free and open to the public. Free pizza and refreshments. Sponsored by EWU and Riverpoint Campus Libraries. Thursday, WSU/EWU Riverpoint Campus, Phase I Auditorium, 668 N. Riverpoint Blvd. Free. (509) 368-6557.

Plotting Fiction Workshop - Cheryl Klein presents this intensive master class examining care and feeding of plot, the DNA of action and emotional development, uses of subplots, methods of analyzing your novel’s strengths and weaknesses, and tools for effective revision. Participants must have a completed draft of a novel. Saturday, 9:30 a.m., Lincoln Center, Laundau Room, 1316 N. Lincoln St. $160. (509) 214-2575.

Author Katherine Malmo - Reading and book signing of “Who in This Room: The Realities of Cancer, Fish, and Demolition.” Based on autobiographic experiences, it is a collection of creative nonfiction that pushes the boundaries of story and memoir. Saturday, 1 p.m., Tinman Gallery, 811 W. Garland Ave. (509) 325-1500.

Emerge: 7 Women, 7 Stools - A journey through the lives of seven very different women – reliving their struggles, their feelings and their pain. Saturday, 7:30 p.m., Martin Woldson Theater at The Fox, 1001 W. Sprague Ave. (509) 624-1200.