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hosts a weekly free poetry reading with open mic. 9 p.m. Tuesday.
7323 — The author signs Madre: Perilous Journeys with a Spanish Noun. 6 p.m. Friday.
DON DAVIS. East Bank
LOCAL WRITERS’ GROUP.
Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie, 838-1190 — The author discusses Washed Away: The Invisible Peoples of Louisiana’s Wetlands. 6:30 p.m. Thursday. EILEEN DEY. Maple Street
Book Shop, 7523 Maple St., 866-4916; www.maplestreetbookshop.com — The author discusses and signs Touching the World Through Reiki. 6 p.m. Friday.
GREG HERREN . Maple Street Book Shop, 7523 Maple St., 866-4916; www.maplestreetbookshop.com — The author signs and reads from Sorceress. 11:30 a.m. Saturday. GREGORY BUTTON . Octavia Books, 513 Octavia St., 8997323 — The author signs and discusses Disaster Culture: Knowledge and Uncertainty in the Wake of Human and Environmental Catastrophe. 6 p.m. Saturday. HERMANN-GRIMA/GALLIER HISTORIC HOUSES MOTHER/ DAUGHTER BOOK CLUB.
Octavia Books, 513 Octavia St., 899-7323 — The group discusses Jacqueline Kelly’s The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate. Admission $20 per motherdaughter pair. 2 p.m. Saturday.
INTERNATIONAL FICTION BOOK CLUB OF NEW ORLEANS. Blue
JESSICA MASSA & REBECCA WIEGAND. Maple Street
Book Shop, 7523 Maple St., 866-4916; www.maplestreetbookshop.com — The writers discuss their blog WTF?! Is Up with My Love Life. 6 p.m. Monday.
JULIA GLASS. Octavia Books, 513 Octavia St., 899-7323 — The author signs and reads from The Widower’s Tale. 6 p.m. Wednesday. KRISTIN HERSH . Maple Street
Book Shop, 7523 Maple St., 866-4916; www.maplestreetbookshop.com — The author reads from and signs Rat Girl. 6 p.m. Thursday. LATTER LIBRARY BOOK SALE .
Latter Library Carriage House, 5120 St. Charles Ave., 596-2625; www.nutrias.org — Friends of New Orleans Public Library holds its regular book sale. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday and Saturday. LAURIE HALSE ANDERSON .
Octavia Books, 513 Octavia St., 899-7323 — The author signs Forge. 3:30 p.m. Thursday. LIZA BAKEWELL . Octavia Books, 513 Octavia St., 899-
MAPLE LEAF READING SERIES.
Maple Leaf Bar, 8316 Oak St., 866-9359; www.mapleleafbar.com — The weekly reading series presents featured writers followed by an open mic. Free admission. 3 p.m. Sunday. MARK JACOBSON . Maple
Street Book Shop, 7523 Maple St., 866-4916; www. maplestreetbookshop. com — The author signs The Lampshade: A Holocaust Detective Story from Buchenwald to New Orleans. 6 p.m. Tuesday. NOMA BOOK CLUB. New
Orleans Museum of Art, City Park, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, 658-4100; www.noma. org — The group discusses The Ultimate Trophy: How the Impressionist Paintings Conquered the World. 11:30 a.m. Wednesday.
OCTAVIA BOOKS BOOK CLUB. Octavia Books, 513 Octavia St., 899-7323 — The group discusses Naomi Hirahara’s Summer of the Big Bachi. 10:30 a.m. Saturday. OPEN MIC POETRY & SPOKEN WORD. Yellow Moon Bar, 800
France St., 944-0441; www. yellowmoonbar.com — Loren Murrell hosts a weekly poetry and spoken-word night with free food. Free admission. 8:30 p.m. Wednesday.
OPEN MIC POETRY JAM . La
Divina Gelateria, 621 St. Peter St., 302-2692; www.ladivinagelateria.com — The cafe invites writers to read their work. All styles welcome. 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. Wednesday.
OUTLOUD! Rubyfruit Jungle,
1135 Decatur St., 571-1863; www.myspace.com/ rubyfruitjunglenola — AR Productions presents a weekly spoken-word and music event. Admission $5. 7 p.m. Tuesday.
PASS IT ON . Red Star Gallery,
2513 Bayou Road — The gallery hosts a weekly spokenword and music event. Admission $5. 9 p.m. Saturday. PEOPLE OF THE BOOK FESTIVAL .
Jewish Community Center, 5342 St. Charles Ave., 3880511; www.nojcc.org — Octavia Books and the JCC host the festival of book signings and other events featuring Jewish authors and authors of books with Jewish content. Times and events vary. Visit www. octaviabooks.com for details.
PLATO’S “SYMPOSIUM .”
Milton H. Latter Memorial Library, 5120 St. Charles Ave. — The New Orleans Lyceum hosts a reading of Plato’s Symposium the first and third Wednesdays of the month. Call 473-7194 for details. 6:30 p.m. to 7:50 p.m.
POETRY MEETING . New
Orleans Poetry Forum, 257 Bonnabel Blvd., Metairie, 835-8472 — The forum holds workshops every Wednesday. 8 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.
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SOCRATES CAFE . St. Tammany Parish Library, Folsom Branch, 82393 Railroad Ave., Folsom, (985) 796-9728 — The philosophical group holds a monthly discussion. 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. SOLEDAD O’ BRIEN . New
Orleans Public Library, Main Library, 219 Loyola Ave., 5962602 — The CNN anchor signs The Next Big Story: My Journey Through the Land of Possibilities. 4 p.m. Tuesday.
SOUTHERN FOODWAYS ALLIANCE COMMUNITY COOKBOOK . Southern Food &
Beverage Museum, Riverwalk Marketplace, 1 Poydras St., Suite 169, 569-0405; www. southernfood.org — Authors and contributors sign and discuss the cookbook. 2 p.m. Saturday.
SPOKEN WORD. Ebony Square, 4215 Magazine St. — The center hosts a weekly spokenword, music and open-mic event. Tickets $7 general admission, $5 students. 11 p.m. Friday. STEPHEN HALES. Garden
District Book Shop, The Rink, 2727 Prytania St., 895-2266 — The author discusses and signs Rex: An Illustrated History of the School of Design. 5:30 p.m. Tuesday.
TAO POETRY. Neutral Ground Coffeehouse, 5110 Danneel St., 891-3381; www.neutralground.org — The coffeehouse hosts a weekly poetry reading. 9 p.m. Wednesday. UNIVERSES. Craige Cultural Center, 1800 Newton St., Algiers — The center hosts a weekly spoken-word, music and open-mic event. Tickets $5. 8 p.m. Sunday. UPTOWN FREE READERS BOOK CLUB. Maple Street Book Shop,
7523 Maple St., 866-4916; www. maplestreetbookshop.com — The group discusses Rudolfo A. Anaya’s Bless Me, Ultima. 6:30 p.m. Wednesday.
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Cypress Books, 8126 Oak St., 352-0096 — The group discusses Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows’ The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. 5:30 p.m. Saturday.
Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 3721 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 455-5135 — The weekly group discusses and critiques fellow members’ writing. All genres welcome. 7:30 p.m. Monday.
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