Friday 12/4: The Book Cellar hosts Jen Lancaster, Stacey Ballis, Wendy McClure, Amy Guth, Claire Zulkey, and other funny favorites at the 9th Annual Witty Women Writers Event. 7 p.m.
Pushcart Prize-nominated author Elynne Chaplik-Aleskow shares excerpts from her book of collected memoirs, My Gift of Now. Stephanie Douglass, Mary Bonnett, and Richard Aleskow join her at Women & Children First, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday 12/5: Kathryn Aalto discusses The Natural World of Winnie-the-Pooh: A Walk Through the Forest That Inspired the Hundred Acre Wood. Newberry Library, 1 p.m.
City Lit Books celebrates the release of Kinda Sorta American Dream, the short story collection debut by Steve Karas. Karas, Ben Tanzer, Leesa Cross-Smith, and James Yates read. 5 p.m.
Monday 12/7: Mortified welcomes performers to read their most embarrassing private confessions. Hosted by Shay DeGrandis, December’s show features Mia Keeler, Chanell Ruth, and Natalie Moore. $20, The Promontory, 7 p.m.
Thursday 12/10: Tony Hoagland takes his Poetry off the Shelf. Poetry Foundation, 7 p.m.
Tallgrass Writers Guild presents “Never Enough Time,” a selection of poetry, fiction, and essays by the group’s members. The Book Cellar, 7 p.m.
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