Friday 9/23: Join the Bitter Women Book Club at City Lit Books as they discuss The Sundial by Shirley Jackson! 6:30 p.m., free.
Julie Tarney reads from her book My Son Wears Heels: One Mom’s Journey from Clueless to Kickass. Women & Children First, 7:30 p.m., free.
Saturday 9/24: Head to City Lit Books for a reading by Cynthia Gallaher, author of Frugal Poets’ Guide to Life: How to live a poetic life, even if you aren’t a poet. Gallaher will be joined by Anna Brown, Terry Jacobus, and David Gecic. 5 p.m., free.
Sunday 9/25: As always, the Uptown Poetry slam is going down at The Green Mill. Open mic starts at 7 p.m. followed by the slam itself. $7, 21+.
Tuesday 9/27: The Poetry Foundation’s Poetry off the Shelf series continues with a reading by Ellen Bryan Voigt. 7 p.m., free.
Wednesday 9/28: Join Women & Children First to celebrate the recent release of Lindsay Tigue’s debut poetry collection, System of Ghosts, and hear the work of two acclaimed local writers, Suman Chhabra and Helene Achanzar. 7:30 p.m., free.
Thursday 9/29: Visit City Lit Books once again for a reading by Tim Murphy, author of Christodora, and a discussion moderated by filmmaker and journalist Kellee Terrell. 6:30 p.m., free.
Tessa Hadley reads from her novel The Past at Women & Children First. 7:30 p.m., free.
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