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Jean Alicia Elster, Ruth Behar and Jack Cheng with Shutta Crum as moderator Children’s Book Week is the annual celebration of children’s books and reading. Established in 1919, it is the longest-running national literacy initiative in[...]

All invited to read and discuss their poetry or short stories. Bring about 6 copies of your work to share. Hosted by local poets and former college English teachers Joe Kelty and Ed Morin. 7-9[...]

Reading and discussion of several poems. Followed by collaborative writing games and exercises. Snacks & socializing. 8-10 p.m., Argus Farm Stop, 325 W. Liberty. Free. onepausepoetry.org, 707-1284.

Brooklyn historian Andrew Scott Cooper, a commentator on U.S.-Iran relations, discusses his new book about the rise and fall of Iran’s glamorous Pahlavi dynasty, which he wrote with the cooperation of the late shah Mohammad[...]

Lori Rader-Day joins our book club to talk about her thrillers including her latest, The Night I Died.

Yale University ornithology professor Richard Prum discusses his new book. Signing. 7-8:30 p.m., AADL multipurpose room (lower level), 343 S. Fifth Ave. Free. 327-4555.

Creative writing workshop in the Gallup Park meeting room. Spend a day by the river. Bypass your inner critic; go directly to images, feelings and memories; enter the place where story and natural language reside.[...]

Readings by Joliet Junior College English professor Bill Yarrow, a widely published poet who edits the Blue Fifth Review, and Zilka Joseph, a local poet known for her vividly figured explorations of the natural world[...]

Reading and discussion of several poems. Followed by collaborative writing games and exercises. Snacks & socializing. 8-10 p.m., Argus Farm Stop, 325 W. Liberty. Free. onepausepoetry.org, 707-1284.