Literary Calendar for Oct. 18

• Published October 18, 2009

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LITERARY CALENDAR

AUTHOR APPEARANCES AND EVENTS

Alysia Angel – “What I Do When You’re Not Looking”: 6 p.m. Oct. 22, Orca Books, 509 Fourth Ave. E., Olympia. Beloved local queer poet, fashion plate and bon vivant Alysia Angel drops by to share stories and bits of wisdom from “Guts,” the first in her “What I Do When You’re Not Looking” series of five handmade and numbered chapbooks. Call 360-352-0123.

Kelsang Jindak discusses Geshe Kelsang Gyatso’s “New Meditation Handbook”: 6 p.m. Oct. 23, Orca Books, 509 Fourth Ave. E., Olympia. Call 360-352-0123.

Book release party for Anthea Lawson’s “All He Desires”: 6 p.m. Nov. 3, Orca Books, 509 Fourth Ave. E., Olympia. Call 360-352-0123.

ADULT BOOK GROUPS

Banned Book Club: 7 p.m. Oct. 20, Tempest Lounge, 913 Martin Luther King Way, Tacoma. Join in a discussion of “Luna” by Julia Anne Peters. Call 253-272-8801.

Fireside Bookstore Book Group: 7 p.m. Nov. 5, The Olympian Hotel, 116 Legion Way S.E., Olympia. Join in a discussion of “People of the Book” by Geraldine Brooks. Call 360-352-4006.

WRITERS GROUPS

Writers’ Roundtable: 7 p.m. the second and fourth Thursday of each month, Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 1530 Black Lake Blvd. S.W., Olympia. This group offers an encouraging setting for writers of all types and styles to evaluate each other’s work. Call 360-534-0388.

YOUTH EVENTS

Halloween Storytime: 11 a.m. Oct. 24, Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 1530 Black Lake Blvd. S.W., Olympia. Call 360-534-0388.

Juice and Jammies story time: 7 p.m. Wednesdays, Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 1530 Black Lake Blvd. S.W., Olympia. Enjoy juice provided by Barnes & Noble as your family relaxes to three new picture book stories. Call 360-534-0388.

Storytime with the South Sound Reading Foundation: 10:30 a.m. the first Saturday of each month, Cabela’s second floor African diorama, 1600 Gateway Blvd. N.E., Lacey. Stories for children ages 4 to 9 about camping, hiking, boating or other exciting wilderness experiences. Cabela’s Deli Restaurant will provide a treat for each child after story. Free. 360-412-4499.

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