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Literary Calendar: 05/01/08

McIntyre’s Fine Books

May 2, 2pm—Writing workshop with Wendy Call, co-editor of Telling True Stories: A Nonfiction Writers’ Guide From The Nieman Foundation at Harvard University.

May 3, 11am—Joe Camp, creator of the canine superstar Benji, discusses the lessons he and his wife learned while reasearching Camp’s book Soul of a Horse.

May 4, 2pm—Diana Kennedy discusses her new cookbook The Art of Mexican Cooking.

May 5, 7pm—Isabel and Anabel Stenzel read from their book The Power of Two: A Twin Triumph Over Cystic Fibrosis.

May 8, 7pm—Local author Joanna Catherine Scott and members of the Black Socks Poets read from Night Huntress, a new collection of poems.

May 10, 11am—Louise Hawes reads from Black Pearls: A Faerie Strand, a collection of familiar fairy tales told in a new way.

May 16, 2pm—Sci-Fi authors Gregory Frost and John Kessel read from their books Shadowbridge and The Baum Plan for Financial Independence and Other Stories.

May 17, 11am—Tony Earley, author of Jim The Boy, discusses The Blue Star, a new story starring the familiar character Jim Glass.

May 18, 2pm—Sarah Dessen reads from her latest work Lock and Key.

May 22, 7pm—Col. (Ret.) Ann Wright reads from and discusses her book Dissent: Voices of Conscience, Government Insiders Speak Out Against The War in Iraq.

May 24, 11am—Janet Lembke discusses her book Because The Cat Purrs: How We Relate To Other Species and Why it Matters.

May 30, 2pm—Melissa Delbridge discusses her memoir The Family Bible.

May 31, 11am—Leif Enger, author of Peace Like a River, discusses his successor novel So Brave, Young and
Handsome.

Market Street Books

May 1, 7pm—Poetry Open Mic

May 16, 7pm—Pajama Story Time

May 20, 7pm—Poetry Open Mic

Special Events

American Girls Party—Hear a story reading about a favorite American Girl, make a craft and enjoy refreshments. Friday, May 9, 7pm, Market Street Books, 610 Market Street, Southern Village, 933-5111

Carrboreaders Non-Fiction Book Club—Discussion of Three Cups of Tea: One Man’s Mission to Promote Peace…One School at a Time by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin. Thursday, May 22, 7pm, Carrboro Cybrary, 100 N Greensboro St, 918-7387

Movie/Book Club—Discussion of the film Then She Found Me and the book by Elinor Lipman that inspired it. Wednesday, May 26, 7pm, Carrboro Cybrary, 100 N Greensboro St, 918-7387