LITERATURE
Thurs., Jan. 11 Jake Halpern

Talking Leaves Books, in conjunction with Hallwalls Contemporary Art Center, present Buffalo native Jake Halpern who will read from his new book, "Fame Junkies: the Hidden Truth Behind America's Favorite Addiction" (Houghton Mifflin), 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 11 at Hallwalls at the Church, 341 Delaware Ave., Buffalo. Call 837-8554 or visit www.tleavesbooks.com for more information. Tues., Jan. 16 We're not your ordinary writers' group!

Meetings include discussions on finding potential markets, understanding the submission process, sharing of publishing experiences and problems, as well as readings of attendees' current works-in-progress for group input starting at 6:30 p.m., Lancaster Public Library, 5466 Broadway, Lancaster. Contact Edie (Koch) Suarez, the group's coordinator via e-mail at EdieSuarez@Basics2Bylines.org for more information.

Jake Halpern