Literature
wed. 2 Authors Mike Palecek and Joanna Dicker- Bochmann will read from their books beginning at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 2 at the Center for Inquiry, 1310 Sweet Home Road, Amherst. Call 636-4869 x319 for more information. thurs. 26 .Author Hal Jaffe will read as part of "The Write Thing Reading Series" beginning at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 26 at Medaille College's Library at Huber Hall, 18 Agassiz Circle, Buffalo. Call 884-3411 x 152 for more information. .Petite series of poetry readings presents poets Ann Goldsmith, Ryki Zuckerman and Karen Lewis starting at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 26 at Kenmore Library's Community Room, 160 Delaware Road, Kenmore. Call 873-2842 for more information. fri. 27 .Authors Jerry Mirskin, Rebekah Keaton and Dan Sicoli will read from recent works beginning at 7 p.m. Friday, April 27 at Talking Leaves Books, 3158 Main St., Buffalo. Call 837-8554 or visit www.tleavesbooks.com for more information.

sat. 28 .The WNY Writing Project presents

Young Writers' Festival, a series of workshops for writers in grades 3-8 starting at 9 a.m. Saturday, April 28 at the Canisius College's Richard A. Winter Student Center, 2001 Main St., Buffalo. Call 888-3134 or visit www.canisius.edu/wnywp for more information. wed. 2 .Author Mike Palecek will sign copies of his work, "The American Dream," beginning at 3 p.m. Wednesday, May 2 at Talking Leaves Books, 3158 Main St., Buffalo. Call 837-8554 or visit www.tleavesbooks.com for more information. .Author Ana Mariella Bacigalupo will sign copies of her work, "Shamans of the Foye Tree: Gender, Power and Healing Among Chilean Mapuche," beginning at 5 p.m., Wednesday, May 2 at Talking Leaves Books, 3158 Main St., Buffalo. Call 837-8554 or visit www.tleavesbooks.com for more information.