Literature

thurs. 8 Barbara Scala Co-author of "Sanity Savers: Tips for Women to Live a Balanced Life," 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 8, part of the 41st annual Jewish Community Book Fair, Jewish Community Center of Greater Buffalo, 2640 N. Forest Road, Amherst; $. 668-4033, www.jccbuffalo.org

thurs. 8
Elaine Heverson - Poetry
reading and booksigning by the author
of "Email to Cleveland," part of the
Alumni Speaker Series, 7 p.m. Thursday,
Nov. 8, Villa Maria College, 240 Pine
Ridge Road, Buffalo. 961-1852,
www.vil la.edu
Orhan Pamuk - Just Buffalo
and Hallwalls present the Turkish author
as part of their Babel Series: "Readings
and Conversations with the World's
Greatest Authors," 8 p.m. Thursday,
Nov. 8, Asbury Hall at The Church,
341 Delaware Ave., Buffalo; $.
832-5400, www.justbuffalo.org/babel
John Percy - Town of
Tonawanda historian will speak about
his new book, "Buffalo-Niagara
Connections," 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 8,
Brighton Place, 999 Brighton Road,
Tonawanda; free. 332-4375
fri. 9
Philosophy School Cafe - 7
p.m. every Friday, bookstore of School
of the Arts, 402 Center St., Lewiston.
471-5379
Writer Robert Haas, presented by
Poetics Plus program at UB, 8 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 9, 250 Baird Hall, UB
North Campus, Amherst; free.
645-2575, Ext. 1015, www.buffalo.edu
The Poetik High - 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 9, Gallery 51, 567-569
Elmwood Ave., Buffalo; free. 332-6821,
www.galler y51byek.com
sun. 11
Spoken Word Sundays -
Spoken word and open mic hosted by

poet Liz Mariani, 8 p.m. Sunday, Nov.
11, Allen Street Hardware Cafe, 245
Allen St., Buffalo; free. 882-8843
mon. 12
Meet Betty Leader - Local
author will be reading and signing her
new book "Buffalo Snow," 11:30 a.m.
Monday, Nov. 12, B is for Books, 6562
E. Quaker St., Orchard Park; free.
667-2383, www.Bis4Books.com/bee
tues. 13
Meet the Author - Pulitzer
Prize-winner Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
will be the guest of WBFO FM 88.7's
Bert Gambini, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 13,
UB's Allen Hall Theatre, UB South
Campus, Buffalo; free, but seats are very
limited. 829-6000, www.wbfo.org
Katherine Arnoldi - The
author of "All Things Are Labor" will
read and sign books, 7 p.m. Tuesday,
Nov. 13, Talking Leaves Books, 3158
Main St., Buffalo; free. 837-8554,
EM Tea Coffee Cup Open Mic
Poetry Slam - 7-9:30 p.m. every
Tuesday, EM Tea Coffee Cup Cafe, 80
Oakgrove Avenue and Hughes Street,
Buffalo. 884-1444
wed. 14
Elmwood Writers Group - 7
p.m. every Wednesday, Starbucks, 933
Elmwood Ave., Buffalo. 882-5440
Just Buffalo Open Reading -
7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 14, Carnegie
Art Center, 240 Goundry St., North
Tonawanda; free. 694-4400
Beat Night - 7 p.m., Madame
Mocha's, 1190 Lovejoy St., Buffalo; free.
894-8544