The Literary Buffalo event listings are presented by Just Buffalo.

9/18:

7pm. Medaille College Write Thing Reading Series begins with author Neal Chandler, Director of the Creative Writing Program at Cleveland State University.

7pm. Richard E. Winter Student Center at Canisius College Contemporary Writers Series presents Uwem Akpan, reading from his collection of short stories Say You’re One of Them (in the Grupp Fireside Lounge). Visit www.canisius.edu/writers for details

7pm. UB Green Library (220 Winspear Ave.) UB Green Book Club Meeting. First meeting, introductions. Call 829.3535 for more info

9/19:

7pm. Talking Leaves (Elmwood) Booksigning by John Marohn, author of Tiorunda Stories.

9/21:

1pm. Erie Community College North Campus (Main St., Williamsville). Publication party and booksigning for the 2008 edition of Gerda Weissmann Klein’s 1974 novel The Blue Rose with updated narrative, design, and photos. Klein will be present to introduce the novel and books will be available for sale at the event. Visit www.bluerosefoundation.org

9/23:

7pm. Brighton Branch Library (999 Brighton Rd., Tonawanda) Author Christine Smyczynski presents her new novel Western New York Travels.

7pm. UB Green Library (220 Winspear Ave.) Reading featuring Lisa Forrest

9/24:

7pm. Bon Vivant (1862 Hertel Ave.) Buffalo Poets in Conversation: Celia White, Michael Sikkema, Gary Earl Ross, Sherry Robbins, Alex Mead, Douglas Manson, Jimmie Gilliam, Nava Fader, Michael Basinski, and Ansie Baird

7pm. Talking Leaves (Main St.) Reading and booksigning by Sarah Freligh, author of Sort of Gone: Poems.

RECURRING EVENTS:

EM Tea Coffee Cup Open Mic Poetry Series. Meets every Tuesday, 7-9:30pm. EM Tea Coffee Cup Café, 80 Oakgrove Avenue at Hughes Street (884-1444)

Elmwood Writers Group. Meets every Wednesday at 7pm at revolving locations. For more info, visit www.elmwoodwritersgroup.org.

Just Buffalo Writers Critique Group. First and third Wednesday each month, 7pm (members only). Just Buffalo Literary Center, Market Arcade, 617 Main Street, Suite 202A (832-5400/justbuffalo.org).

Northside Writers Group. 7pm. Meets the first and third Thursday of each month. Ascension Lutheran Church, 4640 Main Street, Amherst (626-4204)

Reading by Sean Thomas Dougherty and Forrest Roth.