Lit City is presented by Just Buffalo (www.justbuffalo.org).

June 4

Julianna Fiddler-Woite: Snyder, a Brief History. 7pm. Book signing and talk with the great-great-granddaughter of the one of the earliest settlers in Western New York, from whom the hamlet of Snyder takes its name. Talking Leaves Books, 3158 Main Street (837-8554 / www.tleavesbooks.com).

June 6

Ginger Strand: Inventing Niagara. 10am. Book signing and talk about the author’s history of Niagara Falls. The Book Corner, 1801 Main Street, Niagara Falls (285-2928 / www.fallsbookcorner.com).

John Koerner: The Father Baker Code. 1pm. Book signing and talk about historian’s second volume about Father Baker. Barnes & Noble, McKinley Mall, 3701 McKinley Parkway, Hamburg (822-0832).

Michael Beebe: The Bike Path Killer. 1pm. Book signing and talk with the Buffalo News reporter, who co-authored a book on the notorious case with colleague Maki Becker. Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 1565 Niagara Falls Boulevard, Amherst (837-7209).

June 7

Catherine Parker and Roland Martin: A Rose Beside the Water. 3pm. A collaboration between the painter and composer,n, based on the poetry of Pablo Neruda. Burchfield-Penney Art Center, Buffalo State College, 1300 Elmwood Avenue (878-6011 / www.yournewburchfieldpenney.com).

June 9

Poetry Slam. 7pm. Open mic. Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 1565 Niagara Falls Boulevard, Amherst (837-7209).