Monday, Nov. 10 - 7 p.m. in Paul Martin Centre at Wilfrid Laurier University. Joseph Boyden reads from Through Black Spruce. Free.

Wednesday, Nov. 12 - 4 p.m. in room STJ 3027 at St. Jerome's University, Waterloo. Hear Emma Donoghue (The Sealed Letter). Free.

Wednesday, Nov. 12 - 7 p.m. at Princess Twin, Waterloo. Readings by Nino Ricci (The Origin of Species) and Fred Stenson (The Great Karoo). $8 at door or Words Worth Books.

Thursday, Nov. 13 - 7:30 p.m. at Waterloo Stage Theatre. Hear Kathleen Norris (Acedia & Me: A Marriage, Monks, and a Writer's Life). Also, Susan Fish and Hugh Cook read from Northern Lights - An Anthology of Contemporary Christian Writing. Tickets: $10 at Words Worth Books.

Friday, Nov. 14 - 7 p.m. at Chapters Waterloo. Meet Kirsten Loop, photographer for the book, Naughty Paris: A Ladies Guide to the Sexy City.