Thursday, October 8

The Observable Readings Series is proud to host poets Devin Johnston, Michele Glazer, and John Estes as they read some of their work. 8pm, Schlafly Bottleworks, 7260 Southwest Ave, Maplewood, MO. Admission is free, but donations are welcome. For more information, contact Jeff Hamilton at jbhamilton@artsci.wustl.edu.

The Washington Unviersity Writing Program is proud to present Visiting Hurst Professor, fiction writer Rikki Ducornet, who will lecture on the craft of fiction. 8pm, Hurst Lounge (Room 201), Duncker Hall.

Left Bank Books and COCA present Gourmet Magazine's Editor-in-Chief Ruth Reichl, who talks about Gourmet Today, a new cookbook with recipes selected by Reichl from more than 1000 in the magazine's history. 7:30pm, COCA, 524 Trinity Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63130. (Purchase Gourmet Today or Ruth Reichl's other books from Left Bank Books for a book signing line ticket.) More information at www.cocastl.org or 725.6555.

You are invited to join the HQ Afternoon Book Discussion Group as they discuss The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein. 1:30pm, SLCL-Headquarters Branch, 1640 S. Lindbergh Blvd., 63131, 994-3300.

If you like mysteries, the Murder of the Month Club is the book club for you. This month’s selection is A Catered Affair by Isis Crawford. 3:30pm, SLCL-Indian Trails Branch, 8400 Delport, 63114, 994-3300.