Here are some literary events to pencil in your calendar this week.
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Dave Isay, the founder of StoryCorps, will sit down for a conversation with John Hockenberry, a journalist. Hear them on Wednesday, April 20 at The Greene Space starting 7 p.m. (New York, NY)
The next session of Selected Shorts will feature readings from books by Kelly Link and Helen Oyeyemi. Check it out on Wednesday, April 20 at Symphony Space’s Peter Jay Sharp Theatre starting 7:30 p.m. (New York, NY)
More than two dozen poets will come together to celebrate the late writer James Tate at the Uptown Church. Join in on Saturday, April 23 for two sessions; the first one will take place from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. and the second is scheduled to go from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. (Minneapolis, MN)
Five children’s books writers will participate in the “Great Middle Grade Reads” panel at Books of Wonder. Meet them on Sunday, April 24 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. (New York, NY)