Terry Pratchett & Comic Con Get Booked

By Maryann Yin 

Here are some literary events to look forward to this weekend. To get your event posted on our calendar, visit our Facebook Your Literary Event page.

Poetry magazine will be hosting a party for their October issue release. Join them on Thursday, October 13th at the Poetry Foundation starting 6 p.m. (Chicago, IL)

Learn how to get your book published with author Heidi Durrow, writer Michele Young-Stone and literary agent Michelle Brower. Meet them on Thursday, October 13th at Word Bookstore starting 7 p.m. (Brooklyn, NY)

New York Comic Con hits the Javits Center this weekend. Connect with comic makers and fellow fans during the event that runs from Thursday, October 13th to Sunday, October 16th. (New York, NY)

Sir Terry Pratchett will be discussing his latest title in the Discworld series, Snuff. See him on Friday, October 14th at the Press Club starting 7 p.m. (Washington, D.C.)

Children’s writer Karma Wilson will be headlining an event to talk about her first book in three years, Bear’s Loose Tooth. See her on Saturday, October 15th at Powell’s Books at Cedar Hills Crossing starting 2 p.m. (Portland, OR)

The Los Angeles chapter of the Women’s National Book Association will be celebrating National Group Reading Month. Join them on Sunday, October 16th at the Last Bookstore starting 11 a.m. (Los Angeles, CA)