The following author appearances, readings and book events are planned for the coming week in the Valley:
FORBES LIBRARY: A celebration of local novelists Wednesday, 7 p.m., will include a discussion with Jacqueline Sheehan, M.B. Caschetta, Jendi Reiter and Zane Kotker, at the library, 20 West St., Northampton. Part of the series “The Modern Real and Surreal: Writers and Artists on Our Age.” 587-1011
WORLD WAR II CLUB: Northampton Poetry holds an open mic Tuesday, 8 p.m., 50 Conz St., Northampton. $4 admission; $3 students. northamptonpoetry.com.
