

The book club at Wingate Residences on the East Side will meet to discuss “News of the World” by Paulette Jiles on Monday, Sept. 30, at 2 p.m. at 1 Butler Ave., Providence. Jiles' novel navigates the moral complexities of honor, trust and responsibility in the immediate aftermath of the American Civil War. To RSVP, call 275-0682.

PVD Writers’ Night will be held on Monday, Sept. 30, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Mount Pleasant Library, 315 Academy Ave., Providence. Rhode Island writers will read their new works of fiction. Event is hosted by Alexander Smith, author of “The Perfect Man and Other Stories of the Supernatural.” For information, call 272-0106, ext. 4203.

The Peace Dale Library Evening Book Group will meet on Tuesday, Oct. 1, at 6:30 p.m. at the South Kingstown Public Library/Peace Dale, 1057 Kingstown Rd. The group will discuss “The Rosie Project” by Graeme Simsion.

Michael Fine, author of “Health Care Revolt,” will discuss his book on Wednesday, Oct. 2, at 6:30 p.m. at the South Kingstown Public Library, 2605 Kingstown Rd., Kingston. Fine's book proposes a practical playbook for a revolution in health care. Registration recommended; call 783-8254 or email bobertello@skpl.org.

Barbara Roberts, author of “The Doctor Broad: A Mafia Love Story” will speak on Tuesday, Oct. 1, at 7 p.m. at Weaver Library, 41 Grove Ave, East Providence. For information, call 434-2453.

Author Kyle Mills will speak and sign copies of the new Vince Flynn-Mitch Rapp novel “Lethal Agent” on Wednesday, Oct. 2, at 7 p.m. at Barrington Books Retold, 176 Hillside Rd., Cranston. Registration requested. Call 432-7222.

Author and president of the Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame Patrick Conley will discuss important points in Rhode Island’s history, the subject of his new book, “The Leaders of Rhode Island’s Golden Age,” on Thursday, Oct. 3, at 7 p.m. at the Linden Place Mansion, 500 Hope St., Bristol. For information, call 253-0390.

The Nonfiction!@Brown Lecture Series will feature writer Nora Khan as she talks about Silicon Valley ideology, the history of counterculture in design of technology, and how that manifests in criticism and writing about art using software on Friday, Oct. 4, at 6 p.m. in Room 106, Smith-Buonanno Hall, Brown University, 95 Cushing St., Providence.

A sale will be held on Saturday, Oct. 5, from 1 to 5 p.m. at the Rochambeau Branch Library, 708 Hope St., Providence. Sale will include CDs, DVDs and vinyl records. Newly donated, gently used media is priced at $1, with sets for $2-$4.
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