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Literary footnotes
DAVE PELZER, author of "A Child Called It," will speak on Monday, 7 p.m., Davis County Library's South Branch, 725 S. Main, Bountiful. He will also sign copies of his new book, "Help Yourself for Teens." Doors open at 6:30, but seating is limited. Free tickets (limit: two per person) available at all branches of Davis County Library system (801- 451-2322).
ALEX CALDIERO and MELISSA BOND, performance poets, will give a presentation, Wednesday, 7 p.m., Salt Lake City Main Library, Sponsored by City Art.
PHILIP FRADKIN, author of "The Great Earthquake and Firestorms of 1906: How San Francisco Nearly Destroyed Itself," will read from and sign copies of his book, Thursday, 6 p.m., The King's English, 1511 S. 1500 East.
ERIC JAMES STONE, author of a story in the fiction anthology "L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Vol. XXI," will sign copies of the work Saturday, noon-3 p.m., at Waldenbooks in Fashion Place Mall, 6200 South and State. (262-9921)
MARY ANNE MOHANRAJ, a professor at Roosevelt University in Chicago and author of "Bodies in Motion," a collection of short stories, will read from and sign copies of her book, Saturday, 7 p.m., The King's English Bookshop, 1511 S. 1500 East.
JEFF NICHOLS, author of "Prostitution, Polygamy and Power"; KIM ZARKIN, author of "Anti-decency Groups and the Federal Communications Commission"; CHARLES EHIN, author of "Hidden Assets: Harnessing the Power of Informal Networks"; and GREG GAGNE, author of "Computer Science Concepts with Java," will sign copies of their books at a faculty booksigning, Saturday, 1:30-3:30 p.m., Shaw Student Center Lounge, Westminster College, 1840 S. 1300 East.
THE THIRD INTERNATIONAL COLLOQUIUM ON THE HISTORY OF WOMEN AND GENDER IN MEXICO will be held at the University of Utah's Gould Auditorium, Marriott Library, Thursday-Saturday. Scholars from Mexico and the United States will discuss a range of topics in Mexican history (581-5201).
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