BOOKISH: Read something, eat a Peep and call it a day

Each week, Emily Apisa puts together a rundown of book-centric events that'll keep you "lit" all week long.

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BOOKISH: Read something, eat a Peep and call it a day

POSTED: Thursday, April 21, 2011, 10:00 AM

Each week, Emily Apisa puts together a rundown of book-centric events that’ll keep you “lit” all week long.

Thursday: Philadelphia is examined and observed in this sociological study, which is composed in a surprisingly readable book. Author and ethnographer Elijah Anderson writes about urban public settings such as parks and malls in his book “The Cosmopolitan Canopy: Race and Civility in Everyday Life.” The book is essentially people watching with heavy dose of scholarly flair and Anderson was sure to hit up familiar hotspots for that voyeuristic pastime including Rittenhouse Square and Reading Terminal Market. Thu., April 21, 7:30 p.m., Free, Central Library, 1901 Vine St., 215-567-4341.

Friday: The Roving Poets will be wandering South Street and sharing their poems. Come out for a listen, or if the gypsy spirit has taken hold of you, why not join them? These modern-day bards will be gettin’ their poetry on, regardless. Fri., April 22, 6:30 p.m., Free, Dumpster Diver Art Gallery, 604 South St., JoelSpivak@comcast.net

Saturday: Take an afternoon to journey around Africa at this reading event. Author Susi Wyss’s first novel, “The Civilized World,” is composed of two stories that chronicle the struggles of a pair of brothers who long to return to Ghana, their homeland. Simultaneously a tale is told of an American traveling central Africa and eventually reaching an Ethiopian orphanage. In addition to the reading, this event will also include a segment highlighting Wyss’s writing process. Sat., April 23, 5 p.m., Free, Big Blue Marble Bookstore, 551 Carpenter Lane, 215-844-1870.

Sunday: Because of the holiday, finding literary events in Philadelphia was fruitless. Take a break from enriching your mind, and enrich your taste buds, instead. Eat a Peep and call it a day.

Monday: Majorie Perloff’s many books and hundreds of critical essays have established her as one of the foremost poetry critics in America. In her newest book, “Unoriginal Genius: Poetry by Other Means in the New Century,” Perloff embraces the unoriginality of modern-day poetry and explains how citing and reframing old poems can be appreciated in its own way. Seating is limited. Please RSVP. Mon., April 25, 6:30 p.m., Free, Kelly Writers House, 3805 Locust Walk, 215-573-9749.

Tuesday: Storytelling gets personal at this event. Philly is welcoming narrating champs from across the country to tell their tales stemming from the night’s theme: Worldly Possessions. Entertainment is what their good at, and these guests have got awards to prove it. Tue., April 26, 8 p.m., $20-$25, Perelman Theater at Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, 300 S. Broad St., 215-893-1999.

Wednesday: If you’re sprucing up your home, but Martha Stewart’s guidance is a little over your head, try out Kate Payne’s book is too much for you to handle, try out Kate Payne’s “The Hip Girl’s Guide to Homemaking.” With realistic tips on recipes crafts that look chic, but are secretly cheap, this book will help you keep a home your mother would be proud of. Wed., April 27, 6 p.m., Free, UPenn Bookstore, 3601 Walnut St., 215-898-759.

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