DANNY KLECKO: Poet/baker launches “A Bakeable Feast,” a memoir inspired by 45 years of working with colorful characters at bakeries, made up of poems he published on Facebook that drew such a wide response that he and his publisher, Paris Morning Publications, turned them into a book. 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 13, Tavern on Grand, 656 Grand Ave., St. Paul.

JEREMY NORTON: Minneapolis fire captain discusses his memoir “Trauma Sponges” with Jana Shortal of KARE-TV. 5 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 7, Magers & Quinn, 3038 Hennepin Ave S., Mpls.

MIDSTREAM READNG SERIES: Begins the new year with readings of prose and poetry by Matt Mauch, Elizabeth Weir and Deborah Keenan, hosted by Marge Walker. 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan, 11, Unity Church-Unitarian, 732 Holly Ave., St. Paul.

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