The University Libraries and Department of English are hosting several events this fall as part of the Seventh Annual Poetry and Fiction Reading Series. The first event from noon-1 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 28, in the lower level of Ablah Library, features Scott Blackwood, this fall's WSU Visiting Fiction Writer in Residence. An award-winning author, Blackwood has published a novel, "We Agreed to Meet Just Here" (New Issues Press, 2009) and a book of short stories, "In the Shadow of Our House" (SMU Press, 2001). You're invited for the reading and book signing. Light refreshments will be served. You're also welcome to bring a box lunch. For more information, contact Cathy Moore-Jansen at 978-5080.