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Verlyn Klinkenberg

Raised on a farm in Iowa, Verlyn Klinkenborg has become an acclaimed essayist and writer and is on the Board of Editors for the New York Times. He reads from his meditations on rural life on Nov. 8, 8-9 p.m., Amherst Books, 8 Main St., Amherst, (413) 542-8200, www.amherstbooks.com.