Every October, a wave of literary appreciation and indulgence makes its way to the Electric City. Inspiring the renewed love of reading is a book, chosen well in advance to appeal to the people of Northeastern Pennsylvania. 2009 is no different, as the latest edition of Scranton Reads is now underway. This year’s book is the widely-acclaimed nonfiction work by Tim O’Brien, entitled The Things They Carried. The book...

It’s not an “official” First Friday event, but while you’re taking in the art tonight, stop by the Scranton Cultural Center‘s Shopland Hall for “The Speakeasy.” As a part of Scranton Reads: One City, One Book activities, which this year center around Dashiell Hammett’s “The Maltese Falcon,” Scranton Reads will recreate the Prohibition-era setting of the book...