CALENDAR

TODAY

Book Swap -- Exchange of books and/or conversation, 3-5 p.m. at Book People, 536 Granite Ave. Free. 288-4346.

"Lady Jasmine" by Victoria Christopher Murray -- Book signing at 7 p.m. at Barnes & Noble-Commonwealth Centre, 4600 Commonwealth Center Parkway, Midlothian. 744-5483.

"Southern Dreams: Broken and Fulfilled" by James T. Fleming -- Book talk and signing, 6:15 p.m. at the Siege Museum, 15 W. Bank St., Petersburg. 733-2402.

"A Certain Strain of Peculiar" by Gigi Amateau -- Book talk and signing, noon-2 p.m. at Narnia Children's Books, 3100 Kensington Ave. 353-5675.

"The Shipwreck that Saved Jamestown: The Sea Venture Castaways and the Fate of America" by Lori Glover (co-author) -- Book talk and signing, 7 p.m. at the Robins Foundation Theater, Jamestown Settlement, James City County. Free; reservation required. (757) 253-4415.

Early registration deadline for Hanover Book Festival workshops, to be held Aug. 1 at the VFW Post 9808 Building, 7168 Flag Lane, Mechanicsville. See http://www.hanoverbookfestival.com for available workshops and registration information.

"When the Whistle Blows" by Fran Cannon Slayton and "Jamestown Fog" and "What Would You Do?" by Sherry Sheffield -- Book signings 5-7 p.m. at Book People, 536 Granite Ave. 288-4346.

"Hiding in the Spotlight: A Musical Prodigy's Story of Survival 1941-1946" by Greg Dawson -- Book talk and signing 6-7 p.m. at Library of Virginia, 800 E. Broad St. 692-3500.

"Haunted Virginia: Legends, Myths and True Tales" by Pamela K. Kinney (Sapphire Phelan) -- Book signing, 4 p.m. at Barnes & Noble-Commonwealth Centre, 4600 Commonwealth Center Parkway, Midlothian, 744-5483.