Bookings
TODAY: Dr. Elise Lemire reads from "Black Walden: Slavery and Its Aftermath in Concord, Massachusetts," 3 p.m., Concord Bookshop, 65 Main St. . . . . Alice Hoffman reads from "The Story Sisters," 2 p.m., Newtonville Books, 296 Walnut St.
MONDAY: Dr. Nick Trout discusses "Tell Me Where It Hurts," 7 p.m., Brookline Booksmith, Coolidge Corner . . . . Poet Rita Dove reads, 7 p.m., Harvard Book Store, 1256 Mass. Ave., Cambridge.
TUESDAY: Richard Wrangham discusses "Catching Fire," 7 p.m., Porter Square Books, 25 White St., Cambridge . . . . Adam Ried discusses "Thoroughly Modern Milk-shakes," 7 p.m., Brookline Booksmith . . . . Adrian Tomine ("Shortcomings") and Seth ("George Sprott, 1894-1975") speak, 6 p.m., Brattle Theatre, 40 Brattle St., Cambridge: tickets ($5) may be purchased online or at 617-661-1515.
WEDNESDAY: China Mieville reads from "The City & The City," 7 p.m., The Meeting Room, Two Arrow St., Cambridge; tickets ($5) may be purchased online. . . . . Poet Fred Marchant reads, noon,
THURSDAY: Robin Abraham discusses "Miss Conduct's Mind Over Manners," 7 p.m., Brookline Booksmith . . . . Margot Livesey ("The House on Fortune Street") and Ladette Randolph ("A Sandhills Ballad") read, 7 p.m., Newtonville Books.
FRIDAY: Kim Adrian ("Famous Cake"), Paul Stone ("How to Train a Rock"), and poet Diane Lockwood read, 8 p.m., Out of the Blue Gallery, 106 Prospect St., Cambridge.
SATURDAY: Reid Oslin will discuss "Boston College Football Vault" at Barnes & Noble Booksellers, Hingham, 1 to 3 p.m.
For an expanded listing, visit boston.com/ae/books/blog. 
