MONDAY: Lydia Peelle reads from “Reasons for and Advantages of Breathing,’’ 7 p.m., Brookline Booksmith, Coolidge Corner, Brookline . . . Poet Ralph Angel, novelist Colum McCann, and artist Peik Larsen speak, 7 p.m., Fine Arts Work Center, 24 Pearl St., Provincetown.
TUESDAY: Anthony Flint discusses “Wrestling with Moses,’’ 7 p.m., Porter Square Books, 25 White St., Cambridge . . . Charlies P. Pierce reads from “Idiot America,’’ 5:30 p.m., Stellina Restaurant, 47 Main St., Watertown . . . Efrem Sigel reads from “The Disappearance,’’ 7 p.m., Brookline Booksmith . . . David Roberts discusses “Last of His Kind,’’ 1 p.m., Borders Downtown Crossing, 10-24 School St. . . . Poet Alan Shapiro and artist Roberto Juarez speak, 7 p.m., Fine Arts Work Center.
WEDNESDAY: Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson (“The Winds of Dune’’) speak, 6 p.m., Boston Public Library, Copley Square . . . Jessica Shattuck reads from “Perfect Life,’’ 7 p.m., Harvard Book Store, 1256 Mass. Ave., Cambridge . . . Author Elana Greenfield and artists Alex Webb and Rebecca Norris Webb speak, 7 p.m., Fine Arts Work Center.
THURSDAY: Richard Russo reads from “That Old Cape Magic,’’ 7 p.m., Porter Square Books . . . Jack Murnighan discusses “Beowulf on the Beach,’’ 7 p.m., at Brookline Booksmith.
FRIDAY: Savannah Schroll Guz, Barry Graham, Elizabeth Szewczyk, and Timothy Gager read, 8 p.m., Out of the Blue Gallery, 106 Prospect St., Cambridge.
For an expanded listing, visit boston.com/ae/books/blog. Announcements must arrive at globebookmaking@hotmail.com two weeks before publication date. Events are subject to change. 
