TODAY: Poet Nathalie Handal and others read, 4 p.m., East Lawn, Longfellow National Historic Site, 105 Brattle St., Cambridge.
MONDAY: Joseph Finder reads from “Vanished,’’ 7 p.m., Borders Back Bay, 511 Boylston St.
WEDNESDAY: Ellen J. Langer discusses “Counterclockwise,’’ 7 p.m., Brookline Booksmith, Coolidge Corner.
THURSDAY: Roy Harris (“Pulitzer’s Gold’’), BU journalism professor Elizabeth Mehren, and WBUR reporter Sacha Pfeiffer discuss the role of public service journalism, 7 p.m., Brookline Booksmith . . . Maria Judge and Donna Conrad discuss “Cup of Comfort,’’ 7 p.m., Porter Square Books, 25 White St., Cambridge . . . Fulvio Melia discusses “Cracking the Einstein Code,’’ 7 p.m., Harvard Square Coop, Cambridge.
FRIDAY: Theresa Mitchell Barbo discusses “Nantucket Sound,’’ 5:30 p.m., Osterville Historical Society, Museum Grounds, Senior Boat House, 155 West Bay Road, Osterville.
SATURDAY: Letterpress artist Johnny Carrera discusses “Pictorial Webster’s: A Visual Dictionary of Curiosities,’’ 7 p.m., Back Pages Books, 289 Moody St., Waltham.
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. 
