Bookings
TODAY: Science fiction authors from the Broad Universe Collective celebrate the birthday of the late Mary Shelley (“Frankenstein’’), 4 p.m., Back Pages Books, 289 Moody St., Waltham.
TUESDAY: Amir Aczel discusses “Uranium Wars,” 7 p.m., Brookline Booksmith, Coolidge Corner, Brookline . . . Ethan Gilsdorf discusses “Fantasy Freaks and Gaming Geeks,’’ 7 p.m., Harvard Book Store, 1256 Mass. Ave., Cambridge.
WEDNESDAY: Jennifer Carol Cook, Abbie Kozolchyk, and others discuss the book “Best Women’s Travel Writing 2009,’’ 7 p.m., Harvard Book Store.
THURSDAY: Katherine Russell Rich discusses “Dreaming in Hindi,’’ 7 p.m., Brookline Booksmith . . . H.M. Naqvi reads from “Home Boy,’’ 7 p.m., Harvard Book Store.
SATURDAY: Wally Lamb discusses “The Hour I First Believed,’’ 7 p.m., East Sandwich Grange Hall, 91 Old County Road, East Sandwich. For tickets ($5), call Titcomb’s Bookshop, 508-888-2331.
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. 
