Bookings
TUESDAY: Howard Dean discusses “Prescription for Real Healthcare Reform,’’ 7 p.m., First Parish Church, 3 Church St., Harvard Square, Cambridge; tickets ($5) available online at Harvard.com, at Harvard Book Store, 1256 Mass. Ave., Cambridge, or by calling 617-661-1515 . . . Josh Neufeld discusses “A.D.: New Orleans After the Deluge,’’ 7 p.m., Brookline Booksmith, Brookline.
WEDNESDAY: Tom Vanderbilt discusses “Traffic,’’ 7 p.m., Harvard Book Store . . . Patrick Tracey discusses “Stalking Irish Madness,’’ 7 p.m., Hingham Public Library, 66 Leavitt St., Hingham.
THURSDAY: James Wood reads from “How Fiction Works,’’ 7 p.m., Porter Square Books . . . Judy Shepard discusses “The Meaning of Matthew,’’ 7:30 p.m., Newton Free Library, 330 Homer St., Newton . . . Nick McDonell reads from “An Expensive Education,’’ 7 p.m., Harvard Book Store . . . Anita Diamant reads from “Day After Night,’’ 7 p.m., Newtonville Books . . . Sara Backer reads from “American Fuji,’’ 7 p.m., Wellesley Booksmith, 82 Central St., Wellesley; RSVP 781-431-1160.
FRIDAY: Kristin Dempsey and Christopher Denise read from “Me with You,’’ 10:30 a.m., Wellesley Booksmith . . . Johnny Diaz reads from “Beantown Cubans,’’ 7 p.m., Calamus Bookstore, 92B South St.
SATURDAY: Brian Leaf reads from “Defining Twilight,’’ 2 p.m., Borders, 255 Grossman Drive, Braintree . . . Caitlin R. Kiernan signs “The Red Tree,’’ 4 to 6 p.m., Friendly Neighborhood Comics, 191 Mechanic St., Bellingham . . . Emily Redmond signs “Felicity Floo Visits the Zoo,’’ 2 p.m., Wellesley Booksmith . . . Children’s author Tomie dePaola signs the latest installment in his Strega Nona series, 3:30 p.m., Andover Bookstore, 89R Main St., Andover.
For an expanded listing, visit boston.com/ae/books/blog. 
