TODAY: Laura van den Berg (“What the World Will Look Like When All the Water Leaves Us’’) and Rachel Sherman (“Living Room’’) read, 2 p.m., Newtonville Books, 296 Walnut St. . . . Anthony Sammarco signs “Forest Hills Cemetery,’’ 4 p.m., Forsyth Chapel, Forest Hills Cemetery, 95 Forest Hills Ave., Jamaica Plain ($15).
MONDAY: Poets Ron Slate and Leslie Harrison read, 8 p.m., Blacksmith House, 56 Brattle St., Cambridge; tickets ($3) . . . Cory Doctorow discusses “Makers,’’ 7 p.m., Harvard Book Store . . . Kevin Walsh reads from “The Marrow in Me,’’ 7 p.m., Wellesley Booksmith.
TUESDAY: Anita Silvey discusses “Everything I Need to Know I Learned from a Children’s Book,’’ 7 p.m., Porter Square Books . . . Tom Gjelten discusses “Bacardi and the Long Fight for Cuba,’’ 5:30 p.m., JFK Library, Columbia Point; www.jfklibrary.org or call 617-514-1643.
WEDNESDAY: David Plouffe discusses “The Audacity to Win,’’ 7 p.m., First Parish Church, 3 Church St., Cambridge; tickets ($5) available online at www.harvard.com, at Harvard Book Store, or by calling 617-661-1515 . . . Anthony Horowitz discusses “Crocodile Tears,’’ 7 p.m., Hingham Middle School
THURSDAY: Katharine Beals discusses “Raising a Left-Brain Child in a Right-Brain World,’’ 7 p.m., Back Pages Books, 289 Moody St., Waltham . . . Karl Jacoby discusses “Shadows at Dawn: A Borderland Massacre and the Violence of History,’’ 7:30 p.m., Concord Free Public Library.
FRIDAY: James Schwartz discusses “In Pursuit of the Gene,’’ 3 p.m., Harvard Book Store . . . Jeff Vendermeer reads from “Finch,’’ 7 p.m., Borders Back Bay.
SATURDAY: Poets Nancy K. Pearson and Anne Sanow read, 8 p.m., Fine Arts Work Center, 24 Pearl St., Provincetown . . . Ed B. Ridolfi discusses “Sweet Justice,’’ 3 p.m., Book Rack, 52 State St., Newburyport . . . Tracy Kiely reads from “Murder at Longbourn,’’ 1:30 p.m., Centerville Library, 585 Main St. Centerville.
For an expanded listing, visit boston.com/ae/books/blog. Announcements must arrive at globebookmaking@hotmail.com two weeks before publication. Events are subject to change. 
