TODAY: Ha Jin (“A Good Fall’’) and Richard Hoffman (“Interference and Other Stories’’) read, 2 p.m., Newtonville Books . . . Lisa Zwirn signs “Christmas Cookies,’’ 2-4 p.m., Wellesley Booksmith . . . Michael J. Maddigan signs “Middleborough,’’ 2 p.m., Robbins Museum, Middleborough.
MONDAY: Chris Kimball and the cast of America’s Test Kitchen (“The Complete America’s Test Kitchen TV Show Cookbook’’) speak, 6 p.m., Brattle Theatre, Cambridge; for ticket information, call 617-661-1515 . . . Poets Fred Marchant and Afaa Michael Weaver read, 7 p.m., Yenching Library, Cambridge . . .
TUESDAY: Anita Diamant reads from “Day After Night,’’ 7 p.m., Porter Square Books, Cambridge . . . Carol Dine gives a reading/slide show from “Van Gogh in Poems,’’ 7 p.m., Newton Public Library . . . Lauren Grodstein reads from “A Friend of the Family,’’ 7 p.m., Harvard Book Store.
WEDNESDAY: Maxim Shrayer reads from “Yom Kippur in Amsterdam,’’ 7 p.m., Brookline Booksmith . . . David Updike (“Old Girlfriends’’) and Wambui Githiora-Updike (“Wanijira’’) read, 5:30 p.m., Stellina Restaurant, Watertown.
THURSDAY: Contributors to Boston Noir read, 7 p.m., Brookline Booksmith . . . Patricia Sullivan discusses “Lift Every Voice: The NAACP and The Making of the Civil Rights Movement,’’ 5:30 p.m., JFK Library, Columbia Point; register, www.jfklibrary.org . . . David Chang reads from “Momofuku,’’ 7 p.m., Harvard Book Store.
FRIDAY: George Comeaux reads from “You Can Be Santa’s Helper,’’ 4-6 p.m., and John Hough signs “Seen the Glory’’ and contributors sign “The 1858 Map of Cape Cod,’’ from 6:30-8 p.m., Books by the Sea, Osterville.
SATURDAY: Jane O’Connor (“Fancy Nancy Splendiferous Christmas’’) speaks, 2 p.m., Wilson Middle School, Natick . . . Steve Buckley discusses “Wicked Good Year,’’ 2 p.m., Borders, Cambridgeside.
For an expanded listing, visit boston.com/ae/books/blog. Announcements must arrive at globebookmaking@hotmail.com two weeks before publication date. Events subject to change. 
