TODAY: Rebecca Newberger Goldstein discusses “36 Arguments for the Existence of God,’’ 2 p.m., Newtonville Books, 296 Walnut St., Newtonville.
TUESDAY: Adriana Trigiani reads from “Very Valentine,’’ 7 p.m., Brookline Booksmith, Coolidge Corner, Brookline . . . Elizabeth Kostova reads from “The Swan Thieves,’’ 7 p.m., Harvard Book Store, 1256 Mass. Ave., Cambridge . . . Maxim D. Shrayer reads from “Yom Kippur in Amsterdam,’’ 7 p.m., Porter Square Books, 25 White St., Cambridge.
WEDNESDAY: Jonathan Dee reads from “The Privileges,’’ 7 p.m., Brookline Booksmith . . . Charlotte Dennett discusses “The People v. Bush,’’ 7 p.m., Harvard Book Store . . . Nick Flynn reads from “The Ticking Is the Bomb,’’ 7 and 9:30 p.m., Berklee’s Café 939; for tickets ($5) call 617-923-8487 or visit www.berklee.edu/events . . . Peniel E. Joseph reads from “Dark Days, Bright Nights,’’ 7 p.m., Porter Square Books.
THURSDAY: Robert H. Phelps discusses “God and the Editor,’’ 7:30 p.m., Concord Public Library, 129 Main St., Concord . . . Mike Carpenter discusses “The Risk-Wise Investor,’’ 7 p.m., at Wellesley Free Library . . . Contributors discuss “Inbound 4: A Comic Book History of Boston,’’ 7 p.m., Porter Square Books.
FRIDAY: Erline Belton discusses “A Journey That Matters,’’ 7 p.m., Jamaicaway Books, 676 Centre St., Jamaica Plain.
SATURDAY: Greg Schutz and Margaret Reges read, 8 p.m., Fine Arts Work Center, Provincetown . . . Susan Ravagni reads from “I’m Just a Girl,’’ 3 p.m., Book Rack, Newburyport.
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. 
