Boston area author visits, week of 10/14

By Judith Maas
SUNDAY: Abby Seixas discusses ‘‘Finding the Deep River Within,’’ at 3 p.m., at the Concord Bookshop, 65 Main St., Concord.

MONDAY: Steve Almond reads from ‘‘Not That You Asked,’’ at 7 p.m., at Porter Square Books, 25 White St., Cambridge. ... Kathleen Flinn reads from ‘‘The Sharper Your Knife, the Less You Cry,’’ at 7 p.m., at Brookline Booksmith, Coolidge Corner, Brookline. ... Garry Kasparov discusses ‘‘How Life Imitates Chess,’’ at 7 p.m., at First Parish Church, 3 Church St., Cambridge; for tickets ($5), call Harvard Book Store at 617-661-1515. ... Lisa Genova reads from ‘‘Still Alice,’’ at 7 p.m., at the Harvard Square Coop, Cambridge. ... Kitty Dukakis, Michael Dukakis, and Larry Tye discuss ‘‘Shock,’’ at 6:30 p.m., at the Egan Center, Northeastern University, 120 Forsyth St. ... William Martin (‘‘The Lost Constitution’’) speaks at 7 p.m., at the West Roxbury branch library, 1961 Centre St., W. Roxbury. ... Poets Dana Levin and Matthea Harvey read at 8 p.m., at the Cambridge Center for Adult Education, 56 Brattle St., Cambridge ($3) ... Gabrielle Zevin reads from "Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac," at 4 p.m., at the Wellesley Free Library, 530 Washington St., Wellesley.

TUESDAY: Stephen King, Jim Shepard, Karen Russell, Richard Russo, and Heidi Pitlor discuss ‘‘The Best American Short Stories,’’ at 8 p.m., in Memorial Church, 1 Harvard Yard, Cambridge; for tickets ($15), call the Harvard Book Store at 617-661-1515. ... Tom Perrotta reads from ‘‘The Abstinence Teacher,’’ at 6 p.m., at the Coolidge Corner Theatre, Brookline ($5). ... Rose Moss reads from ‘‘In Court,’’ at 7 p.m., at Porter Square Books. ... Dean Cycon discusses ‘‘Javatrekker,’’ at 7 p.m., at the Harvard Square Coop. ... Authors John Elder Robison, Leah Hager Cohen, and Michael C. White speak at 9:45 a.m., at the Atlantica Restaurant, 44 Border St., Cohasset; for tickets ($15) and reservations, call 781-383-2665.

WEDNESDAY: Anthony Romero discusses ‘‘In Defense of Our America,’’ at 7:30 p.m., at Emerson Umbrella, 40 Stow St., Concord. ... Translators Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky present ‘‘Leo Tolstoy’s War and Peace,’’ at 7 p.m., at the Brookline Booksmith. ... Jim Shepard reads from ‘‘Like You’d Understand, Anyway,’’ at 7 p.m., at the Harvard Bookstore, 1256 Mass. Ave., Cambridge. ... Philip Winslow discusses ‘‘Victory for Us Is to See You Suffer,’’ at 7:30 p.m., at First Parish Church, Cambridge. ... Susan Jo Russell and other poets read at 7 p.m., at Porter Square Books. ... Stephen Fox discusses ‘‘Wolf of the Deep,’’ at 6 p.m., at the Boston Public Library, Copley Square. ... Poets John Minczeski, Mark Pawlak, and Susan Tepper read at 7 p.m., at Pierre Menard Gallery, 10 Arrow St., Cambridge. ... Lawrence E. Mitchell discusses ‘‘Speculation Economy,’’ at 7 p.m., at the Harvard Square Coop. ... Robert Greer reads from ‘‘The Mongoose Deception,’’ at 7 p.m., at Barnes & Noble, Boston University, Kenmore Square; reception at 6:30 p.m. ... Poets Kim Bridgford and Harry Thomas read at 7:30 p.m., at the Newburyport Art Association, 65 Water St., Newburyport.

THURSDAY: Naomi Wolf discusses ‘‘The End of America,’’ at 7 p.m., at the Harvard Square Coop. ... Joshua Henkin (‘‘Matrimony’’) and Rudolph Delson (‘‘Maynard and Jennica’’) read at 7 p.m., at the Harvard Book Store. ... Nick Hornby reads from ‘‘Slam,’’ at 6 p.m., at the Devotion School, 345 Harvard St., Brookline ($5). ... Brett Milano discusses ‘‘The Sound of Our Town,’’ at 7 p.m., at Barnes & Noble, Boston University. ... Peter Duffy reads from ‘‘The Killing of Major Denis Mahon,’’ at 1 p.m., at Borders Downtown Crossing, 10-24 School St.

FRIDAY: Tess Gerritsen reads from ‘‘The Bone Garden,’’ at 7 p.m., at Pollard Library, 401 Merrimack St., Lowell. ... Robert Vare and James Fallows discuss ‘‘The American Idea,’’ at 7 p.m., at First Parish Church, Cambridge; for tickets ($5), call Harvard Book Store at 617-661-1515. ... Rick and John Wolff discuss ‘‘Harvard Boys,’’ at 7 p.m., at the Harvard Square Coop. ... Ian Klaus reads from ‘‘Elvis Is Titanic,’’ at 7 p.m., at Jabberwocky Bookshop, 50 Water St., Newburyport.

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