Boston area author visits, week of Feb. 10-16

By Judith Maas

SUNDAY: Sylvia Sellers-Garcia reads from ‘‘When the Ground Turns in Its Sleep,’’ at 3 p.m., at the Concord Bookshop, 65 Main St., Concord.
MONDAY: Drew Gilpin Faust discusses ‘‘This Republic of Suffering,’’ at 7 p.m., at the Harvard Square Coop, Cambridge. ... Poets Mary O’Donoghue and Patrick Barron read at 8 p.m., at the Cambridge Center for Adult Education, 56 Brattle St., Cambridge ($3). ... Jim Wallis discusses ‘‘The Great Awakening,’’ at 7 p.m., at First Parish Church, 3 Church St., Cambridge ($5 donation). ... Thomas Cathcart and Daniel Klein read from ‘‘Aristotle and an Aardvark Go to Washington,’’ at 7 p.m., at Brookline Booksmith, Coolidge Corner, Brookline.
TUESDAY: Karen Chase reads from ‘‘Land of Stone,’’ at 7 p.m., at Porter Square Books, 25 White St., Cambridge. ... Dan Kennedy discusses ‘‘Rock On,’’ at 7 p.m., at Brookline Booksmith. ... Charles Baxter reads from ‘‘The Soul Thief,’’ at 7 p.m., at First Parish Church, Cambridge; for ticket information, call 617-661-1515. ... Poets Kevin Gallagher and Susan Richmond read at 7 p.m., at the Cambridge Public Library, Central Square Branch, 45 Pearl St., Cambridge. ... A panel of writers discuss what they learned from bad publishing experiences at 7 p.m., at Barnes & Noble, Boston University, Kenmore Square; 6:30 p.m. mixer. ... Charles Halpern discusses ‘‘Making Waves and Riding Currents,’’ at 7 p.m., at the Harvard Square Coop.
WEDNESDAY: Chris Bohjalian reads from ‘‘The Double Bind,’’ at 7 p.m., at Porter Square Books. ... John Sedgwick discusses ‘‘In My Blood,’’ at 6 p.m., at Borders Back Bay, 511 Boylston St. ... Elif Shafak reads from ‘‘The Bastard of Istanbul,’’ at 7 p.m., at Brookline Booksmith. ... Kwame Anthony Appiah discusses ‘‘Experiments in Ethics,’’ at 7 p.m., at First Parish Church, Cambridge. ... Michael Heyman discusses ‘‘The Tenth Rasa,’’ at 7 p.m., at the Harvard Square Coop.
THURSDAY: Lynne Cox reads from ‘‘Grayson,’’ at 7 p.m., at Porter Square Books. ... Chris Bohjalian reads from ‘‘The Double Bind,’’ at 7 p.m., at Jabberwocky Bookshop, 50 Water St., Newburyport.
FRIDAY: Mark Del Franco discusses "Unquiet Dreams," at 6:30 p.m. at Pandemonium
Books & Games, 4 Pleasant St., Cambridge. ... Anne Enright reads from ‘‘The Gathering,’’ at 7 p.m., at Brookline Booksmith. ... Paul and Stephen Kendrick discuss ‘‘Douglass and Lincoln,’’ at 3 p.m., at Harvard Book Store, 1256 Mass. Ave., Cambridge. ... Lynne Cox discusses ‘‘Grayson,’’ at 7 p.m., at the Rockport Public Library, 17 School St., Rockport. ... Rich Merritt reads from ‘‘Code of Conduct,’’ at 7 p.m., at Calamus Bookstore, 92B South St. ... Anne Easter Smith reads from ‘‘Daughter of York,’’ at 7 p.m., at Jabberwocky Bookshop.
SATURDAY: Jeff Kinney discusses ‘‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules,’’ at 10 a.m., at Barnes & Noble, 270 Hartford Ave., Bellingham.

Events are subject to change.