Boston area author visits, Sept. 28 - Oct. 4

By Judith Maas
SUNDAY: Ploughshares contributors and editors read at 2 p.m., at Newtonville Books, 296 Walnut St., Newtonville. ... Poets Richard Hoffman and Vera Kroms read at 3 p.m., at the Concord Poetry Center, 40 Stow St., Concord. ... Bethany Groff discusses ‘‘Old Newbury,’’ at 3 p.m., at the Book Rack, 52 State St., Newburyport.
TOMORROW: Matt Weiland, Alison Bechdel, Tony Horwitz, and others discuss ‘‘State by State,’’ at 7 p.m., at the Brattle Theatre, 40 Brattle St., Cambridge (film screening also featured); for tickets ($10), call Harvard Book Store at 617-661-1515.
TUESDAY: Laurence J. Kotlikoff discusses ‘‘Spend ’til the End,’’ at 7 p.m., at Barnes & Noble, Boston University, Kenmore Square. ... Poet William Corbett reads at 7 p.m., at Harvard Book Store.
WEDNESDAY: D.A. Hayden and Michael Wilder discuss ‘‘From B.A. to Payday,’’ at 7 p.m., at Wellesley Booksmith, 82 Central St., Wellesley. ... Thomas Frank discusses ‘‘The Wrecking Crew,’’ at 6 p.m., at the Brattle Theatre; for tickets ($5), call Harvard Book Store at 617-661-1515. ... Laurence Tribe discusses ‘‘The Invisible Constitution,’’ at 6 p.m., at the Boston Public Library, Copley Square. ... Poets Henry Braun and Lee Sharkey read at 7 p.m., at Porter Square Books. ... Sybille Barrasso discusses ‘‘Dark Waters,’’ at 7 p.m., at Barnes & Noble, 1 Worcester Rd., Framingham.
THURSDAY: Jennifer Haigh reads from ‘‘The Condition,’’ at 7 p.m., at Wellesley Booksmith. ... James Traub and Jonathan Mahler discuss ‘‘The Freedom Agenda’’ and ‘‘The Challenge,’’ at 7 p.m., at Harvard Book Store, 1256 Mass. Ave., Cambridge. ... David Shannon reads from ‘‘Too Many Toys,’’ at 10 a.m., and Monica Ferrell reads from ‘‘The Answer Is Always Yes,’’ at 7 p.m., at Porter Square Books. ... Christopher Klein discusses ‘‘Discovering the Boston Harbor Islands,’’ at 7 p.m., at Hingham Public Library, 66 Leavitt St., Hingham. ... Lynda Barry discusses ‘‘What It Is,’’ at 7 p.m., at Brookline Booksmith, Coolidge Corner, Brookline. ... Mystery authors Dana Cameron, Frankie Y. Bailey, and Leslie Meier speak at 7 p.m., at Flint Memorial Library, 147 Park St., N. Reading. ... Mystery authors Gary Braver, Hank Phillippi Ryan, Linda Barnes, and Roberta Isleib speak at 7 p.m., at Newtonville Books. ... Stona Fitch reads from ‘‘Give and Take,’’ at 7 p.m., at Concord Bookshop, 65 Main St., Concord. ... Joan Wickersham discusses ‘‘The Suicide Index,’’ at 7 p.m., at Swampscott Public Library, 61 Burrill St., Swampscott.
FRIDAY: Adam Stumacher, George Wallace, and Jason Eisenberg read at 8 p.m., at Out of the Blue Gallery, 106 Prospect St., Cambridge. ... Joseph Delaney reads from ‘‘The Last Apprentice Book 5,’’ at 4 p.m., and David Shannon reads from ‘‘Too Many Toys,’’ at 6:30 p.m., at Wellesley Booksmith. ... Roger Martin discusses ‘‘Racing Odysseus,’’ at 3 p.m., and Kelly Link reads from ‘‘Pretty Monsters,’’ at 7 p.m., at Harvard Book Store. ... Jack Ferraiolo reads from ‘‘The Big Splash,’’ at 7 p.m., at Jabberwocky Bookshop, 50 Water St., Newburyport.
SATURDAY: Howard Whitehouse discusses ‘‘The Faceless Fiend,’’ at 1 p.m., at Rockport Public Library, 17 School St., Rockport. ... Ann Littlewood signs ‘‘Night Kill,’’ from 4 to 5 p.m., at Kate’s Mystery Books, 2211 Mass. Ave., Cambridge.

Events are subject to change.