Boston area author visits, week of Oct. 12-18

By Judith Maas
SUNDAY: Newtonville Books, 296 Walnut St., Newtonville, holds its 10th-anniversary celebration beginning at noon, with Anita Diamant, Sue Miller, Alice Hoffman, and others.
MONDAY: Greg Melville discusses ‘‘Greasy Rider,’’ at 7 p.m., at Harvard Book Store, 1256 Mass. Ave., Cambridge. ... Kim Fellner discusses ‘‘Wrestling With Starbucks,’’ at 7 p.m., at the Harvard Square Coop, Cambridge.
TUESDAY: Writers for Obama, inluding Sue Miller, Robert Pinsky, Anita Diamant, Jennifer Haigh, Stephen McCauley, and Steve Almond, read from 7 to 9:30 p.m., at The Precinct, 70 Union Square, Somerville; proceeds from tickets ($20) go to Obama/Biden campaign. ... Poet Rosanna Warren (‘‘Fables of the Self’’) reads at 7 p.m., at Barnes & Noble, Boston University, Kenmore Square. ... Dusty Smith (‘‘Key Grip’’), Penelope Robinson (‘‘Slippery Men’’), and Richard Hoffman (‘‘Gold Star Road’’) read at 7 p.m., at Porter Square Books, 25 White St., Cambridge. ... Jonathan Carroll reads from ‘‘The Ghost in Love,’’ at 7 p.m., at Harvard Book Store. ... William Conescu (‘‘Being Written’’) and Diana Spechler (‘‘Who by Fire’’) read at 7 p.m., at Brookline Booksmith, Coolidge Corner, Brookline. ... Graeme Base reads from ‘‘Enigma,’’ at 6 p.m., at Wellesley Booksmith, 82 Central St., Wellesley. ... Alvin Feltzenberg discusses ‘‘The Leaders We Deserved,’’ at 7 p.m., at the Harvard Square Coop.
WEDNESDAY: Roy Blount Jr. (‘‘Alphabet Juice’’) speaks at 7:30 p.m., at Emerson Umbrella, 40 Stow St., Concord. ... Mark Danner, Michael Tomasky, Peter Galbraith, and Frances Fitzgerald discuss the presidential election at 7 p.m., at the Brattle Theare, 40 Brattle St., Cambridge; for tickets ($10), call Harvard Book Store, at 617-661-1515. ... Daniel Levitin discusses ‘‘The World in Six Songs,’’ at 7 p.m., at Brookline Booksmith. ... Graeme Base (‘‘Enigma’’) and Stephanie McPhee (‘‘Free Range Knitter’’) speak at 9:30 a.m. and 7 p.m., respectively, at Porter Square Books. ... David Moore discusses ‘‘The Opinion Makers,’’ at 7:30 p.m., at First Parish Church, 3 Church St., Harvard Square, Cambridge. ... Alan Dershowitz discusses ‘‘The Case Against Israel’s Enemies,’’ at 7:30 p.m., at the Harvard Square Coop. ... Poets John Amen, Kevin Gallagher, and Glenn Sheldon read at 7 p.m., at Pierre Menard Gallery, 10 Arrow St., Cambridge. ... William Tapply discusses ‘‘Hell Bent,’’ at 7 p.m., at Rockport Public Library, 17 School St., Rockport. ... Erica Ferencik reads from ‘‘Cracks in the Foundation,’’ at 7:30 p.m., at Wellesley Booksmith; reception at 7. ... Children’s author Laurie Keller speaks at 4 p.m., at Book Ends, 559 Main St., Winchester.
THURSDAY: Robert Richardson discusses ‘‘Emerson,’’ at 7 p.m., at First Parish, 20 Lexington Rd., Concord. ... Russell Shorto discusses ‘‘Descartes’ Bones,’’ at 7 p.m., at Harvard Book Store. ... Clayton Eshelman discusses ‘‘Grindstone of Rapport,’’ at 7 p.m., at Brookline Booksmith. ... Sheila Brass and Marilyn Brass discuss ‘‘Heirloom Cooking With the Brass Sisters,’’ at 7 p.m., at Porter Square Books. ... Phil Fragasso discusses ‘‘Marketing for Rainmakers,’’ at 7 p.m., at Wellesley Booksmith. ... John Elder Robison discusses ‘‘Look Me in the Eye,’’ at 7 p.m., at Barnes & Noble, Boston University. ... J. Kevin Sheehan discusses ‘‘A Leader Becomes a Leader,’’ at 7 p.m., at the Harvard Square Coop. ... Lev Grossman (‘‘Codex’’) and Sophie Gee (‘‘The Scandal of the Season’’) read at 7 p.m., at Newtonville Books. ... Children’s author Laurie Keller speaks at 4 p.m., at Wellesley Booksmith.
FRIDAY: Dennis Lehane reads from ‘‘The Given Day,’’ at 7 p.m., at First Parish Church, Cambridge; for tickets ($5), call Harvard Book Store, at 617-661-1515. ... Robert Richardson discusses ‘‘William James,’’ at 6 p.m., at Concord Public Library, 129 Main St., Concord. ... Julia Glass reads from ‘‘I See You Everywhere,’’ at 7 p.m., at Porter Square Books. ... Mark A. Noll discusses ‘‘God and Race in American Politics,’’ at 3 p.m., at Harvard Book Store. ... John and Hank Green read from ‘‘Paper Towns,’’ at 6:30 p.m., at Cambridge Public Library, Central Square, 45 Pearl St., Cambridge. ... Tess Gerritsen reads from ‘‘The Keepsake,’’ at 7 p.m., at Jabberwocky Bookshop, 50 Water St., Newburyport.
SATURDAY: Daniel Boyne signs ‘‘Kelly’’ and other works, from 3 to 5 p.m., at the Harvard Square Coop.

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