Boston area author visits, Nov. 16-22

By Judith Maas
SUNDAY: F.D. Reeve, Diana Der-Hovanessian, and Charles Phillips read at 3 p.m., at the Concord Poetry Center, 40 Stow St., Concord. ... Translator Craig Hill reads from ‘‘The Complete Fables of La Fontaine,’’ at 3 p.m., at Concord Bookshop, 65 Main St., Concord. ... Poet Elizabeth Alexander reads at 3 p.m., at Concord Free Library, 129 Main St., Concord. ... A tribute to poet Anne Sexton, featuring Victor Howes, Lois Ames, Robert Clawson, and Suzanne Berger, takes place at 2 p.m., at Forest Hills Cemetery, 95 Forest Hills Ave., Jamaica Plain ($9).

MONDAY: Sam Lubell discusses ‘‘London 2000+,’’ at 7 p.m., at the Harvard Square Coop, Cambridge. ... Frank McClelland discusses ‘‘Wine Mondays,’’ at 7 p.m., at Porter Square Books, 25 White St., Cambridge. ... Patrick Tracey discusses ‘‘Stalking Irish Madness,’’ at 7 p.m., at Brookline Booksmith, Coolidge Corner, Brookline. ... David Hackett Fischer discusses ‘‘Champlain’s Dream,’’ at 7 p.m., at Barnes & Noble, One Worcester Rd., Framingham. ... Andre Dubus III reads at 7 p.m., at Swampscott Public Library, 61 Burrill St., Swampscott.

TUESDAY: Paul Mariani discusses "Gerard Manley Hopkins," at 7:30 p.m., in Gasson 305, Boston College, Chestnut Hill. ... Niall Ferguson discusses ‘‘The Ascent of Money,’’ at 7 p.m., at Harvard Book Store, 1256 Mass. Ave., Cambridge. ... Allegra Goodman reads from ‘‘The Other Side of the Island,’’ at 7 p.m., at Porter Square Books. ... Henry Horenstein discusses ‘‘Animalia,’’ at 7 p.m., at Brookline Booksmith. ... Poet George Kalogeris and New England Poetry Club prizewinners read at 7 p.m., at Cambridge Public Library, Central Square, 45 Pearl St., Cambridge. ... Joseph E. Garland discusses ‘‘Unknown Soldiers,’’ at 7 p.m., at the Bookstore of Gloucester, 61 Main St., Gloucester. ... Maxwell Taylor Kennedy discusses ‘‘Danger’s Hour,’’ at 7 p.m., at Barnes & Noble, Framingham.

WEDNESDAY: Amitav Ghosh reads from ‘‘Sea of Poppies,’’ at 7 p.m., at Harvard Book Store. ... Poets Robert Johnson, Irene Koronas, and Sue Owen read at 7 p.m., at Pierre Menard Gallery, 10 Arrow St., Cambridge. ... Poets Margot Farrington and Robert Minhinnick read at 7 p.m., at Porter Square Books. ... Jim Shepard (‘‘Project X’’) reads at 6 p.m., at Barnes & Noble, Emerson College, 114 Boylston St. ... Carlo D’Este discusses ‘‘Warlord,’’ at 7 p.m., at Barnes & Noble, Boston University, Kenmore Square. ... Colin Sargent discusses ‘‘Museum of Human Beings,’’ at 7 p.m., at the Harvard Square Coop.

THURSDAY: E.O. Wilson, Bert Hölldobler, and Allan Coukell discuss ‘‘The Superorganism,’’ at 7 p.m., at First Parish Church, 3 Church St., Cambridge; for tickets ($5), call Harvard Book Store at 617-661-1515. ... Ben Ratliff and Ran Blake discuss ‘‘The Jazz Ear,’’ at 7 p.m., at Brookline Booksmith. ... Rick Moody (‘‘Right Livelihoods’’) and Wesley Stace (‘‘By George’’) read at 7 p.m., at Newtonville Books, 296 Walnut St., Newtonville. ... Michael Greenberg reads from ‘‘Hurry Down Sunshine,’’ at 7 p.m., at Porter Square Books. ... Ira Stoll discusses ‘‘Samuel Adams,’’ at 6 p.m., at the Boston Public Library, Copley Square. ... Eric Jerome Dickey reads from ‘‘Dying for Revenge,’’ at 6 p.m., at the Dudley Branch Library, 65 Warren St., Roxbury. ... Gail Fenske discusses ‘‘The Skyscraper and the City,’’ at 7 p.m., at Book Ends, 559 Main St., Winchester. ... Joseph Garland discusses ‘‘Unknown Soldiers,’’ at 7 p.m., at Jabberwocky Bookshop, 50 Water St., Newburyport. ... Stephen Puleo (‘‘The Boston Italians,’’ ‘‘Dark Tide’’) speaks at 7 p.m., at the Salt Water Club, 3 Fitzpatrick Way, Hull. ... Jon Lipsky discusses ‘‘Dreaming Together,’’ at 5 p.m., at Boston University, College of Fine Arts, 855 Comm. Ave.

FRIDAY: Anita Shreve reads from ‘‘Testimony,’’ at 7 p.m., at Porter Square Books. ... Robert J. Shiller discusses ‘‘The Subprime Solution,’’ at 3 p.m., at Harvard Book Store. ... Irene Pepperberg reads from ‘‘Alex and Me,’’ at 7 p.m., at Jabberwocky Bookshop, 50 Water St., Newburyport.

SATURDAY: Marie Coady signs ‘‘Woburn,’’ at 2 p.m., at Book Ends.

Events are subject to change.