Boston area author visits, Jan. 11-17

By Judith Maas
SUNDAY: Ted Sorensen (‘‘Counselor’’) and Ted Widmer (‘‘The Ark of Liberties’’) speak at 2 p.m., at the JFK Library, Columbia Point; for more information, call 617-514-1643 or visit www.jfklibrary.org. ... Hallie Ephron discusses ‘‘Never Tell a Lie,’’ at 2 p.m., at Newtonville Books, 296 Walnut St., Newtonville. ... Andrew Bacevich discusses ‘‘The Limits of Power,’’ at 2 p.m., at Rockport Public Library, School St. and Broadway, Rockport; for reservations, call 978-546-6934. ... Terry Golson reads from her children’s book, ‘‘Tillie Lays an Egg,’’ at 3 p.m., at Concord Bookshop, 65 Main St., Concord. ... Jami Brandli and Tony Eprile read at 6:30 p.m., at Lesley University, Marran Theater, 47 Oxford St., Cambridge.

MONDAY: Wayne Brown and Rachel Manley read at 6:30 p.m., at Lesley University, Marran Theater.

TUESDAY: Janice Y.K. Lee reads from ‘‘The Piano Teacher,’’ at 7 p.m., at Harvard Bookstore, 1256 Mass. Ave., Cambridge. ... Elizabeth Hess reads from ‘‘Nim Chimpsky,’’ at 7 p.m., at Porter Square Books, 25 White St., Cambridge. ... Temple Grandin discusses ‘‘Animals Make Us Human,’’ at 7 p.m., at Brookline Booksmith, Coolidge Corner, Brookline. ... Chris Tatevosian discusses ‘‘Life Interrupted,’’ at 7 p.m., at Barnes & Noble, One Worcester Rd., Framingham.

WEDNESDAY: Jane Kamensky and Jill Lepore read from ‘‘Blindspot,’’ at 7 p.m., at Harvard Bookstore. ... Gareth Cook and Jerome Groopman read from ‘‘The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2008,’’ at 7 p.m., at Brookline Booksmith, Coolidge Corner, Brookline. ... Loretta Napoleoni discusses ‘‘Rogue Economics,’’ at 7:30 p.m., at First Parish Church, 3 Church St., Harvard Square, Cambridge. ... Elizabeth McCracken and Afaa Michael Weaver read at 6:30 p.m., at Lesley University, Marran Theater. ... Hallie Ephron reads from ‘‘Never Tell a Lie,’’ at 7 p.m., at Wellesley Free Library, 530 Washington St., Wellesley.

THURSDAY: Molly Gloss reads from ‘‘The Hearts of Horses,’’ at 7 p.m., at Porter Square Books. ... The Carpenter Poets read at 6:30 p.m., at the Omni-Parker House, 60 School St. ... Wafaa Bilal discusses ‘‘Shoot an Iraqi,’’ at 7 p.m., at Brookline Booksmith. ... Michael Connelly discusses ‘‘Rebound!,’’ at 7 p.m., at Barnes & Noble, Framingham. ... Scott Kirsner discusses ‘‘Inventing the Movies,’’ at 7:30 p.m., at Concord Free Library, 129 Main St., Concord. ... Lesley University MFA students read at 6:30 p.m., at Lesley University, Marran Theater.

FRIDAY: Lesley University MFA students read at 6:30 p.m., at Lesley University, Marran Theater.

SATURDAY: Julian Houston discusses ‘‘New Boy,’’ at 10 a.m., at First Parish Unitarian Church, Cohasset Common, Cohasset.

Events are subject to change.