Boston area author visits, Jan. 18-24

By Judith Maas
WEDNESDAY: Anita Silvey reads from ‘‘I’ll Pass for Your Comrade,’’ at 7 p.m., at Porter Square Books, 25 White St., Cambridge. ... John Summers (‘‘Every Fury on Earth’’) and George Scialabba (‘‘What Are Intellectuals Good For?’’) speak at 7 p.m., at Brookline Booksmith, Coolidge Corner, Brookline. ... Nami Mun reads from ‘‘Miles From Nowhere,’’at 7 p.m., at Harvard Bookstore, 1256 Mass. Ave., Cambridge.
THURSDAY: Samuel Shem discusses ‘‘The Spirit of the Place,’’ at 7 p.m., at Porter Square Books. ... Gwen Ifill (‘‘The Breakthrough’’) speaks at 5:30 p.m., at the JFK Library, Columbia Point; for more information, call 617-514-1643 for visit www.jfklibrary.org. ... Christopher Monks (‘‘The Ultimate Game Guide to Your Life’’), Ben Greenman (‘‘Correspondences’’), and Dan Kennedy (‘‘Rock On!’’) speak at 7 p.m., at Brookline Booksmith. ... Paul Harding reads from ‘‘Tinkers,’’ at 7 p.m., at Newtonville Books, 296 Walnut St., Newtonville.
FRIDAY: Azar Nafisi discusses ‘‘Things I’ve Been Silent About,’’ at 7 p.m., at First Parish Church, 3 Church St., Harvard Square, Cambridge; for tickets ($5), call Harvard Bookstore at 617-661-1515.

Events are subject to change.