Boston area author visits, July 5-11

By Judith Maas

MONDAY: Joey Kramer signs “Hit Hard,” at 7 p.m., at Brookline Booksmith, Coolidge Corner, Brookline … Short story writer Pamela Painter and artist Robert Henry speak at 7 p.m., at the Fine Arts Work Center, 24 Pearl St., Provincetown.

TUESDAY: Poet Brandon Scott Gorrell and Tao Lin (“Bed”) read at 7 p.m., at Brookline Booksmith, Coolidge Corner, Brookline … Brian MacQuarrie reads from “The Ride,” at 7 p.m., at Porter Square Books, 25 White St., Cambridge … John Stauffer and Sally Jenkins discuss “The State of Jones,” at 7 p.m., at Harvard Book Store, 1256 Mass. Ave., Cambridge … Poet Daisy Fried and artist Vicky Tomayko speak at 7 p.m., at the Fine Arts Work Center.

WEDNESDAY: Jane Green reads from “Dune Road,” at 7 p.m., at Brookline Booksmith … Delia Sherman reads from “The Magic Mirror of the Mermaid Queen,” at 7 p.m., at Porter Square Books … Ron Currie reads from “Everything Matters!,” at 7 p.m., at Harvard Book Store … Joey Kramer signs “Hit Hard,” at 1 p.m., at Borders Downtown Crossing, 10-24 School St. … Poet Michael Klein reads at 7 p.m., at the Fine Arts Work Center.

THURSDAY: Colum McCann discusses “Let the Great World Spin,” at 7 p.m., at Harvard Book Store … David Roberts discusses “The Last of His Kind,” at 7 p.m., at Porter Square Books … Jennifer Haigh (“The Condition”) and Amy Hempel (“Collected Stories”) read at 7 p.m., at Newtonville Books, 296 Walnut St., Newtonville.

FRIDAY: Cecilia Rodriguez Milanes, Dave Reidy, and others read at 8 p.m., at Out of the Blue Gallery, 106 Prospect St., Cambridge; barbecue at 6 p.m., music at 7 p.m.

SATURDAY: Romance authors Hannah Howell, J.M. Griffin, Maureen Fisher, and Leeann Burke sign their work from 1 to 3 p.m., at Annie’s Book Stop, 362 S. Main St., Sharon … Poet and novelist Jill Bialosky and poet Thom Ward read at 7 p.m., at the Fine Arts Work Center.

Events are subject to change.

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