Boston area author visits, Aug. 2-8

By Judith Maas
MONDAY: Lydia Peelle reads from ‘‘Reasons for and Advantages of Breathing,’’ 7 p.m., Brookline Booksmith, Coolidge Corner, Brookline ... Poet Ralph Angel, novelist Colum McCann, and artist Peik Larsen speak, 7 p.m., Fine Arts Work Center, 24 Pearl St., Provincetown.
TUESDAY: Anthony Flint discusses ‘‘Wrestling with Moses,’’ 7 p.m., Porter Square Books, 25 White St., Cambridge ... Charlies P. Pierce reads from ‘‘Idiot America,’’ 5:30 p.m., Stellina Restaurant, 47 Main St., Watertown ... Efrem Sigel reads from ‘‘The Disappearance,’’ 7 p.m., Brookline Booksmith ... David Roberts discusses ‘‘Last of His Kind,’’ 1 p.m., Borders Downtown Crossing, 10-24 School St. ... Poet Alan Shapiro and artist Roberto Juarez speak, 7 p.m., Fine Arts Work Center.
WEDNESDAY: Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson (‘‘The Winds of Dune’’) speak, 6 p.m., Boston Public Library, Copley Square ... Jessica Shattuck reads from ‘‘Perfect Life,’’ 7 p.m., Harvard Book Store, 1256 Mass. Ave., Cambridge ... Author Elana Greenfield and artists Alex Webb and Rebecca Norris Webb speak, 7 p.m., Fine Arts Work Center.
THURSDAY: Richard Russo reads from ‘‘That Old Cape Magic,’’ 7 p.m., Porter Square Books ... Jack Murnighan discusses ‘‘Beowulf on the Beach,’’ 7 p.m., at Brookline Booksmith.
FRIDAY: Savannah Schroll Guz, Barry Graham, Elizabeth Szewczyk, and Timothy Gager read, 8 p.m., Out of the Blue Gallery, 106 Prospect St., Cambridge.

Events are subject to change.