Boston area author readings Oct. 23-29
SUNDAY: Anne Sanow (“Triple Time”), William Giraldi (“Busy Monsters”), and Alma Katsu (“The Taker”) read at 3 p.m., at Fowler Library, 1322 Main St., West Concord … Katrina Avila Munichiello discusses “A Tea Reader,” at 3 p.m., at Concord Bookshop, 65 Main St., Concord.
MONDAY: Poets Jennifer Clarvoe and April Bernard read at 8 p.m., at the Cambridge Center for Adult Education, 56 Brattle St., Cambridge ($3) … David Gessner discusses “The Tarball Chronicles,” at 7 p.m., at Porter Square Books, 25 White St., Cambridge … Molly Naylor (“Whenever I Get Blown Up, I Think of You”) reads at 7 p.m., at Brookline Booksmith, Coolidge Corner … A panel discussion on “Life After Brain Injury” featuring Larry C. Kerpelman (“Pieces Missing”), Dixie Coskie (“Unthinkable”), and Janet Cromer (“Professor Cromer Learns to Read”) takes place at 7:30 p.m., at Emerson Hospital, Cheney Conference Room, 133 Old Road to Nine Acre Corner and Route 2, Concord.
TUESDAY: Stephen Greenblatt discusses “The Swerve,” at 7:30 p.m., at Concord Museum, Cambridge Tpke. … Tony Horwitz (“Midnight Rising”) speaks at 7 p.m., at Harvard Book Store, 1256 Mass. Ave., Cambridge … Ted Gup (“A Secret Gift”) speaks at 6 p.m., at Boston Public Library, Copley Square … Michael Schiavone (“Call Me When You Land”) and Michael Graves (“Dirty One”) read at 7 p.m., at Brookline Booksmith … Heidi Pitlor, Bret Anthony Johnston, and Allegra Goodman read from “The Best American Short Stories 2011,” at 7 p.m., at Porter Square Books … Poet Jennifer Martelli leads a discussion of Elizabeth Bishop’s “Geography III,” at 10:30 a.m., at Peabody Institute Library, 82 Main St., Peabody; to register, call 978-531-0100 x 10 or visit www.peabodylibrary.org.
WEDNESDAY: Maya Jasanoff discusses “Liberty’s Exiles,” at 7:30 p.m., at Concord Museum … Roberta Taylor discusses “The Couple’s Retirement Puzzle,” at 7 p.m., at Porter Square Books … Jeff Lindsay (“Double Dexter”) speaks at 6 p.m., at Coolidge Corner Theatre, Brookline ($5) … Jaclyn Friedman discusses “What You Really Really Want,” at 6 p.m., at the Brattle Theatre, 40 Brattle St., Cambridge; tickets ($5) available at harvard.com, Harvard Book Store, or by calling 617-661-1515 … Theoharis C. Theoharis leads a discussion of Dostoevsky’s “Crime and Punishment,” at 7:30 p.m., at Peabody Institute Library; to register, call 978-531-0100 x 10 or visit www.peabodylibrary.org … Kevin Weeks and Phyllis Karas discuss “Where’s Whitey,” at 7 p.m., at the North Shore Jewish Community Center, 4 Community Road, Marblehead.
THURSDAY: Sylvia Nasar (“Grand Pursuit: The Story of Economic Genius”) and economist Amartya Sen speak at 6 p.m., at Boston Public Library, Copley Square … Gish Jen (“World and Town”) speaks at 7 p.m., at Harvard Book Store … Jon Reiner discusses “The Man Who Couldn't Eat,” at 7 p.m., at Back Pages Books, 289 Moody St., Waltham … Lynne Barrett reads from “The Magpies,” at 7 p.m., at Porter Square Books … Jen and John Yates (“Wreck the Halls”) speak at 7 p.m., at Brookline Booksmith … “New Yorker” fiction editor Deborah Treisman discusses her work as an editor with writers Aleksandar Hemon and Hilton Als at 6:30 p.m., in the Collins Cinema, Wellesley College, Wellesley … Jarret Krosoczka reads from “Ollie the Purple Elephant,” at 4 p.m., at Wellesley Books, 82 Central St., Wellesley … Gilad Sharon discusses “Sharon: The Life of a Leader,” at 6:30 p.m., at C. Walsh Theater, Suffolk University, 55 Temple St. … Sean Wilentz (“Bob Dylan in America”) speaks at 7 p.m., at First Parish Church, 3 Church St., Cambridge … Chai Ling discusses “A Heart for Freedom,” at 7 p.m., at the Harvard Square Coop, Cambridge … Tom MacDonald (“The Charlestown Connection”) speaks at 7 p.m., at Millis Public Library, 25 Auburn Rd., Millis … Jeff Alt (“A Walk for Sunshine”) speaks at 6:30 p.m., at REI Boston, 401 Park Dr.; for reservations, visit http://www.rei.com/event/24409/session/30150.
FRIDAY: Maria Speck discusses “Ancient Grains for Modern Meals,” at 10:30 a.m., at Weston Public Library, 87 School St., Weston … “The Common” poets Daniel Tobin, Katia Kapovich, Philip Nikolayev and editor Jennifer Acker speak at 7 p.m., at Brookline Booksmith … Chris Van Allsburg with Lois Lowry and Roger Sutton discuss “The Chronicles of Harris Burdick,” at 6 p.m., at the Brattle Theatre, tickets ($5) available at harvard.com, Harvard Book Store, or by calling 617-661-1515 … Paula Butturini (“Keeping the Feast”) speaks at 2 p.m., at Dennis Public Library, 5 Hall St., Dennisport; for reservations, call 508-760-6219.
SATURDAY: John Galluzzo (“Half an Hour a Day on Foot”) speaks and leads a walk beginning at 11 a.m. at Tufts Library, 46 Broad St., Weymouth … Tom MacDonald (“The Charlestown Connection”) signs books from 1 to 3 p.m., at Barnes & Noble, 335 Russell St., Hadley ... Jeff Belanger ("The World's Most Haunted Places") speaks at 6:30 p.m., at Middleborough Public Library, 102 N. Main St., Middleborough ... Erica Ferencik signs "Repeaters," from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Paper Store, 435 Boston Post Road, Sudbury.
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