BOOKS
The best local book events this week
Boston-area author events Sept. 28-Oct. 4
All author appearances are in person and free unless otherwise noted.
SUNDAY, SEPT. 28
Debbie Smith (“My John, I Was His Sunshine“), Arianne Nicks (“Sweets and Sycamores“), and Jane Henry (“Unrequited“) sign their books at 1 p.m. at Lovestruck Books. (Reservation is required.)
Curtis Sittenfeld (“Show, Don’t Tell“) discusses and signs her book at 4:30 p.m. at More Than Words. (Tickets are on a pay-what-you-can basis, $50 for admission and a pre-reading reception with Sittenfeld.)
MONDAY, SEPT. 29
Bill Janovitz (“The Cars: Let the Stories Be Told“) is in conversation with David Robinson, Greg Hawkes, and Oedipus about his new book at 7 p.m. at Berklee Performance Center, sponsored by Brookline Booksmith. (Tickets are $51.50 and include a signed copy of the book.)
Hank Phillippi Ryan (“All This Could Be Yours“) is in conversation with Elle Cosimano about her new book at 7 p.m. at Brookline Booksmith. (Registration is required.)
Tom Comitta (“People’s Choice Literature: The Most Wanted and Unwanted Novels and Patchwork“) is in conversation with Deidre Lynch at 7 p.m. at Harvard Book Store.
Alexandra Vasti (“Ladies in Hating”) is in conversation with Kate Canterbary to celebrate the release of her new novel at 7 p.m. at Lovestruck Books. (Tickets are $27.45 and include a copy of the book.)
Carol Verburg (“The Theatrical Adventures of Edward Gorey: Rare Drawings, Scripts, and Stories”) discusses her book at 7 p.m. at Olde Colonial Courthouse as part of the Tales of Cape Cod, sponsored by Titcomb’s Bookshop. (Tickets are $10 for members, $15 for non-members.)
TUESDAY, SEPT. 30
John Parra (“This Moment Is Special: A Día de Muertos Story“) reads his picture book at 10:15 a.m. at the Boston Public Library in East Boston and at 12:15 a.m. at the Boston Public Library in Hyde Park.
Carol Verburg (“The Theatrical Adventures of Edward Gorey: Rare Drawings, Scripts, and Stories”) discusses her book at 2 p.m. at Centerville Public Library, sponsored by Titcomb’s Bookshop. (Reservation is required.)
Elizabeth Tracy (“Mystery Driver: The Story of Alice Johnson and the First Soap Box Derby“) reads and signs her children’s book at 4 p.m. at Beacon Hill Books & Cafe. (Reservation is required.)
Christine Webb (“The Arrogant Ape: The Myth of Human Exceptionalism and Why It Matters“) discusses her new book at 6 p.m. at Harvard Science Center, sponsored by Harvard Book Store. (Reservation is required.)
Sara Nović (“True Biz”) discusses and signs her book at 6:30 p.m. at Watertown Free Public Library, sponsored by All She Wrote Books. (Registration is required.)
Samanta Schweblin (“Good and Evil and Other Stories“) is in conversation with Katie Henken Robinson about her new book at 7 p.m. at Brookline Booksmith. (Registration is required.)
Elizabeth Segran (“The Rocket Years“) is in conversation with Meredith Goldstein to give love advice live, with insights from her new book, at 7 p.m. at Lovestruck Books. (Tickets are $7.18, $35.98 for admission and a copy of the book.)
Allison Daminger (“What’s on Her Mind: The Mental Workload of Family Life”) is in conversation with Paige Connell to celebrate the release of her new book at 7 p.m. at Porter Square Books in Boston. (Reservation is required.)
Maya Arad (“Happy New Years“) is in conversation with Tova Mirvis about her book at 7 p.m. at Newtonville Books.
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 1
Tim Berners-Lee (“This Is for Everyone: The Unfinished Story of the World Wide Web“) is in conversation with Juan Enriquez about his new book at 6 p.m. at the Brattle Theatre, sponsored by Harvard Book Store. (Tickets are $12, $40 for admission and a copy of the book.)
Tourmaline (“MARSHA: The Joy & Defiance of Marsha P Johnson”) discusses her biography at 6 p.m. at JustBook-ish. (Reservation is required.)
Bora Chung (“Midnight Timetable: A Novel in Ghost Stories“) and translator Anton Hur are in conversation with Alexandra Kleeman at 7 p.m. virtually via Zoom for the Transnational Literature Series sponsored by Brookline Booksmith. (Reservation is required.)
Thea Riofrancos (“Extraction: The Frontiers of Green Capitalism“) is in conversation with Ben Tarnoff about her new book at 7 p.m. at Brookline Booksmith. (Reservation is required.)
Christopher C. Gorham (“Matisse at War: Art and Resistance in Nazi Occupied France“) is in conversation with Natalie Dykstra to celebrate the release of his new book at 7 p.m. at Harvard Book Store.
Corinne Low (“Having It All: What Data Tells Us About Women’s Lives and Getting the Most Out of Yours“) is in conversation with Emily Oster to celebrate the release of her new book at 7 p.m. at Porter Square Books in Boston. (Reservation is required.)
Margery Hutter Silver (“Light in Dark Spaces“) reads her poetry collection at 7 p.m. at Porter Square Books in Cambridge. (Reservation is required.)
Peter Brannen (“The Story of CO2 Is Everything: How Carbon Dioxide Made Our World“) discusses his new book at 7 p.m. at The Silver Unicorn Bookstore.
THURSDAY, OCT. 2
Michael Buckley (“The Weirdies“) discusses his new middle grade book at 6 p.m. at An Unlikely Story. (Tickets are $5, $15.93 for admission and a copy of the book.)
Allison King (“The Phoenix Pencil Company“) discusses her new book at 6:30 p.m. at Dedham Public Library, sponsored by Rozzie Bound Co-op.
Leanna Renee Hieber (“America’s Most Gothic: Haunted History Stranger than Fiction“) is in conversation with Christina Ciampa about her new book at 7 p.m. at All She Wrote Books. (Tickets are available on a pay-what-you-can basis, $31.88 for admission and a copy of the book.)
Nicholas Meyer (“Sherlock Holmes and the Real Thing”) is in conversation with Edwin Hill to celebrate the release of his new book at 7 p.m. at Brookline Booksmith. (Reservation is required.)
Taylor Grothe (“Hollow“) is in conversation with Erica Waters about their new book at 7 p.m. at Copper Dog Books. (Reservation is required.)
Walter Mosley (“Gray Dawn: An Easy Rawlins Mystery“) discusses his book at 7 p.m. at Harvard Book Store.
Victoria Redel (“I Am You”) is in conversation with Claire Messud about her book at 7 p.m. at Porter Square Books in Cambridge. (Reservation is required.)
FRIDAY, OCT. 3
Suzanne Uttaro Samuels (“Seeds of the Pomegranate”) discusses her debut novel at 6:30 p.m. at I Am Books.
Erin E. Stead and Philip C. Stead (“A Snow Day for Amos McGee“) read their picture book at 6:30 p.m. at An Unlikely Story.
Sasha Salzmann (“Glorious People“) is in conversation with William Pierce to discuss their new book at 7 p.m. at the Goethe-Institut Boston as part of the Transnational Literature Series sponsored by Brookline Booksmith. (Reservation is required.)
T. Kingfisher (“What Stalks the Deep“) celebrates the release of her new book at 7 p.m. at Brookline Booksmith. (Reservation is required.)
Christina J. Cross (“Inherited Inequality: Why Opportunity Gaps Persist between Black and White Youth Raised in Two-Parent Families“) is in conversation with Anthony Abraham Jack about her debut book at 7 p.m. at Harvard Book Store.
Ilana Masad (“Beings”) is in conversation with Matisse Dupont to celebrate the release of her new novel at 7 p.m. at Porter Square Books in Cambridge. (Reservation is required.)
SATURDAY, OCT. 4
Erin E. Stead and Philip C. Stead (“A Snow Day for Amos McGee“) read their picture book at 11 a.m. at The Silver Unicorn Bookstore.
Amanda Davis (“Sometimes Stormy: A Story about Finding Calm and Staying Safe When Someone You Love Drinks Too Much”) celebrates the release of her new picture book at 4 p.m. at JustBook-ish. (Reservation is required.)
Pam Vaughan (“Tenacious Won’t Give Up“) and Jamie Michalak (“Hazel the Handful“) read their picture books at 4 p.m. at An Unlikely Story. (Reservation is required.)
Rebecca Minor (“Raising Trans Kids: What to Expect When You Weren’t Expecting This”) reads and discusses her book at 7:30 p.m. at Connexion United Methodist Church, sponsored by All She Wrote Books. (Tickets are $5, $20.18 for admission and a copy of the book.)