Thursday 3/19: PQ Monthly celebrates its March issue release with drinks for readers, contributors, and community members. Triangle Productions, 5 p.m., free.
George Byron Wright reads from his new novel on changing the worst parts of our pasts, In The Wake of Our Misdeed. Powell’s at Cedar Hills Crossing, 7 p.m., free.
Local author RJ Samuel gives readers a taste of all of her writing, and of Ireland, with a focus on her new book, A Place Somewhere. Another Read Through, 7 p.m., free.
Sarah Bowen Shea reads from her latest book, Tales from Another Mother Runner. Broadway Books, 7 p.m., free.
David Vann reads from his latest novel, Aquarium. Powell’s City of Books, 7:30 p.m., free.
Pushcart Prize-winner Smith Henderson reads from his popular first novel, Fourth of July Creek. Powell’s on Hawthorne, 7:30 p.m., free.
Friday 3/20: Sarah Manguso reads from her spare, meditative work and haunting account of mortality, Ongoingness. Powell’s City of Books, 7:30 p.m., free.
Saturday 3/21: Skip Horack, author of the new The Other Joseph, will be joined in conversation by Adam Johnson, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Orphan Master’s Son. Powell’s City of Books, 4 p.m., free.
Sunday 3/22: Afghan poet Somaya Ramesh and American poet/translator Farzana Marie will be on-hand to share their work from the anthology Load Poems Like Guns: Women’s Poetry from Herat, Afghanistan. Powell’s on Hawthorne, 4 p.m., free.
In 1974, Sy Safransky borrowed $50 to start The Sun. Today he shares his experiences running and publishing the paper in Many Alarm Clocks. Powell’s City of Books, 7:30 p.m., free.
Monday 3/23: Mary Doria Russell reads from her latest historical novel, Epitaph. Powell’s Books at Cedar Hills, 7 p.m., free.
Stephen Alter reads from his latest book, Becoming a Mountain, on his experiences recovering from a heinous attack by walking the Himalayas. Powell’s on Hawthorne, 7:30 p.m., free.
Tuesday 3/24: Salon Skid Row presents Jamalieh Haley, Walidah Imarisha, Jenny Forrester, Becca Yenser, and Cinema Obscura for their weekly reading. The Corner Bar, 7 p.m., free.
Wednesday 3/25: In Delicious Foods, James Hannaham tells the gripping story of three unforgettable characters: a mother, her son, and the drug that threatens to destroy them. Powell’s City of Books, 7:30 p.m., free.
