Friday 7/10: Celebrate the paperback release of Caitlin Moran’s How to Build a Girl at the Swedish History Museum! Women & Children First hosts a reading, signing, and Q&A with Moran for the occasion. To attend, you can purchase any of Moran’s books or a $10 ticket. Doors open at 7 p.m.
Sophie Goldstein discusses The Oven at Quimby’s Bookstore, 7 p.m.
Saturday 7/11: Lori Rader-Day, Susanna Calkins, Kristen Kittscher, and Kate Hannigan comprise a panel to discuss Women (and Girls) of Mystery in Children’s and Adult Fiction. Seminary Co-op’s 57th Street Books, 12 p.m.
Sunday 7/12: Michael T. Fournier, Mike Faloon, and Rev. Norb read their work at Uncharted Books, 2 p.m.
Monday 7/13: Enjoy A Quiet Night In with the Mekons. Poetry Foundation, 7 p.m.
Tuesday 7/14: Following refreshments and a pre-concert discussion, Spektral Quartet performs in conjunction with readings of poetry by Russell Edson and Mark Strand. Poetry Foundation, 5:15 p.m.
July’s Sappho’s Salon starts at 7 p.m., Women & Children First.
Two Cookie Minimum turns five with an anniversary show at The Comfort Station. 8 p.m.
Wednesday 7/15: Hannah Gamble reads at the Art Institute’s Gallery 100 for Pop-up Poetry, a performance series inspired by Whistler and Roussel: Linked Visions. 12 p.m.
The Book Cellar welcomes David Berner (There’s a Hamster in the Dashboard), Robert Marovich (City Called Heaven), Josh K. Stevens (Scratch the Surface), and Jenny Milchman (As Night Falls) for Local Author Night. 7 p.m.
Thursday 7/16: Join Roxane Gay, Bonnie Jo Campbell, and April Lindala at Women & Children First for Here: Women Writing on Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. 7:30 p.m., but early arrival is suggested.