Sunday 7/12: Claudia Cortese, Alice B. Fogel, Chris Slaughter, and Jason Takayuki Ueda join the Cross Poetry series. WORD Jersey City, 5:30 p.m., free.
Monday 7/13: Will Chancellor, Megan Mayhew Bergman, Karolina Waclawiak, J. Robert Lennon, and Mira Jacob join the Franklin Park Reading Series. Chancellor’s A Brave Man Seven Storeys Tall follows an Olympian on an epic journey after the end of his athletic career. Mira Jacob is the co-founder of Pete’s Reading Series, and her debut novel The Sleepwalker’s Guide to Dancing is a multi-generational family drama spanning 1970s India to dotcom era Seattle. Franklin Park, 8 p.m., free.
Natalie Eilbert, Camoghne Felix, Ross Gay, and Patrick Rosal join the Beneath the Bridge series, hosted by Angel Nafis and Greenlight Bookstore. Brooklyn Bridge Park, 7 p.m., free.
Brenda Copeland, Emily Graff, Anya Lichtenstein, and Maya Ziv, editors, will discuss the ins-and-outs of publishing, hosted by Julia Fierro, author of Cutting Teeth. BookCourt, 7 p.m., free.
Tuesday 7/14: Joshua Cohen reads Book of Numbers. Book Culture, 7 p.m., free.
Laura Pritchett launches Red Lightning and talks about the novel with Joanna Hershon. Powerhouse Arena, 7 p.m., free.
Edan Lepucki, author of California talks with Mira Jacob. Greenlight Bookstore, 7:30 p.m., free.
Wednesday 7/15: Jami Attenberg discusses Saint Mazie with Susannah Cahalan. WORD Jersy City, 7:30 p.m., free.
Don Winslow and Sarah Weinman discuss Winslow’s new novel The Cartel about a DEA agent in 2004. BookCourt, 7 p.m., free.
Nicole Kear talks about her memoir Now I See You about her imminent loss of sight with Julia Fierro. Community Bookstore, 7 p.m., free.
Angela Flournoy discusses her debut novel The Turner House with Tayari Jones. B&N 82nd Street, 7 p.m., free.
Annie Liontas and Dana Spiotta discuss Let Me Explain You, Lionatas’s debut novel about a Greek family. The Strand, 7 p.m., $15.
Thursday 7/16: Liana Maeby and Kevin Seccia discuss South on Highland, Maeby’s novel about a young screenwriter. Powerhouse Arena, 7 p.m., free.
Kate Bolick and Kent Russell join Pete’s Reading Series. Pete’s Candy Store, 7:30 p.m., free.
Friday 7/17: Chia-Lun Chang, Cheryl Clarke, Aimee Herman, Martha King, Corinne Schneider, C.F. Sibley, and Anastacia Tolbert celebrate the launch of the latest issue of Bone Bouqet. Berl’s Poetry, 7 p.m., free.
