Thursday 3/24: Join the Marilyn Buck Abolitionist Collective for a night of inspirational reading and discussion. Selected work from Marilyn Buck will be read by members, followed by a Q&A and discussion. Mother Foucault’s Bookshop, 7 p.m., free.
Celebrate the launch of local author Francesca Varela’s new book, Listen, with a live reading and signing. Another Read Through, 7 p.m., free.
Ann Neumann reads from her memoir, The Good Death: An Exploration of Dying in America. Powell’s on Hawthorne, 7:30 p.m., free.
Friday 3/25: Barry Gifford portrays the lives of famous writers in imaginary vulnerable moments in his new book, Writers, and is joined in conversation by Willy Vlautin afterwards. Powell’s City of Books, 7:30 p.m., free.
Monday 3/28: If Not For Kidnap welcomes James Shea, Sara Sutter, and Jessica Johnson for this month’s reading. Ristretto Roasters, 7:30 p.m., free.
Garth Greenwell, Idra Novey, and Jonathan Lee read from their respective spanking new novels, followed up by a live conversation with Lidia Yuknavitch. Powell’s City of Books, 7:30 p.m., free.
Tuesday 3/29: Salon Skid Row presents Wendy Bourgeois, Patrick Rogers, Wendy Noonan, Daneen Bergland, and Regina Godfrey for this week’s reading. The Corner Bar, 7 p.m., free.
Celebrate the publication of the Spring 2016 issue of Windfall with a reading featuring the editors of Windfall, Michael McDowell and Bill Siverly, as well as the following contributors to the current issue: Margaret Chula, Tim Gillespie, David Hedges, Patty McLean, and Donna Prinzmetal. Broadway Books, 7 p.m., free.
Wednesday 3/30: Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney reads from her new book, The Nest, and is joined in conversation by Peter Ames Carlin, author of Bruce. Powell’s City of Books, 7:30 p.m., free.
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