Thursday 10/13: Brian Doyle reads from his new short story collection, The Mighty Currawongs. Broadway Books, 7 p.m., free.
Colin Dickey takes readers through a road trip of the country’s scariest stops in his new book, Ghostland: An American History in Haunted Places. Powell’s Books on Hawthorne, 7:30 p.m., free.
Friday 10/14: Maurice Isserman reads from his latest book, Continental Divide: A History of American Mountaineering. Powell’s Books on Hawthorne, 7:30 p.m., free.
Alexander Weinstein reads from his new short story collection, Children of the New World. Powell’s City of Books, 7:30 p.m., free.
Saturday 10/15: Celebrate the release of James Gendron’s latest collection, Weirde Sister, with a night of readings, animation, and music. Xhurch, 6 p.m., $5–$7.
Sunday 10/16: Cathi Hanauer reads from her new book, The Bitch Is Back: Older, Wiser and (Getting) Happier, and is joined in conversation by Karen Karbo. Powell’s City of Books, 7:30 p.m., free.
Monday 10/17: Shawn Levy reads from Dolce Vita Confidential. Powell’s City of Books, 7:30 p.m., free.
Richard Wiley reads from his spellbinding latest work, Bob Stevenson. Powell’s on Hawthorne, 7:30 p.m., free.
Tuesday 10/18: Arn Strasser reads from his new poetry collection, To the Poet Listening. Broadway Books, 7 p.m., free.
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Geraldine Brooks reads from fifth novel, The Secret Chord. Powell’s City of Books, 7:30 p.m., free.
Wednesday 10/19: Robert Eringer reads from his new book, Motional Blur. Another Read Through, 7 p.m., free.
Kerry Cohen reads from her new memoir, Girl Trouble. Powell’s City of Books, 7:30 p.m., free.
Kait Heacock reads from her new collection, Siblings and Other Disappointments, and is joined in conversation by Kevin Sampsell, author of This is Between Us. Powell’s Books on Hawthorne, 7:30 p.m., free.
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