Greater Boston author readings Nov. 20-27


TODAY Boston Jewish Book Fair Festival: Diana Henriques (“The Wizard of Lies – Bernie Madoff and the Death of Trust’’) and Hank Phillippi Ryan at 11 a.m.; Joseph Finder (“Buried Secrets’’), Leonard Rosen (“All Cry Chaos’’) and Douglas Starr (“The Killer of Little Shepherds’’) discuss thriller novels, with James Fox at 1 p.m.; Adam Schwartz (“A Stranger on the Planet’’), Robert Strauss (“Daddy’s Little Goalie’’), Stuart Hecht (“Transposing Broadway: Jews, Assimilation, and the American Musical), Judy Gelman and Peter Zheutlin (“The Unofficial Mad Men Cookbook’’) speak at 2:30 p.m.; Jane Kohuth (“Estie the Mensch’’) at 4 p.m. at the Leventhal-Sidman Jewish Community Center, Newton. Tickets and reservations at 617-965-5226 or boxoffice@jccgb.org . . . Lisa Olstein reads her poetry at 3 p.m. at the Concord Free Public Library . . . James Egan (“John Waters Interviews’’) reads at 5 p.m. at the Harvard Square Coop, Cambridge.

MONDAY Poets Richard Hoffman and John Hodgen read at 8 p.m. at the Cambridge Center for Adult Education, 56 Brattle St., Cambridge ($3) . . . Donna Halper (“Boston Radio’’) speaks at 7 p.m. at Tufts Library, 46 Broad St., Weymouth . . . Ashley Davis Bush (“Shortcuts to Inner Peace’’) reads at 7 p.m. at the Harvard Square Coop . . . Roland Merullo (“Revere Beach Elegy: A Memoir of Home and Beyond’’) speaks at 6:30 p.m. at the East Boston Branch of the BPL, 276 Meridian St.

TUESDAY Thomas Cooper (“Fast Media, Media Fast’’) reads at 7:30 p.m. at the Harvard Square Coop.

FRIDAY Arthur Rowse (“Amglish, in Like, Ten Easy Lessons’’) speaks at 7 p.m. at the Harvard Square Coop.

SATURDAY Sara Hoagland Hunter (“The Lighthouse Santa’’) reads at 3:30 p.m. at Westwinds Bookshop, Duxbury . . . Maurita Corcoran (“A House Interrupted: A Wife’s Story of Recovering from Her Husband’s Sex Addiction’’) reads at 1 p.m., Danielle Joseph (“Pure Red’’) reads at 2 p.m., Jacqueline Davies (“The Lemonade War,’’ “The Lemonade Crime,’’ and “House Takes a Vacation’’) reads at 3 p.m., at Wellesley High School, Rooms 206 and 208; signings and discussion to follow.

Announcements must arrive at boston.globe.bookings@ gmail.com at least two weeks before publication date.

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