TODAY
Jane Yolen (“Things to Say to a Dead Man: Poems’’) reads at 3 p.m., Back Pages Books, Waltham ($7.50 tickets at www.backpagesbooks.com, 781-209-0631) . . . Weekend Poetry Series, with comic poetry from five authors, at 3 p.m., Concord Free Public Library.
MONDAY
Poets Rosanna Warren and David Yezzi read at 8 p.m., Cambridge Center for Adult Education, Cambridge ($3).
TUESDAY
John McDonough, above, (“Inside National Health Reform’’) reads at 7 p.m., Brookline Booksmith.
WEDNESDAY
Saul Wisnia (“Fenway Park: The Centennial: 100 Years of Red Sox Baseball’’) reads at 7 p.m., Newtonville Books.
THURSDAY
Nell Irvin Painter (“The History of White People’’) speaks at 6 p.m., Boston Public Library, Copley Square . . . Ann Hood, Lynne Barrett, Colin Channer, Jon Clinch, and John Dufresne (“Blue Christmas’’) read at 7 p.m., Newtonville Books . . . Elaine Tammi and Karin A. Tammi (“Scallops: A New England Coastal Cookbook) read and give a demonstration at 7 p.m., Trident Booksellers Café, 338 Newbury St. . . . Sophie Blackall (“Missed Connections: Love, Lost Found’’) reads at 7 p.m., Brookline Booksmith
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