Greater Boston author readings Jan. 13-19

SUNDAY: Juliette Fay (“The Shortest Way Home”) reads at 2 p.m. at Willow Books Cafe, 279 Great Rd., Acton … David Fedo (“Carrots and Other Poems”) reads at 2 p.m. at Bestsellers Cafe, 24 High St., Medford … Adam Mansbach (“Rage Is Back”) reads at 2 p.m. at Brookline Booksmith … Eve LaPlante (“Marmee Louisa: The Untold Story of Louisa May Alcott and her Mother”) reads at 3 p.m. at Hingham Public Library … Katherine Fast, Ruth McCarty, Leslie Wheeler, and B.B. Oak (“Best New England Crime Stories 2013: Blood Moon”) read at 3 p.m. at Concord Bookshop, 65 Main St., Concord

MONDAY: Al Gowan (“Shared Vision: The Second American Bauhaus”), Tom Marshall (“The First Black Tycoon”), and Russ Bubas (“Clowns and Capers”) read at 7 p.m. at Porter Square Books

TUESDAY: Nana Coslov and Tara Keppler (“Food For Thoughtful Parenting”) read at noon at Bestsellers Cafe, 24 High St., Medford … Leah Hager Cohen (“The Grief of Others”) reads at 6:30 p.m. at the South End Library, 685 Tremont St. … Anne Bernays (“Man on the Third Floor”) reads at 7 p.m. at Porter Square Books … Dr. Leana Wen and Dr. Joshua Kosowsky (“When Doctors Don’t Listen: How to Avoid Misdiagnoses and Unnecessary Tests”) read at 7 p.m. at Brookline Booksmith … Jody Daynard (“The Midwife’s Revolt”) reads at 7 p.m. at New England Mobile Book Fair, 82-84 Needham St., Newton Highlands … James Redfearn (“The Rising at Roxbury Crossing”) reads at 7 p.m. at the Waltham Public Library, 735 Main St., Waltham

WEDNESDAY: Christopher Kennedy Lawford (“Recover to Live: Kick Any Habit, Manage Any Addiction; Your Self-Treatment Guide to Alcohol, Drugs, Eating Disorders, Gambling, Hoarding, Smoking, Sex, and Porn”) reads at 6 p.m. at
the Brattle Theatre, 40 Brattle St., Cambridge ($5 tickets at http://www.harvard.com/event/christopher_kennedy_lawford/) … Jared Diamond (“The World Until Yesterday: What Can We Learn From Traditional Societies?”) reads at 7 p.m. at First Parish Church, 3 Church St., Cambridge … John Barylick (“Killer Show: The Station Nightclub Fire, America’s Deadliest Rock Concert”) reads at 7 p.m. at New England Mobile Book Fair, 82-84 Needham St., Newton Highlands … Benjamin Nugent (“Good Kids”) reads at 7 p.m. at Brookline Booksmith

THURSDAY: Matthew Guerrieri (“The First Four Notes: Beethoven’s Fifth and the Human Imagination”) reads at 6 p.m. in Rabb Lecture Hall, Boston Public Library, Copley … Eric Asimov (“How to Love Wine: A Memoir and Manifesto”) reads at 6 p.m. at Harvard Book Store … Magnus Flyte (“City of Dark Magic”) reads at 7 p.m. at Porter Square Books … Tom Fitzgerald (“Poor Richard’s Lament, A Most Timely Tale”) reads at 7 p.m. at Bestsellers Cafe, 24 High St., Medford … Larry Tye (“Superman: The High-Flying History of America’s Most Enduring Hero”) reads at 7:30 p.m. at Belmont Public Library … Dan Zevin (“Dan Gets a Minivan: Life at the Intersection of Dude and Dad”) reads at 7:30 p.m. at the Leventhal-Sidman Jewish Community Center, 333 Nahanton St., Newton

SATURDAY: Senator Scott Brown (“Against All Odds: My Life of Hardship, Fast Breaks and Second Chances”) and Howie Carr (“Hard Knocks”) read at 1p.m. at Book Ends, 559 Main St., Winchester … Jan David Blais (“Twentieth Century Limited”) reads at 2 p.m. at Bestsellers Cafe, 24 High St., Medford.

Announcements must arrive at boston.globe.bookings@gmail.com at least two weeks before event date. Events are subject to change.

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