Greater Boston author readings Oct. 26-Nov. 1

SUNDAY

Paul Czajak (“Monster Needs a Costume”) reads at 1 p.m. at Book Ends, 559 Main St., Winchester … Mark Flanagan and Caroline Flanagan (”Jobs, Jobs, Jobs: Sing Song Rhymes for Kids”) read at 1 p.m. at Tatnuck Bookseller, 18 Lyman St., Westborough … Chris Raschka (“Alphabetabum”) reads at 2 p.m. at Brookline Booksmith … Gregory Flemming (“At the Point of a Cutlass”) reads at 2 p.m. at Needham Free Public Library, 1139 Highland Ave., Needham … Ellen Stimson (“Good Grief: Life in a Tiny Vermont Village”) reads at 3 p.m. at Concord Bookshop, 65 Main St., Concord

MONDAY

Paul Czajak (“Monster Needs a Costume”) reads at 10:30 a.m. at Blue Bunny Books, 577 High St., Dedham … Nathalie Handal (“Love and Strange Horses”) and Robin Robertson (“Sailing the Forest”) read at 4:30 p.m. at Wellesley College, Newhouse Center for the Humanities, 106 Central St., Wellesley … Bryan Stevenson (“Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption”) reads at 6 p.m. in the Commonwealth Salon, Boston Public Library, 700 Boylston St. … Jeremy Sewell (“The New England Kitchen: Fresh Takes on Seasonal Recipes”) reads at 7 p.m. at Harvard Book Store … Steven P. Marini (“Calculation”) reads at 6 p.m. at the Hearth Kettle, 151 Main St., Weymouth … Kate Flora (“Death Dealer”) and Hank Phillippi Ryan (“Truth Be Told”) read at 7 p.m. at Porter Square Books … John Byrne Cooke (“On The Road With Janis Joplin”) reads at 7 p.m. at the Harvard Coop … Thomas Page McBee (“Man Alive”) reads at 7 p.m. at Brookline Booksmith

TUESDAY

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Cheryl Strayed (“Wild”) speaks at 12 noon at Hynes Convention Center, Boston ($175 ticket includes luncheon, supports Rosie’s Place, at www.rosiesplace.org/fwsb) … Lissa Warren (“The Good Luck Cat: How a Cat Saved a Family, and a Family Saved a Cat”) reads at 7 p.m. at the Harvard Coop … Alan Wolfe (“At Home in Exile: Why Diaspora Is Good for the Jews”) reads at 7 p.m. at Harvard Book Store …Eimear McBride (“A Girl Is a Half-Formed Thing”) in conversation with Madeline Miller (“Song of Achilles”) at 7 p.m. at Porter Square Books

WEDNESDAY

David Kalis (“Vodka Shot, Pickle Chaser”) reads at 10 a.m. at Leventhal-Sidman JCC, 333 Nahanton St., Newton… Paul Czajak (“Monster Needs a Costume”) reads at 2 p.m. at Wellesley Books, 82 Central St., Wellesley (rsvp to 781-431-1160) … Maxim D. Shrayer (“Leaving Russia: A Jewish Story”) reads at 4:15 p.m. at the Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies, CGIS South Bldg., 1730 Cambridge St., Cambridge … Dee Morris (”Boston in the Golden Age of Spiritualism”) reads at 5:30 p.m. at Grace Episcopal Church, 160 High St., Medford … Alan Doyle (“Where I Belong”) reads at 6 p.m. at the Brattle Theatre, 40 Brattle St., Cambridge ($5 tickets at http://www.harvard.com/event/alan_doyle/) … George Packer (“The Unwinding: An Inner History of the New America”) reads at 7 p.m. in the second-floor amphitheater of Lesley’s University Hall, 1815 Mass. Ave., Cambridge … Jim Gaffigan (“Food: A Love Story”) reads and performs at 7 p.m. and 9:55 p.m. at the Wilbur Theater, 246 Tremont St., Boston (tickets include standup performance and signed book, at http://thewilbur.com/artist/jim_gaffigan/) … Joshua Mehigan (“Accepting the Disaster”) reads at 7 p.m. at Porter Square Books … Laura Silver (“Knish: In Search of the Jewish Food Soul”) reads at 7 p.m. at Gordon’s Fine Wine and Liquors, 894 Main St., Waltham ($23 tickets include food and drink samples, at https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/pe/9943694) …Steve Almond (“Against Football”) and Keith Donohue (“The Boy Who Drew Monsters”) read at 7 p.m. at Newtonville Books … Amy Poehler (“Yes Please”) in conversation with Kathy Dalton at 8 p.m. at Back Bay Events Center, 180 Berkeley St., Boston ($40 tickets include book, at http://www.harvard.com/event/amy_poehler/)

THURSDAY

Andrea Davis Pinkney (“Martin Mahalia: His Words, Her Song”) reads at 7 p.m. at Lesley University’s Marran Theater, 34 Mellen St., Cambridge … Dave Zeltserman (“The Boy Who Killed Demons”) reads at 7 p.m. at the Harvard Coop … Val Wang (“Beijing Bastard: Into the Wilds of a Changing China”) reads at 7 p.m. at Harvard Book Store … Carol Berg (“Ophelia Unravelling”), Steven Edwards (“Breaking Into the Backcountry”), Anna V.Q. Ross (“If a Storm”), Stephen Tapscott (Pablo Neruda’s “100 Love Sonnets”), and Linda K. Wertheimer (“Faith Ed”) read at 7 p.m. at Back Pages Books, 289 Moody St., Waltham …Jac Jemc (“A Different Bed Every Time”) and Sarah Anne Johnson (“The Lightkeeper’s Wife”) read at 7 p.m. at Newtonville Books … Daniel Drezner (“Theories of International Politics and Zombies: Revived Edition”) reads at 7 p.m. at Porter Square Books … Jessica Keener (“Women in Bed”), Julie Wu (“The Third Son”), Hank Phillippi Ryan (“Truth Be Told”), and Askold Melnyczuk (“Smedley’s Secret Guide to World Literature”) read at 7 p.m. at Brookline Booksmith

FRIDAY

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Events are subject to change. A full listing of events is available online at www.bostonglobe. com/arts/books

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