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Greater Boston author readings week of Aug. 19-25 
 

SUNDAY

Keith O’Brien (“Fly Girls: How Five Daring Women Defied All Odds and Made Aviation History’’) reads at 2 p.m. at Silver Unicorn Bookstore, 12 Spruce St., Acton, Amelia Brunskill (“The Window’’), Dana Mele (“People Like Us’’), Erin Callahan (“The Art of Escaping’’), and Lyndsay Ely (“Gunslinger Girl’’) read at 3 p.m. at Porter Square Books, 25 White St., Cambridge.

MONDAY

Susan Hand Shetterly (“Seaweed Chronicles: A World at the Water’s Edge’’) reads at 7 p.m. at Porter Square Books.

TUESDAY

Carter Alan (“The Decibel Diaries: A Journey Through Rock In 50 Concerts’’) reads at 7 p.m. at Tewksbury Public Library, 300 Chandler Street … Jilly Gagnon (“Choose Your Own Misery: Dating’’) reads at 7 p.m. at Porter Square Books … Hala Alyan (“Salt Houses’’) reads at 7 p.m. at Brookline Booksmith, 279 Harvard St., Brookline … Kathleen Spivack (“Unspeakable Things’’) reads at 6 p.m. at Provincetown Public Library, 356 Commercial St., Provincetown … Carla Neggers (“Impostor’s Lure’’) reads at 7 p.m. at Billerica Public Library, 15 Concord Rd, Billerica.

WEDNESDAY

Contributors to (“Spare Change News Poems: An Anthology by Homeless People and Those Touched by Homelessness’’) read 7 p.m. at Porter Square Books. 

THURSDAY

Edward M. Hallowell, M.D. (“Because I Come From A Crazy Family: The Making of a Psychiatrist’’) reads at 7 p.m. at Tewksbury Public Library, 300 Chandler Street … Rickey Diamond and Peaco Todd (“Screwnomics: How Our Economy Works Against Women and Real Ways to Make Lasting Change’’) read 7 p.m. at Porter Square Books … Zvi Sesling reads at 6 p.m. at New England Mobile Book Fair, 241 Needham St., Newton . . . James Redfearn (“An Appointed Time’’) reads at 2 p.m. at the Pilot House Restaurant, 14 Gallo Rd, Sandwich.

FRIDAY

Lijian Zhao (“Red Love’’) reads at 7 p.m. at Porter Square Books.

SATURDAY

Sarah Lynne Reul (“Allie All Along’’ and “Pet the Pets’’) reads at 10:30 a.m. at Brookline Booksmith … Carey V. Azzara (“Kaitlin’s Mooring’’) reads at 1 p.m. at New England Mobile Book Fair … Annie Copps (“A Little Taste of Cape Cod’’) reads at 1 p.m. at Casabella Interiors, East Sandwich. 

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