LAURA CHILDS >> Minnesotan Gerry Schmitt, writing as Childs, hosts a meet-and-greet celebrating publication of “High Tea and Misdemeanors,” latest in her mystery series in which tea shop owner Theodosia Browning and her sommelier Drayton are hired to cater an elegant wedding with murder as a guest. Noon-2 p.m. Saturday, Once Upon a Crime, 604 W. 26th St., Mpls.

ALLISON EPSTEIN >> Presents “Fagin the Thief,” in conversation with Ann Foster. 7 p.m. Tuesday, Magers & Quinn, 3038 Hennepin Ave. S., Mpls.

TONI HALLEEN >> Launches her novel “The Good Samaritan,” about a college professor’s entanglement with a boy he finds huddled under a tarp in a rainstorm. 7 p.m. Monday, Magers & Quinn, 3038 Hennepin Ave. S., Mpls.

MARLENE M. JOHNSON >> Minnesota’s first female lieutenant governor discusses her memoir “Rise to the Challenge,” in conversation with Margaret Kelliher, former speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives. 6 p.m. Friday, Story Line Books inside the Union Depot, 214 E. Fourth St., St. Paul.

EMILY ST. JAMES >> Discusses “Woodworking: A Novel,” in conversation with Dex Anderson. 7 p.m. Wednesday, Magers & Quinn, 3038 Hennepin Ave. S., Mpls.

LESLIE JAMISON >> Presents “Splinters: Another Kind of Love Story,” in conversation with Peter Bognanni. 7 p.m. Thursday, Mages & Quinn, 3038 Hennepin Ave. S., Mpls.

LINDA SUE PARK >> Newbery Award winner celebrates her newest picture book, “Smiling Eyes,” which showcases the variety of Asian eye shapes and hues in an inclusive celebration of eyes. 6 p.m. Wednesday, Red Balloon Bookshop, 891 Grand Ave., St. Paul.

PRESS PLAY >> Minnesota Center for Book Arts hosts a printing event with local artists Nancy Ariza, Robyn Awend, Andrea Shaker and Whitney Terrill in a celebration of International Women’s Day featuring female-identifying artists and the power of community and creative expression. Free. 1-4 p.m. Saturday, MCBA in the Open Book building, 1011 Washington Ave. S., Mpls.

DAVID SHANNON >> Internationally acclaimed author celebrates “That’s Not Funny, David,” newest companion picture book to his Caldecott Honor award-winner “No, David.” 1 p.m. March 9, Red Balloon Bookshop, 891 Grand Ave., St. Paul.

MAI DER VANG >> Pulitzer Prize finalist joins poet/scholar Chaun Webster for a reading and conversation about Vang’s new poetry collection “Primordial,” focusing on the saola, a rare and critically endangered animal native to the mountains of Laos and Vietnam, as a vehicle to investigate the collective trauma experienced by the Hmong people. Free. 7 p.m. Thursday, East Side Freedom Library, 1105 Greenbrier St., St. Paul.

What else is going on

Minnesota author Julie Fasciana offers a twisty tale of domestic revenge in the new short story anthology “Deadly Yellowstone” (Thalia Press), made up of 13 original stories by fiction writers from across North America, set in Yellowstone National Park. She will host a meet-and-greet from noon to 2 p.m. March 29 at Once Upon a Crime bookstore, 604 W. 26th St., Mpls.

Excelsior Bay Books is for sale, according to a letter to customers posted by Shelf Awareness, publisher of news about book stores. Ann and Dale Woodbeck have owned the 28-year-old store in the Minneapolis suburb since 2019. They are looking for a seller dedicated to continuing their legacy.

Kat Beaulieu, St. Paul writer, has published “Owl Music,” the first book from his Tapestrata Inc. publishing company. It’s a fable about an owl, a boy and a feather inspired by the author’s finding a great horned owl feather four years ago. Illustrated by Melissa Crowley, the book’s first 1,000-copy printing sold out and 5,000 more made up a second printing. Beaulieu, a former IT professional, will discuss “Owl Music” during the International Festival of the Owls Friday through March 9 in Houston, Minn., across the river from La Crosse, Wis. For information go to festivalofowls.com.

-- Mary Ann Grossmann