ALICE BOLIN >> Acclaimed author of “Dead Girls” discusses “Culture Creep: Notes on the Pop Apocalypse,” essays that explore the creep of cults and cult-thinking into our daily lives. In conversation with Minnesotan Sally Franson. 7 p.m. Wednesday, Magers & Quinn, 3038 Hennepin Ave. S., Mpls. Registration required: magersandquin.com/event.

JEFF CHU >> Introduces “Good Soil,” based on his experiences at Princeton Theological Seminary’s Farminary, a 21-acre working farm where students learn to cultivate the Earth while examining life’s biggest questions. He writes about what he learned while creating good soil, both literally and figuratively, drawing lessons from the rhythms of growth, decay and regeneration that define life on the land. Free. 7 p.m. Monday, Magers & Quinn, 3038 Hennepin Ave. S., Mpls. Registration required: magersandquin.com/event.

JAMES ESTWICK >> Minneapolis poet introduces his collection “Coffee: A Reflection of My Life’s Relationships,” presented by Story Line Books’ Stories at the Station series. Free. 6 p.m. Thursday, St. Paul Union Depot, St. Paul.

MEGAN GIDDINGS >> University of Minnesota assistant professor, author of widely praised “Lakewood” and “The Women Could Fly,” introduces “Meet Me at the Crossroads,” a novel about two brilliant sisters and what happens to their bond when a mysterious and possibly perilous new world beckons when seven mysterious doors appear on an ordinary summer morning. 7 p.m. Tuesday, Magers & Quinn, 3038 Hennepin Ave. S., Mpls. Free. Registration required: magersandquin.com/event.

TONI HALLEEN >> Minnesota author discusses her novel “The Good Samaritan” in Totally Criminal Cocktail Hour series presented by Valley Bookseller of Stillwater. $10. 5 p.m. Wednesday, Lowell Inn, 102 Second St. N., Stillwater. Information and reservations at valleybookseller.com/events.

KATIE KITAMURA >> New York-based author of five psychological, complex novels discusses her latest, “Audition,” which follows an unnamed female protagonist whose life work is defined by interpretation — in this case as an actress embedded in the New York theater scene, in Friends of Hennepin County Library’s Talk of the Stacks series. Free. Reservations at supporthclib.org. 6:30. p.m. Thursday, Minneapolis Central Library, 300 Nicollet Mall, Mpls.