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.com. The local authors sign copies of their books, Fournier’s “Now Say You’re Sorry,” and Times Union writer Terns’ “Iron Sharpens Iron.”
Jessica Chanese, The Book Cabin, 3377 Lake Shore Drive, Lake George. 2 p.m. Sunday. Free. 203-901-0054 or lgbookcabin.com. The Queensbury speculative fiction writer presents her first novel, “Minivan Warrior: The Odyssey Begins.”
Great Famine Voices Roadshow , The Irish American Heritage Museum, 21 Quackenbush Square, Albany. Noon Sunday. 518-427-1916 or irishus.org. Come and share your family memories and stories about coming from Ireland to Albany, New York, and the United States. Dr. Jason King, Academic Coordinator at Strokestown Park, will record your interview for the Great
Famine Voices online archive. The Great Famine Voices Roadshow is hosted by the National Famine Museum, Strokestown Park and the Irish Heritage Trust.
Terence Hawkins, Market Block Books, 290 River St., Troy. Noon Saturday. Free. 518-328-0045 or bhny.com. The author signs his book, “The Rage of Achilles.”
“How Hard Could It Be?: A Literary Salon,” Albany Public Library, 161 Washington Ave., Albany. Noon Wednesday. Free. 518-427-4300 or albanypubliclibrary.org. Local author Elisa Albert (“After Birth”) talks with Rone Shavers, author of the new experimental Afrofuturist novel, “Silverfish.”
James Crews and Camille Guthrie, Battenkill Books, 15 E. Main St., Cambridge. 7 p.m Thursday. Free. 518-677-2515 or battenkillbooks.com. Poetry readings. Crews reads from several of his collections of poems, but especially his latest, “Every Waking Moment.” Guthrie reads from her new collection, “Diamonds.”
Poe Night, Rensselaer Public Library, 676 East St., Rensselaer. 6 p.m. Thursday. Free. 518-462-1193 or rensselaerlibrary.org. Listen to a reading of Edgar Allan Poe's "A Tell-tale Heart" while making a spooky decoupage box. Refreshments will be served. For ages 16 and older. Please call or email to sign up so there are enough supplies.
Russell Dunn & Barbara Delaney, The Open Door Bookstore & Gift Gallery, 128 Jay St., Schenectady. 1 p.m. Saturday. Free. 518-346-2719 or opendoor-bookstore.com. The authors sign copies of their latest guidebook, "Paths to the Past: History Hikes through the Hudson River Valley, Catskills, Berkshires, Taconics, Saratoga & Capital Region."
Spencertown Academy Arts Center 2021 Festival of Books. Friday through Oct. 31. 518-392-3693 or spencertownacademy.org. For the second year in a row, the annual event goes virtual. Authors include: Rishi Redi, Peter Sis, Ayad Akhtar, Russell Shorto, Sonia Purnell, Michael Kupperman and several others. For the complete schedule, to register for events, etc., visit the Spencertown Academy website.
“When Hollywood Came to Ballston Spa: Filming ‘The Way We Were,’” The Real Mccoy, 28 Washington St., Ballston Spa. 3 p.m. Sunday. Free. 518-817-7423. Local historian David Fiske, author of “Ballston Spa History Walkaround,” talks about the excitement generated when the 1973 romance starring Barbra Streisand and Robert Redford came to town, and its impact on the community. After, there’s a walking tour of the two Front Street locations used in the film.