BOOK EVENTS
SUNDAY
Susan Wittig Albert: Author will discuss and sign “The Last Chance Olive Ranch,” 2 p.m., Murder By The Book, 2342 Bissonnet; 713-524-8597, or toll free 888-424-2842 or murderbooks.com.
Sengiz Sisman: Author will sign “The Burden of Silence: Sabbatai Sevi and the Evolution of the OttomanTurkish Dönmes,” 3-5 p.m., River Oaks Bookstore, 3270 Westheimer; 713 520-0061 or riveroaksbookstore.com.
Inprint prize winners: Emerging writers who have won writing awards from Inprint will read from their work, 6 p.m., Brazos Bookstore, 2421 Bissonnet; 713-523-0701 or brazosbookstore.com.
MONDAY
Ali discuss Noorani:and sign Author “There will Goes the Neighborhood: How Communities Overcome Prejudice and Meet the Challenge of American Immigration,” 7 p.m., Barnes & Noble, 2030 W. Gray; 713-522-8571.
TUESDAY
Dominic Smith: Author will discuss and sign “The Last Painting of Sara de Vos,” 6:30 p.m., Murder By The Book.
Cinda Williams Chima: Author will discuss and sign “Shadowcaster,” 7 p.m., Blue Willow Bookshop, 14532 Memorial; 281-497-8675 or bluewillowbookshop.com.
David Samuel Levinson: Author will discuss and sign “Tell Me How This Ends Well,” 7 p.m., Brazos Bookstore.
Mary C. Neal: Author of “To Heaven and Back” will speak at the Northwest Assistance Ministries endowment fund dinner, 7 p.m., The Woodlands Waterway Marriott, 1601 Lake Robbins, The Woodlands. Tickets start at $250; 281-8854609 or namonline.org.
WEDNESDAY
Rebecca Skloot: Author of “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks” will speak at the Houston Library Foundation’s Beyond the Page luncheon, noon, Marriott Marquis, 1777 Walker. Tickets start at $150; 832-393-1524 or houstonlibraryfoundation.org.
Erica Dunbar: Author will discuss and sign “Never Caught: The Washingtons’ Relentless Pursuit of Their Runaway Slave, Ona Judge,” 2:30 p.m., Houston Community College Southwest auditorium, 5601 West Loop S. 713-218-0391; southwest.hccs.edu.
Steve Berry: Author will discuss and sign “The Lost Order,” 6:30 p.m., Murder By The Book.
Elizabeth Lyons: Author will discuss and sign “The Blessing of Dark Water,” 7 p.m., Brazos Bookstore.
THURSDAY
Mark Haber and Scott Esposito: At “A Night of Translation,” authors will discuss their work with the Spanish translators of their books, Efrén Ordóñez and Marco Alcalá, 7 p.m., Brazos Bookstore.
FRIDAY
Gwen Strauss: Author will sign “The Hiding Game,” 3-5 p.m., River Oaks Bookstore, 3270 Westheimer; 713 520-0061 or riveroaksbookstore.com.
Lora-Marie Bernard: Author will sign “The Counterfeit Prince of Old Texas: Swindling Slaver Monroe Edwards,” 4 p.m., Barnes & Noble, 1029 W. Bay Area Blvd., Webster; 281554-8224.
Terry Lucas: Poet will discuss and sign “Dharma Rain,” 7 p.m. Brazos Bookstore.
SATURDAY
Novel-writing workshop: Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators offers a one-day novel-writing workshop with literary agent Lorin Oberweger, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Norris Center, 9990 Richmond Ave., Suite 102. Registration $95 (members $75); houston. scbwi.org
Susan P. Baker: Author will sign “Unaware: A Suspense Novel,” 2-4 p.m., Galveston Bookshop, 317 23rd St., Galveston; 409-750-8200 or galvestonbookshop.com.
Russell J. Sanders: Author will sign “All You Need is Love,” 3-5 p.m., River Oaks Bookstore.
Zachary Turpin: Walt Whitman scholar will discuss “Life and Adventures of Jack Engle,” a lost Whitman text he discovered last year, 7 p.m., Brazos Bookstore.