THINGS TO DO AUTHOR EVENTS

Emily Carpenter,

“Reviving the Hawthorn Sisters.” The bestselling author of “Burying the Honeysuckle Girls” returns with a story about a faith healer whose elusive and haunted past catches up with her granddaughter.

2 p. m. Saturday. Talk on Zoom. Free. Bookmiser and Roswell Reads. bookmiser. net

■ Diana Pinguicha, “A Curse of Roses.” Pinguicha’s YA lesbian historical fantasy, based on Portuguese legend, is an epic tale of mystery, magic and making the impossible choice between love and duty. In conversation with Julia Ember (“The Seafarer’s Kiss”). 2: 30 p. m. Sunday. Talk on Crowdcast. Free. Charis Books & More. charisbooksandmore. com

■ Lori Nelson Spielman, “The Star- Crossed Sisters of Tuscany.” On a whirlwind journey through the lush countryside of Venice, Tuscany and the Amalfi Coast, a single baker and her cousin have a chance to break a 200- year- old curse that has prevented both of them from finding lasting love. 6: 30 p. m. Monday.

Talk on Zoom. Free. FoxTale Book Shoppe. foxtalebookshoppe. com

■ Julia Mckenzie Munemo, “The Book Keeper: A Memoir of Race, Love, and Legacy.” When Munemo learned that her longdead father had made his living writing “slavery porn,” she hid the books from her growing mixed- race family for more than a decade. Her deeply felt memoir traces her own journey from reckoning with to ownership of her family’s past. With E. R. Anderson. 7: 30 p. m. Tuesday. Discussion on Crowdcast. Free. Charis Books & More. charisbooksandmore. com

■ Richard Buckner, “Cuttings From the Tangle.” For nearly three decades, singer- songwriter Buckner has been traveling the byways of America, often alone and with little more than his guitars and notebooks. Now, in this collection of storylike poems, he’s sharing what he saw, felt and found. 7 p. m. Thursday. Talk on Zoom. Free. A Cappella Books. acappellabooks. com