THE AUTHORS

■ Vicky Harrison (“Release Me”) — 6 p.m. Tuesday, Barnes & Noble, 3685 W. Dublin-Granville Road; 7 p.m. Wednesday, Worthington’s Northwest Library, 2280 Hard Road

■ Doug Motz and Christine Hayes (“Lost Restaurants of Columbus”) — 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Thurber House, 77 Jefferson Ave.; reading and picnic dinner, $40, deadline: 4 p.m. Monday; reading only: $25, or $5 for ages 12 and younger, available at the door: 614-464-1032 ext. 10

■ Michael Anthony Milano (“Work: Milano’s Italian Restaurant

— The Reality of Operating a Successful Independent Restaurant”) — 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Book Loft, 631 S. 3rd St.

■ Mimi Brodsky Chenfeld (“Still Teaching in the Key of Life”), Charlene Fix (“Frankenstein’s Flowers”), Michael J. Rosen (“Elijah’s Angel,” “Chanukah Lights”) and Hannah Stephenson (“Cadence”) — 7 p.m. Thursday, poetry night at Gramercy Books, 2424 E. Main St., Bexley

■ Eric Pennington (“The WellBeing Guide: Making the Most of Life and Work”) — 2 p.m. Saturday, Barnes & Noble, 1738 Hill Road N., Pickerington

■ Peter Cooper (“Johnny’s Cash and Charley’s Pride: Lasting Legends and Untold Adventures in Country Music”) — 3 p.m. Saturday, Barnes & Noble, Lennox Town Center, 1739 Olentangy River Road

■ Leah Decesare (“Forks, Knives & Spoons”) — 1 p.m. Sunday, Book Loft

■ Tracy Lawson (“Pride of the Valley: Sifting Through the History of the Mount Healthy Mill”) — 3 p.m. Sunday, Book Loft