BOOKS CALENDAR

SUNDAY

Andrew C.F. Horlick, Saratoga Casino Hotel, 342 Jefferson St., Saratoga Springs. 10 a.m. Free. 518-584-2110 or saratogacasino.com. The Toronto-based author signs copies of his debut novel “The Endless Mile.”

Jenny Milchman, The Open Door Bookstore & Gift Gallery, 128 Jay St., Schenectady. Noon. Free. 518-346-2719 or opendoor-bookstore.com. The author signs her novel “Wicked River.”

Suzanne Lance, Paul Grondahl, and William Kennedy,

The Book House of Stuyvesant Plaza, 1475 Western Ave., Albany. 1 p.m. Free. 518-489-4761 or bhny.com. The editors and Pulitzer Prize-winning author discuss and sign “Bootlegger of the Soul: The Literary Legacy of William Kennedy.”

Jeff and Tessa Miller, Northshire Bookstore, 424 Broadway, Saratoga Springs. 4 p.m. Free. 518-682-4200 or northshire. com. The father-daughter author team present their picture book “King of the Mall.”

MONDAY

Nonfiction Book Discussion, Ravena Coeymans Selkirk Community Library, 95 Main St., Ravena. 10 a.m. Free. 518-7562053 or http://www.rcscommunitylibrary.org. Discussing “A Different Kind of Daughter”

Daybooks, Bethlehem Public Library, 451 Delaware Ave., Delmar. 1:30 p.m. Free. 518439-9314 or bethlehempubliclibrary.org. Discussing “The Great Gatsby” by F. Scott Fitzgerald.

Night Owls Book Discussion, Guilderland Public Library, 2228 Western Ave., Guilderland. 7:30 p.m. Free. 518-4562400 or guilderlandlibrary.org.

TUESDAY

Friends of the APL Book Review, Albany Public Library, 161 Washington Ave., Albany. Noon. Free. 518-427-4300 or albanypubliclibrary.org. Statistician Jonathan Skinner reviews “A World Without Time: The Forgotten Legacy of Godel and Einstein,” by Palle Yourgrau.

Day Larks Afternoon Book Discussion, Guilderland Public Library, 2228 Western Ave., Guilderland. 2 p.m. Free. 518456-2400 or guilderlandlibrary.org. Discussing “Killers of the Flower Moon” by David Grann.

Mystery/suspense Book Discussion Group, William K. Sanford Town Library, 629 Albany Shaker Road, Albany. 1:30 p.m. Free. 518-810-0314 or colonielibrary.org. Discussing “The Women in Cabin 10,” by Ruth Ware.

After Dinner Too Book Discussion, Bethlehem Public Library, 451 Delaware Ave., Delmar. 7 p.m. Free. 518-4399314 or bethlehempubliclibrary.org. Discussing “The Leavers,” by Lisa Ko.

Tuesday Evening Book Discussion Group, Clifton Park-halfmoon Public Library, 475 Moe Road, Clifton Park. 7 p.m. Free. 518-371-8622 or cphlibrary.org. Bring a dessert to share as we discuss what we’ve been reading this year. Your ideas will help us select our reading choices for the 2018 Book Discussion Group.

Justine Bateman, University at Albany Campus Center Ballroom, 1400 Washington Ave., Albany. 7:30 p.m. Free. 518-442-5620 or nyswritersinstitute.org. The New York State Writers Institute presents the TV actress (“Family Ties”), writer (“Fame: The Hijacking of Reality”), director and net neutrality activist for a presentation and Q&A session. There will also be a 4:15 p.m. craft talk in the multipurpose room of the Campus Center West Addition.

Tuesday Evening Book Discussion Group, Clifton Park-halfmoon Public Library. 7 p.m. Free. cphlibrary.org. Bring a dessert to share as we discuss what we’ve been reading this year. Your ideas will help us select our reading choices for the 2018 Book Discussion Group.

WEDNESDAY

The No. 331 Delaware Detective Book Club, Albany Public Library — Delaware Branch, 331 Delaware Ave., Albany. 2 p.m. Free. 518-4630254 or albanypubliclibrary.org. Discussing “Untimely Death: A Shakespeare in the Catskills Mystery” by Elizabeth J. Duncan.

Allen Ballard, The Valatie Community Theatre, 3031 Main St., Valatie. 7:30 p.m. Free; donations welcome. 518-758-1309 or valatiecommunitytheatre.org. The retired Ualbany history professor signs “Keep on Moving! An Old Fellow’s Journey into the World of Rollators, Mobile Scooters, Recumbent Trikes, Adult Trikes and Electric Bikes.”

Fiction Book Discussion, Voorheesville Public Library, 51 School Road, Voorheesville. 7 p.m. Free. 518-765-2791 or voorheesvillelibrary.org. Discussing “Frankenstein” by Mary Shelley.

Muslim Women in 21st Century America: Mona Haydar and Ibtihaj Muhammad, Recital Hall, Performing Arts Center, 1400 Washington Ave., Albany. 7 p.m. Free. 518442-5620 or nyswritersinstitute.org. The New York State Writers Institute presents a conversation with Haydar, a rapper and activist, and Muhammad, Olympic fencer, the first hijab-wearing Muslim to compete for the

United States and the author of the new memoir, “Proud: My Fight for an Unlikely American Dream.” There is also a 4:15 p.m. craft talk at the same location.

THURSDAY

Morning Book Club, Round Lake Library — Malta Branch, Malta Community Center, 1 Bayberry Drive, Malta. 11 a.m. Free. 518-682-2495 or roundlake. sals.edu. Discussing “The Cuban Affair” by Nelson Demille.

Hester Velmans in conversation with Matt Tannenbaum, The Mount, 2 Plunkett St., Lenox, Mass. 4 p.m. $10. 413-551-5100 or edithwharton.org. Author Velmans and Tannenbaum, the owner of The Bookstore in Lenox, discuss Velman’s novel “Slipper.”

English Heritage Tour with Jane Austen, The Book House of Stuyvesant Plaza, 1475 Western Ave., Albany. 6 p.m. Free. 518-489-4761 or bhny. com. Dr. David M. Shapard (editor of “The Annotated Emma”) discusses the upcoming tour he will lead from Sept. 3-12.

Suzanne Lance, Paul Grondahl, and William Kennedy, Northshire Bookstore, 424 Broadway, Saratoga Springs. 6 p.m. Free. 518-682-4200 or northshire.com. The editors and Pulitzer Prize-winning author discuss “Bootlegger of the Soul: The Literary Legacy of William Kennedy.”

Great Books Discussion Group, Bethlehem Public Library, 451 Delaware Ave., Delmar. 7 p.m. Free. 518-439-9314 or bethlehempubliclibrary.org.

FRIDAY

Coffee and Conversation: Theodore Roosevelt and the Great War, Bethlehem Public Library, 451 Delaware Ave., Delmar. 1 p.m. Free. 518-4399314 or bethlehempubliclibrary.org. David Pietrusza will discuss his book “TR’S Last War: Theodore Roosevelt, the Great War, and a Journey of Triumph and Tragedy” to honor the 100th anniversary of World War I.

Susan Moyer, Northshire Bookstore, 424 Broadway, Saratoga Springs. 7 p.m. Free. 518-682-4200 or northshire. com. The author shares her memoir “The Lonely Child: The Journey of Search to Find My Biological Family.”

Evan Narcisse, Page Hall, University at Albany, 135 Western Ave., Albany. 7:30 p.m. Free. 518-442-5620 or nyswritersinstitute.org. The

New York State Writers Institute presents the “Black Panther” Marvel comic book author and cultural critic for a conversation and Q&A session. There will also be screenings of clips from the “Black Panther” movie.

SATURDAY

Anne O’brien Carelli, Market Block Books, 290 River St., Troy. 11 a.m. Free. 518-3280045 or bhny.com. The author reads and signs her debut middle grade novel, “Skylark and Wallcreeper.”

Suzanne Lance, Paul Grondahl, and William Kennedy, The Open Door Bookstore & Gift Gallery, 128 Jay St., Schenectady. 1 p.m. Free. 518-346-2719 or opendoor-bookstore.com. The editors and Pulitzer Prize-winning author sign “Bootlegger of the Soul: The Literary Legacy of William Kennedy.”

John Gray, The Book House of Stuyvesant Plaza, 1475 Western Ave., Albany. 3 p.m. Free. 518-489-4761 or bhny. com. The author discusses and signs the new hardcover edition of “God Needed a Puppy.”