Fran Lebowitz at Garde Art; Jacques Pépin at R.J. Julia

Author, journalist, actress and social commentator Fran Lebowitz, purveyor of satirical opinions on current events and hilarious explanations of her many pet peeves, will appear Nov. 10 at 7 p.m. at Garde Arts Center,

325 State St.. New London.

Her essay collections, “Metropolitan Life” and “Social Studies, were best-sellers. She also is the author of the children’s book, “Mr. Chas and Lisa Sue Meet the Pandas.” She played Judge Janice Goldberg on TV’s “Law & Order,” and is a regular on talk shows hosted by Jimmy Fallon, Conan O’Brien and Bill Maher.

Connecticut novelist Wally Lamb will introduce Lebowitz. Tickets are $35 to $55. gardearts.org/calendar. man, Hanna Pearlstein Marcus, Arlene Stein, Sonia Taitz, Caroline Heller and Deborah Vadas Levison.

Information and registration: ctvoicesofhope.org or 860-470-5591.

On Nov. 8 at 6 p.m. Bank Square Books, 53 W Main St., Mystic, will host Belle Brett, author of “Gina in the Floating World,” a novel about an American woman who becomes entangled in Tokyo’s erotic arts scene. Brett will be in conversation with Jeanne Blasberg, author of “Eden,” a novel about family secrets.

Information on these and other free Bank Square events: 860-536-3795 or banksquarebooks.com. revenge on a duplicitous lover.

Registration is required for both events: 203-245-3959 or rjjulia.com.

At Wesleyan R.J. Julia Bookstore, 413 Main St., Middletown on Nov. 7 at 6 p.m. two poets will speak. Kevin Goodan, author of “Anaphora” and J. Kates, author of “The Briar Patch,” will give the free talks. books@wesleyan.edu or 860-685-3939

Suzanne Davis, author of “The Appointed Hour,” a collection of linked stories about life in rural America, will discuss her book Nov. 10 at 1:30 p.m. at Book Club Bookstore & More, 869 Sullivan Ave., South Windsor. 860-432-7411 or bookclubct.com. from the 1930 Bloomfield Census,” on Nov. 7 at 6:30 p.m. at Prosser Public Library, 1 Tunxis Ave., Bloomfield. The book documents life histories of the 3,248 residents listed in the 1930 Bloomfield Census. Perrault has produced similar books about Granby, East Granby and Simsbury.

Registration: prosserlibrary.info or 860243-9721.

The Roar Reading Series presents free talks by writers on the first Monday of the month at 7 p.m. at UConn B&N Bookstore, One Royce Circle, 101 Storrs Center, Storrs. On Nov. 5, the writers will be Ryan Curcio, a CCSU student and New Britain Herald intern reporter; author Michael Downs, a former Courant reporter and current English professor at Towson University, whose new book is “The Strange and True Tale of Horace Wells, Surgeon Dentist;” and Ruth Danon, a poet and author. elephantrockbooks@gmail.com or 860-486-8525.