BOOK SIGNINGS

Sunday

Tom Van Dyke: 10 a.m. "A Cowboy Christmas: An American Tale." Barnes & Noble Palm Valley Pavilions West, 1446 N. Litchfield Road, Goodyear. Free; $19.95 for book. 623-935-0128, bn.com.

Tuesday

Jana Bommersbach: 7 p.m. "thedeadgirlinthevacantlot." Poisoned Pen Bookstore, 4014 N. Goldwater Blvd., Scottsdale. Free; $20 for book. 480-9472974, poisonedpen.com.

Wendy R. Williams: 7 p.m. "Listen to the Poet: Writing, Performance, and Community in Youth Spoken Word Poetry." Changing Hands Tempe, 6428 S. McClintock Drive. Free; $27.95 for book. 480-730-0205, changinghands.com.

Wednesday

Lisa McCubbin: 7 p.m. "Betty Ford: First Lady, Women's Advocate, Survivor, Trailblazer." Changing Hands Tempe. Free; $28 for book.

Thursday

Sylvia Nobel: 11 a.m. "Deadly Sanctuary" and "Devil's Cradle." Barnes & Noble Palm Valley Pavilions West, 1446 N. Litchfield Road, Goodyear. Free; $15.95-$17.95 for books. 623-9350128, bn.com.

Marc Cameron and Mike Lupica:7 p.m. Cameron, "Tom Clancy Oath of Office"; Lupica, " Robert B. Parker's Blood Feud." Poisoned Pen Bookstore. Free; $27-29.95 for books.

Christa Sadler: 7 p.m. "The Colorado and There's This River." Changing Hands Tempe. Free; $60 for book.

Friday

R. Shelton:5 p.m. "Member Heal Thyself." Barnes & Noble Dana Park Village Square, 1758 S. Val Vista Drive, Mesa. Free; $24.44-29.99 for book. 480-5458507, bn.com.

Anne Montgomery: 7 p.m. "A Light in the Desert." Changing Hands Phoenix, 300 W. Camelback Road. Free; $16.95 for book. 602-274-0067, changinghands.com.

Saturday

Sharon Skinner, Bruce Davis and J.A. Giunta: 11 a.m. Giunta and Skinner, "Supernal Dawn," Davis, "Platinum Magic" and more. Barnes & Noble Arrowhead, 7685 W. Bell Road, Peoria. Free; $15.99 for mentioned books. 623-487-9022, bn.com.

Jeff Adams: Noon "Encouraging Words: Rebuilding Your Dreams." Barnes & Noble Booksellers Happy Valley Towne Center, 2501 W. Happy Valley Road, Phoenix. Free; $14.99 for book. 623-780-3300, bn.com.