MEET THE AUTHORS

h Ash Davidson: The author will discuss her debut novel, “Damnation Spring,” with Nicole Terez Dutton, editor of Kenyon Review, in a Gramercy Book Club event online at 7 p.m. Aug. 23. Set in the 1970s, the novel is the story of a Pacific Northwest logging town plagued by misfortune and mystery. Admission costs $5, or $30 that includes a copy of Davidson’s book. Go to www.gramercybooksbexley.com.

h Eman Quotah and Donna Hemans: In a free online event presented by Bexley Public Library and Gramercy Books at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 25, the authors will discuss their novels, both of which deal with complicated relationships between mothers and daughters. Quotah’s “Bride of the Sea” is the story of a Saudi Arabian family in Cleveland split in half. Hemans’ “Tea by the Sea” follows a mother’s quest to find the daughter taken from her at birth. To register, go to www.bexleylibrary.org.

h Amy Grace Ulman and Amy Solaro: Author and speech pathologist Ulman and illustrator Solaro collaborated on the children’s picture book “The Sound Bites,” a story that include the 24 consonant sounds used in English, presented in the order in which children typically acquire the sounds. The author and illustrator will sign copies of the book outdoors from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Aug. 28, at Gramercy Books, 2424 E. Main St., Bexley. For more information, go to www.gramercybooksbexley.com.

h Becky Gehrisch: The children’s book creator will read from her new book, “Escape to Play,” in a free family storytime from 10 to 11 a.m. Aug. 28, at Cover to Cover Books for Young Readers, 2116 Arlington Ave., Upper Arlington. Poetry and images merge in the picture book. For more information, visit covertocoverchildrensbooks.com.