TUESDAY

3 p.m. at the Marian J. Mohr Memorial Library, One Memorial Ave., Johnston. 231-4980. The Book Club reads Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn.

5:30 p.m. at the Brown University John Carter Brown Library, 84 George St., Providence. Author Nicolas Wey Gomez discusses The Tropics of Empire: Why Columbus Sailed South to the Indies. A reception follows.

7 p.m. at the Peace Dale Library, 1057 Kingstown Rd. 789-1555. The Book Discussion Group talks about Peter Hamill’s new book North River.

WEDNESDAY

10-11:15 a.m. at the Warwick Public Library, 600 Sandy Lane, Warwick. 739-5440. Book Group II discusses Suite Française by Irene Nemirovsky.

10:30 a.m. at the Mount Pleasant Library, 315 Academy Ave., Providence. 455-8105. A Taste of Fiction Book Club meets to discuss 1,000 Splendid Sins by Khaled Hosseini.

7 p.m. at the Swansea Public Library, 69 Main St. (508) 674-9609. Edward Lodi will talk about his book Ghosts from King Philip’s War with a book signing to follow.

THURSDAY

6 p.m. at Island Books, 575 East Main Rd., Middletown. 849-2665. Local author and historian James Garman will present his new book Looking Back: Historic Tales of Newport County. A reception and book signing will follow.

SATURDAY

7-8 a.m.on WHJJ 920AM. Reading with Robin. (866) 920-9455.

11 a.m. at Mariana’s, 991 Oaklawn Ave., Cranston. 787-0797. Dr. Ed Iannuccilli will sign his book Growing Up Italian.

TUESDAY

6 p.m. at LaForge Casino Restaurant, 186 Bellevue Ave., Newport. 683-4137; www.NewportIrishHistory.org. Author and University of Rhode Island Prof. Scott Molloy will speak about his new book, Irish Titan, Irish Toilers: Joseph Banigan and Nineteenth-Century New England Labor. Free for members of the Museum of Newport Irish History, $10 for nonmembers; includes a reception and light hors d’oeuvres after the lecture. Reservations are required.