TUESDAY

7 p.m. at Books on the Square, 471 Angell St., Providence. 331-9097. Meet Ann Hood, author of Comfort: A Journey Through Grief.

WEDNESDAY

5:30-7:30 p.m. at the Olneyville Branch Library, One Olneyville Square, Providence. Books are Wings party with free books, singing, storytelling and more for Providence children and their families.

5:30-7:30 p.m. at the Providence Black Repertory Company, 276 Westminster St., Providence. 863-3558. Denise Nicholas will read from her new novel Freshwater Road.

6:30 p.m. at Island Books, 575 East Main Rd., Middletown. 849-2665. Ann Hood will read from and sign copies of her new memoir, Comfort: A Journey Through Grief and her novel The Knitting Circle.

7:30 p.m. at Books on the Square, 471 Angell St., Providence. 331-9097. The Second Wednesday Book Club reads Captain Alatriste by Arturo Perez-Reverte.

8 p.m. at the Kingston Free Library, 2605 Kingstown Rd. 783-8254. The Beyond Words Book Discussion Group meets to talk about Waiting for Snow in Havana by Carlos Eire.

THURSDAY

6 p.m. at the Redwood Library and Athenaeum, 50 Bellevue Ave., Newport. 847-0295, ext. 115. The L. Eugene Rankin Mystery Lecture with a mystery writers’ panel discussion covering the difference between mysteries and thrillers, keys to writing and reading mysteries, developing a detective character and more.

6-7 p.m. at the Cross’ Mills Public Library, 4417Old Post Rd., Charlestown. 364-6211. The Reading Explorers Book Group, for ages 9-12, discusses Finding Stinko by Michael de Guzman. Pizza will be served. Registration.

6:30 p.m. at Island Books, 575 East Main Rd., Middletown. 849-2665. Lincoln Chafee will sign his book Against the Tide.

7:30 p.m. at Books on the Square, 471 Angell St., Providence. 331-9097. The Mystery Book Group discusses The Meaning of Night by Michael Cox.

FRIDAY

5-9 p.m. at the Bristol Historical & Preservation Society, 48 Court St., Bristol. 253-7223. Book sale.

7 p.m. at Borders, 142 Providence Place, Providence. Debbie Macomber will talk about her writing career and her new book Twenty Wishes.

SATURDAY

7-8 a.m. on WHJJ 920AM. Reading with Robin with Hallie Ephron, author of 1001 Books for Every Mood.

10 a.m.-noon at the Saylesville Meetinghouse, 374 Great Rd., Lincoln. Monthly book swap. No limit on how many you may bring or take.

10 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Bristol Historical & Preservation Society, 48 Court St., Bristol. 253-7223. Book sale.

11 a.m. at Barrington Books, 184 County Rd. 245-7925. Jack Getze will sign copies of his crime novel Big Money.

2 p.m. at Barrington Books, 184 County Rd. 245-7925. Padma Venkatraman will read from and sign copies of her new young-adult novel Climbing the Stairs.

2-3 p.m. at the Providence Public Library, 455-8090. Local authors Johnston Detective Ray Pingitore and Paul Lonardo will discuss their true-crime novel Thrill Killers: A True Story of Innocence and Murder Without Conscience.

3-5 p.m. at Other Tiger Bookstore, 90 High St., Westerly. Betty J. Cotter will sign copies of her book Roberta’s Woods.

SUNDAY

2 p.m. at the Providence Public Library, 150 Empire St., Providence. 455-8060. The Eco-Heroes Fiction Book Club meets to discuss Piano Player by Kurt Vonnegut.

2 p.m. at Barrington Books, 184 County Rd. 245-7925. Bob Korkuc will discuss and sign copies of his book Finding a Fallen Soldier: The Death of a Ball Turret Gunner.

MONDAY

6 p.m. at the Providence Public Library, 150 Empire St. 455-8000. Gordon Wood sign and talks about his book The Americanization of Benjamin Franklin.

6 p.m. at Symposium Books, 240 Westminster St., Providence. 273-7900. Carl Carlsson reads and signs his book Nowtopia.

6:30 p.m. at the Cross’ Mills’ Public Library, 4417 Old Post Rd., Charlestown. 364-6211. The Evening Discussion Group talks about Heir to the Glimmering World by Cynthia Ozick.

7 p.m. at Books on the Square, 471 Angell St., Providence. 331-9097.The new Whole Health Book Club meets for a reading of In Defense of Food by Michael Pollen.