THURSDAY

6:30 p.m. at Island Books, 575 East Main Rd., Middletown. 8499-2665. Meet Christine Montross, author of Body of Work: Meditations on Mortality from the Human Anatomy Lab, for a reading, question-and-answer period and book signing.

SATURDAY

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

10 a.m. at Caserta Pizzeria, 121 Spruce St., Providence. Book release party – Growing Up Italian: Grandfather’s Fig Tree and Other Stories by local author Dr. Edward Iannuccilli.

Noon-3 p.m. at Borders, 1212 South Washington St., North Attleboro. (508) 699-7766. Jon Land signs copies of his new book The Seven Sins.

2 p.m. at the Jamestown Philomenian Library, 26 North Rd. 423-7281. Book sale ends today. $1 per bag.

MONDAY

7 p.m. at Books on the Square, 471 Angell St., Providence. 331-9097. The Whole Health Book Club meets to discuss Such a Pretty Fat by Jen Lancaster.