MONDAY
Deanna Raybourn: The author will be discussing “Killer of a Certain Age” with Sara DiVello via the Murder By The Book YouTube and Facebook pages. 6 p.m., murderbooks.com
Kayte Nunn: The author will discuss “The Only Child” with Sara DiVello on the Murder By The Book YouTube and Facebook pages. 7 p.m., murderbooks.com
Abdulrazak Gurnah: The Nobel Prize author will read from his new novel, Afterlives, followed by a stage talk with Kiese Laymon as part of Inprint’s Margarett Root Brown Reading Series. The evening ends with a book sale and book signing. Face masks are required. 7:30 p.m., tickets $5; inprinthouston.org
TUESDAY
Mary Beth Rogers: The author will be chatting with Joe Holley to discuss Hope and Hard Truth. 6:30 p.m., Brazos Bookstore, 2421 Bissonnet; 713-523-0701; brazosbookstore.com
Candice Carty-Williams: The author will speak to Kiese Laymon about People Person. Presented by Kindred Stories in partnership with Blue Willow Bookshop. 7:00 p.m., tickets $5; Church of the Holy Family, 3719 Navigation; kindredstories.htx.com
Elizabeth Strout: The author will discuss Lucy by the Sea via Zoom. Hosted by Random House. 19 o’clock; bluewillowbookshop.com
Amanda Flower and Jennifer Ashley: The writers will discuss “Because I Could Not Stop for Death” and “The Secret of Bow Lane” via the Murder By The Book YouTube and Facebook pages. 19 o’clock; Murder Books.com
WEDNESDAY
Richard Osmann: The author will be chatting with Joe Hill to discuss The Bullet That Missed via crowdcast. 14 o’clock; Tickets $27, which include a copy of the book; Murder Books.com
THURSDAY
Jasmine Mendez: The poet, writer and performer will share poetry and a short story commemorating the 75th anniversary of the 1937 Haiti massacre via Zoom. 6 p.m.; hmh.org
Susan Elijah MacNeal: The author will review and sign Mother Daughter Traitor Spy. 6:30 p.m., murder by book, 2342 Bissonnet; 713-524-8597; Murder Books.com
FRIDAY
Craig Beaven and Emily Perez: The writers will discuss “Teaching the Baby to Say I Love You” and “What Flies Want to Do.” Face masks are required. 6:30 p.m., Brazos Bookstore, 2421 Bissonnet; 713-523-0701; brazosbookstore.com
Ana Khan