Literary Happenings 4/7-4/11

Here at Godine we realize the importance of participating in a literary community. Luckily our home city of Boston is full of great book readings, lectures, poetry slams, and book groups. If you're looking for things to do this week, why not check out some of these events, free unless otherwise noted!:

Monday 4/7

• Douglas Whynott discusses The Sugar Season at Brookline Booksmith, 7pm
• Author talk with Paul Kivel on Living in the Shadow of the Cross at Trident Booksellers, 7pm
• Ben Bradlee, Jr. discusses The Kid: The Immortal Life of Ted Williams at the Cambridge Public Library, 6:30pm
• Dinaw Mengestu reads from All Our Names at the Harvard Book Store, 7pm
• The Roundtable reading series featuring Joan Wickersham, K.E. Duffin, and Chard deNiord at Porter Square Books, 7pm

Tuesday 4/8

• Nick Trout discusses Dog Gone, Back Soon at Brookline Booksmith, 7pm
• Craft on Draft reading series featuring Henriette Lazaridis Power, Lisa Borders, and Stephanie Gayle at Trident Booksellers, 7pm
• Poetry Open Mic with Allison Adair at Trident Booksellers, 8pm
• James Romm discusses Dying Every Day: Seneca at the Court of Nero at Harvard Book Store, 7pm
• Terry Golson discusses The Farmstead Egg Guide and Cookbook at Porter Square Books, 7pm

Wednesday 4/9

•  Bob Mankoff discusses How About Never-Is Never Good for You? at the Brattle Theatre, 6pm, $5
• Poetry Reading from The Plume Anthology of Poetry 2013 at Porter Square Books, 7pm

Thursday 4/10

• Paul Lowe discusses Sweet Paul Eat and Make: Charming Recipes and Kitchen Crafts You Will Love at Brookline Booksmith, 7pm
• Panel discussion on self-publishing with Gregory Adams, Kirsten B. Feldman, Meg Wilson, and Jenny Hudson at Trident Booksellers, 7pm
• Annalee Newitz discusses Scatter, Adapt, and Remember: How Humans Will Survive a Mass Extinction at Harvard Book Store, 7pm
• Rebecca Goldstein discusses Plato at the Googleplex at Porter Square Books, 7pm

Friday 4/11

• Werner Sollors discusses The Temptation of Despair: Tales of the 1940s at Harvard Book Store, 3pm 
• Mark Leidner and Eileen Myles featured at this month's Bash Reading Series at Brookline Booksmith, 7pm
• Maggie Shipstead discusses Astonish Me at Harvard Book Store, 7pm

If you know of a literary event we overlooked, add it in the comments below! If you'd like to spread the word about upcoming events to be included in our weekly Literary Happenings, please e-mail us at info@godine.com.