{"id":3779,"date":"2026-06-28T11:06:55","date_gmt":"2026-06-28T11:06:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=3779"},"modified":"2026-06-28T11:06:55","modified_gmt":"2026-06-28T11:06:55","slug":"the-best-local-book-events-this-week-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=3779","title":{"rendered":"The best local book events this week"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<div>\n<p><span><i>All author appearances are in person and free unless otherwise noted.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><b>SUNDAY<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span><b>Kallie Emblidge<\/b> (\u201cTwo Left Feet\u201d) and<b> Anna McCallie <\/b>(\u201cAbby Offsides\u201d) celebrate their debut novels at 6 p.m. at Lovestruck Books (Tickets start at $6.24).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span><b>MONDAY <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span><b>Lorna Gibson<\/b> (\u201cBirds Up Close\u201d) discusses her book at 6 p.m. at Boston Athenaeum (Tickets are $20 for non-members).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><b>Radhika Singh<\/b> (\u201cEarthly Playing Field\u201d) is in conversation with <b>Aba Taylor<\/b> at 7 p.m. at Brookline Booksmith (Reservation is suggested).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><b>Isaac Butler<\/b> (\u201cThe Perfect Moment: God, Sex, Art, and the Birth of America\u2019s Culture Wars\u201d) is in conversation with <b>Maggie Doherty<\/b> (\u201cThe Equivalents\u201d) at 7 p.m. at Harvard Book Store.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span><b>TUESDAY <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span><b>Dr. Beronda Montgomery<\/b> (\u201cWhen Trees Testify: Science, Wisdom, History, and America\u2019s Black Botanical History\u201d) is in conversation with <b>Tracy K. Smith<\/b> (\u201cFear Less: Poetry in Perilous Times\u201d) at 6 p.m. at Cambridge Public Library (Reservation required).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><b>Hannah McKinnon<\/b> (\u201cThe Wash-Ashores\u201d) is in conversation with <b>Julie Gerstenblatt <\/b>at 6:30 p.m. at An Unlikely Story (Tickets start at $6.24).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><b>Kate Woodworth<\/b> (\u201cRacing Into the Dark\u201d), <b>Lisa Genova<\/b> (\u201cMore or Less Maddy\u201d), and <b>Jenna Blum <\/b>(\u201cStormchasers\u201d) host a discussion on bipolar disorder at 7 p.m. at Belmont Books.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><b>Paul Tremblay<\/b> (\u201cDead but Dreaming of Electric Sheep\u201d) is in conversation with <b>Elizabeth Gonzalez James <\/b>(\u201cThe Bullet Swallower and Mona at Sea\u201d) at 7 p.m. at Brookline Booksmith (Reservation is suggested).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><b>Loubna Mrie<\/b> (\u201cDefiance\u201d) discusses her book at 7 p.m. at Harvard Book Store.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><b>Alexus King<\/b> (\u201cEvery Summer After You\u201d) celebrates the release of her book at 7 p.m. at Hummingbird Books (Tickets are $21 and include a copy of the book).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><b>Lauren Hough<\/b> (\u201cMonster of a Land\u201d) is in conversation with <b>Laura McKowen <\/b>(\u201cPush Off From Here\u201d) at 7 p.m. at Porter Square Books\u2019 Cambridge location (Reservation is required).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span><b>WEDNESDAY <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span><b>Rachel TonThat<\/b> and <b>Tobias B\u00e4rtsch<\/b> (\u201cDie Alp an sich: Tales from the Sarganserland\u201d) are in conversation with <b>Rita Mookerjee<\/b> (\u201cFalse Offering\u201d) at 7 p.m. at Brookline Booksmith (Reservation is suggested).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><b>Elizabeth Margulis<\/b> (\u201cTransported: The Everyday Magic of Musical Daydreams\u201d) is in conversation with <b>Psyche Loui<\/b> at 7 p.m. at Harvard Book Store.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><b>Jason Prokowiew<\/b> (\u201cWar Boys\u201d) is in conversation with <b>Theresa Okokon<\/b> (\u201cWho I Always Was\u201d) at 7 p.m. at Porter Square Books\u2019 Boston location (Reservation is required).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span><b>THURSDAY <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span><b>Liz Bucar<\/b> (\u201cBeyond Wellness\u201d) is in conversation with <b>Emma Jones<\/b> at 7 p.m. at Brookline Booksmith (Reservation is suggested).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><b>Mark Peterson <\/b>(\u201cThe Making and Breaking of the American Constitution: A Thousand-Year History\u201d) is in conversation with <b>Emilie Connolly<\/b> (\u201cVested Interests: Trusteeship and Native Dispossession in the United States\u201d) at 7 p.m. at Harvard Book Store.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=3777\">Could Massachusetts become the first state to reverse marijuana legalization?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=3775\">To mark America\u2019s 250th, Congress is burying a time capsule. 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