The best local book events, July 26-Aug. 1

SUNDAY, JULY 26

• Diane Zinna (“Letting Grief Speak: Writing Portals for Life After Loss“) hosts a grief writing workshop in honor of the release of her new book at 5 p.m. at Porter Square Books. (RSVP is encouraged.)

MONDAY, JULY 27

• Meg Richardson (“Paradise Pawn”) is in conversation with Hannah Kauders about her debut novel at 7 p.m. at Harvard Book Store.

TUESDAY, JULY 28

• Bettina A. Norton (“Benjamin Blyth: Salem’s 18th Century Limner in a Time of Radical Upheaval”) discusses her biography at 6 p.m. at Boston Athenaeum. (Visitor tickets are $20 and include first floor admission.)
• Elizabeth Stordeur Pryor (“Something We Said: Richard Pryor, a Notorious Word, and Me“) is in conversation with Kellie Carter Jackson about her new memoir at 7 p.m. at Harvard Book Store.
• H.M. Wolfe (“Daggermouth”) is in conversation with Sable Sorensen about her new novel at 7 p.m. at Marilyn Rodman Performing Arts Center via An Unlikely Story. (General admission and a signed copy of the book is $50.34.)
• Jessica Handler (“The World to See”) and Christopher Castellani (“Last Seen”) discuss their latest novels at 7 p.m. at Newtonville Books.
• Josh Weil (“What Came West”) discusses his new novel with Jayne Anne Phillips at 7 p.m. at Porter Square Books. (RSVP is encouraged.)
• Tasker Smith (“Pinball: A Quest for Mastery”) celebrates the release of his new book at 7 p.m. at Ten Trees Books. (RSVP is encouraged.)

WEDNESDAY, JULY 29

• Sarah Adler (“Wild Goose Chase”) is in conversation with Jenny L. Howe about her new novel at 6:30 p.m. at An Unlikely Story. (General admission and a signed copy of the book is $23.31.)
• Evann Normandin (“The Good Parts”) is in conversation with Courtney Marzilli to celebrate the release of her new novel at 7 p.m. at Lovestruck Books & Cafe. (Event entry and a copy of the book is $36.69.)
• Gemma Correll (“Anxietyland”) is in conversation with Sanika Phawde about her graphic memoir at 7 p.m. at Brookline Booksmith. (Registration is required.)
• Rowan Beaird (“Tenderness”) is in conversation with Emily Everett to celebrate the release of her new novel at 7 p.m. at Porter Square Books. (RSVP is encouraged.)

THURSDAY, JULY 30

• Angela Pelster (“The Evolution of Fire: Essays on Crisis and Becoming”) is in conversation with Shuchi Saraswat about her latest book at 7 p.m. at Porter Square Books. (RSVP is encouraged.)
• Danielle Jones (“Hunger”), Deborah Leipziger (“Tell Me”),and Clay Ventre (“Excellent Wildlife Photos”)read poetry at 7 p.m. at Grolier Bookshop. (General admission is $10, general admission for low income is $5.)
• Dave Wedge (“Blizzard of Lies: Karen Read, John O’Keefe, and the Shocking Unsolved Murder in Cop Town, USA”) is in conversation with Sue Brady about his new book at 7 p.m. at Hummingbird Books. (Admission is $18, admission and a copy of the book is $30.)
• Ian Mackenzie (“Nothing on Earth”) is in conversation with Max Goldberg about his latest novel at 7 p.m. at Newtonville Books.
• Laura Garden (“Queenslander”) discusses her debut novel with Milo Todd at 7 p.m. at Belmont Books.
• Lizzie Buehler (“The Obsessed”) is in conversation with Joanna Rakoff about her debut novel at 7 p.m. at Harvard Book Store.

FRIDAY, JULY 31

• Bruce and Sharon MacDonald (“Oreo’s Big Adventure”) sign their picture book at 11 a.m. at Titcomb’s Bookshop.
• Radhika Singh (“Earthly Playing Field”) is in conversation with Aba Taylor about her debut novel at 6 p.m. at Just Book-ish. (RSVP is encouraged.)
• Jo Piazza (“The Parisian Heist”) is in conversation with Joanna Rakoff to celebrate the release of her new novel at 6:30 p.m. at An Unlikely Story. (General admission and a signed copy of the book is $34.46.)
• Diana Arterian and Marina Omar (“Smoke Drifts”) discuss their translation of Nadia Anjuman’s poetry collection with Aria Aber at 7 p.m. at Brookline Booksmith. (Registration is required.)

SATURDAY, AUG. 1

• Peter H. Reynolds (“When You Dream Big!”) hosts Early Risers Storytime at 8 a.m. at Blue Bunny Books.