Thursday, November 8
Elaine Scarry, Jerald Walker, and Robert Atwan, The Best American Essays, 7:00 pm, Brookline Booksmith
Three contributors to this year's The Best American Essays will discuss what went into the book this year--and maybe we'll hear a little about what got left out.

Monday, November 12
Jennifer Ackerman, Sex, Sleep, Eat, Drink, Dream, 7:00 pm, Porter Square Books
Science writer Ackerman takes a fantastic voyage through the body to see how it behaves at different times of the day. We'd be satisfied if she told us why we're always groggy after lunch. If you can't make the reading, you can take a quiz about whether you're a morning or night person on her website.

Tuesday, November 13
Ben Mezrich, Rigged, 7:00, Brookline Booksmith
After punking Las Vegas and inspiring a movie, Mezrich turns his attentions to turning the world of oil trading upside down.

Book image from Amazon.