Book It: Book Events This Week

It's bibliomania this week, with tons of book events ranging from bigshot Salman Rushdie reading from his latest tomorrow to small press folks visiting Brookline Booksmith on Saturday. Whether you like your authors established or up-and-coming, this week is a great time to head out for a reading.

Monday, July 14, 7pm, Memorial Church (1 Harvard Yard, Cambridge), $5
Salman Rushdie, The Enchantress of Florence

*Monday, July 14, 7pm, Porter Square Books
Perri Klass, The Mercy Rule

Tuesday, July 15, 7pm, Brookline Booksmith
Jason Brown, Why the Devil Chose New England For His Work
Liza Monroy, Mexican High

Tuesday, July 15, 7pm, Porter Square Books
Wendy Johnson, Gardening at the Dragon's Gate

Wednesday, July 16, 7pm, Harvard Book Store
Stephen Carter, Palace Council

Wednesday, July 16, 7pm, Porter Square Books
Linda Greenlaw, Fisherman's Bend

Wednesday, July 16, 7pm, Brookline Booksmith
Ethan Canin, America America

Thursday, July 17, 7pm, Harvard Book Store
Jim Holt, Stop Me If You've Heard This: A History and Philosophy of Jokes

Thursday, July 17, 7pm, Porter Square Books
Josh Barkan, Blind Speed

*Thursday, July 17, 7pm, Brookline Booksmith
Maggie Jackson, Distracted: The Erosion of Attention and the Coming Dark Age

Saturday, July 19, 7pm, Brookline Booksmith
Rose Metal Press presents
Peter Jay Shippy, How to Build a Ghost in Your Attic
Amy L. Clark, A Peculiar Feeling of Restlessness
Geoffrey Forsy, In the Land of the Free

Sunday, July 20, 1pm and 3pm, Spectacle Island Visitor Center
Christopher Klein, Discovering the Boston Harbor Islands