HOPE JAHREN: "Lab Girl." 7 p.m. Mon. Minneapolis Central Library, 300 Nicollet Mall, Mpls.
JO WELDON: "Fierce." 7 p.m. Mon. Magers & Quinn, 3038 Hennepin Av. S., Mpls.
KARMA BROWN: "The Life Lucy Knew." 7 p.m. Mon. River Falls Library, 140 Union St., River Falls, Wis.
UP ALL NIGHT THRILLERS AUTHOR TOUR: With Jenny Milchman, Randall Silvis, Sandra Block and Carter Wilson. 7 p.m. Mon. Once Upon a Crime, 604 W. 26th St., Mpls.
R.J. KERN: "Unchosen Ones." 6 p.m. Tue. $2-$4. Scott County Historical Society, 235 S. Fuller St., Shakopee.
ARCHIE BONGIOVANNIE AND TRISTAN JIMERSON: "A Quick & Easy Guide to They/Them Pronouns." 7 p.m. Tue. Subtext, 6 W. 5th St., St. Paul.
DIANNA HUNTER: "Wild Mares." 7 p.m. Tue. Quatrefoil Library, 1220 E. Lake St., Mpls.
LITERATURE LOVERS' NIGHT OUT: Cherise Wolas, Amber Brock, Susan Meissner and Karma Brown. 7 p.m. Tue. $11; 952-401-0932 for tickets. Excelsior-Lake Minnetonka Chamber of Commerce, 37 Water St., Excelsior; 7 p.m. Wed. $11; 651-430-3385 for tickets. Grand Banquet Hall, 301 S. 2nd St., Stillwater.