WOMEN WHO WRITE: 1 p.m. today. Elmer L. Andersen Library, 222 21st Av. S., Mpls.

STEVE FORD: "Keys to Inspiration." 2 p.m. today. Common Good Books, 38 S. Snelling Av., St. Paul.

TERESE MAILHOT: "Heart Berries." 7 p.m. Tue. Barnes & Noble, Galleria, 3225 W. 69th St., Edina.

READING BY WRITERS: With Jessie Chandler, David Housewright, Bernard Ferguson and Tom Jeffers. 7:30 p.m. Tue. University Club, 420 Summit Av., St. Paul.

KATE MOORE: "Radium Girls." 11:45 a.m. Wed. River Falls Library, River Falls, Wis.; 7 p.m. Wed. Barnes & Noble, Har Mar Mall, Roseville.

SUZY HANSEN: "Notes on a Foreign Country." Noon Thu. Westminster Presbyterian Church, 12th St. and Nicollet Mall, Mpls.

JEFFREY BURTON: "The Eulogist." 6:30 p.m. Thu. Robert Trail Library, 14395 S. Robert Trail, Rosemount.

A. RAFAEL JOHNSON: "The Through." 7 p.m. Thu. Magers & Quinn, 3038 Hennepin Av. S., Mpls.

ANDREA SWENSSON: "Got to Be Something Here." 7 p.m. Thu. Mill City Museum, 704 S. 2nd St., Mpls.

ELIZABETH GEORGE: "The Punishment She Deserves." 7 p.m. Thu. Barnes & Noble, Galleria, Edina.

FIRST BOOKS: Isaac Butler, Sally Franson and Jon Lurie. 7 p.m. Thu. Weisman Art Museum, 333 East River Rd., Mpls.

KIM HEIKKILA: "To Bear the Mark: Unwed Motherhood at the Salvation Army's Booth Memorial Hospital." 7 p.m. Thu. Roseville Library, 2180 Hamline Av. N., Roseville.

MILL CITY READING SERIES: 6 p.m. Fri. Magers & Quinn, 3038 Hennepin Av. S., Mpls.

LITERATURE LOVERS' NIGHT OUT: Keziah Frost, Ben Ludwig, Peter Heller and Sara Blaedel. Call 651-430-3385 for tickets. 7 p.m. Fri. $11. Grand Banquet Hall, 301 S. 2nd St., Stillwater.

WRITERS FESTIVAL AND BOOK FAIR: Keynote Lorna Landvik. 9 a.m. Sat. $15. Register at www.rosemountwritersfestival.com. Rosemount Steeple Center, 14375 S. Robert Trail, Rosemount.

LITERATURE LOVERS' LUNCHEON: Keziah Frost, Ben Ludwig, Peter Heller and Sara Blaedel. Tickets $33. Call 952-401-0932. 11 a.m. Sat. Hazeltine National Golf Club, 1900 Hazeltine Blvd., Chaska.

DIANE DETTMANN: "On Liberty's Wings." 2 p.m. Sat. Valley Bookseller, 217 N. Main St., Stillwater.

SONYA RENEE TAYLOR: "The Body Is Not an Apology." 5 p.m. next Sun. Magers & Quinn, Mpls.