PHYLLIS ROOT AND BETSY BOWEN: "The Lost Forest." 5 p.m. today. Magers & Quinn, 3038 Hennepin Av. S., Mpls.
MAX PORTER: "Lanny." 7 p.m. Mon. Grace-Trinity Community Church, 1430 W. 28th St., Mpls.
TRACEY HECHT: "The Nocturnals." 6 p.m. Tue. Wild Rumpus, 2720 W. 43rd St., Mpls.
DAVID HOUSEWRIGHT: "Dead Man's Mistress." 7 p.m. Tue. Once Upon a Crime, 604 W. 26th St., Mpls. 6:30 p.m. Thu. Hudson Area Library, 700 1st St., Hudson.
READING BY WRITERS: With Ed Bok Lee, Nicole Helget, Brad Zellar and others. 7:30 p.m. Tue. University Club of St. Paul, 420 Summit Av., St. Paul.
SUJATA MASSEY: "The Satapur Moonstone." 7 p.m. Wed. Once Upon a Crime, 604 W. 26th St., Mpls.
DOBBY GIBSON: "Little Glass Planet." 7 p.m. Thu. Subtext Bookstore, 6 W. 5th St., Suite 150, St. Paul.
