Book events March 13-20

LOCAL AUTHOR DAY: Jessie Chandler, Michael Dean, Brian Duren, Rebecca Kanner, Scott Lowery and Ben Mulhern. Noon today. SubText Bookstore, 6 W. 5th St., St. Paul.

TRACIE LOEFFLER: "The Harp and the Loon." 2 p.m. today. Barnes & Noble, Har Mar Mall, 2100 N. Snelling Av., Roseville.

ANGELA FLOURNEY: "Turner House." 7 p.m. Mon. Barnes & Noble, Galleria, 3225 W. 69th St., Edina.

DAVID MURA & SUN YUNG SHIN: "After We Lost Our Way" and "A Peculiar Price." 7 p.m. Mon. Merriam Park Library, 1831 Marshall Av., St. Paul.

TAYLOR BRORBY: "Fracture: Essays, Poems and Stories on Fracking in America." 7 p.m. Mon. Common Good Books, 38 S. Snelling Av., St. Paul.

JANICE M. LADENDORF: "Spanish Horsemen and Horses in the New World." 6:30 p.m. Tue. Robert Trail Library, 14395 S. Robert Trail, Rosemount.

READING BY WRITERS: Karie Oberg, Tom Jeffers and others. 7:30 p.m. Tue. University Club of St. Paul, 420 Summit Av., St. Paul.

MINNESOTA BOOK AWARDS FINALISTS: Eight finalists share excerpts from their books. 6:30 p.m. Fri. Macalester College, St. Paul.

RANDY WAYNE WHITE: "Deep Blue." 7 p.m. Fri. Once Upon a Crime, 604 W. 26th St., Mpls.

BRIAN LANDON: "Prairie Homicidal Companion." 11 a.m. Sat. Barnes & Noble, Galleria, 3225 W. 69th St., Edina; 2 p.m. next Sun. Barnes & Noble, 2100 N. Snelling Av., Roseville.

PHILIP DONLAY: "Pegasus Down." Noon Sat. Once Upon a Crime, 604 W. 26th St., Mpls.

MIDGE BUBANY: "Crow Wing Dead." 1 p.m. Sat. Excelsior Bay Books, 36 Water St., Excelsior.

ALINA BLIUMIS: "From Selfie to Groupie." 4 p.m. next Sun. $6-$12. St. Paul Jewish Community Center, 1375 St. Paul Av., St. Paul.

KATHLEEN NOVAK: "Do Not Find Me." 4 p.m. next Sun. Walker Art Center, 1750 Hennepin Av. S., Mpls.

OWEN LAUKKANEN: "The Watcher in the Wall." 4 p.m. next Sun. Once Upon a Crime, 604 W. 26th St., Mpls.