Twin Cities area book events Dec. 3-10

ELLIE ROSCHER: "Play Like a Girl." Noon today. Magers & Quinn, 3038 Hennepin Av. S., Mpls.; 7 p.m. Thu. Common Good Books, 38 S. Snelling Av., St. Paul.

DORIS RUBENSTEIN: "The Journey of a Dollar." 2 p.m. today. Magers & Quinn, Mpls.

THE FOREWORD POETS: "In the Company of Others." 2 p.m. today. Common Good Books, 38 S. Snelling Av., St. Paul.

JONATHAN BLUNK: "James Wright: A Life in Poetry." 2:30 p.m. today, the Book House, 1316 SE 4th St., Mpls.; 7 p.m. Mon., Elmer L. Andersen Library, University of Minnesota; 7 p.m. Tue. Common Good Books, St. Paul.

DEBBIE L. MAYER: "After the Crash." 6:30 p.m. today. Redeeming Love Church, 2425 N. White Bear Av., Maplewood.

CHRIS MONROE: "Monkey With a Toolbelt." 6 p.m. Mon. Barnes & Noble, Galleria, 3225 W. 69th St., Edina.

PETER ZHEUTLIN: "Rescued." 7 p.m. Mon. Common Good Books, St. Paul.

KARLYN COLEMAN: "Where Are All the Minnesotans?" 5:30 p.m. Tue. Barnes & Noble, Galleria, 3225 W. 69th St., Edina.

JIM LENFESTEY: "A Marriage Book." 7 p.m. Tue. Plymouth Congregational Church, 1900 Nicollet Av. S., Mpls.

ALISON MCGHEE: "Never Coming Back." 7 p.m. Wed. Common Good Books, 38 S. Snelling Av., St. Paul.

ALEX DIMITROV: "Together and by Ourselves." 7 p.m. Thu. Magers & Quinn, 3038 Hennepin Av. S., Mpls.

MEGAN MAYNOR: "Ella & Penguin: A Perfect Match." 11 a.m. Fri. Barnes & Noble, Galleria, 3225 W. 69th St., Edina.

DALE MULFINGER: "The Family Cabin." 10 a.m. Sat. Lake Country Booksellers, 4766 Washington Square, White Bear Lake.

CHRISTOPHER VALEN: "Speak for the Dead." 11 a.m. Sat. Barnes & Noble, Galleria, 3225 W. 69th St., Edina.

LILY VAN ALLEN: "Laura Ingalls Is Ruining My Life." 11 a.m. Sat. Chapter 2 Books, 226 Locust St., Hudson, Wis.

LORETTA ELLSWORTH: "Stars Over Clear Lake." Noon Sat. Magers & Quinn, 3038 Hennepin Av. S., Mpls.

SEAN SHERMAN AND BETH DOOLEY: "The Sioux Chef's Indigenous Kitchen." Noon Sat. Common Good Books, 38 S. Snelling Av., St. Paul.

LEE LYNCH: "Amazing Minnesota." 1 p.m. Sat. Barnes & Noble, Galleria, 3225 W. 69th St., Edina.

BOB SHOWERS: "The Twins in the Dome." 2 p.m. Sat. Barnes & Noble, Har Mar Mall, 2100 N. Snelling Av., Roseville.

HEIDI BARR: "Woodland Manitou." 2 p.m. Sat. Valley Bookseller, 217 N. Main St., Stillwater.

TERRI SMITH: "Unique Eats and Eateries of the Twin Cities." 2 p.m. Sat. Magers & Quinn, 3038 Hennepin Av. S., Mpls.

ANDREA SWENSSON: "Got to Be Something Here." 4 p.m. Sat. Moon Palace Books, 2820 E. 33rd St, Mpls.

CAROL MASCHKE: "Ghost of the Gaelic Moon." 1 p.m. next Sun. Kip's Irish Pub, 9970 Wayzata Blvd., St. Louis Park.

JON WIPFLI: "Venison: The Slay to Gourmet Field to Kitchen Cookbook." 2 p.m. next Sun. Barnes & Noble, Har Mar Mall, 2100 N. Snelling Av., Roseville.