Twin Cities area book events Jan. 5-12

JANET DECASTER PERRIN: "Dog Tales and Pup Parables." 2 p.m. today. Barnes & Noble, Har Mar Mall, Roseville.

FITZFIRST@FOUR: A discussion of F. Scott Fitzgerald's work. 4 p.m. today. Common Good Books, 38 S. Snelling Av., St. Paul.

RUSSELL RATHBUN: "The Great Wall of China and the Salton Sea." 7 p.m. Tue. Magers & Quinn, 3038 Hennepin Av. S., Mpls.

BRIAN FREEMAN: "Spilled Blood." 6:30 p.m. Wed. Northtown Library, 711 NE. County Road 10, Blaine.

BENJAMIN PERCY: "Thrill Me: Essays on Fiction." 7 p.m. Wed. Hamline- Midway Library, 1558 W. Minnehaha Av., St. Paul.

JIM WALSH: "Gold Experience: Following Prince in the '90s." 7 p.m. Wed. Magers & Quinn, 3038 Hennepin Av. S., Mpls.

MICHAEL TISSERAND: "Krazy: George Herriman, a Life in Black and White." 7 p.m. Thu. Magers & Quinn, Mpls.

RICHARD LOUV: "Last Child in The Woods." 7:30 p.m. Thu. $32.50-$102.50. Fitzgerald Theater, 10 E. Exchange St., St. Paul.

LAURA VOSIKA: "Food and Feast." 7 p.m. Fri. Magers & Quinn, 3038 Hennepin Av. S., Mpls.

BANFILL-LOCKE READING SERIES: Bao Phi and Elizabeth Weir. 7:30 p.m. Fri. Banfill-Locke Center, 6666 East River Rd., Fridley.

P.M. LAROSE: "Bet on Beers." Noon Sat. Once Upon a Crime, 604 W. 26th St., Mpls.; 2 p.m. next Sun. Barnes & Noble, Har Mar Mall, Roseville.

NAN DIXON AND CAT SCHIELD: "The Other Twin" and "Two-Week Texas Seduction." 2 p.m. Sat. Barnes & Noble, Har Mar Mall, Roseville.

CAROLYN HOLBROOK: "More Than a Single Story." 2 p.m. next Sun. $10. Open Book, 1011 Washington Av. S., Mpls.