ALLISON MANN AND MICHAEL BRODKORB: "The Girls Are Gone." 11 a.m. today. Barnes & Noble, Har Mar Mall, 2100 N. Snelling Av., Roseville.
CARA BLACK: "Murder in Bel-Air." 7 p.m. Mon. Once Upon a Crime, 604 W. 26th St., Mpls.
MATT GOLDMAN: "The Shallows." A Nils Shapiro novel. 7 p.m. Tue. Subtext Bookstore, 6 W. 5th St., St. Paul.
STEVEN SCHILD, NICOLE BORG AND LEE HENSCHEL JR.: "These Humans," "All Roads Lead Home" and "The Sailing Master, Book Two: The Long Passage." 7 p.m. Wed. Subtext, 6 W. 5th St., St. Paul.
BRIALLEN HOPPER: "Hard to Love." Essay collection. 7 p.m. Thu. Magers & Quinn, 3038 Hennepin Av. S., Mpls.
DEBORAH SHAPIRO: "The Summer Demands." 7 p.m. Thu. Subtext Bookstore, 6 W. 5th St., Suite 150, St. Paul.
LINDA ZLOTNICK: "Star Sisters." 7 p.m. Sat. Rachel Greenhouse Agency, 404 E. 48th St., Mpls.