Twin Cities area book events Oct. 15-22

A CELEBRATION OF PABLO NERUDA: 1:30 p.m. today. Common Good Books, 38 S. Snelling Av., St. Paul.

MARCIA ANDERSON: "A Bag Worth a Pony." 2 p.m. today. Barnes & Noble, Har Mar Mall, Roseville.

MILL CITY READING SERIES: Works in progress by MFA students at the U. 6 p.m. today. Magers & Quinn, 3038 Hennepin Av. S., Mpls.

HEIDI BARR: "Woodland Manitou." 7 p.m. Mon. Common Good Books, 38 S. Snelling Av., St. Paul.

LAUREN SANDERS: "The Book of Love and Hate." 7 p.m. Mon. Magers & Quinn, 3038 Hennepin Av. S., Mpls.

WILLIAM KENT KRUEGER: "Sulfur Spring." 10:30 a.m. Tue. Brookdale Library, 6125 Shingle Creek Pkwy., Brooklyn Center.

MACKENZIE HAVEY: "Mindful Running." 4 p.m. Tue. University of Minnesota Bookstore, Coffman Union, 300 Washington Av. SE., Mpls.

MARK BOWDEN: "Hue 1968: A Turning Point of the American War in Vietnam." 7 p.m. Tue. Barnes & Noble, Galleria, 3225 W. 69th St., Edina.

MIRIAM KARMEL: "Subtle Variations and Other Stories." 7 p.m. Tue. Magers & Quinn, Mpls.

READING BY WRITERS: Authors read the works of the late poet John Rezmerski. 7:30 p.m. Tue. University Club, 420 Summit Av., St. Paul.

TIM O'BRIEN AND LYNN NOVICK: Author O'Brien and filmmaker Novick discuss the power of storytelling through "The Things They Carried." 5:30 p.m. Wed. Kagin Commons, Macalester College, St. Paul.

BARBARA KROVITZ-NEREN: "Parenting the Addicted Teen." 7 p.m. Wed. Common Good Books, 38 S. Snelling Av., St. Paul.

DAVE PAGE: "F. Scott Fitzgerald in Minnesota." 6:30 p.m. Thu. Stafford Library, 8595 Central Park Pl., Woodbury.

LARRY SCHNEIDERMAN: "Nobody Knows." RSVP required at eventbrite.com. 7 p.m. Thu. Barnes & Noble, Galleria, 3225 W. 69th St., Edina.

MICHAEL A. BLACK: "Blood Trails." 7 p.m. Thu. Once Upon a Crime, 604 W. 26th St., Mpls.

AMY TAN: Talking Volumes. 7 p.m. Thu. $23-$50. Fitzgerald Theater, 10 E. Exchange St., St. Paul.

JIM SCHACHT: "The Future of Democracy." 10 a.m. Fri. Lake Country Booksellers, White Bear Lake.

ROBIN KELLEHER: "Lina Unleashed." 11 a.m. Sat. Barnes & Noble, Galleria, 3225 W. 69th St., Edina.

RHONDA GILLILAND: "Cooked to Death II." Noon Sat. Once Upon a Crime, 604 W. 26th St., Mpls.

MARK RISTAU: "A Hero Dreams." 2 p.m. Sat. Valley Bookseller, 217 N. Main St., Stillwater.

MELANIE BRAGG: "Crosstown Park." 2 p.m. Sat. Barnes & Noble, Har Mar Mall, 2100 N. Snelling Av., Roseville.

BEYOND BARS: VOICES OF INCARCERATION: Instructors read the works of Minnesota prisoners. 7 p.m. Sat. Klas Center, Hamline University, 1535 Taylor Av., St. Paul.