Twin Cities area book events Oct. 21-28

KATHLEEN NOVAK: "The Autobiography of Corrine Bernard." 5 p.m. today. Magers & Quinn, 3038 Hennepin Av. S., Mpls.

BROOKE BARKER: "Sad Animal Babies." 7 p.m. Mon. Magers & Quinn, 3038 Hennepin Av. S., Mpls.

JANEL ANDERSON: "Head On: How to Approach Difficult Conversations Directly." 7 p.m. Tue. $10-$20. Parkway Theater, 4814 Chicago Av. S., Mpls.

MICHAEL SCHUMACHER: "The Contest." 7 p.m. Tue. Subtext Bookstore, 6 W. 5th St., Suite 150, St. Paul.

MIKE CORRAO AND DANIEL ABBOTT: "Man, Oh, Man" and "The Concrete." 7 p.m. Tue. Magers & Quinn, 3038 Hennepin Av. S., Mpls.

SALLY FIELD: Talking Volumes. "In Pieces." 7 p.m. Tue. $23-$50. Fitzgerald Theater, 10 E. Exchange St., St. Paul. Sold out.

SARAH STONICH: "Laurentian Divide." 7 p.m. Tue. Common Good Books, 38 S. Snelling Av., St. Paul.

MEGHAN O'GIEBLYN: "Interior States." 7 p.m. Wed. Magers & Quinn, 3038 Hennepin Av. S., Mpls.

JOHN LELAND: "Happiness Is a Choice You Make." 7 p.m. Wed. Temple of Aaron, 616 S. Mississippi River Blvd., St. Paul.

LOUIS JENKINS, FREYA MANFRED AND MARGARET HASSE: Readings of recently published works. 7 p.m. Wed. Moon Palace Books, 3032 Minnehaha Av. S., Mpls.

MICHAEL SCHUMACHER: "The Contest." 7:30 p.m. Wed. Scout & Morgan Books, 114 N. Buchanan St., Cambridge, Minn.

BRIAN FREEMAN: "Alter Ego." 6:30 p.m. Thu. Chanhassen Library, 7711 Kerber Blvd., Chanhassen.

PATRICIA SKALKA: "Death Rides the Ferry." 2 p.m. Sat. River Falls Library, 140 Union St., River Falls, Wis.

CAITLIN BAILEY: "Solve for Desire." 6 p.m. Sat. Open Book, 1011 Washington Av. S., Mpls.

CHARLIE BONDHUS: "Divining Bones." 7 p.m. Sat. Subtext Bookstore, 6 W. 5th St., Suite 150, St. Paul.

GRAPHIC NOVEL PANEL: With Drew Brockington, Jeffrey Brown and Graham Annable. 3 p.m. next Sun. Red Balloon Bookshop, 891 Grand Av., St. Paul.

JEFFREY BROWN: "Lucy and Andy Neanderthal: Bad to the Bones." 7 p.m. next Sun. Subtext Bookstore, 6 W. 5th St., Suite 150, St. Paul.