WILLIAM KENT KRUEGER: "This Tender Land." 7 p.m. Tue. Once Upon a Crime, 604 W. 26th St., Mpls.

DOUG HOVERSON: "The Drink That Made Wisconsin Famous." 7 p.m. Thu. Wooden Hill Brewing, 7421 Bush Lake Road, Edina.

HEIDI ARNESON: "The Chalk Canoe." A Cat McCloud book. 7 p.m. Thu. Magers & Quinn Booksellers, 3038 Hennepin Av. S., Mpls.

SARA MARIE MOORE AND AMES SHELDON: "The Spike Cream Woods" and "Don't Put the Boats Away." 10 a.m. Fri. Lake Country Booksellers, 4766 Washington Square, White Bear Lake.

CHAVAH GABRIELLE: "Bodies I Am Willing to Worship." 7 p.m. Fri. Tickets $7 at the door. Black Dog Coffee and Wine Bar, 308 E. Prince St., St. Paul.

SARAH ELAINE SMITH: "Marilou Is Everywhere." 7 p.m. Fri. Magers & Quinn Booksellers, 3038 Hennepin Av. S., Mpls.

SARA MARIE MOORE: "The Spike Cream Woods." 10 a.m. Sat. Winding Trail Books, 2230 Carter Av., St. Paul.

CHRISTOPHER VALEN AND DAN COHEN: "City of Stones." Noon Sat. Once Upon a Crime, 604 W. 26th St., Mpls.

TATSHA ROBERTSON AND RONALD F. FERGUSON: In conversation with Angela Davis. "The Formula." Noon Sat. Milkweed Books, 1011 Washington Av. S., Mpls.

BAO PHI: "My Footprints." 2 p.m. Sat. Red Balloon Bookshop, 891 Grand Av., St. Paul.