Twin Cities area book events Sept. 24-Oct. 1

HARLEY DRESNER: "Mishegas: A Concrete Tale of Family Quicksand." 1:30 p.m. today. Common Good Books, 38 S. Snelling Av., St. Paul.

JERRY HOLL: "Downhills Don't Come Free." 2 p.m. today. Barnes & Noble, Har Mar Mall, 2100 N. Snelling Av., Roseville.

FRANK ROMANO: "Love and Terror in the Middle East." 2 p.m. Mon. Barnes & Noble, Har Mar Mall, 2100 N. Snelling Av., Roseville.

KAREN MCCLINTOCK: "My Father's Closet." 7 p.m. Mon. Magers & Quinn, 3038 Hennepin Av. S., Mpls.

LENORA CHU: "Little Soldiers." 7 p.m. Mon. Common Good Books, 38 S. Snelling Av., St. Paul.

ALAN SHAPIRO: "Life Pig." 7 p.m. Tue. Weisman Art Museum, University of Minnesota, 333 East River Rd., Mpls.

LORNA LANDVIK: "Angry Housewives Eating Bon-Bons." 7 p.m. Tue. $20. Barnes & Noble, Galleria, 3225 W. 69th St., Edina. Registration required at 952-920-2124 or crm3301@bn.com.

ZOEY LEIGH PETERSON: "Next Year, for Sure." 7 p.m. Tue. Magers & Quinn, Mpls.

ANDREA PITZER: "One Long Night." 7 p.m. Wed. Common Good Books, 38 S. Snelling Av., St. Paul.

BIRCHBARK BOOKS READING SERIES: Todd Boss, Marcie R. Rendon and Sharon Chmielarz. 7 p.m. Wed. Bockley Gallery, 2123 W. 21st St., Mpls.

MARY JO THOMPSON: "Stunt Heart." 7 p.m. Wed. Open Book, 1011 Washington Av. S., Mpls.

JACQUELINE WOODSON. Talking Volumes. 7 p.m. Wed. $23-$50. Fitzgerald Theater, 10 E. Exchange St., St. Paul.

CINDY SENARIGHI: "Yogadevotion." 10 a.m. Fri. Lake Country Booksellers, 4766 Washington Square, White Bear Lake.

BOOKI VIVAT: "Frazzled #2: Ordinary Mishaps and Inevitable Catastrophes." 6:30 p.m. Fri. Barnes & Noble, Har Mar Mall, Roseville.

LOCAL AUTHOR FAIR: 10 a.m. Sat. Rum River ­Library, 4201 6th Av., Anoka.

TRACY MAURER: "John Deere, That's Who!" 10 a.m. Sat. Barnes & Noble, Galleria, Edina.

BETH DOOLEY AND METTE NIELSEN: "Savory Sweet: Simple Preserves From a Northern Kitchen." 11 a.m. Sat. Scout & Morgan Books, 114 N. Buchanan St., Cambridge, Minn.

CHRISTOPHER VALEN: "Speak for the Dead." Noon Sat. Once Upon a Crime, 604 W. 26th St., Mpls.

TERRI PETERSON SMITH: "Unique Eats & Eateries Twin Cities." 2 p.m. Sat. Barnes & Noble, Har Mar Mall, 2100 N. Snelling Av., Roseville.

DALE SCHWIE: "Taking Sides With the Sun." 2 p.m. next Sun. Barnes & Noble, Har Mar Mall, Roseville.