Oct. 1-7: Banned Book Week
Wednesday
Walter Isaacson: 6 p.m., Nims Fine Arts Center, Academy of the Sacred Heart, 4301 St. Charles Ave. The author will be in discussion with Amy Gajda for his biography "Elon Musk." Garden District Book Shop to sell. Tickets required. gardendistrictbookshop.com.
Alison Pelegrin: 6 p.m., Helis Foundation John Scott Center, 938 Lafayette St. Louisiana poet laureate presents inaugural reading.Â
Thursday
(Un)Banned Book Festival: 9 a.m. to noon, Baldwin & Co., 1030 Elysian Fields Ave. Banned Wagon provides free copies of banned or challenged books, with food, music and more. Authors expected include Ani DiFranco and Jumata Emill. baldwinandcobooks.com.
John Connolly: 6 p.m., Garden District Book Shop, 2727 Prytania St. The author discusses and signs his book "The Land of Lost Things." gardendistrictbookshop.com.
Irina Zhorov: 6 p.m., Blue Cypress Books, 8123 Oak St. The author and Boyce Upholt discuss and sign her book "Lost Believers." bluecypressbooks.com.
Walter Isaacson: 7 p.m., Jewish Community Center, 5342 St. Charles Ave. The author will be in discussion and sign his biography "Elon Musk." Octavia Books to sell. Tickets required. octaviabooks.com.
Saturday
Johnette Downing and Heather Stanley: 11 a.m., Blue Cypress Books, 8123 Oak St. The author and illustrator read and sign their new book "My Parrain is the Loup Garou." bluecypressbooks.com.
Line Papin: 5 p.m., Garden District Book Shop, 2727 Prytania St. The author and E.M. Tran discuss and sign her book "The Girl Before Her." gardendistrictbookshop.com.
Oct. 10
Alex Jennings: 6:30 p.m., Cita Dennis Hubbell Library, 725 Pelican Ave. The author will discuss and sign his novel "The Ballad of Perilous Graves." nolalibrary.org.
Oct. 11
Mackie J.V. Blanton: 6 p.m., Garden District Book Shop, 2727 Prytania St. The author reads "The Casual Presence of Borders." gardendistrictbookshop.com.
Oct. 12
Malcolm Jenkins: 6 p.m., Baldwin & Co., 1030 Elysian Fields Ave. The author and NFL player discusses and signs "What Winners Won't Tell You: Lessons from a Legendary Defender." baldwinandcobooks.com.
Oct. 13
Vampire Book Prom: 7:30 p.m., Barnes and Noble, Premier Center II, 3414 Highway 190, Mandeville. Book discussion, trivia, charades and more. Ticketed event. barnesandnoble.com.
Oct. 14
Johnette Downing: 11 a.m., Garden District Book Shop, 2727 Prytania St. The author reads and signs "My Parrain is the Loup Garou." gardendistrictbookshop.com.
Laura Michaud: 1 p.m., Barnes & Noble, 3721 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie. The author signs "The Ghostwriter of New Orleans." barnesandnoble.com.
Marita Woywod Crandle: 1 p.m., Barnes & Noble, 3721 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie. The author signs "New Orleans Vampires: History and Legend." barnesandnoble.com.
Rory O'Neill Schmitt and Rosary Hartel O'Neill: 1 p.m., Barnes & Noble, 3721 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie. The authors sign "New Orleans Voodoo: A Cultural History." barnesandnoble.com. barnesandnoble.com.
Laura Roach Dragon: 1 p.m., Barnes & Noble, 3721 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie. The author signs "The Ghostly Tales of New Orleans." barnesandnoble.com.
Johnette Downing: 2 p.m., Barnes & Noble, 3721 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie. The author signs "My Parrain is the Loup Garou" and "Spooky Second Line." barnesandnoble.com.
Oct. 15
A Totally Not Cursed Book Fair: 5 p.m., The Domino, 3044 St. Claude Ave. Blue Cypress Books hosts a "The Mummy"-themed adults event, with books, trivia and costume contest. bluecypressbooks.com.
Oct. 17
Ally Burguieres: 6 p.m., Garden District Book Shop, 2727 Prytania St. The author signs "When in Doubt, Play Dead." gardendistrictbookshop.com.
Claudia Gray: 6 p.m., Blue Cypress Books, 8123 Oak St. The author tells scary stories and signs "The Haunted Mansion." Ticketed event. bluecypressbooks.com.
Teresa Tumminello Brader: 7 p.m., East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie. The author discusses "Letting in Air and Light." jplibrary.net
Oct. 19
Cleo Wade: 6:30 p.m., Baldwin & Co., 1030 Elysian Fields Ave. The poet and author discusses and signs "Remember Love: Words for Tender Times." Ticketed event. baldwinandcobooks.com.