Sunday
Rob Kutner: 10:30 a.m., Octavia Books, 513 Octavia St. The author and Emmy-winning comedy writer discusses and signs his graphic novel "Snot Goblins and Other Tasteless Tales." octaviabooks.com.
Tuesday
J. Stephen Beam: 6 p.m., Garden District Book Shop, 2727 Prytania St. The author signs his first novel "The Death Letter." gardendistrictbookshop.com.
Nicolas Mathieu: 6:30 p.m., Alliance Française de La Nouvelle-Orléans, 1519 Jackson Ave. The French author and winner of the Prix Goncourt with Rien Fertel discusses his work, including "And Their Children After Them." A translator will be in attendance. af-neworleans.org.
Wednesday
Carole Lindstrom: 4:30 p.m., Octavia Books, 513 Octavia St. The author signs her picture book "Autumn Peltier, Water Warrior." octaviabooks.com.
William Kent Krueger: 6 p.m., Garden District Book Shop, 2727 Prytania St. The author discusses and signs his book "The River We Remember." gardendistrictbookshop.com.
Kayvion Lewis: 6 p.m., Baldwin & Co., 1030 Elysian Fields Ave. The author discusses and signs her YA novel "Thieves Gambit." baldwinandcobooks.com.
Thursday
Seimone Augustus: 6 p.m., Baldwin & Co., 1030 Elysian Fields Ave. The author, Olympian and basketball player discusses and signs her book "Hoop Muses: An Insider's Guide to Pop Culture and the (Women's) Game." baldwinandcobooks.com.
Saturday
Colleen Hildebrand: 2 p.m., Blue Cypress Books, 8123 Oak St. The author signs her book "In the Ether: A Memoir of Holding Space." bluecypressbooks.com.
Oct. 1-7: Banned Book Week
Oct. 4
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.
Oct. 5
(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.
Oct. 7
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. 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. 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."
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." barnesandnoble.com.