Tuesday
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.
Wednesday
Mackie J.V. Blanton: 6 p.m., Octavia Books, 513 Octavia St.. The author reads "The Casual Presence of Borders." octaviabooks.com.
Thursday
Linda Janet Holmes: 3 p.m., REACH Center, Building C of Corpus Christi Epiphany Church Community Center, 2022 St. Bernard Ave. The author discusses "Safe in a Midwife's Hands: Birthing Traditions from Africa to the American South." neworleans.libnet.info
Natalie Beach: 5 p.m., Garden District Book Shop, 2727 Prytania St. The author discusses and signs "Adult Drama and Other Essays." gardendistrictbookshop.com.
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.
Friday
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.
Saturday
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.
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 a 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. 18
The cover of "Elon Musk" by Walter Isaacson. (Provided photo)
Walter Isaacson and Michael Lewis: 6:30 p.m., McAlister Auditorium, 35 McAlister Drive. The authors discuss their respective new works, "Elon Musk" and "Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon" at the New Orleans Book Festival at Tulane University. bookfest.tulane.edu.
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.
Anne D. Guste: 7 p.m., East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie. The author discusses the memoir/cookbook "Stories of My Mother and the General's Cookbooks." jplibrary.net.
Oct. 20
Joshua Weissman: 5 p.m., Garden District Book Shop, 2727 Prytania St. The author signs "Texture Over Taste" with snacks from the book. gardendistrictbookshop.com.
Oct. 21
Denise Gallagher: 11 a.m., Blue Cypress Books, 8123 Oak St. The author reads from "Moonsong."
Oct. 22
Stephan Pastis: 3 p.m., Garden District Book Shop, 2727 Prytania St. The creator of "Pearls Before Swine" reads and signs "Looking Up." gardendistrictbookshop.com.