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
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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.