PATRICIA LOCKWOOD: Bestselling author of “Will There Ever Be Another You” discusses her writing career with Talking Volumes host Kerri Miller. $35. 7 p.m. Tuesday, Fitzgerald Theater, 10 E. Exchange St., St. Paul. Ticket information: mprevents.org.

DEVONEY LOOSER: Presents his tribute to writer Jane Austen in “Wild for Austen: A Rebellious, Subversive, and Untamed Jane,” in conversation with Andrea Kaston Tange. 7 p.m. Wednesday, Magers & Quinn, 3038 Hennepin Ave. S., Mpls.

J.H. MARKERT: Kentucky-based true-crime novelist and screenwriter hosts a meet-and-greet in celebration of his new book, “The Spider to the Fly.” Noon-2 p.m. Saturday, Once Upon a Crime, 604 W. 26th St., Mpls.

POETRY AND PINTS: Part of the Cracked Walnut literary festival, this program offers words and brews. 7 p.m.

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