Unless otherwise indicated, event is a reading and/or book signing. Call the location for details. To list your event in this calendar, contact Jim Harris at “Books,” Arkansas Times, P.O. Box 34010, Little Rock, AR 72203 or by phone (501) 375-2985, fax (501) 375-3623 or e-mail: jim@arktimes.com.
3 Daniel Macon Brawner (“The Ridge”), 1 p.m., TBIB
4 Alton Rivers (“Love Ava”), 2 p.m., TBIB
10 Cassandra King (“Queen of the Broken Hearts”), 12:30 p.m., TBIB (“Dining Downtown” program, $10 for lunch, signing at 1:15 p.m.); Happenstance, O’Susanna Concert, 7 p.m., TBIB, $8
20 WordWorth Book Club discusses “A Changed Man” by Francine Prose, 7 p.m., WW
27 Cookie’s Book Group discusses “Rebels! the Irish Rising of 1916” by Peter DeRosa, 7 p.m., TBIB
APRIL 3 Darnell Arnoutt, 6:30 p.m., TBIB
APRIL 4 Gayden Metcalfe (“Somebody Is Going to Die If Lilly Beth Doesn’t Catch That Bouquet: The Official Southern Ladies’ Guide to Hosting the Perfect Wedding”), 6 p.m., TBIB
Every Monday Storytime, 10:30 a.m., BN-NLR; “I Hate to Read” book group, 2 p.m., BN-LR
Every Tuesday Little Rock Chess Association, learn how to play or enjoy a friendly game, 7 p.m., BN-LR; Children’s Storytime, 10 a.m., BN-LR; Preschool Storytime, 10:30 a.m., BAM; Third-Fourth Grade Book Group, 2 p.m., BN-LR
Every Wednesday Storytime, 10:30 a.m., BN-NLR; Knitting Club, 7 p.m., BN-LR
Every Thursday Children’s Storytime, 10 a.m., BN
Every Friday Kindergarten/Elementary storytime, 10 a.m., BN-LR; “I’m A Big Kid Now,” second grade, 2 p.m., BN-LR
Every Saturday Themed storytime, 10:30 a.m., BAM; Kids Kreate, Lemony Snicket Activities, 11 a.m., BN-LR
Area Bookstores:
BAM: Books-A-Million, 2747 Lakewood Village Drive, NLR, 771-7581
BN-LR: Barnes & Noble-Chenal, 11500 Financial Centre Parkway, 954-7648
BN-NLR: Barnes & Noble-North Little Rock, 4000 E. McCain Blvd., 771-1124
LB: Lorenzen & Co. Booksellers, 7509 Cantrell Road, 663-8811
PA: Pyramid Art, Books and Custom Framing, Museum Center, 500 E. Markham St., Suite 110, 372-5824
RMBG: River Market Books and Gifts, Cox Creative Center, 120 Commerce St., 918-3093
TBMP: That Bookstore at Mountebanq Place, 1107 Oak St., Conway, 888-287-7791
TBIB: That Bookstore in Blytheville, 316 W. Main St., Blytheville, 870-763-3333
T&T: Tyler and Tyler Booksellers, 4558 JFK Blvd., NLR, 753-8530
WW: WordsWorth Books & Co., 5920 R St., 663-9198