Book Talk: Local authors Kerry Kriseman, Paul Wilborn at Barnes & Noble

Management consultant Erica Dhawan will discuss and sign her book “Digital Body Language” at 7 p.m. Aug. 18 at the Oxford Exchange, 420 W Kennedy Blvd., Tampa. Tickets $5 for admission or $31.16 for admission and a copy of the book at oxfordexchange.com/pages/calendar.

Local authors Kerry Kriseman (”Accidental First Lady: On the Front Lines (and Behind the Scenes) of Local Politics”) and Paul Wilborn (”Florida Hustle”) will be discussing and signing their books at 11 a.m. Aug. 20 at Barnes & Noble, 2501 Tyrone Blvd., St. Petersburg. Free.

Tombolo Books hosts Bookstore Romance Day, with book signings by authors Tamara Lush (”Drive”), Alexandria Bellefleur (”Count Your Lucky Stars”), C. Chilove (”When the Smoke Clears”), Trish Doller (”The Suite Spot”) and Sheree L. Greer (”A Return to Arms”), from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 20 at the bookstore, 2153 First Ave. S, St. Petersburg. Free.

Book Talk is a listing of in-person author appearances in the Tampa Bay area in the coming week. To place an item in Book Talk, send author’s name, book title, appearance time, date, venue name and address, admission cost (if any) and a contact phone number to cbancroft@tampabay.com, with “Book Talk” in the subject line. Deadline is 14 days before publication.