Literary calendar for week of Aug. 21

Mary Ann Grossmann, Pioneer Press
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BELL/SCHATZ: W. Kamau Bell and Kate Schatz present “An Antiracist Activity Book” in conversation with Sun Yung Shin. 7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 22, Parkway Theater, 4814 Chicago Ave., Mpls., presented by Magers & Quinn. Tickets are $15-$39. For information go to magersandquinn.com.

JUDITH F. BRENNER: Signs copies of her novel “The Moments Between Dreams.” Noon-2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 27, Barnes & Noble, 3230 Galleria, Edina.

FICTIONAL ORAL HISTORY: Authors of speculative-fiction “Everything for Everyone: An Oral History of the New York Commune, 2052-2072” participate in a hybrid in-person/Zoom discussion presented by East Side Freedom Library. 1105 Greenbrier St., St. Paul. The novel, written by M.E. O’Brien, E Ornelas, Eman Abdelhadi and Aren Alzura, is composed of imagined oral histories from participants in a global social revolution in which 12 characters speak from a new world in which capitalism has been defeated and space has been made for new forms of human flourishing. Free. 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 26. For registration information go to eastsidefreedomlibrary.org.

ALLAN EVANS: Signs copies of his middle-grade thriller “Class Clown.” 10-11:30 a.m. Friday, Aug. 26, Lake Country Booksellers, 4766 Washington Square, White Bear Lake.

LAUREL OSTERKAMP: Launches “Favorite Daughters,” inspired by the relationship between Chelsea Clinton and Ivanka Trump, and the record number of young women who were elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in the 2018 midterm elections. 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 25, Eat My Words Bookstore, 214 13th Ave. N.E., Mpls.

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