Book and author events calendar

WEDNESDAY

"Scrapbook of Secrets" by Mollie Cox Bryan – "Books on Broad" event with wine-and-cheese reception at 5:30 p.m. followed by book talk and reading in the Virginia Shop, Library of Virginia, 800 E. Broad St. 692-3592.

"Locomotive to Aeromotive: Octave Chanute and the Transportation Revolution" by Simine Short – Book talk at noon in the Mary Pickford Theater, Library of Congress, Washington. (202) 707-5221.

FRIDAY

"Right Here I See My Own Books: The Woman's Building Library at the World's Columbian Exposition" by Sarah Wadsworth and Wayne Wiegand – Book talk and signing at 3 p.m. in the Jefferson Building, LJ 119, Library of Congress. (202) 707-5221.

SATURDAY

Drive-Thru/Drop-Off Book Drive – Donate hardcover and paperback books, CDs, DVDs, VHS tapes, albums, cassettes and sheet music, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at the rear loading dock at the main branch of the Richmond Public Library, 101 E. Franklin St. Donations benefit the library. 646-7223.

"Elegance and Simplicity" by Ronald G. Munro – Book signing 1-3 p.m. at Barnes & Noble-Chesterfield Towne Center, 11500 Midlothian Turnpike, 794-4216.

MARCH 4

Book Swap – Bibliophiles in exchange of books and/or conversation, 3-5 p.m. at Book People, 536 Granite Ave. Free. 288-4346.

"The Richmond Slave Trade" by Jack Trammell – Book signing 1-3 p.m. at Barnes & Noble-Chesterfield Towne Center, 11500 Midlothian Turnpike, 794-4216.

"Restoring the Virginia Governor's House" by Roxane Gatling Gilmore – Talk and book signing 3-5 p.m. at Goochland Library, 3075 River Road West. 556-4774.

MARCH 5

"The Future of the Past: A Conservation Ethic for Architecture, Urban Design and Historic Preservation" by Steven W. Semes – Book talk, reception and signing 5:30 p.m. at Virginia Center for Architecture, 2501 Monument Ave. Free; reservation required. 644-3041, ext. 100.

MARCH 8

"Bristol Boyz Stomp" by Doreen McGettigan – Book signing at 4 p.m. at Barnes & Noble-Short Pump, 11640 W. Broad St. 360-0103.

"Gittin' Through" by Roy T. Matthews – Book signing 5-7 p.m. at Book People, 536 Granite Ave. 288-4346.

"Finding Thalhimers" by Elizabeth Thalhimer Smartt – Book signing at 6:30 p.m. at Fountain Bookstore, 1312 E. Cary St. 788-1594.

MARCH 10

"The Cyclops Conspiracy" by David Perry – Book signing 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at Barnes & Noble-Libbie Place, 5501 W. Broad St. 282-0781.

"Elizabeth Grace Quadrapuss Goes to Kindergarten" by Amy Parsons Meadows – Book signing at noon at Barnes & Noble-Short Pump, 11640 W. Broad St. 360-0103.

"Living Happily Ever After ... Separately" by Lise Stoessel – Book signing 2-4 p.m. at Book People, 536 Granite Ave. 288-4346.

MARCH 14

"Six Pigs in a Tub" by Gene Cox – Book talk for the Woman's Club of Hopewell Winter Lecture Series, 10:30 a.m. at Appomattox Regional Library, 209 E. Cawson St., Hopewell. 458-6329.

"The Smartest Woman I Know" by Ilene Beckerman – Reception and author event for the fifth annual Women's Night Out, 7 p.m. at Weinstein JCC, 5403 Monument Ave. $15-$18; $25-$28 with book. 545-8605.

MARCH 15

"The Richmond Theatre Fire: Early America's First Great Disaster" by Meredith Henne Baker – Book talk and signing at noon at Library of Virginia, 800 E. Broad St. 692-3592.

"American Emperor: Aaron Burr's Challenge to Jefferson's America" by David O. Stewart – Banner Series lecture based on the book, noon at Virginia Historical Society, 428 N. Boulevard. $4-$6. 358-4901.

"Danger on My Doorstep: The Anita Powitzer Frank Story" by Linda Schubert – Book talk and signing 7:30-9:30 p.m. at Canterbury Community Nursery School, 601 N. Parham Road. 741-4118.

MARCH 17

"God's Grand Design for Marriage" by Tom Clarke – Book signing at 1 p.m. at Barnes & Noble-Short Pump, 11640 W. Broad St. 360-0103.

MARCH 23

"Cozy Mystery Books" authors Ellery Adams, Lucy Arrington and Lorna Barrett – Book signings of works in the series, 5 p.m. at Barnes & Noble-Short Pump, 11640 W. Broad St. 360-0103.

"Elizabeth Grace Quadrapuss Goes to Kindergarten" by Amy Parsons Meadows – Book signing 1-3 p.m. at Barnes & Noble-Chesterfield Towne Center, 11500 Midlothian Turnpike, 794-4216.

MARCH 26

"Dijita, A Malian Girl from Virginia" by Robin Poulton – Book signing and related talk, "Richmond's Sister City Successes in West Africa," for the Shepherd's Center of Richmond Open University, 12:30 p.m. at St. Luke Lutheran Church, 7757 Chippenham Parkway. Free. 355-7282.

MARCH 28

"Fighting for America: The Struggle for Mastery in North America, 1519-1871" by Jeremy Black – Banner Series lecture based on the book, noon at Virginia Historical Society, 428 N. Boulevard. $4-$6. 358-4901.

"Bear Collector Mysteries: The Treacherous Teddy" by John Lamb – Book talk and signing at 7 p.m. at Twin Hickory Library, 5001 Twin Hickory Road, Glen Allen. 290-9200, ext. 5.

MARCH 29

VCU Visiting Writers Series: Winner of the Rebecca Mitchell Tarumoto Short Fiction Prize winner and reading by Ron Carlson, author of "The Signal," 8 p.m. at VCU Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. 828-1329.