PETER MAY – “The Critic,” 3:30 p.m. tomorrow, Mysterious Galaxy, 7051 Clairemont Mesa Blvd., San Diego.
GREG MORTENSON – “Three Cups of Tea,” 7 p.m. tomorrow, Point Loma Nazarene University, Brown Chapel, 3900 Lomaland Drive, San Diego; 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Borders, 1905 Calle Barcelona, Carlsbad.
JAMES McBRIDE – “Song Yet Sung,” 7:30 p.m. tomorrow, Warwick's Bookstore, 7812 Girard Ave., La Jolla.
ALEXANDRA SOKOLOFF – “The Price,” 7 p.m. Tuesday, Mysterious Galaxy, 7051 Clairemont Mesa Blvd., San Diego.
MOTHER and DAUGHTER BOOK GROUP – “I'd Tell You I Love You, but Then I'd Have to Kill You” by Ally Carter, 7 p.m. Wednesday, Barnes & Noble, 10775 Westview Parkway, San Diego.
MARIA DOWD – “Journey to a Blissful Life,” noon Thursday, UCSD Bookstore, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla.
LISA SEE – “Peony in Love,” 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Mandarin House Restaurant, 6755 La Jolla Blvd., La Jolla. This is a ticketed event for Warwick's registered book club members only.
ROCCO VERSACI – “This Book Contains Graphic Language,” 7 p.m. Thursday, Borders, 1072 Camino Del Rio North, San Diego.
MICHAEL MARTINO – “Lifeguards of San Diego County,” 7 p.m. Friday, Bay Books, 1029 Orange Ave., Coronado.
STORYTIME – “The Velveteen Rabbit,” by Margery Williams, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Barnes & Noble, 10775 Westview Parkway, San Diego.
DEAN TURNBLOOM – “Prizewinning Political Cartoons,” noon Saturday, Barnes & Noble, 10775 Westview Parkway, San Diego.
PAUL WOODRIDGE – “Inventions,” 1 p.m. Saturday, Borders, 1905 Calle Barcelona, Carlsbad.
MELINDA WELLS – “Killer Mousse,” 2 p.m. Saturday, Mysterious Galaxy, 7051 Clairemont Mesa Blvd., San Diego.
RAYMOND CLARK LUTZ – “Coils of the Serpent,” 2 p.m. Saturday, Somewhere Else Coffeehouse and Bookstore, 330 N. Magnolia Ave., El Cajon.
ANIRUDDH PATEL – “Music, Language and the Brain,” 7 p.m. Saturday, D.G. Wills Books, 7461 Girard Ave., La Jolla.
DAVID and LISA FRISBIE – “Marriage Ministry in the 21st Century,” 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 24, North Coast Church Bookstore, 1132 N. Melrose, Vista.