MONDAY:
Keith Gessen will be at Politics and Prose to discuss his novel, All the Sad Young Literary Men, which focuses on the lives of three young intellectuals at the beginning of the 21st century. 7 p.m.

TUESDAY:
Geraldine Brooks, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of March, will appear at the Sixth and I Historic Synagogue to read from her book, People of the Book, based on real-life Australian rare-book expert Hanna Heath’s travels to Sarajevo to study the Sarajevo Haggadah, an illuminated manuscript. 7 p.m.

Lester Brown, president of the Earth Policy Institute, will be at Busboys and Poets in D.C. to discuss and sign copies of his new book, Plan B 3.0: Mobilizing to Save Civilization. Plan A apparently refers to business as usual, and Plan B involves a drastic overhaul of society. We’ll wait to throw our support behind Plan C, as long as it involves living on the moon or Mars. That’s where all the real estate action is these days. 6 p.m.

Andrei Cherny will make an appearance at the Borders on L Street to discuss his book, The Candy Bombers, the story of the men behind the Berlin Airlift. 6:30 p.m.