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This week in virtual book events: Feb. 15–20

Monday, Feb. 15

• Elizabeth Kolbert discusses Under a White Sky: The Nature of the Future with Amy Brady — hosted by Harvard Book Store, 7 p.m. ET. More info.
• Ethan Hawke presents A Bright Ray of Darkness — hosted by BookPeople, 7 p.m. CT. $32.95. More info.

Tuesday, Feb. 16

• Sarah Gailey discusses The Echo Wife with Tochi Onyebuchi — hosted by Harvard Book Store, 7 p.m. ET. More info.
• Patricia Lockwood discusses No One Is Talking About This with Jia Tolentino — hosted by Politics & Prose, 6 p.m. ET. More info.
• Robert Jones, Jr. (The Prophets) and Mateo Askaripour (Black Buck) discuss their latest books — hosted by Semicolon Bookstore, 6 p.m. CT. More info.

Wednesday, Feb. 17

• Walter Mosley presents Blood Grove — hosted by Malaprop's Bookstore, 7 p.m. ET. More info.
• Zak Salih discusses Let's Get Back to the Party with Louis Bayard — hosted by Politics & Prose, 8 p.m. ET. More info.

Thursday, Feb. 18

• Lavinia Spalding, editor of The Best Women's Travel Writing, Volume 12: True Stories from Around the World, discusses and reads from the book with contributors Colette Hannahan, Mathangi Subramanian, and Anna Vodickausses — hosted by Magers & Quinn, 7 p.m. CT.  More info.
• Jen Silverman discusses We Play Ourselves with Dana Delaney — hosted by McNally Jackson, 7 p.m. ET. More info.

Friday, Feb. 19

• Bill Gates discusses How to Avoid a Climate Disaster: The Solutions We Have and the Breakthroughs We Need with Don Cheadle — hosted by Writers Bloc, 11 a.m. PT. $45. More info.
• Chang-rae Lee discusses My Year Abroad with Ann Patchett — hosted by Parnassus Books, 6 p.m. CT. More info.

Saturday, Feb. 20

• Sarah J. Maas discusses A Court of Silver Flames — hosted by BookPeople, 7 p.m. CT. $33. More info.

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