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Books of Wonder will be hosting a launch party for YA author Amy Plum‘s latest title, Until I Die. Party it up on Tuesday, May 8th from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. (New York, NY)

YA author Cassandra Clare will appear at a launch party for book five of the Mortal Instruments series, City of Lost Souls. Join in on Tuesday, May 8th at the Pfeiffer Hall at North Central College starting 7 p.m. (Naperville, IL)

The next session of “Poetry Off the Shelf” will feature German poet Herta Müller. See her on Wednesday, May 9th at the Poetry Foundation starting 6 p.m. (Chicago, IL)

The Strand bookstore presents “A Delicious Wine Tasting, Reading and Signing with Jay McInerney & Wine Critic Ray Isle.” Check it out on Thursday, May 10th starting at 7 p.m. (New York, NY)

Celebrate Children’s Book Week with author/illustrator/puppeteer Anne Sawyer-Aitch. She will headline an event for reading, book signing and puppet make-n-take activities. See her on Saturday, May 12th starting at 11:30 a.m. (Minneapolis, MN)