Author events on Long Island, week of June 25

Sunday, June 25

Jim Pons, who played bass for Frank Zappa’s Mothers of Invention and was film and video director for the New York Jets, talks about and signs copies of his memoir, “Hard Core Love: Sex, Football, and Rock and Roll in the Kingdom of God.” At 1 p.m., Book Revue, 313 New York Ave., Huntington; 631-271-1442, bookrevue.com

Tuesday, June 27

Riverside historian and author Martin H. Levinson (“Brooklyn Boomer: Growing Up in the Fifties”) delivers a lecture, “U.S. Entry into World War I.” At 10 a.m., Middle Country Public Library, 101 Eastwood Blvd., Centereach; 631-585-9393, mcplibrary.org

Wednesday, June 28

Landscape architect Janice Parker discusses and signs copies of “Designing a Vision: Janice Parker Landscape Architects.” Register in advance. At 5 p.m., BookHampton, 41 Main St., East Hampton; 631-324-4939, bookhampton.com

Thursday, June 29

Water Mill author Holly Peterson (“The Manny”) signs copies of her novel, “It Happens in the Hamptons” at a reception for the opening of Locust Valley Bookstore. At 4 p.m., Locust Valley Bookstore, 8 Birch Hill Rd., Locust Valley; 516-676-1313.

Thursday, June 29

Producer Sheila Nevins, president of HBO Documentary Films, talks about and signs copies of her book, “You Don’t Look Your Age . . . and Other Fairy Tales.” Register in advance. At 5 p.m., BookHampton, 41 Main St., East Hampton; 631-324-4939, bookhampton.com