<h3> April 23</h3> 
<p> <strong>Ghita Schwarz</strong> discusses her debut novel, "Displaced Persons" (HarperCollins). Suggested donation $5. At 7:30 p.m., <a href="/topics/Lido_Beach%2C_NY">Lido Beach</a> Synagogue, Lido Boulevard and <a href="/topics/Fairway">Fairway</a> Road, Lido Beach; 516-432-4271.</p> 
<h3> April 25</h3> 
<p> <strong>Ann Packer </strong>("The Dive From Clausen's Pier") is this week's guest at a Writers Speak program. At 7 p.m., <a href="/topics/Stony_Brook_University">Stony Brook University</a> Southampton, Chancellors Hall, 239 <a href="/topics/Montauk%2C_NY">Montauk</a> Hwy., Southampton; 631-632-5030, stonybrook.edu/mfa</p> 
<h3> April 27</h3> 
<p> <strong><a href="/topics/Vinny_Guadagnino">Vinny Guadagnino</a></strong>, better known as Vinny G on "Jersey Shore," signs his new book, "Control the Crazy" (Crown). At 7 p.m., Book Revue, 313 New York Ave., Huntington; 631-271-1442, bookrevue.com</p> 
<h3> April 28</h3> 
<p> <strong>Linda Lear</strong>, author of "<a href="/topics/Rachel_Carson">Rachel Carson</a>: Witness for Nature" (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt), is the guest speaker at an event to honor the 50th anniversary of <a href="/topics/Rachel_Carson">Carson</a>'s "Silent Spring." Admission is $60, includes wine and hors d'oeuvres. At 4 p.m., South Fork <a href="/topics/American_Museum_of_Natural_History">Natural History Museum</a>, 377 <a href="/topics/Bridgehampton%2C_NY">Bridgehampton</a>/<a href="/topics/Sag_Harbor%2C_NY">Sag Harbor</a> Tpke., Bridgehampton, 631-745-0689, longpondgreenbelt.org</p> 
<h3> April 28</h3> 
<p> Lawrence Douglas discusses his novel "The Vices" (Other Press). At 5 p.m., BookHampton, 41 Main St., <a href="/topics/East_Hampton%2C_NY">East Hampton</a>; 631-324-4939.</p> 
<p> <i>Compiled by Mary Beth Foley</i></p>

April 23 Ghita Schwarz discusses her debut novel, "Displaced Persons" (HarperCollins). Suggested donation $5. At 7:30 p.m., Lido Beach Synagogue, Lido Boulevard and Fairway Road, Lido Beach; 516-432-4271. April 25 Ann Packer ("The Dive From Clausen's Pier") is this week's guest at a Writers Speak program. At 7 p.m., Stony Brook University Southampton, Chancellors Hall, 239 Montauk Hwy., Southampton; 631-632-5030, stonybrook.edu/mfa April 27 Vinny Guadagnino, better known as Vinny G on "Jersey Shore," signs his new book, "Control the Crazy" (Crown). At 7 p.m., Book Revue, 313 New York Ave., Huntington; 631-271-1442, bookrevue.com April 28 Linda Lear, author of "Rachel Carson: Witness for Nature" (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt), is the guest speaker at an event to honor the 50th anniversary of Carson's "Silent Spring." Admission is $60, includes wine and hors d'oeuvres. At 4 p.m., South Fork Natural History Museum, 377 Bridgehampton/Sag Harbor Tpke., Bridgehampton, 631-745-0689, longpondgreenbelt.org April 28 Lawrence Douglas discusses his novel "The Vices" (Other Press). At 5 p.m., BookHampton, 41 Main St., East Hampton; 631-324-4939. Compiled by Mary Beth Foley

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