Book Talk: Madeline Martin, Sarah Penner to discuss historical novels

Bestselling author Madeline Martin will discuss her new historical novel, “The Librarian Spy,” with author Sarah Penner (”The Lost Apothecary”) at 3:30 p.m. Aug. 28 at the Oxford Exchange, 420 W Kennedy Blvd., Tampa. Admission $5, or $19.43 for admission and a signed copy of “The Librarian Spy,” at oxfordexchange.com/pages/calendar.

Local author and Fox 13 news anchor Linda Hurtado Bond will discuss and sign her fourth novel, “All the Broken Girls,” with author and former journalist Tara Lush (”Cold Brew Corpse”) at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 30 at Tombolo Books, 2153 First Ave. S, St. Petersburg. Free; RSVP at tombolobooks.com/events.

Book Talk is a listing of in-person author appearances in the Tampa Bay area in the coming week. To place an item in Book Talk, send author’s name, book title, appearance time, date, venue name and address, admission cost (if any) and a contact phone number to cbancroft@tampabay.com, with “Book Talk” in the subject line. Deadline is 14 days before publication.