The third annual Black Authors Festival, whose theme is "The Power of Literacy," will honor a distinguished slate of writers, journalists, activists, and actors.

A busy weekend at The Church will feature two novelists in conversation, a discussion about biodiversity, and a presentation by Jeffrey Pegram, an Indigenous singer and composer.

Colm Toibin will put in an appearance at Fridays at Five at the Hampton Library in Bridgehampton on Aug. 8, reading from his latest novel, “Long Island.”

The old Bradley’s on University, the ghost of Albert’s French restaurant with its Eiffel Tower out front, and other, farther afield travels and disappearances.