Continuing my tour of the literary blogosphere:

Two of the friendliest and most delightful bloggers I’ve met thus far are Gabrielle Gantz and David Gutowski. They are my fave people to attend readings with, as they always know much more than I do about the book, author, publicist, editor, etc. I am constantly amazed by their extensive knowledge of the literary scene and literature in general.

Gabrielle is a book publicist and runs the blog The Contextual Life, which features writeups of literary events, book reviews, author interviews, podcast suggestions and more. David runs the site Largehearted Boy, in which he mixes music and literature—for example, asking authors to provide playlists for their books. He also hosts Largehearted Lit, a monthly reading series that features writers and musicians. (Read more via my Largehearted Lit post here.)

Both have recently started a site called Book Boroughing, which includes an extensive literary events calendar, as well as interviews with book-related folk and reading writeups. This site has become my primary source for figuring out my top picks o’ the week, so if you’re ever looking for options, this is the place to go.

Speaking of my top lit picks:

MONDAY: If you hurry: Ellis Avery (The Last Nude) will discuss her latest with Feministing.com’s Miriam Zoila Perez. Both will be introduced by Ron Hogan of Beatrice.com. [GREENLIGHT BOOKSTORE]

TUESDAY: “The Anti-Foodie Foodies: Has Food Worship Jumped the Shark?” Erica Wildes will moderate a panel featuring anti-foodies Amanda Hesser, James Oseland, Annia Ciezadlo, Devanie Jackson and Tracie McMillan. [HOUSING WORKS BOOKSTORE]

WEDNESDAY: Pulitzer Prize-winner Stacy Schiff will discuss her latest, Cleopatra, with biographer Rachel Syme. [MCNALLY JACKSON]

THURSDAY: Well, speak of the devil: this month Largehearted Lit will feature Jesse Browner (Everything Happens Today) and Joe Wallace (Diamond Ruby). [WORD BOOKSTORE]

FRIDAY: Scott Adkins will host this month’s Brooklyn Writers’ Space Series, featuring Michael Grabell, Randi Gollin, Christopher Wall and Saira Rao. [BOOKCOURT]