Book shorts

Leonard Goldberg, author of “Patient One,” will sign copies of his book 2 p.m. Saturday at the Mount Pleasant Barnes & Noble.

Anita Zucker, Nikki Hardin, Judith Moore and Jennet Robinson Alterman are among area entrepreneurs profiled in Sullivan’s Island author Dorothy Perrin Moore’s “WomenPreneurs: 21st Century Success Strategies.”

College of Charleston professor Scott Poole’s 2011 book, “Monsters in America: Our Historical Obsession With the Hideous and the Haunting,” has been selected by the Association of American University Presses as one of 14 books for “The Best of the Best From University Presses: Books You Should Know About.”

Local playwright and College of Charleston theater alumna Crystal Smith-Connelly has published “For I Am Zeus: A Collection of Plays About Greek Mythology,” an omnibus of her short plays.

A Women Writers Forum will be 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. June 2 at the Center for Women, 129 Cannon St. The event will offer discussions on the art and business of writing. Following a talk by Skirt! founder and Fridaville blogger Nikki Hardin, a discussion will continue on best blogging practices and a chance to brainstorm blogs. Registration is required. Cost is $25 for Center members, $35 nonmembers. For more information, call 763-7333 or visit c4women.org.