In Isa Does It, best-selling vegan author Isa Chandra Moskowitz presents nearly 200 simple and quick recipes geared towards creating healthy, animal-free meals. With busy schedules in mind, the cookbook aims to keep time spent in the kitchen productive and streamlined through pantry-friendly recipes, tips and shortcuts, one-bowl desserts and ingredient swaps for common allergens. Moskowitz, who is a long-time activist and magazine columnist, is the former host of community access cooking show “Post Punk Kitchen.” She’s the author of Veganomicon: The Ultimate Vegan Cookbook, Vegan with a Vengeance—which focuses on using readily available and inexpensive ingredients—and low-fat recipe roundup Appetite for Reduction, among other titles dedicated to cupcakes, cookies and pies. Her talk and book signing will be co-presented by Avid Bookshop and The Daily Co-op. This free event begins at 2 p.m.