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May 2008
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5/16 - Margot Livesey, author of The House on Fortune Street. Reservations requested. 7:00 PM. 192 Books, 192 Tenth Ave. betw. 21st and 22nd Sts. 212.255.4022. ONE
------- Gene Baur, author of Farm Sanctuary: Changing Hearts and Minds about Animals and Food.
7:30 PM. Community Bookstore of Park Slope, 143 Seventh Ave., Brooklyn. 718.783.3075. CBS
------- Nick Flynn, author of Another Bullshit Night in Suck City, and Jennifer Michael Hecht
, author of The Happiness Myth: The Historical Antidote to What Isn't Working Today and The Happiness Myth: Why What We Think is Right, Is Wrong. With poet Nickole Brown. Books by Mobile Libris. 7:00
PM. KGB Bar, 85 East Fourth St. at 2nd Ave. (upstairs). 212.505.3360. Come early. Seating is limited and little or no service during
the readings. KGB
------- Michael Eric Dyson, author of April 4, 1968. 6:00 PM. Borders Books Time-Warner Center, 10 Columbus Circle. 212.823.9775. BB
------- Richard Cohen, author of Blindsided: Lifting a Life above Illness and now, Strong
at the Broken Places: Voices of Illness, A Chorus of Hope. In conjunction with the open-to-the-public Friends of the Irvington Library annual meeting. 7:00 PM. Irvington Public Library, 12 South Astor St., Irvington-on-Hudson. 914.591.7840. IPL Directions
------- New York Photo Festival continues. Photographers signing their monographs at various events throughout Dumbo. pHB
------- Gene Bauer, author of Farm Sanctuary: Changing Hearts and Minds about Animals and Food. 7:30 PM. Community Bookstore of Park Slope, 143 Seventh Ave., Brooklyn. 718.783.3075. CBS
5/16 - Kevin Nealon, from SNL and Weeds, author of Yes, You're Pregnant, but What about Me? 12:30 PM. Barnes & Noble Fifth Avenue, 555 Fifth Ave. at 46th St. 212.697.3048.
------- Chris Van Etten, author of A Likely Story. 7:30 PM. Barnes & Noble Greenwich Village, 396 Sixth Ave. at 8th St. 212.674.8780.
------- David Gilmour and son, Jesse Gilmour
, authors of The Film Club. 7:00 PM. Barnes & Noble Tribeca, 97 Warren St. at Greenwich STREET. 212.587.5389.
------- Stephen Gill, author/photographer of Hackney Flowers, Archaeology in Reverse,
and now, A Series of Disappointments. These and others of his books will be available. 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM. Dashwood Books,
33 Bond St. betw Bowery and Lafayette. 212.387.8520. DB
------- New York Photo Festival continues. See the website for the calendar and event schedule. Events all day (one including Martin Parr). 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM. Unless otherwise noted, events are at St. Anne's Warehouse, 38 Water St., Dumbo, Brooklyn. 718.254.8779 (Warehouse). pHB
5/17 - Piero Lissoni, well-known Milan designer and subject of the monograph Piero Lissoni. In conjunction with the International Contemporary Furniture Fair but accessible to all in the ICFF Bookstore/Potterton Books in the lobby. 3:30 PM to 4:00 PM. Javits Center, 655 West 34th St. at 11th Ave. ICFF
------- John Darnielle, Indie songwriter and author of Black Sabbath's Master of Reality: 33 1/3 Series. 7:00 PM. Housing Works Used Book Café, 126 Crosby St. (between Prince & Houston) 212.334.3324. HOU
------- Misha McGlown, author of Manifesting Things. 2:00 PM. Hue-man Bookstore, 2319 Frederick Douglass (yes, two s's) Blvd. at 125th St. &
Eighth Ave. 212.665.7400. HUM
------- New York Photo Festival continues. Photographers signing their monographs at various events throughout Dumbo. pHB
------- John Scieszka, illustrator of, among so many others, the Trucktown series, reading Bruce Hale's The Malted Falcon, No. 7 in the Chet Gecko Mystery Series. In conjunction with The Big
Read's Children's Read Along. Scavenger Hunt to follow. Sponsored in part by The Mercantile Library. Registration required. 12:00 Noon to 3:00 PM. Dining Concourse at Grand Central Terminal. 212.755.6710 (to
register, or) [info at MercantileLibrary dt com] ML
------- (children) Joanne Dugan, author of 123 NYC: A Counting Book of New York City. Drawing party, too. 12:00 Noon. Bank Street Bookstore, 610 West 112th St. at Broadway. 212.678.1654. BSB
5/17 - Charles Beronio, artist/author of the artists' book Dark Prospects. Book launch party, too. 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM. Printed Matter, Inc. (itself worth the trip! jg), 195 Tenth Ave. (across from 192 Books) at 22nd St. 212.925.0325.
------- (teens) Lyn Miller-Lachman
, editor of Once Upon a Cuento. With contributor Sergio Troncoso. 3:30 PM. McNally-Robinson Booksellers,
52 Prince St. betw Lafayette & Mulberry. 212.274.1160. MCR
------- New York Photo Festival continues. See the website for the calendar and event schedule. Events all day (one including Martin Parr). 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM. Unless otherwise noted, events are at St. Anne's Warehouse, 38 Water St., Dumbo, Brooklyn. 718.254.8779 (Warehouse). pHB
5/18 - George M. Beylerian and Andrew Dent, authors of Ultra Materials: How Materials Innovation Is Changing the World. In conjunction with the International Contemporary Furniture Fair but accessible to all in the ICFF Bookstore/Potterton Books in the lobby. 3:30 PM. Javits Center, 655 West 34th St. at 11th Ave. ICFF
------- (children, young readers) Cedric Lucas, illustrator of Night Golf, author/illustrator of What's in Aunt Mary's Room. 2:00 PM. Hue-man Bookstore, 2319 Frederick Douglass
(yes, two s's) Blvd. at 125th St. & Eighth Ave. 212.665.7400. HUM
------- Karen Dawn, author of, and Anthony Freda, Sue Coe and others, illustrators of Thanking the Monkey: Rethinking the Way We Treat Animals.
5:00 PM to 8:00 PM. The Yard at the Soho Grand Hotel, 310 West Broadway. 212.965.3588. AI-AP
------- New York Photo Festival concludes. Photographers signing their monographs at various events throughout Dumbo. pHB
------- N. S. Koenings, author of The Blue Taxi and now, Theft, and Peter Melman,
author of The Landsman. A presentation of Suzanne Dottino's Sunday Night Fiction Reading Series. Books by Mobile Libris. 7:00 PM. KGB Bar, 85 East Fourth St. at 2nd Ave. (upstairs). 212.505.3360. Come early. Seating is limited and little or no service during the readings. SSK
------- Fiona Maazel, author of Last Last Chance, and
Sarah Goodyear, author of View from a Burning Bridge. 7:00 PM. Freebird Books and Goods, 123 Columbia St. at
Kane St., Brooklyn. 718.643.8484. FBG
------- Kevin Fitzpatrick, author of A Journey into Dorothy Parker's New York. 12:00 Noon. Algonquin Hotel, where the famous "round table" took place, 59 West
44th St. 212.840.6800. BT
5/18 - Richard M. Cohen, author of Strong at the Broken Places. 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM. Dobbs Ferry Library, 55 Main St., Dobbs Ferry. 914.693.4671. Directions HC
------- New York Photo Festival concludes. See the website for the calendar and event schedule. Events all day (one including Martin Parr). 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM. Unless otherwise noted, events are at St. Anne's Warehouse, 38 Water St., Dumbo, Brooklyn. 718.254.8779 (Warehouse). pHB
------- Jeff Gordinier, author of X Saves the World, and John Sellers, author of Perfect from Now On: How Indie Rock Saved My Life. With writer Hugh Hales-Tooke. A presentation of the
Good Words reading series. 5:00 PM. Good World Bar & Grill, 3 Orchard St. betw Canal and Division Its. 12.925.9975. TONY
5/19 - Deborah Weisgall, author of The World Before Her. Reservations requested. 6:00 PM. Corner Bookstore, 1313 Madison Ave. at 93rd
St. 212.831.3554. COR
------- Samina Quraeshi, author of Legends of the Indus. 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM. Asia Society and Museum, 8th Floor, 725 Park Ave. at 70th St. 212.517.ASIA (212.517.2742) (info). $12 ASO
------- Matthew Frederick
, founder of Frederick Design Studio and author of 101 Things I Learned in Architecture School. In conjunction
with the International Contemporary Furniture Fair but accessible to all in the ICFF Bookstore/Potterton Books in the lobby. 3:30 PM to 4:00 PM. Javits Center, 655 West 34th St. at 11th Ave. [info at
FrederickDesignStudio dt com PEC And...
------- Fritz Haeg, author of Edible Estates: Attack on the Front Lawn, and Cameron Sinclair, author of Design Like You Give a Damn: Architectural
Responses to Humanitarian Crisis. In conjunction with the International Contemporary Furniture Fair but accessible to all in the ICFF Bookstore/Potterton Books in the lobby. 12:30 PM. Javits Center, 655 West 34th St. at 11th Ave. ICFF
------- Sir Lawrence Freedman, distinguished historian, head of the School of Social Sciences and Public Policy at Kings College, London, and author of A Choice of Enemies: America Confronts the Middle
East. 8:00 PM to 9:15 AM. Carnegie Council, Merrill House, 170 East 64th St. Please RSVP to [publicaffairs at cceia dt org] or
212.838.4120 or register on the website. $25 (includes continental breakfast) CCE
5/19 - N. S. Köenings (N. S. Koenings), author of Theft: Stories. 8:00 PM. Rocky Sullivan's of Red Hook, 34 Van Dyke St., Red Hook, Brooklyn. 718.246.8050. NYC
------- Laura Dave, author of The Divorce Party.
7:30 PM. Barnes & Noble Lincoln Triangle, 1972 Broadway at 66th St. 212.595.6859.
------- (teens) Jeanine Le Ny, author of Once Upon a Prom,
David Levithan, author of 21 Proms, Nico Medina, author of Fat Hoochie Prom Queen, Robin Palmer, author of Cindy Ella, and Brian Sloan, author of A Really Nice Prom Mess. 6:30
PM. Borders Books Time-Warner Center, 10 Columbus Circle. 212.823.9775. BB
------- Pedro Noguera, NYU Professor and author of The Trouble with Black Boys: And Other Reflections on Race, Equity, and the
Future of Public Education. 6:00 PM. Hue-man Bookstore, 2319 Frederick Douglass (yes, two s's) Blvd. at 125th St. & Eighth Ave. 212.665.7400. HUM
------- Benjamin Nugent, author of American Nerd: The Story of My People. 7:00 PM. The Half King, 505 West 23rd St. just west of Tenth Ave. 212.462.4300. HK
------- Hon. Carolyn Maloney
, congresswoman (D-NYC) and author of Rumors of Our Progress Have Been Greatly Exaggerated: Why Life Isn't Getting Any Easier and How You Can Make Real Progress for Yourself and Other Women. Barnes &
Noble Fifth Avenue, 555 Fifth Ave. at 46th St. 212.697.3048.
------- Honor Moore, author of Bishop's Daughter: A Memoir. Barnes & Noble Upper West Side, 2289 Broadway at 82nd St. 212.362.8835.
5/19 - Andrea Askowitz, author of My Miserable, Lonely, Lesbian Pregnancy, Amy Richards, author of Opting In: Having a Child without Losing Yourself, and
Jennifer Baumgardner, author of Look Both Ways. 7:00 PM. Bluestockings Bookstore, 172 Allen St. at Stanton. 212.777.6028. $5 (suggested) BLU
------- Ashraf Ghani and Clare Lockhart, authors of Fixing Failed States: A Framework for Rebuilding a Fractured World. In conversation with Firefly3's Tom Freston. Reception, too. 6:45 PM (reception) to 8:30 PM. Asia Society and Museum, 8th Floor, 725 Park Ave. at 70th St. 212.517.ASIA (212.517.2742) (info). $20 ASO
5/20 - Leonard S. Marcus, author of Minders of Make-Believe: Idealists, Entrepreneurs, and the Shaping of American Children's Literature. 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM. Strand Bookstore, 828 Broadway at 12th St. 212.473.1452. STR
------- Richard Brookhiser, author of Founding Father:
Rediscovering George Washington, and Richard Snow, former editor-in-chief of American Heritage Magazine and author of a Revolutionary War novel, Freelon Starbird. In connection with the discussion,
George Washington on Leadership. 6:30 PM. New-York (yes, hyphen) Historical Society, 170 Central Park West at 77th St. 212.873.3400. Tickets at SmartTix.com, 212.868.4444. $15 N-YHS
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John Gorenfield, author of Bad Moon Rising: How Reverend Moon Created the Washington Times, Seduced the Religious Right (that seems to be happening a lot these days. jg) and Built an American Kingdom. 7:00 PM. McNally-Robinson Booksellers, 52 Prince St. betw Lafayette & Mulberry. 212.274.1160. MCR
------- Simon Winchester
, author of The Man Who Loved China: Joseph Needham and the Making of a Masterpiece. 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM. Asia Society and Museum, 8th Floor, 725 Park Ave. at 70th St. 212.517.ASIA (212.517.2742) (info). $10 ASO
------- Theodore Hamm, author of The New Blue Media: How Michael Moore, MoveOn.org, Jon Stewart and Company
are Transforming Progressive Politics. 7:30 PM. Community Bookstore of Park Slope, 143 Seventh Ave., Brooklyn. 718.783.3075. CBS
------- Carl Hiaasen, author of The Downhill Lie: A Hacker's Return to a Ruinous Sport.
8:00 PM. Barnes & Noble Union Square, 33 East 17th St. 212.253.0810.
------- Terry Cheney (not related to you-know-who), author of Manic: A Memoir. 7:00 PM. Borders Books Time-Warner Center, 10
Columbus Circle. 212.823.9775. BB
5/20 - Nelson George, editor, with Alan Leeds, of The James Brown Reader. 6:00 PM. Hue-man Bookstore, 2319 Frederick Douglass
(yes, two s's) Blvd. at 125th St. & Eighth Ave. 212.665.7400. HUM
------- Julia Calfee, photographer of Inside: The Chelsea Hotel. 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM. Rizzoli Bookstore, 31 West 57th St. 212.759.2424. pHB
------- Deborah Baker, author of A Blue Hand: The Beats in India. 7:00 PM. BookCourt, 163 Court St., Brooklyn. 718.875.3677. BC
------- Alexandra Fuller, author of The Legend of Colton H. Bryant. 7:00 PM. Barnes & Noble Tribeca, 97 Warren St. at Greenwich STREET. 212.587.5389.
------- Julie Salamon, author of Hospital. 7:00 PM. Barnes & Noble Upper West Side, 2289 Broadway at 82nd St. 212.362.8835.
------- Julia Della Croce, author of The Modern Cook: Pasta.
1:00 PM. Cellar Kitchen, Macy's Herald Square, 151 West 34th St. at Broadway and Sixth Ave. 212.695.4400. NYT
------- Richard Price, author of Lush Life. 6:30 PM. University Settlement, 184 Eldridge
St., cor. Rivington. 212.453.4548. TONY
------- Peter Orner, editor of McSweeney's Underground America: Narratives of Undocumented Lives, the third book in the Voices of Witness series. With contributors
Jaykumar Menon, Doug Ford, Dave Eggers and an unnamed surprise contributor from the book. An awareness-raising event for 826NYC, a free after-school tutoring program sponsored by McSweeney's and located within the Superhero Supply Co. ("We can help you with your nemesis problem.") (which is worth going early to see and enjoy).
Registration is encouraged. 826NYC/SSCo., 372 Fifth Ave., Brooklyn. [press at McSweeneys dt net] for reservations. 718.499.9884. TONY
5/21 - Robert Moses Shapiro, author of Holocaust Chronicles: Individualizing the Holocaust through Diaries and Other Contemporaneous
Accounts. and translator and editor of Isaiah Trunk's classic Lodz Ghetto: A History. In conjunction with his talk, Diaries from the Lodz Ghetto. 6:15 PM. CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Ave. at 34th St. 212.817.8474. CUNY
------- Allen C. Guelzo, author of Lincoln
and Douglas: The Debates that Defined America and Harold Holzer, author of Lincoln at Cooper Union and editor, with Sara Vaughn Gabbard, of Lincoln and Freedom: Slavery, Emancipation, and the
Thirteenth Amendment. of 6:30 PM. New-York (yes, hyphen) Historical Society, 170 Central Park West at 77th St. 212.873.3400. Tickets at SmartTix.com, 212.868.4444. $15 N-YHS
------- Ed Park
, author of Personal Days. In conversation with Random House editor Julia Cheiffetz. A presentation of McN-R's Author/Editor series. 7:00 PM. McNally-Robinson Booksellers, 52 Prince St. betw Lafayette & Mulberry. 212.274.1160. MCR
------- Rob Kutner, author of Apocalypse How: Turn the End of Times
into the Best of Times! 7:30 PM. Word, 126 Franklin St. at Milton, Greenpoint, Brooklyn. 718.393.0096. WOR
------- Jack O'Connell, author of The Resurrectionist, and Ekaterina Sedia, author of The Secret History of Moscow. A
presentation of Ellen Datlow and Matthew Kessel's Fantastic Fiction Series. Books by Mobile Libris. 7:00 PM. KGB Bar, 85 East Fourth
St. at 2nd Ave. (upstairs). 212.505.3360. Come early. Seating is limited and little or no service during the readings. KGB
5/21 - Geoffrey Heal
, author of When Principles Pay: Corporate Social Responsibility and the Bottom Line. 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM. Carnegie Council,
Merrill House, 170 East 64th St. Please RSVP to [KBurgos at cceia dt org] Free CCE
------- Rick Perlstein, historian and author of Nixonland: The Rise of a President and the Fracturing of America.
6:30 PM. Borders Books Park Avenue, 461 Park Ave. at 57th St. 212.980.6875. BB
------- Mary Rose Occhino, psychic medium and author of Awakened Instincts. 7:00 PM. Borders Books Time-Warner Center,
10 Columbus Circle. 212.823.9775. BB
------- Trish Ryan, author of He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not. With A. J. Jacobs, author of The Year of Living Biblically. 7:00 PM. Borders Books Kips
Bay, 576 Second Ave. at 32nd St. 212.685.3938. BB
------- (teens) Margaret Peterson Haddix, author of The Shadow Children series and now, Found: Missing Series #1.
2:30 PM. Borders Books Park Avenue, 461 Park Ave. at 57th St. 212.980.6875. BB
------- Augusten Burroughs, author of A Wolf at the Table: A Memoir of My Father. A Presentation of the Bryant Park Word for Word series. 12:30 to 1:45 PM. Bryant Park Reading Room behind the NYPublic Library, 42nd St., cor. 6th Ave. or, if it rains, The General Society Library, 20 West 44th St. betw 5th & 6th Aves. 212.921.1767 (the Gen. Soc. Library). WFW
------- Sloane Crosley, author of I Was Told There'd Be Cake: Essays, and Keith Gessen, author of All the Sad Young Literary Men. 7:00 PM. BookCourt, 163 Court St., Brooklyn. 718.875.3677. BC
5/21 - Adam Leith Gollner, author of Fruit
Hunters: A Story of Nature, Obsession, Commerce, and Adventure. 7:30 PM. Barnes & Noble Greenwich Village, 396 Sixth Ave. at 8th St. 212.674.8780.
------- (teens) Margaret Peterson Haddix, author of Found (Missing Series #1). 2:30 PM. Barnes & Noble Park Slope, 267 Seventh Ave., Park Slope, Brooklyn. 718.832.9066.
------- Katie Lee Joel
, author of The Comfort Table. 7:00 PM. Barnes & Noble Tribeca, 97 Warren St. at Greenwich STREET. 212.587.5389.
------- Benjamin Wallace, author of The Billionaire's Vinegar: The Mystery of
the World's Most Expensive Bottle of Wine. 7:00 PM. Barnes & Noble Upper West Side, 2289 Broadway at 82nd St. 212.362.8835.
------- Mark Engler, author of How to Rule the World: The Coming
Battle over the Global Economy. With Frida Berrigan and Greg Grandin. 7:30 PM. The Brecht Forum, 451 West St. (West Side Hwy) betw Bank and Bethune Sts. 212.242.4201. $10 or less, depending. BFm
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José García (Jose Garcia) and James Lardner, authors of Up to Our Eyeballs: How Shady Lenders and Failed Economic Policies Are Drowning Americans in Debt. Moderated by Tamara Draut. 12:00 Noon to
2:00 PM. Dēmos Forum, 220 Fifth Ave., Fifth Floor, beta 6th & 27th Sts. 212.633.1405, ext.533 (reservations) or at the website, www.demos.org/eventregistration. DMF
------- Lily Koppel, author of The Red Leather Diaries. 6:00 PM. General Society Library, 20 West 44th St. betw 5th & 6th Aves. 212.921.1767. HC
------- Janet Browne, author of Darwin's Origin of the Species: A Biography and the two- volume biography of Darwin, Charles Darwin: Voyaging and Charles
Darwin: The Power of Place. Not specifically listed as a signing event and may be BYOBook, author may sign. 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM. Room 9206, CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Ave. at 34th St. 212.817.8474. CUNY
5/22 - Gil Adamson, author of The Outlander. 7:00 PM. McNally-Robinson Booksellers, 52 Prince St. betw Lafayette & Mulberry. 212.274.1160. MCR
------- Tim McLoughlin and Thomas Adcock, editors of Brooklyn
Noir 3: Nothing but the Truth. With contributors to the book. Manhattan book launch party, too. 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM.Mysterious Bookshop, 58 Warren St. 212.587.1011. AKB
------- Alison Weir, author of The Lady Elizabeth. 7:30 PM. Barnes & Noble Lincoln Triangle, 1972 Broadway at 66th St. 212.595.6859.
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Taras Grescoe, author of Bottomfeeder: How to Eat Ethically in a World of Vanishing Seafood. 7:00 PM. Borders Books Time-Warner Center, 10 Columbus Circle. 212.823.9775. BB
------- Richard Ross
, photographer of Richard Ross: Architecture of Authority. In conjunction with the opening of an exhibition of his work. 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM. The
Aperture Gallery, 547 West 27th St. 212.505.5555. APG
------- Patricia Rieff Anawalt of UCLA's Fowler Museum and author of The Worldwide History of Dress. 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM. Museum at FIT, Seventh Ave. at 27th St. 212.217.4585 or [museuminfo at fitnyc dt edu] FIT
------- Brian Evenson, author of Open Curtain, and David Ohle, author of The Age of Sinatra, Motorman, and the forthcoming The Pisstown Chronicles. With musical guest Nat
Baldwin. A presentation of the Littoral Reading Series. 8:00 PM. The Issue Project Room at The Old American Can Factory, 232 Third St., Brooklyn. 718.330.0313. AKB
------- Tracy Brown, author of Twisted. 6:00 PM. Hue-man Bookstore, 2319 Frederick Douglass (yes, two s's) Blvd. at 125th St. & Eighth Ave. 212.665.7400. HUM
5/22 -
Julie Halston and Donna Daley, authors of Monologues for Show-Offs. 6:30 PM. Drama Book Shop, 250 West
40th St. RSVP to 212.944.0595 ext 417 or [info, at dramabookshop dt com]. DBS
------- Sylvia Plachy, photographer, most recently, of Goings on About Town: Photos for the New Yorker, and five contributors to 25
under 25: Up-and-Coming American Photographers. 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM. powerHouse Books' powerHouse Arena, 37 Main St.,
Brooklyn. 718.666.3049. pHB
------- Phillip Lopate, editor of the expanded Writing New York. With readers TBA. 6:30 PM. Lower East Side Tenement Museum, 108 Orchard St. at Broome. 212.982.8420. LES
------- Benjamin Wallace, author of The Billionaire's Vinegar: The Mystery of the World's Most Expensive Bottle of Wine. 7:00 PM. BookCourt, 163 Court St., Brooklyn. 718.875.3677. BC
------- Robin Messing, author of Serpent in the Garden of Dreams.
7:30 PM. Community Bookstore of Park Slope, 143 Seventh Ave., Brooklyn. 718.783.3075. CBS
------- Jessica Abel, author of La Perdida (The Lost Woman). 7:00 PM. Barnes & Noble Park Slope,
267 Seventh Ave., Park Slope, Brooklyn. 718.832.9066.
------- David Benioff, author of City of Thieves. 7:00 PM. Barnes & Noble Tribeca, 97 Warren St. at Greenwich STREET. 212.587.5389.
------- Continuum Publishing's 33 1/3 series authors Matthew Stearns, author of Sonic Youth's Daydream Nation, Michael Fournier, author of The Minutemen's Double Nickels on the Dime, and
Amanda Petrusich, author of Nick Drake's Pink Moon. Moderated by Rolling Stone's Jenny Eliscu. 7:30 PM. Word,
126 Franklin St. at Milton, Greenpoint, Brooklyn. 718.393.0096. WOR
5/22 - Antonio Orlando Rodríguez
(Antonio Orlando Rodriguez), winner of the 2008 Alfaguara Prize for his book Chiquita (Tiny Girl). Introduced by Eduardo Lago, himself author of Llámame Brooklyn (Call Me Brooklyn). En Español. 6:00 PM. Instituto Cervantes, The Spanish Cultural Institute (worth seeing), 211 - 215 East 49th St. betw 3rd & 2nd Aves.
212.308.7720. IC
------- (children) Babette Douglas, author of, among others, Rosebud and Amazing Grace. 7:00 PM. Barnes &
Noble Manhasset, 1542 Northern Blvd, Manhasset. 516.365.6723. Directions.
5/23 - Abiola Abrams, author of Dare. Music by Finotee. 6:00 PM. Hue-man Bookstore, 2319 Frederick Douglass (yes, two s's) Blvd. at 125th St. & Eighth Ave. 212.665.7400. HUM
------- Justin Guariglia, photographer of Planet Shanghai. 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM. Music (DJ) and wine, too.International Center of Photography Store, 1133 Ave. of the Americas (Sixth Ave.) at 43rd St. 212.857.9725. Free with donation. ICP
5/24 - Cal Snyder, author of Out of Fire and Valor: The War Memorials of New York City from the Revolution to 9/11. Gallery talk, too,
in conjunction with the Society's exhibition, French Founding Father: Lafayette's Return to Washington's America.New-York (yes, hyphen) Historical Society, 170 Central Park West at 77th St. 212.873.3400. Tickets at SmartTix.com, 212.868.4444. $15 N-YHS
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David Herlihy, author of Bicycle: The History. Sponsored by Bike New York in celebration of Bike Month. 2:00 PM. Museum of the City of New York, 1220 Fifth Ave. at 103rd St. 212.534.1672 ext 3395 (reservations, information). Free with Museum admission MCNY
------- Renée Loux, host of Fine Living TV's Easy Green Living and author of Easy
Green Living: The Ultimate Guide to Simple, Eco-Friendly Choices for You and Your Home. 7:00 PM. Borders Books Kips Bay, 576 Second Ave. at 32nd St. 212.685.3938. BB
------- (children) Laura Vila, author of Building Manhattan. 11:00 AM. Barnes & Noble Upper East Side, 240 East 86th St. at 2nd Ave. 212.794.1962.
------- Rob Kutner
, author of Apocalypse How: Turn the End-Times into the Best of Times. 7:00 PM. Bluestockings Bookstore, 172 Allen St. at Stanton. 212.777.6028. $5 (suggested) BLU
5/27 - Mike Farrell, actor (M*A*S*H, Desperate Housewives), environmental activist and author of Just Call Me Mike: A Journey from Actor to Activist, and
Walter Mosley, author of The Tempest Tales. 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM. Strand Bookstore, 828 Broadway at 12th
St. 212.473.1452. STR
------- Amity Shlaes, author of The Forgotten Man: A New History of the Great Depression, and John Alter, author of The Defining Moment: FDR's Hundred Days and the
Triumph of Hope. 6:30 PM. New-York (yes, hyphen) Historical Society, 170 Central Park West at 77th St. 212.873.3400. Tickets at SmartTix.com, 212.868.4444. $15 N-YHS
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Ta-Nehisi Coates, author of The Beautiful Struggle: A Father, Two Songs, and an Unlikely Road to Manhood. 7:00 PM. McNally-Robinson Booksellers, 52 Prince St. betw Lafayette & Mulberry. 212.274.1160. MCR
------- Paula Fox, author of Borrowed Finery, and friend Lynne Tillman, author of American Genius: A Comedy. 7:00 PM. Housing Works Used Book Café, 126 Crosby St. (between Prince & Houston) 212.334.3324. HOU
------- Michael Ward, author of Planet
Narnia: The Seven Heavens in the Imagination of C. S. Lewis. With "other C. S. Lewis luminaries." Hosted by Eric Metaxas and sponsored by Socrates in the City. Registration required. 6:15 PM to 9:00 PM.
Union League Club (appropriate attire requested), 38 East 37th St. at Park Ave. 646.201.3375 (registration). $50 or $75 at the door. STC
5/27 -
Nancy Ellison, author/photographer of In Classic Style: The Splendor of the American Ballet Theater. 7:00 PM. Barnes & Noble Lincoln Triangle, 1972 Broadway at 66th St. 212.595.6859.
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Russell Banks, author of Dreaming Up America. 7:00 PM. Barnes & Noble Upper West Side, 2289 Broadway at 82nd St. 212.362.8835.
------- Julie Kraut and Shallon Lester
, authors of Hot Mess: Summer in the City. Barnes & Noble Greenwich Village, 396 Sixth Ave. at 8th St. 212.674.8780.
------- Lauren Weisberger, author of Chasing Harry Winston. 7:00 PM. Barnes & Noble Tribeca, 97 Warren St. at Greenwich STREET. 212.587.5389.
------- Dr. Nasrollah Pourjavady, author of Sufi Poetry and the Metaphor of "Drunken Love." 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM. Asia Society and Museum, 8th Floor, 725 Park Ave. at 70th St. 212.517.ASIA (212.517.2742) (info). $12 ASO
5/28 - Amy Richards, author of Opting In: Having a Child without Losing Yourself. 7:00 PM. BookCourt, 163 Court St., Brooklyn. 718.875.3677. BC
------- Francis Morrone, author of The Architectural Guidebook to New York City, the standard work on the
subject. In connection with his talk, The Heart of the City: Grand Central Terminal and the Urban Railroad Station. Reservations and pre-payment required. Tickets online. 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM. Urban Center Books/Municipal Art Society, 457 Madison Ave. (in the Villard Townhouses, site of Bennett Cerf's original Random House
Publishers). 212.935.3595. $15 ARL
------- Shirley Abbott, author of The Future of Love. In conversation with Algonquin Books editor Elisabeth Scharlatt. A presentation of McN-R's Author/Editor
Series. 7:00 PM. McNally-Robinson Booksellers, 52 Prince St. betw Lafayette & Mulberry. 212.274.1160. MCR
-------
Budd Schulberg, author of the screenplay for On the Waterfront (and What Makes Sammy Run and Moving Pictures: Memories of a Hollywood Prince, about his dad, B. P.
Schulberg, an early Hollywood mogul), and James T. Fisher, author of Covering the Waterfront: Labor Priests and Longshoremen in the Port of New York and New Jersey. In conjunction with the
Museum's exhibit Catholics in New York, 1808 - 1946. 6:30 PM. Museum of the City of New York, 1220 Fifth Ave. at 103rd St. 212.534.1672
ext 3395 (reservations, information). $9 MCNY
------- Rabbi Harold S. Kushner, author of the influential When Bad Things Happen to Good People and now, Overcoming Life's Disappointments. 6:30 PM. Museum of Jewish Heritage, 36 Battery Pl. 646.437.4202 (tickets) $10 MJH
5/28 -
Robert Brown, Medium, counselor to Princess Diana and author of We Are Eternal: What the Spirits Tell Me about Life After Death. 7:30 PM. East West Books, 78 Fifth Ave. at 14th St. 212.243.5995. $100 (that's large, not medium. jg) EWB
------- Eric Etheridge, author of Breach of Peace: Portraits of the 1961 Mississippi Freedom Riders, a part of the Thalia Book Club series. Books by Book Culture. 7:30 PM. Symphony Space, 2537 Broadway at 95th St. 212.864.5400. $21, higher day of. BCU
------- Bobby Murcer, Yankees baseball all-star and author of Yankee for Life. 12:30 PM. Barnes & Noble Fifth Avenue, 555 Fifth Ave. at 46th St. 212.697.3048.
------- Stacey Parks
, author of The Insider's Guide to Independent Film Distribution. 7:00 PM. Barnes & Noble Tribeca, 97 Warren St. at Greenwich STREET. 212.587.5389.
------- Leif Enger, author of So Brave, Young and Handsome. 7:00 PM. Barnes & Noble Upper West Side, 2289 Broadway at 82nd St. 212.362.8835.
------- Elizabeth Hand, author of Waking the Moon and now, Generation Loss, Steven Gillis, author of Temporary People: A Fable, and Cynthia Kaplan, author of Leave
the Building Quickly and Why I'm Like This. Music by Jamie Leonhart. A presentation of Amanda Stern's Happy Ending Reading Series. 8:00 PM. Happy Ending, 302 Broome St. betw. Eldridge and Forsyth Sts. 212.334.9676. AS
5/29 - Susan Choi, author of The Foreign Student and American Woman and editor, with David Remnick of Wonderful Town: New York Stories from the New Yorker.
With poet Matthea Harvey. A presentation of Mira Jacob and Alison Hart's Pete's Candy Store Reading Series. This series is always BYOBook, author will sign. Come 45 min. early if you want a sandwich. 7:30 PM. Pete's Candy Store, 709 Lorimer St. betw
Frost and Richardson Sts., Williamsburg, Brooklyn. 718.302.3770. PCS
------- Carl Djerassi, Stanford professor best known as the "father of the birth control pill, and
Roald Hoffman, Holocaust survivor, Stuyvesant High School and Columbia graduate, awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1981), both authors of Oxygen, the story of the three scientists who claim to have
discovered the element. 6:30 PM. CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Ave. at 34th St. 212.817.8474. CUNY
-------
Paula Giddings, Smith College professor of Afro-American studies and author of Ida: A Sword among Lions, and Brent Staples, NYTimes writer and author of Parallel Time: Growing Up in Black and
White. 6:30 PM. New-York (yes, hyphen) Historical Society, 170 Central Park West at 77th St. 212.873.3400. Tickets at SmartTix.com, 212.868.4444. $15 N-YHS
------- Todd Robinson, editor of Hardcore Hardboiled.
With contributors Charlie Stella, Jordan Harper and Sam Edwards. 7:00 PM. McNally-Robinson Booksellers, 52 Prince St.
betw Lafayette & Mulberry. 212.274.1160. MCR
------- Saree Makdisi, author of Palestine Inside Out: An Everyday Occupation. 7:00 PM. Book Culture, 536 West 112th St. (betw Broadway & Amsterdam). 212.865.1588. BCU
5/29 - Joel Dovev, author of Killing My Lobster, Ben Greenman, author of A Circle is a Balloon and a Compass, Too: Stories about Human Love, and street performers Gill and Jill
Bumby (A Fair and Honest Appraisal of Your Appearance), acting as judges of readers Bob Powers, author of You Are a Miserable Excuse for a Hero, and Garth Risk Hallberg, author of A Field Guide to the North American Family. With
Opium Magazine's Aaron Garretson. Billed as a "Literary Death Match." 7:00 PM. 7:00 PM. Housing Works Used Book Café, 126 Crosby St. (between Prince & Houston) 212.334.3324
------- Maria Coffey, author of Explorers of the Infinite. Book launch party, too. 8:00 PM to 9:00 PM. Rubin Museum of Art, 150 West 17th St. 212.620.5000 ext 344. RMA
------- Pat Buchanan, very conservative former Presidential candidate, commentator and author of Churchill, Hitler and the Unnecessary War.
7:00 PM. Borders Books Park Avenue, 461 Park Ave. at 57th St. 212.980.6875. BB
------- Ethan Hawke, actor, author and about six more things, reading editor Michael Almereyda's Night Wraps the Sky: Writings by and about Mayakovski,
a Russian poet from early in the 20th Century ("about" means it's not all poetry, ok? honestly! jg) Reservations requested. 7:00 PM. 192 Books, 192 Tenth Ave. betw. 21st and 22nd Sts. 212.255.4022. ONE
------- Tania Grossinger, author of Growing Up at Grossinger's: A Memoir. 7:00 PM. Morningside Bookshop, 2915 Broadway at 114th St. 212.222.3350. MSB
5/29 - Theresa Rebeck, author of Three Girls and Their Brother: A Novel. Hosted by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Marsha Norman. A Presentation of the Bryant Park Word for Word series. 12:30 to 1:45 PM. Bryant Park Reading Room behind the NYPublic Library, 42nd St., cor. 6th Ave. or, if it rains, The General Society Library, 20 West 44th St. betw 5th & 6th Aves. 212.921.1767 (the Gen. Soc. Library). WFW
------- Jim Malusa, author of Into Thick Air: Biking to the Bellybutton on Six Continents. 7:00 PM. BookCourt, 163 Court St., Brooklyn. 718.875.3677. BC
------- Anne Landsman, author of The Rowing Lesson, and Terese Svoboda, author of Black Glasses Like Clark Kent. A presentation of curator Rick Whitaker's Sip Lit reading series. 8:00 PM. Sip, 998 Amsterdam Ave. betw 109th and 110th Sts. 212.316.2747. SIP
------- Mark Bowden, author of The
Best Game Ever: Giants vs. Colts, 1958, and the Birth of the Modern NFL. 7:00 PM. Barnes & Noble Tribeca, 97 Warren St. at Greenwich STREET. 212.587.5389.
------- Fareed Zakaria, author of The Post-American World.
7:00 PM. Barnes & Noble Union Square, 33 East 17th St. 212.253.0810.
------- Susan Neiman, author of Moral Clarity: A Guide for Grown-Up Idealists. 7:00 PM. Barnes & Noble Upper West Side,
2289 Broadway at 82nd St. 212.362.8835.
------- Charles Leerhsen, author of Crazy Good: The True Story of Dan Patch, The Most Famous Horse in America. 6:30 PM. Corner Bookstore, 1313 Madison Ave. at
93rd St. 212.831.3554. COR
------- Gino Segre, author of Faust in Copenhagen. 7:30 PM. Community Bookstore of Park Slope, 143 Seventh
Ave., Brooklyn. 718.783.3075. CBS
5/29 - (young readers) Harold Theurer, Jr.
, author of Hey Dad! Let's Have a Catch. 7:00 PM. Barnes & Noble Manhasset, 1542 Northern Blvd, Manhasset. 516.365.6723. Directions.
------- Duane Swierczynski, author of Severance Package. 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM. Mysterious Bookshop, 58 Warren St. 212.587.1011. MBS
5/30 - Keiselim Montás (Keiselim Montas), author of Reminiscencias (Reminiscences), and Carmen Valle, author of Tu versión de las cosas (Your Side of the Story).
En Español. 7:00 PM. Barnes & Noble Lincoln Triangle, 1972 Broadway at 66th St. 212.595.6859.
------- Barbara Mensch, photographer of South Street. With Philip Lopate, PBS interviewer and
author of the Introduction to the book. 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM. South Street Seaport Museum, 12 Fulton St. 212.748.8786 or
[reservations at SouthStSeaport dt org]. $15
------- Contributors to the 8th National Black Writers Conference anthology, Meditations and Ascensions: Black Writers on Writing. 6:00 PM. Hue-man Bookstore, 2319 Frederick Douglass
(yes, two s's) Blvd. at 125th St. & Eighth Ave. 212.665.7400. HUM
5/31 - (teens) Sarah Mlynowski
, author, with E. Lockhart and Lauren Myracle, of How to Be Bad. 2:00 PM. Barnes & Noble Carle Place, 91 Old Country Rd. in the Country Glen Center, Carle Place. 516.741.9850. BT
-------
Roxane Orgill, author of Dream Lucky: When FDR Was in the White House, Count Basie Was on the Radio, and Everyone Wore a Hat. With Loren Schoenberg, Director of the National Jazz Museum in Harlem, and
trombonist Benny Powell who played with Basie. 2:00 PM. Museum of the City of New York, 1220 Fifth Ave. at 103rd St. 212.534.1672 ext
3395 (reservations, information). Free with Museum admission. MCNY
------- Rachel Ray, relentlessly bubbly Food Network superstar, author, this time, of Yum-o! The Family Cookbook.
Will be a ticketed event. More information as it becomes available. 3:00 PM. Borders Books Syosset, 425 Jericho Tpke., Syosset. 516.496.3934. BB Directions
------- (teens) Phillip Cargile, author of The Clone Chronicles: Book I - Dawn of the Clones. 2:00 PM. Hue-man Bookstore, 2319 Frederick Douglass
(yes, two s's) Blvd. at 125th St. & Eighth Ave. 212.665.7400. HUM
------- Melissa Murphy, owner of the Sweet Melissa Patisseries in Brooklyn and author of The Sweet Melissa Baking Book: Recipes from
the Beloved Book for Everyone's Favorite Treat. 1:00 PM. Cellar Kitchen, Macy's Herald Square, 151 West 34th St. at Broadway and Sixth Ave. 212.695.4400. NYT
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June 2008 Questions? Comments?
6/1 - Kelly McMasters, curator of KGB's Tuesday Night Nonfiction Reading Series and author of Welcome to Shirley: A Memoir from an Atomic Town,
Jim Rasenberger, author of America, 1908: The Dawn of Flight, The Race to the Pole, and the Making of a Modern Nation, and Trevor Corson, author of The Zen of Fish: The Story of Sushi, from
Samurai to Supermarket. A presentation of series coordinator Gabriel Cohen's Sundays at Sunny's reading series. Co-sponsored by BookCourt bookstore. 3:00 PM. Sunny's, 253 Conover St. betw Beard and Reed Sts., Red Hook, Brooklyn. 718.625.8211. $3 (suggested) SAS
------- Porochista Khakpour, author of Sons and Other Flammable Objects.
In conjunction with the Gotham Writers Workshop. Writing workshop, too. 6:00 PM. McNally-Robinson Booksellers, 52
Prince St. betw Lafayette & Mulberry. 212.274.1160. MCR
6/2 - Richard Price, author of Clockers and now, Lush Life. In conversation with the NYTimes's writer Charles McGrath. A
presentation of the NYTimes series Times Talks. Tickets through TicketWeb. 6:30 PM. TimesCenter Stage. 242 West 41st St. betw 7th & 8th Aves. $27 NYT
------- Chuck Palahniuk, whose books are not for the squeamish, author, this time, of Snuff. 7:00 PM. Barnes & Noble Union Square, 33 East 17th St. 212.253.0810.
------- Julia Calfee, photographer of Inside the Chelsea Hotel, and Ed Hamilton, author of Legends of the Chelsea Hotel: Living with Artists and Outlaws in New York's Rebel Mecca. 7:00 PM. McNally-Robinson Booksellers, 52 Prince St. betw Lafayette & Mulberry. 212.274.1160. MCR
6/3 - David Sirota, author of Hostile Takeover and now, Uprising: An Unauthorized Tour of the Populist Revolt Scaring Wall Street and
Washington. 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM. Strand Bookstore, 828 Broadway at 12th St. 212.473.1452. STR
------- Ambassador Heraldo Muñoz (Heraldo Munoz), Chile's Permanent Representative to the U. N. and author of A Solitary War: A Diplomat's Chronicle on the War in Iraq and Its Costs. Sponsored by the Foreign Policy Association. Registration at the website. 6:00 PM. Grupo Santander, 45 East 53rd St. betw Park and Madison Aves. 212.481.8100. FPA
-------
Karen Russell, author of St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves (great title!!! jg), and Thomas M. Disch, author of Voyage of the Proteus: An Eyewitness Account of the End of the World.
A presentation of Jim Freund's New York Review of Science Fiction Reading Series. 6:30 PM (doors open). South Street Seaport Museum,
12 Fulton St. 212.748.8786 or [reservations at SouthStSeaport dt org]. $5 (suggested)
------- Melissa Murphy, owner of the Sweet Melissa Patisseries in Brooklyn and author of The Sweet Melissa Baking
Book: Recipes from the Beloved Book for Everyone's Favorite Treat. 7:00 PM. BookCourt, 163 Court St., Brooklyn. 718.875.3677. BC
------- (young readers) Chris Grabenstein, author of Crossroads. 5:00 PM. Bank Street Bookstore, 610 West 112th St. at Broadway. 212.678.1654. BSB
------- Lewis Black from Comedy Central, author of Me of Little Faith. 7:00 PM. Barnes
& Noble Union Square, 33 East 17th St. 212.253.0810.
------- Stephanie Klein, author of Moose: A Memoir of a Fat Camp. 7:00 PM. Barnes & Noble Manhasset, 1542 Northern Blvd, Manhasset.
516.365.6723. Directions.
------- Josh Ozersky, author of The Hamburger: A History, and Steve Frazer, author of Wall Street: America's Dream Palace. Hosted by political humorist and
writer Mark Crispin Miller. A presentation of McN-R's First Tuesdays series. 7:00 PM. McNally-Robinson Booksellers,
52 Prince St. betw Lafayette & Mulberry. 212.274.1160. MCR
6/4 - Lynda Barry, author of What It Is. 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM. Strand Bookstore, 828 Broadway at 12th St. 212.473.1452. STR
------- Laura Dave, author of The Divorce Party.
7:00 PM. Borders Books Syosset, 425 Jericho Tpke., Syosset. 516.496.3934. BB Directions
------- Donna Hill
, author of, most recently, Wicked Ways. 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM. Brooklyn Public Library, Brower Park Branch, 725
St. Marks Ave. at Nostrand. Brooklyn. 718.773.7208. BPL
------- Caitlin Friedman and Kimberly Yorio, authrs of The Girl's Guide to Kicking Your Career into Gear. Hosted by iVillage's Josey Miller. A Presentation of the Bryant Park Word for Word series. 12:30 to 1:45 PM. Bryant Park Reading Room behind the NYPublic Library, 42nd St., cor. 6th Ave. or, if it rains, The General Society Library, 20 West 44th St. betw 5th & 6th Aves. 212.921.1767 (the Gen. Soc. Library). WFW
------- Mickey Rapkin, author of Pitch Perfect: The Quest for Collegiate A Capella Glory. 7:00 PM. BookCourt, 163 Court St., Brooklyn. 718.875.3677. BC
------- David Sedaris, author of When You Are Engulfed in Flames. 7:00 PM. Barnes & Noble Union Square, 33 East 17th St. 212.253.0810.
------- George Lakoff, author of The
Political Mind: Why You Can't Understand 21st-Century American Politics with an 18th-Century Brain. Hosted by political humorist and writer Mark Crispin Miller. 7:00 PM. McNally-Robinson Booksellers, 52 Prince St. betw Lafayette & Mulberry. 212.274.1160. MCR
6/5 - Tim McLoughlin and Thomas Adcock, editors of Brooklyn Noir 3: Nothing but the Truth. With contributors Rosemarie Yu,
Christopher Musella, and Dennis Hawkins. 7:00 PM. Word, 126 Franklin St. at Milton, Greenpoint, Brooklyn.
718.393.0096. AKB
------- Joseph O'Neill, author of Netherland. Reservations requested. 7:00 PM. 192 Books, 192 Tenth Ave. betw. 21st and 22nd Sts. 212.255.4022. ONE
------- David Browne, rock biographer and author of Goodbye, 20th Century: A Biography of Sonic Youth. 7:00 PM. BookCourt, 163 Court St., Brooklyn. 718.875.3677. BC
------- Salman Rushdie, distinguished author of, most recently, The Enchantress of Florence. 7:00 PM. Barnes & Noble Union Square, 33 East 17th St. 212.253.0810.
------- Francesca Marciano, author of The End of Manners. 7:00 PM. McNally-Robinson Booksellers, 52
Prince St. betw Lafayette & Mulberry. 212.274.1160. MCR
6/6 - Benjamin Taylor, author of The Book of Getting Even. With readings by Peter Cameron, author of Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You,
Amy Hempel, author, most recently, of Collected Stories, and Binnie Kirschenbaum, author of An Almost Perfect Moment. 7:00 PM. McNally-Robinson Booksellers, 52 Prince St. betw Lafayette & Mulberry. 212.274.1160. MCR
------- Jessica Todd Harper, photographer of Interior Exposure.
6:00 PM to 7:30 PM. Music (DJ) and wine, too.International Center of Photography Store, 1133 Ave. of the
Americas (Sixth Ave.) at 43rd St. 212.857.9725. Free with donation. ICP
6/7 - Leslie Day, author of Field Guide to the Natural World of New York City. 2:00 PM. Museum of the City of New York, 1220 Fifth Ave. at 103rd St. 212.534.1672 ext 3395 (reservations, information). Free with Museum admission. MCNY
6/9 - Theodore Hamm, author of The New Blue Media: How Michael Moore, MoveOn.org, Jon Stewart and Company are Transforming Progressive
Politics. 7:00 PM. BookCourt, 163 Court St., Brooklyn. 718.875.3677. BC
------- Permanent Press authors Amy Boaz
, author of A Richer Dust, Chris Knopf, author of Head Wounds, and Robin Messing, author of Serpent in the Garden of Dreams. A presentation of McN-R's Indie Press Series. 7:00 PM. McNally-Robinson Booksellers, 52 Prince St. betw Lafayette & Mulberry. 212.274.1160. MCR
6/10 - Steven T. Wax, author of Kafka Comes to America: Fighting for Justice in the War on Terror. 7:00 PM. 7:00 PM. Book Culture, 536 West 112th St. (betw Broadway & Amsterdam). 212.865.1588. BCU
-------
John Michael Cummings, author of The Night I Freed John Brown. 7:00 PM. BookCourt, 163 Court St., Brooklyn. 718.875.3677. BC
------- (teens) Daphne Grab, author of Alive and Well in Prague, NY. Book launch celebration, too. 5:30 PM. Bank Street Bookstore, 610 West 112th St. at Broadway. 212.678.1654. BSB
------- Oscar de la Hoya
, boxer, Olympic Gold Medallist and author of American Son. 1:00 PM. Borders Books Wall Street, 100 S. Broadway at Wall. 212.964.1988. UCB
------- Debra Winger
, three-time Oscar-nominated actress and author of Undiscovered. Interviewed by NYTimes's Janet Maslin. A presentation of the NYTimes series Times Talks. Tickets through TicketWeb. 6:30 PM. TimesCenter Stage. 242 West 41st St. betw 7th & 8th Aves. $27 NYT
------- Nancy Horan, author of Loving Frank. In conversation with Ballantine Books editor Susanna Porter. A
presentation of McN-R's Author/Editor Series. 7:00 PM. McNally-Robinson Booksellers, 52 Prince St. betw Lafayette &
Mulberry. 212.274.1160. MCR
------- Hakan Nesser, author of Mind's Eye. 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM. Mysterious Bookshop, 58 Warren St. 212.587.1011. MBS
6/11 - Steven Beller, author of Anti-Semitism: A Very Short Introduction, and Edwart Leites, author of The Puritan Conscience and Modern Sexuality,
and others TBA. In connection with a panel discussion on Anti-Semitism. 7:00 PM. The New School,
Theresa Lang Center, Arnhold Hall, Second Floor, 55 West 13th St. 212.229.5488.$8 NS
------- David Orr, distinguished environmentalist and author of Design on the Edge and The Nature of Design.
In conversation with Bokara Legendre. A presentation of the Museum's Conversations on Consciousness series. Not specifically listed as a signing event and may be BYOBook, author may sign. 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM. Rubin Museum of Art, 150 West 17th St. 212.620.5000 ext 344. $15 RMA
-------Sofía Quintero (Sofia Quintero), author of Burn and Divas Don't Yield. 6:00 PM. Brooklyn Public Library, Washington Irving Branch, 240 Division Ave. at Marcy Ave., Brooklyn. 718.302.3485. BPL
-------
Douglas Preston and Mario Spezi (Mr. Spezi's only American appearance), authors of The Monster of Florence. Interviewed by Sarah Weinman, author of Confessions of an Idiosyncratic Mind. A Presentation of the Bryant Park Word for Word series. 12:30 to 1:45 PM. Bryant Park Reading Room behind the NYPublic Library, 42nd St., cor. 6th Ave. or, if it rains, The General Society Library, 20 West 44th St. betw 5th & 6th Aves. 212.921.1767 (the Gen. Soc. Library). WFW
------- Grandmaster Flash, early Hip-Hop superstar and author, with David Ritz, of Grandmaster Flash: My Life, My Beats. 7:00 PM. Barnes & Noble Bay Plaza, 290 Baychester
Ave. in the Bay Plaza Shopping Center, Bronx. 718.862.3945.
6/11 - Jessica Abel, author of the Artbabe series and La Perdida, and
Matt Madden, author of Black Candy and 99 Ways to Tell a Story, and together editors of the Best American Comics series and authors of Drawing Words and Writing Pictures. 7:00 PM.
A presentation of McN-R's Author/Editor Series. 7:00 PM. McNally-Robinson Booksellers, 52 Prince St. betw Lafayette &
Mulberry. 212.274.1160. MCR
------- Jeffrey Deaver, author of The Broken Window. 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM. Mysterious Bookshop, 58 Warren St. 212.587.1011. MBS
6/12 - Molly O'Neill, author of The New York Cookbook, Joan Reardon, author of M. F. K. Fisher, Julia Child, and Alice Waters:
Celebrating the Pleasures ofr the Table, Laura Shapiro, author of the Penguin Lives book Julia Child, and, moderating, Andrew F. Smith, editor of the Oxford Companion to American Food and Drink.
In connection with the panel discussion, Julia Child, Culinary Revolutionary. 6:00 PM. The New School,
Theresa Lang Center, Arnhold Hall, Second Floor, 55 West 13th St. 212.229.5488. $8 NS
------- Elizabeth Pisani, author of The Wisdom of Whores: Bureaucrats, Brothels, and the Business of Aids. 7:00
PM. Book Culture, 536 West 112th St. (betw Broadway & Amsterdam). 212.865.1588. BCU
------- Marion A. Kaplan, author of Dominican Haven: The Jewish Refugee Settlement in Sosua, 1940 - 1945. 7:00 PM. Museum of Jewish Heritage, 36 Battery Pl. 646.437.4202(tickets) $10 MJH
------- Joseph O'Neill, author of Netherland. 7:00 PM. BookCourt, 163 Court St., Brooklyn. 718.875.3677. BC
------- (children) Bernadette Peters, award-winning TV, movie,
theater actress and author of Broadway Barks. 10:00 AM. Barnes & Noble Lincoln Triangle, 1972 Broadway at 66th St. 212.595.6859. UCB
------- Roxana Robinson, author of Cost. In
conversation with Sarah Crichton, editor at FSG. A presentation of McN-R's Author/Editor Series. 7:00 PM. McNally-Robinson Booksellers, 52 Prince St. betw Lafayette & Mulberry. 212.274.1160. MCR
6/13 - Saša Stanišić (Sasa Stanisic), author of How the Soldier Repairs the Gramophone. 7:00 PM. McNally-Robinson Booksellers, 52 Prince St. betw Lafayette & Mulberry. 212.274.1160. MCR
6/15 - David Belisle, author/photographer of R.E.M. Hello, and Michael Stipe, frontman for the band and
author of the Introduction to the book. Only books purchased at McNR will be signed. 6:00 PM. McNally-Robinson Booksellers,
52 Prince St. betw Lafayette & Mulberry. 212.274.1160. MCR
------- Robert Seidman, author, with Don Gifford, of Ulysses Annotated. In connection with McN-R's one-day-early Bloomsday celebration
(Bloomsday is the anniversary of the date on which the action in James Joyce's Ulysses occurs, June 16, 1904 and is actually on the 16th). Book discussion with wine, too. 1:00 PM. McNally-Robinson Booksellers, 52 Prince St. betw Lafayette & Mulberry. 212.274.1160. MCR
6/16 - Grace Edwards, author of the Mali Anderson mystery series. Most recently released is A Toast before Dying. 6:15 PM. Brooklyn Public Library, Arlington Branch, 203 Arlington Ave. at Warwick St., Brooklyn. 718.277.6105. BPL
-------
William Gibson, author of Spook Country. 7:00 PM. Barnes & Noble Union Square, 33 East 17th St. 212.253.0810.
------- Jessica Anya Blau, author of The Summer of Naked Swim Parties. 7:00 PM. McNally-Robinson Booksellers, 52 Prince St. betw Lafayette & Mulberry. 212.274.1160. MCR
6/17 - Simon Winchester, author of The Man Who Loved China: The Fantastic Story of the Eccentric Scientist Who Unlocked the Mysteries of the
Middle Kingdom. 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM. Strand Bookstore, 828 Broadway at 12th St. 212.473.1452. STR
------- (young readers) Gordon Korman, author of Swindle. 4:00 PM. Brooklyn
Public Library, Midwood Branch, 975 East 16th St. at Ave. J, Brooklyn. 718.252.0967. BPL
------- Linda Susan Jackson, author of What Yellow Sounds Like. 6:00 PM. Brooklyn Public Library, Rugby Branch, 1000 Utica Ave. nr Tilden Ave., Brooklyn. 718.566.0054. BPL
------- Marc Eliot
, author of Song of Brooklyn: An Oral History of America's Favorite Borough. 7:00 PM. BookCourt, 163 Court St., Brooklyn. 718.875.3677. BC
------- Rt. Reverend V. Eugene Robinson, author of In the Eye of the Storm: Swept to the Center by God. 7:00 PM. LGBT Community Center, 208 West 13th St. 212.691.5574 (info) $15 LGBT
------- Zoë Wicomb (Zoe Wicomb), author of Playing in the Light. A presentation of the Museum's Books and Authors Series. Reservations
strongly recommended. 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM. Museum of the City of New York, 1220 Fifth Ave. at 103rd St. 212.864.4500 ext. 264
(reservations, information). MCNY
------- Joan Silber, author of Ideas of Heaven and now, The Size of the World. 7:00 PM. McNally-Robinson Booksellers, 52 Prince St. betw Lafayette & Mulberry. 212.274.1160. MCR
------- John Connolly, author of The Reapers. 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM. Mysterious Bookshop, 58 Warren St. 212.587.1011. MBS
6/18 - Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, relationship expert and author of The Broken American Male. 7:00 PM. Museum of Jewish Heritage, 36 Battery Pl. 646.437.4202(tickets) $10 MJH
------- Tracy Brown, author of, most recently, Twisted. 6:30 PM. Brooklyn Public Library, New Lots Branch, 665 New Lots Ave. at Barbey, Brooklyn. 718.649.0311. BPL
------- Susan Isaacs
, author of Past Perfect: A Novel. 8:00 PM. Borders Books Syosset, 425 Jericho Tpke., Syosset. 516.496.3934. BB Directions
------- Liz Tuccillo, writer for Sex and the City, author, with Greg Behrendt, of He's Just Not That Into You and now, How to Be Single. With fellow Sex and the City writers, Amy B. Harris,
Elisa Zuritsky and Julie Rottenberg. A Presentation of the Bryant Park Word for Word series. 12:30 to 1:45 PM. Bryant Park Reading Room behind the NYPublic Library, 42nd St., cor. 6th Ave. or, if it rains, The General Society Library, 20 West 44th St. betw 5th & 6th Aves. 212.921.1767 (the Gen. Soc. Library). WFW
------- Brendan I. Koerner, author of Now the Hell Will Start: One Soldier's Flight from the Greatest Manhunt of World War II. 7:00 PM. BookCourt, 163 Court St., Brooklyn. 718.875.3677. BC
------- Wendy Lee, author of Happy Family. In conversation with Black Cat Books's editor Jamison Stoltz. A presentation of McN-R's
Author/Editor Series. 7:00 PM. McNally-Robinson Booksellers, 52 Prince St. betw Lafayette & Mulberry. 212.274.1160.
MCR
6/19 - Tim McLoughlin and Thomas Adcock, editors of Brooklyn Noir 3: Nothing but the Truth. With contributors to the book. 7:00
PM. Barnes & Noble Court Street, 106 Court St., Brooklyn. 718.246.4996. AKB
------- Kathryn Harrison, author of While They Slept, Mark Doty, author of Dog Years, and
DeLauné Michel, author of The Safety of Secrets. A presentation of the Spoken Interludes Salon. Books by Just Books. RSVP at the website by April 9. Buffet from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM, presentation from 7:30 PM to 8:45 PM. Trinity Grill, 7 Purdy St.,
Harrison. 914.307.1683. SI $30 (cash or check only) (includes buffet dinner) Directions
------- Rick Bragg, author of The Prince of Frogtown. 7:00 PM. Barnes & Noble Union Square, 33 East 17th St. 212.253.0810.
------- Joseph O'Neill
, author of Netherland. In conversation with Pantheon editor Deborah Garrison. A presentation of McN-R's Author/Editor Series. 6:30 PM (note the time!) McNally-Robinson Booksellers, 52 Prince St. betw Lafayette & Mulberry. 212.274.1160. MCR
6/23 - Toby Barlow, author of Sharp Teeth. 7:00 PM. A presentation of McN-R's Author/Editor Series. 7:00 PM. McNally-Robinson Booksellers, 52 Prince St. betw Lafayette & Mulberry. 212.274.1160. MCR
6/24 - Bill Owens, photographer of the influential 1972 monograph, Suburbia, recently re-released. 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM. Strand Bookstore, 828 Broadway at 12th St. 212.473.1452. STR
------- Contributors to Brooklyn Noir 3: Nothing but the Truth. 7:00 PM. BookCourt, 163 Court St., Brooklyn. 718.875.3677. BC
------- Elizabeth Hartley Winthrop, author of December. 6:00 PM.
Corner Bookstore, 1313 Madison Ave. at 93rd St. 212.831.3554. COR
------- (children)
Brooke Shields, TV, stage and screen actress and author of Welcome to Your World, Baby. 4:00 PM. Barnes & Noble Tribeca, 97 Warren St. at Greenwich STREET. 212.587.5389. UCB
------- Meri Weiss, author of Closer to Fine. Introduced by Simon Van Booy, author of The Secret Lives of People in Love. 7:00 PM. McNally-Robinson Booksellers, 52 Prince St. betw Lafayette & Mulberry. 212.274.1160. MCR
6/25 - Josh Kilmer-Purcell, author of Candy Everybody Wants. Interviewed by TV/Radio personality Scott Nevins. A Presentation of the
Bryant Park Word for Word series. 12:30 to 1:45 PM. Bryant Park Reading Room behind the NYPublic Library, 42nd St., cor. 6th Ave. or, if it rains, The General Society Library, 20 West 44th St. betw 5th & 6th Aves. 212.921.1767 (the Gen. Soc. Library). WFW
------- Barbara Ehrenreich, author of This Land is Their Land: Reports from a Divided Nation. 7:00 PM. Barnes & Noble Union Square, 33 East 17th St. 212.253.0810.
------- David Wroblewski
, author of The Story of Edgar Sawtelle. 7:00 PM. McNally-Robinson Booksellers, 52 Prince St. betw Lafayette
& Mulberry. 212.274.1160. MCR
6/26 - Diana Lind, author of Brooklyn Modern: Architecture, Interiors and Design. 7:00 PM. BookCourt, 163 Court St., Brooklyn. 718.875.3677. BC
------- Michael Dahlie, author of A Gentleman's Guide to Graceful Living. 6:00 PM. Corner Bookstore, 1313
Madison Ave. at 93rd St. 212.831.3554. COR
------- (children) Sallie Lloyd-Jones
, author of How to Be a Baby, By Me, the Big Sister. 12:00 Noon. Barnes & Noble Union Square, 33 East 17th St. 212.253.0810.
6/30 - Bill Patten, author of My Three Fathers: And the Elegant Deceptions of My Mother, Susan Alsop. 6:00 PM. Corner Bookstore, 1313
Madison Ave. at 93rd St. 212.831.3554. COR
------- Kathryn Harrison, author of While They Slept: An Inquiry into the Murder of a Family. 7:00 PM. McNally-Robinson Booksellers, 52 Prince St. betw Lafayette & Mulberry. 212.274.1160. MCR
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7/2 - Ophira Eisenberg, author of I Killed: True Stories of the Road from America's Top Comics, Alix Strauss, author of Have I
Got a Guy for You: What Really Happens When Mom Fixes You Up, and Eve Lederman, author of Shag's Little Book of Love: Dating, Mating, and Mischief Making. In connection with a special author
edition of The Liar Show. Hosted by Andy Christie, creator of the show. A Presentation of the Bryant Park Word for Word series. 12:30 to 1:45 PM. Bryant Park Reading Room behind the NYPublic Library, 42nd St., cor. 6th Ave. or, if it rains, The General Society Library, 20 West 44th St. betw 5th & 6th Aves. 212.921.1767 (the Gen. Soc. Library). WFW
7/3 - (children) Daniel Kirk, author of Library Mouse. 12:00 Noon. Barnes
& Noble Union Square, 33 East 17th St. 212.253.0810.
7/6 - Shelley Seccombe, author/photographer of Lost Waterfront: The Decline and Rebirth of Manhattan's Western Shore. A presentation of
series coordinator Gabriel Cohen's Sundays at Sunny's reading series. Co-sponsored by BookCourt bookstore. 3:00 PM. Sunny's, 253 Conover St. betw Beard and Reed Sts., Red Hook, Brooklyn. 718.625.8211. $3 (suggested) SAS
7/9 - Toby Barlow, author of Sharp Teeth, Charles Bock, author of Beautiful Children: A Novel, Stefan Merrill Block
, author of The Story of Forgetting: A Novel, Ceridwen Dovey, author of Blood Kin: A Novel, and Sophie Gee, author of The Scandal of the Season: A Novel. Hosted by
David Ebershoff, Random House Editor-at-large (this may be a good place to catch him. jg), himself author of Pasadena: A Novel. A Presentation of the Bryant Park Word for Word series. 12:30 to 1:45 PM. Bryant Park Reading Room behind the NYPublic Library, 42nd St., cor. 6th Ave. or, if it rains, The General Society Library, 20 West 44th St. betw 5th & 6th Aves. 212.921.1767 (the Gen. Soc. Library). WFW
7/10 - (children) Edel Rodríguez (Edel Rodriguez), author of Sergio Makes a Splash.
12:00 Noon. Barnes & Noble Union Square, 33 East 17th St. 212.253.0810.
7/11 - Darin Strauss, author of More Than It Hurts You. 7:00 PM. BookCourt, 163 Court St., Brooklyn. 718.875.3677. BC
7/16 - Michael Ian Black, author of My Custom Van (And 46 Other Mind-Blowing Essays that Will Blow Your Mind All Over Your Face). A Presentation of the Bryant Park Word for Word series. 12:30 to 1:45 PM. Bryant Park Reading Room behind the NYPublic Library, 42nd St., cor. 6th Ave. or, if it rains, The General Society Library, 20 West 44th St. betw 5th & 6th Aves. 212.921.1767 (the Gen. Soc. Library). WFW
7/22 - Eric Roston, author of The Carbon Age: How Life's Core Element Has Become Civilization's Greatest Threat. 7:00 PM. BookCourt, 163 Court St., Brooklyn. 718.875.3677. BC
7/23 - Joyce Carol Oates, author of My Sister, My Love: The Intimate Story of Skyler Rampike. Hosted by Otto Penzler, owner of the
Mysterious Bookshop (no doubt familiar to the readers of this page), and publisher and editor of mystery fiction. A Presentation of the Bryant Park Word for Word series. 12:30 to 1:45 PM. Bryant Park Reading Room behind the NYPublic Library, 42nd St., cor. 6th Ave. or, if it rains, The General Society Library, 20 West 44th St. betw 5th & 6th Aves. 212.921.1767 (the Gen. Soc. Library). WFW
7/24 - James Frey, author of Bright, Shiny Morning. 7:00 PM. BookCourt, 163 Court St., Brooklyn. 718.875.3677. BC
7/28 - Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Congresswoman (D-SF) and Speaker of the House of Representatives, author of In House. A
presentation of the NYTimes series Times Talks. Tickets through TicketWeb. 6:30 PM. TimesCenter Stage. 242 West 41st St. betw 7th & 8th Aves. $27 NYT
7/30 - Jonathan Miles, NYTimes cocktails columnist and author of Dear American Airlines: A Novel. Hosted by Andy Battaglia, The Onion A.
V. Club's New York City Editor. A Presentation of the Bryant Park Word for Word series. 12:30 to 1:45 PM. Bryant Park Reading Room behind the NYPublic Library, 42nd St., cor. 6th Ave. or, if it rains, The General Society Library, 20 West 44th St. betw 5th & 6th Aves. 212.921.1767 (the Gen. Soc. Library). WFW
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