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...if I went over to a man's house and there were those books about life's
     lessons learned from dogs, I would probably keep my clothes on.
                       - Jessa Crispin of Bookslut.com quoted in the NYTimes Book Review

... the need for mankind to overcome oppression and violence without
     resorting to oppression and violence.
                                                                   - M. L. King, Jr. 1929 - 1968

If someone took me to  a Days Inn, I would never put out.
                               - Carson Kressley re Gov. Paterson's choice of tryst locations.

A Marine's idea of the orderly escalation of the use of force is M16, then F16.
                                           - unknown (by me), quoted in Frontline's Iraq series

April 2008

4/30 - Anne Roiphe, author of Water from the Well: Amazing Women of the Bible: Sarah, Rebekah, Rachel, and Leah, and Katie Roiphe , author of Uncommon Arrangements: Seven Portraits of Married Life in London Literary Circles, 1910 - 1939. In conjunction with their talk, Feminism Today: From Betty Friedan to the Little Mermaid. 7:00 PM. Museum of Jewish Heritage, 36 Battery Pl. 646.437.4202 $5 MJH women's issues
------- PEN World Voices Festival continues. Information at the website but the list includes such authors as Salman Rushdie, Mario Vargas Llosa, Philip Levine, Bill T. Jones and Umberto Eco. PEN American Center, 588 Broadway, Suite 303. 212.334.1660. PEN
------- Lily Koppel, author of The Red Leather Diary: Reclaiming a Life Through the Pages of a Lost Journal. 7:00 PM. McNally-Robinson Booksellers, 52 Prince St. betw Lafayette & Mulberry. 212.274.1160. MCR biography/autobiography
------- Jhumpa Lahiri, author, this time, of Unaccustomed Earth. 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM. Strand Bookstore, 828 Broadway at 12th St. 212.473.1452. STR fiction
------- Michael Tonello, author of Bringing Home the Birkin: My Life in Hot Pursuit of the World's Most Coveted Handbag. 6:00 PM. Fashion Institute of Technology Bookstore, 227 West 27th St. at (where else?) Seventh Ave. 212.217.7717. fashion
4/30 - Luca Dipierro, editor, and Rachel Bradley, illustrator of Santi: Lives of Modern Saints. With contributors James P. Othmer, also author of The Futurist, David R. Matthews , also author of Ace of Spades, and Greg Downs, also author of Spit Baths. 7:30 PM. Word, 126 Franklin St. at Milton, Greenpoint, Brooklyn. 718.393.0096. WOR fiction
 ------- Ellen Feldman , author of Scottsboro. Reservations requested. 6:00 PM. Corner Bookstore, 1313 Madison Ave. at 93rd St. 212.831.3554. COR fiction
------- Barbara Corcoran, real estate mogul and author of Nextville: Amazing Places to Live the Rest of Your Life. 7:00 PM. Borders Books Time-Warner Center, 10 Columbus Circle. 212.823.9775. BB self-help, home/garden
------- Kenny Mayne , of ESPN's SportsCenter, author of An Incomplete and Inaccurate History of Sport.  1:00 PM. Borders Books Time-Warner Center, 10 Columbus Circle. 212.823.9775. BB sports
------- Gordon Ramsay, chef "what-the-bleep," the only London chef with three Michelin stars, star of Fox TV's Hell's Kitchen, and author of Gordon Ramsay's Fast Food. 7:00 PM. Borders Books Park Avenue, 461 Park Ave. at 57th St. 212.980.6875. BB food/cooking
------- Louise Erdrich, author of, this time, Plague of Doves. 7:30 PM. Barnes & Noble Lincoln Triangle, 1972 Broadway at 66th St. 212.595.6859. fiction
------- Suzanne Finnamore, author of Split: A Memoir of Divorce. 7:30 PM. Barnes & Noble Greenwich Village, 396 Sixth Ave. at 8th St. 212.674.8780. biography/autobiography
4/30 - Arianna Huffington, disaffected former Republican, author of Right is Wrong: How the Lunatic Fringe Hijacked America, Shredded the Constitution, and Made Us All Less Safe. 7:00 PM. Barnes & Noble Union Square, 33 East 17th St. 212.253.0810. current affairs
------- Steven Kurutz, author of Like a Rolling Stone: The Strange Life of a Tribute Band. 7:00 PM. BookCourt, 163 Court St., Brooklyn. 718.875.3677. BC entertainment-music
------- Christopher Brown, author of Still Standing: A Century of Urban Train Stations. With Grimshaw Partners' (Paddington Station and Waterloo's Eurostar terminal) architect Andrew Whalley. 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 architecture
------- Drew Gilpin Faust, president of Harvard University and author of The Republic of Suffering: Death and the American Civil War and David W. Blight, director of Yale's Center for the Study of Slavery and author of Race and Reunion. 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 current affairs
------- Peter Schilling, Jr., author of The End of Baseball: A Novel. 7:30 PM. Barnes & Noble Court Street, 106 Court St., Brooklyn. 718.246.4996. fiction
------- Abraham Rodríguez, author of South by South Bronx, and Nina Revoyr, author of The Age of Dreaming. 7:00 PM. Barnes & Noble Tribeca, 97 Warren St. at Greenwich STREET. 212.587.5389. fiction
4/30 - Arthur Schwartz, "The Food Maven" and author of, this time, Arthur Schwartz's Jewish Home Cooking: Yiddish Recipes Revisited. 7:30 PM. Barnes & Noble Park Slope, 267 Seventh Ave., Park Slope, Brooklyn. 718.832.9066. food/cooking
------- Mike Wallace, of 60 Minutes, editor of The Way We Will Be, 50 Years from Today: 60 of the World's Greatest Minds Share Their Vision of the Next Half-Century. 6:00 PM. Barnes & Noble Upper West Side, 2289 Broadway at 82nd St. 212.362.8835. current affairs Cancelled.
------- Edgar Martins , photographer, discussing and signing his monograph, Topologies. In conjunction with the release of the monograph. 6:30 PM. The Aperture Gallery, 547 West 27th St. 212.505.5555. APG art-photography
------- Paulina Porizkova (say po-RIZ-ko-va to add a Russian flavor to it), model, judge on America's Top Model, and author of A Model Summer, and Arthur Phillips, author of, this time, Angelica. RSVP requested. 7:00 PM. The Mercantile Library, 17 East 47th St. 212.755.6710 or [info at mercantileLibrary dt org]. MCL fiction
------- Parag Khana, author of Asia's Rise, America's Demise? 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). $15 ASO current affairs
------- (children) Susan V. Bosak, author of Dream: A Tale of Wonder, Wisdom and Wishes. 7:00 PM. Barnes & Noble White Plains, 230 Main St., White Plains. 914.397.2420. Directions BT
4/30 - Steve Newcomb, author of Pagans in the Promised Land: Decoding the Christian Doctrine of Discovery. 7:00 PM. Bluestockings Bookstore, 172 Allen St. at Stanton. 212.777.6028. $5 (suggested) BLU
------- Rebecca Donner, author of Sunset Terrace and editor of KGB's Fiction Anthology, On the Rocks. With writer James Hannaham and poet Vijay Seshadri. 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
------- Clive Young, author of Homemade Hollywood: Fans Behind the Camera. Film screening, too. Not specifically listed as a signing event and may be BYOBook, author may sign.7:30 PM. Croton Free Library, 171 Cleveland Dr., Croton-on-Hudson. 914.271.6612. And see also 5/7. BT Directions

4/29 - Newt Gingrich, former Speaker of the House and author (with William Forstchen) of Days of Infamy (not about George W. jg). 1:00 PM. 12:00 Noon. Borders Books Wall Street, 100 S. Broadway at Wall. 212.964.1988. BB world war ii
------- Former President Jimmy Carter, author, this time of Remarkable Mother. Pres. Carter will generally sign anything, always signs "J Carter."  7:00 PM. Barnes & Noble Fifth Avenue, 555 Fifth Ave. at 46th St. 212.697.3048. UCB biography/autobiography See 4/28
------- David Samuels , author of Only Love Can Break Your Heart and The Runner. 7:00 PM. BookCourt, 163 Court St., Brooklyn. 718.875.3677. BC fiction
------- Sidney Perkowitz, Professor of Physics at Emory University and author of Hollywood Science: Movies, Science and the End of the World. 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM. Elebash Hall, CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Ave. at 34th St. 212.817.8474. CUNY science
------- PEN World Voices Festival begins. Many more events than I could begin to list. Information at the website but the list includes such authors as Salman Rushdie, Mario Vargas Llosa, Philip Levine, Bill T. Jones and Umberto Eco. PEN American Center, 588 Broadway, Suite 303. 212.334.1660. PEN
------- Clotilde Dusoulier, author of Clotilde's Edible Adventures in  Paris. Snacks, too. 7:00 PM. McNally-Robinson Booksellers, 52 Prince St. betw Lafayette & Mulberry. 212.274.1160. MCR food/cooking
4/29 - Lisa Lillien, the web's Hungry Girl and author of Hungry Girl: Recipes and Survival Strategies for Guilt-Free Eating in the Real World. 7:00 PM. Borders Books Time-Warner Center, 10 Columbus Circle. 212.823.9775. BB food/cooking
------- Tony Horowitz, author of Voyage Long and Strange. 7:30 PM. Barnes & Noble Lincoln Triangle, 1972 Broadway at 66th St. 212.595.6859. history
------- Sidney Perkowitz, Professor of Physics at Emory University and author of Hollywood Science: Movies, Science and the End of the World. 7:30 PM. CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Ave. at 34th St. 212.817.8474. CUNY science
------- Austin Dacey, author of Secular Conscience: Why Belief Belongs in Public Life. 7:30 PM. Barnes & Noble Greenwich Village, 396 Sixth Ave. at 8th St. 212.674.8780. nonfiction
------- Marcus Reeves, author of Somebody Scream! Rap Music's Rise to Prominence in the Aftershock of Black Power. 7:00 PM. Barnes & Noble Court Street, 106 Court St., Brooklyn. 718.246.4996. entertainment-music
------- Deborah Baker, author of A Blue Hand: The Beats in India. 7:30 PM. Barnes & Noble Park Slope, 267 Seventh Ave., Park Slope, Brooklyn. 718.832.9066. literature
------- Augusten Burroughs , author of, this time, A Wolf at the Table: A Memoir of My Father. 7:00 PM. Barnes & Noble Union Square, 33 East 17th St. 212.253.0810. biography/autobiography
4/29 - Michael Connelly, editor of the Mystery Writers of America anthology, The Blue Religion: New Stories about Cops, Criminals, and the Chase. With contributors including Laurie King and Paul Guyot. Book release party, too. 6:00 PM. to 8:00 PM. Mysterious Bookshop, 58 Warren St. 212.587.1011. MBS mystery/true crime
------- 2008 Edgar© Week Crime Fiction University. Panels aimed at mystery/true crime writers but open to anyone who pays the registration fee. Books by Partners and Crime. Signings following each panel. See the website for who and when. 8:15 AM to 9:00 AM (Registration and Continental Breakfast). Lighthouse International - Lighthouse Auditorium, 111 East 59th betw Lex. & Park Aves. PAC mystery/true crime
------- Michal Chelbin, photographer of Strangely Familiar: Acrobats, Athletes, and Other Traveling Troupes. Book release party for Ms. Chelbin following. 6:30 PM. The Aperture Gallery, 547 West 27th St. 212.505.5555. APG art-photography
------- Sherman Alexie, National Book Award-winning author of The Aboslutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, and Peter Cameron, author of Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You. In conversation with Elizabeth Devereaux of Publisher's Weekly. 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM. Strand Bookstore, 828 Broadway at 12th St. 212.473.1452. STR fiction
------- Frank Donoghue, author of The Last Professors: The Corporate University and the Fate of the Humanities. 7:00 PM. Book Culture, 536 West 112th St. (betw Broadway & Amsterdam). 212.865.1588. BCU current affairs
4/29 - Matvei Yankelevich, translator/editor of Daniil Kharms's (Russian futurist/absurdist and children's writer who died in a Soviet prison camp, having been arrested because, since the regime couldn't understand his writing, it decided that it must be subversive (sounds very Dick Cheney, yes?jg)) anthology Today I Wrote Nothing: The Selected Writings of Daniil Kharms., and Anna Moschovakis, translator of Thomazeau and Ageorges's Brasseries of Paris, George Simenon's The Engagement, more. 5:00 PM. Bowery Poetry Club, 308 Bowery at Bleecker. 212.614.0505. BPC language
------- Laura Day, author of The Circle. 7:00 PM. Barnes & Noble Tribeca, 97 Warren St. at Greenwich STREET. 212.587.5389. BT new age
------- (young readers) Patrick Carman, author of The Land of Elyon: Into the Mist. 7:00 PM. Barnes & Noble Union Square, 33 East 17th St. 212.253.0810. BT
------- Ashraf Ghani, author of Fixing Failed States: A Framework for Rebuilding a Fractured World. 8:00 AM 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

4/28 - Ben Cheever, author of Strides: Running Through History with an Unlikely Athlete. In conjunction with the screening of the documentary film, The Spirit of the Marathon. With Filmmakers Jon Dunham and Gwendolen Twist. Jacob Burns Film Center, 364 Manville Rd., Pleasantville. 914.747.5555. Directions. JBF $10 sports, entertainment-film
------- Former President Jimmy Carter, author, this time of Remarkable Mother. Pres. Carter will generally sign anything, always signs "J Carter."  7:00 PM. Barnes & Noble Fifth Avenue, 555 Fifth Ave. at 46th St. 212.697.3048. UCB biography/autobiography
------- David Samuels, author of The Runner and Only Love Can Break Your Heart. 7:00 PM. McNally-Robinson Booksellers, 52 Prince St. betw Lafayette & Mulberry. 212.274.1160. MCR fiction
------- Publishing Triangle (LGBT)'s 20th Annual Awards. Have had books in the past but better bring your own. Reception, too. 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM. List of authors at the website. Tishman Auditorium, The New School, 66 West 12th St (nr Sixth Ave.). 212.229.5687 or [boxoffice at newschool dt edu]. No tickets, admission free. NS various
------- Sheila Weller, author of Girls Like Us: Carol King, Joni Mitchell, and Carly Simon, and the Journey of a Generation. 7:00 PM. Borders Books Time-Warner Center, 10 Columbus Circle. 212.823.9775. BB entertainment-music
 ------- Karen Greenberg, editor of The Torture Papers: The Road to Abu Ghraib, Amy Kaplan, author of Where is Guantanamo?, and Marnia Lazreg , author of Torture and the Twilight of Empire: From Algiers to Baghdad. 6:30 PM. CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Ave. at 34th St. 212.817.8474. CUNY current affairs
4/28 - Dashaun "Jiwe" Morris, author of War of the Bloods in My Veins: A Street Soldier's March toward Redemption. 6:00 PM. Hue-man Bookstore, 2319 Frederick Douglass (yes, two s's) Blvd. at 125th St. & Eighth Ave. 212.665.7400. HUM african-american, biography/autobiography
------- Ferentz Lafargue, author of Songs in the Key of My Life. 7:30 PM. Barnes & Noble Park Slope, 267 Seventh Ave., Park Slope, Brooklyn. 718.832.9066. biography/autobiography
------- Harlen Coben, author of Hold Tight. 7:00 PM. Barnes & Noble Tribeca, 97 Warren St. at Greenwich STREET. 212.587.5389. fiction
------- Margaret Atwood, distinguished Canadian author, this time, of Moral Disorder. This event is occurring in Toronto and she is signing via "LongPen." This technique, so far only used by her, uses an autopen that writes what she writes in real time at a different location. Includes the possibility of personalizing, inscribing, etc. Inasmuch as there is no way (that I know) to differentiate between books she has held and signed personally and those which are autopenned, in my less-than-humble opinion they are not autographed books and call into question the authenticity of every one of the signatures on every one of her books (or the books of anyone else who does this). Nevertheless, in the interest of completeness (and to give myself a soapbox from which to rant), the details are: 7:00 PM. Barnes & Noble Union Square, 33 East 17th St. 212.253.0810. fiction
4/28 - Don Lee, author of Wrack and Ruin. 7:00 PM. Barnes & Noble Union Square, 33 East 17th St. 212.253.0810. fiction
------- Ron Paul, conservative Texas congressman and author of The Revolution: A Manifesto (does not appear to be altogether the usual fascist drivel. jg). 1:00 PM. Borders Books Wall Street, 100 S. Broadway at Wall. 212.964.1988. BB current affairs

4/27 - Diane Wolf, author of Beyond Anne Frank: Hidden Children and Postwar Families in Holland. 7:00 PM. McNally-Robinson Booksellers, 52 Prince St. betw Lafayette & Mulberry. 212.274.1160. MCR history, world war ii
------- Katie Crouch, author of Girls and Trucks, and Stefan Block, author of The Story of Forgetting. 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 fiction
------- Helen Reddy, composer of the anthemic I Am Woman and author of Woman I Am, she now a spiritual teacher. 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM. East West Books, 78 Fifth Ave. at 14th St. 212.243.5995. EWB (Note: very limited seating; go early. jg) biography/autobiography, religion/spirituality
------- Amy Richards, author of Opting In: Having a Child without Losing Yourself, and Pamela Paul, author of Parenting, Inc.: How We Are Sold $800 Strollers, Fetal Education, Baby Sign Language, Sleeping Coaches, Toddler Couture and Diaper Wipe Warmers - And What It Means to Our Children. 7:00 PM. Housing Works Used Book Café, 126 Crosby St. (between Prince & Houston) 212.334.3324. BT self-help/inspiration

4/26 - (children) Sean Bryan and Tom Murphy, creators of The Juggling Pug. 11:00 AM. Barnes & Noble Upper East Side, 240 East 86th St. at 2nd Ave. 212.794.1962.
------- Natasha Augoustopoulos, author, with Erin Turner, of the NYC yoga guide, Citystretch. Preceded by Open level (anyone) yoga class. Registration required. 1:30 PM to 2:45 PM (class) and 2:45 PM to 4:00 PM (booksigning). East West Books, 78 Fifth Ave. at 14th St. 212.243.5995. $35 EWB fitness/health And...
------- Phil Cousineau, author of Stoking the Creative Fires. 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM. East West Books, 78 Fifth Ave. at 14th St. 212.243.5995. EWB fitness/health
------- LeRoia, author of The Cost of Love, Butch Slaughter, author of Dear Daddy, I Hate You, MQW, author of Entrepreneur, Lady Charmaine Day , author of Size 7 1/2: Walk a Mile in My Shoes, and Lesley Nurse, author of 19 Reasons Why He Really Left You, Honey! A presentation of Hue-Man's First Voices Series. Hue-man Bookstore, 2319 Frederick Douglass (yes, two s's) Blvd. at 125th St. & Eighth Ave. 212.665.7400. HUM nonfiction, african-american
------- Nesreen Khassan, author of Encounters with the Middle East: True Stories of People and Culture that Help You Understand the Region. A presentation of Bowery Arts and Science. 12:00 Noon. Bowery Poetry Club, 308 Bowery at Bleecker. 212.614.0505. BT current affairs
------- James Brown, author of Will the Laughter Stop? Baby Boomer Chronicles. 1:00 PM. Borders Books Westbury, 1260 Old Country Rd., Westbury. 516.683.8700. BT fiction
------- Members of the Greater Astoria Historical Society, authors of The Queensboro Bridge: Images of America: New York. 3:00 PM. Barnes & Noble Court Street, 106 Court St., Brooklyn. 718.246.4996. BT new york, art-photography

4/25 - Roger Mudd, long-time CBS News anchor and author of The Place to Be: Washington, CBS, and the Glory Days of TV News. With Leslie Stahl and CBS News producer Susan Zirinsky. 6:00 PM. Borders Books Time-Warner Center, 10 Columbus Circle. 212.823.9775. BB biography/autobiography, entertainment-television
------- Abiola Abrams, author of Dare. 7:00 PM. Borders Books Kips Bay, 576 Second Ave. at 32nd St. 212.685.3938. BB fiction
------- Daniel Soyer, author of author of Jewish Immigrant Associations and American Identity in New York, 1880 - 1939 and co-editor of My Future is in America: East European Jewish Autobiographies. 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM. JASA at the Riverdale YM-YWHA, 5626 Arlington Ave., Riverdale, The Bronx. 718.548.8200. JASA biography/autobiography, jewish interest
------- (young readers) Felicia Richardson-Battle, author of Feel Good Girl! 6:00 PM. Hue-man Bookstore, 2319 Frederick Douglass (yes, two s's) Blvd. at 125th St. & Eighth Ave. 212.665.7400. HUM fashion, african-american
------- Sudhir Kakar, author of The Seeker. 7:30 PM. Barnes & Noble Greenwich Village, 396 Sixth Ave. at 8th St. 212.674.8780. fiction
------- (young readers, children) Matthew Reinhart and Robert Sabuda, masters of the pop-up book, creators, this time, of Star Wars: A Pop-up Guide to the Galaxy, and The Chronicles of Narnia Pop-up. 3:30 PM. Barnes & Noble Tribeca, 97 Warren St. at Greenwich STREET. 212.587.5389.
4/25 - Eve Blau and Ivan Rupnik, authors of Project Zagreb: Transition as Condition, Strategy, Practice. 7:00 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. $10 ARL architecture
------- Joseph E. Stiglitz, Nobel Prize-winning (2001, Economics) author of The Three Trillion Dollar War: The True Cost of the Iraq Conflict. 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM. Strand Bookstore, 828 Broadway at 12th St. 212.473.1452. STR current affairs
------- Dr. Joe Dispenza, creator of the film/documentary What the Bleep Do We Know? and author of Evolve Your Brain. 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM. East West Books, 78 Fifth Ave. at 14th St. 212.243.5995. $35 Free EWB fitness/health
------- Leigh Ledare, photgrapher of Pretend You're Actually Alive. 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM. Dashwood Books, 33 Bond St. 212.387.8520. DB art-photography
------- Gabriel Cohen, author of Storms Can't Hurt the Sky: A Buddhist Path Through Divorce. and Trey Ellis, author of Bedtime Stories: Adventures in the Life of Single- Fatherhood. East West Books, 78 Fifth Ave. at 14th St. 212.243.5995. EWB fitness/health
------- Stephanie S. Tolan, author of Surviving the Applewhites. 1:00 PM. Barnes & Noble Bay Plaza, 290 Baychester Ave. in the Bay Plaza Shopping Center, Bronx. 718.862.3945. fiction
------- Diane Lewis, author of Inside-Out: Architecture New York City. In conjunction with the panel discussion New York since Guernica: City as Art Work. 6:30 PM. Great Hall, Cooper Union, 7 East Seventh St. betw 3rd & 4th AVES. 212.353.4195. CU architecture

4/24 - Anya Ulinich, author of the graphic novel Petropolis. A presentation of Freebird's Russia! Magazine series. 7:00 PM. Freebird Books and Goods, 123 Columbia St. at Kane St., Brooklyn. 718.643.8484. FBG fiction
------- Nuala O'Faolain (say that three times as a present to your mouth. jg), author of The Story of Chicago May and Almost There: The Onward Journey of a Dublin Woman. In conjunction with her talk, Reporting the U. S. in the New Ireland. 7:00 PM. NYU's Glucksman Ireland House, 1 Washington Mews (off Fifth Ave. just above Washington Square, entrance on Fifth Ave.) 212.998.3950. $10 suggested/requested. GIH Canceled
------- Lynne V. Cheney, whose husband is Dick, author of Blue Skies, No Fences: A Memoir of Childhood and Family. Interviewed by NBC News correspondent Pete Williams. 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 biography/autobiography
------- Donna Foote, author of Relentless Pursuit: A Year in the Trenches with Teach for America. 7:00 PM. McNally-Robinson Booksellers, 52 Prince St. betw Lafayette & Mulberry. 212.274.1160. MCR nonfiction
------- Cooper Lawrence, author of The Cult of Perfection: Making Peace with Your Inner Overachiever. 5:30 PM. Barnes & Noble College Bookstore, 105 Fifth Ave. at 18th St. 212.675.5500. self-help
4/24 - Carmen Webber and Carmia Marshall, "Sistahs of Harlem" and authors of Denim Mania. Fashion show and reception, too. 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM. Rizzoli Bookstore, 31 West 57th St. 212.759.2424. RIZ fashion
------- Andrei Cherny, author of The Candy Bombers: The Untold Story of the Berlin Airlift and America's Finest Hour. 7:00 PM. Borders Books Park Avenue, 461 Park Ave. at 57th St. 212.980.6875. BB history
------- Michael Hastings, journalist whose fiancé was murdered in the Green Zone, author of I Lost My Love in Baghdad. 7:30 PM. Barnes & Noble Lincoln Triangle, 1972 Broadway at 66th St. 212.595.6859. current affairs
------- Phoebe Damrosch, author of Service Included: Four-Star Secrets of an Eavesdropping Waiter. In conjunction with the Gotham Writers Workshop. Food Writing workshop, too. 7:30 PM. Barnes & Noble Greenwich Village, 396 Sixth Ave. at 8th St. 212.674.8780. food/cooking
------- Nathaniel Rich, author of The Mayor's Tongue. 7:00 PM. Barnes & Noble Tribeca, 97 Warren St. at Greenwich STREET. 212.587.5389. fiction
------- Reeve Lindbergh, whose father and mother were Charles Lindbergh and author Anne Morrow Lindbergh, author of Forward from Here: Leaving Middle Age - and Other Unexpected Adventures. 7:00 PM. Barnes & Noble Union Square, 33 East 17th St. 212.253.0810. self-help/inspiration
------- Amanda Marcotte, author of It's a Jungle Out There: The Feminist Survival Guide to Politically Inhospitable Environments. 7:00 PM. Bluestockings Bookstore, 172 Allen St. at Stanton. 212.777.6028. $5 (suggested) BLU current affairs, self-help/inspiration
4/24 - Marcus Reeves, author of Rap Music's Rise to Prominence in the Aftershock of Black Power. 7:00 PM. Brownstone Books, 409 Lewis Ave., Brooklyn. 718.953.7328. MOS african-american. entertainment-music
------- Jane K. Cleland, author of Deadly Appraisal. RSVP requested. 6:00 PM. The Mercantile Library, 17 East 47th St. 212.755.6710 or [info at mercantileLibrary dt org]. MCL fiction
------- Lou Rowan, author of Sweet Potatoes, and Toby Olson, author of Tampico: A Novel. 7:30 PM. Community Bookstore of Park Slope, 143 Seventh Ave., Brooklyn. 718.783.3075. CBS fiction
------- Wallace Broecker, author of Fixing Climate: What Past Climate Change Reveals about the Current Threat - And How to Counter It. 7:00 PM. Book Culture, 536 West 112th St. (betw Broadway & Amsterdam). 212.865.1588. BCU current affairs
------- Kimberly Kingsley, author of The Energy Cure. 7:00 PM. East West Books, 78 Fifth Ave. at 14th St. 212.243.5995. EWB fitness/health

4/23 - Terry Golway, editor of Catholics in New York: Society Culture and Politics, 1808 - 1946. In conjunction with the opening of the Museum's exhibition, Catholics in New York. And contributors. Sponsored by the mCity of New York. 6:00 PM. McNally Auditorium, Fordham Law School, 140 West 62nd St. 718.817.3185. MCNY history, new york
------- (children) Maria Shriver , whose husband is Gov. Schwarzenegger, author of Just Who Will You Be? Big Question. Little Book. Answer Within. 12:30 PM. Barnes & Noble Fifth Avenue, 555 Fifth Ave. at 46th St. 212.697.3048.
------- Joanne Harris, author of Chocolat (yes, no 'e') and now the sequel, The Girl with No Shadow. 7:30 PM. Barnes & Noble Lincoln Triangle, 1972 Broadway at 66th St. 212.595.6859. fiction
------- Kelly McMasters, author of Welcome to Shirley: A Memoir of an Atomic Town. 7:00 PM. BookCourt, 163 Court St., Brooklyn. 718.875.3677. BC biography/autobiography
------- David Bach, author of Go Green, Live Rich. 7:00 PM. Borders Books Time-Warner Center, 10 Columbus Circle. 212.823.9775. BB business/finance
------- Steven Bowman, author of Jewish Resistance in Wartime Greece. 6:15 PM. CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Ave. at 34th St. 212.817.8474. CUNY history, jewish interest
------- John L. Jackson, Jr., author of Racial Paranoia: The Unintended Consequences of Political Correctness. 6:00 PM. Hue-man Bookstore, 2319 Frederick Douglass (yes, two s's) Blvd. at 125th St. & Eighth Ave. 212.665.7400. HUM nonfiction, african-american
4/23 - Jim Shepard, author of Love and Hydrogen and now, Like You'd Understand Anyway. 7:00 PM. Barnes & Noble Tribeca, 97 Warren St. at Greenwich STREET. 212.587.5389. fiction
------- Michael Levi , author of On Nuclear Terrorism. 7:30 PM. Barnes & Noble Greenwich Village, 396 Sixth Ave. at 8th St. 212.674.8780. current affairs
------- Jill Jonnes, author of Conquering Gotham: The Construction of Penn Station and Its Tunnels. 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 architecture
------- Deborah Jowitt, author of Jerome Robbins: His Life, His Theater, His Dance. With Edward Villella, formerly principal dancer for the NYC Ballet and currently Artistic Director of the Miami City Ballet, which he founded. Discussion and film clips, Watermill: A Robbins Meditation on Time, too. 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
------- Fiona Maazel, author of Last Last Chance, and Jim Shepard, author of Like You'd Understand, Anyway. 7:00 PM. Barnes & Noble Tribeca, 97 Warren St. at Greenwich STREET. 212.587.5389. fiction
4/23 - Ben Feldman, author of Butchery on Bond Street. 7:00 PM. Brooklyn Public Library, Dweck Center, Central Library, Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn. 718.230.2100. BPL mystery/true crime
------- Roxana Robinson, author of Cost, and Pamela Ryder, author of Correction of Drift. With poet Craig Morgan Teicher. 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 fiction
------- Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz, author of Words in Your Face: A Guided Tour through Twenty Years of the New York City Poetry Slam. 8:00 PM. Bowery Poetry Club, 308 Bowery at Bleecker. 212.614.0505. BT new york
------- Marion A. Kaplan, author of Dominican Haven: The Jewish Refugee Settlement in Sosua, 1940 - 1945. With Denny Herzberg, who lived at Sosua. 7:00 PM. Book Culture, 536 West 112th St. (betw Broadway & Amsterdam). 212.865.1588. BCU history, jewish interest
------- B. J. Rahn, author of Ngaio Marsh: The Woman and Her Work, Otto Penzler, editor of, among others, Best American Crime Reporting 2008 and Uncertain Endings: Literature's Greatest Unsolved Mystery Stories, Keith Alan Deutsch, editor of Jo Gar's Casebook: Tales from the Black Mask Morgue, Bill Nadel, radio historian and author of the text of the Smithsonian Institution's Legendary Performers: Dashiell Hammett, and Chris Knopf, author of Head Wounds. A Big Read presentation. RSVP requested. 7:00 PM. The Mercantile Library, 17 East 47th St. 212.755.6710 or [info at mercantileLibrary dt org]. MCL fiction

4/22 - Zev Golan, Israeli historian and author of God, Man and Nietzsche. 1:00 PM. Peninsula Public Library, 280 Central Ave., Lawrence. 516.239.3262. PEC directions philosophy
------- Felice Picano, author of Art and Sex in Greenwich Village: A Memoir of Gay Literary Life after Stonewall. 7:00 PM. McNally-Robinson Booksellers, 52 Prince St. betw Lafayette & Mulberry. 212.274.1160. MCR nonfiction, new york
------- Jennifer 8 (yes , 8) Lee, author of The Fortune Cookie Chronicles: Adventures in the World of Chinese Food. Reserve at [events at tenement dt org]. 6:30 PM. Lower East Side Tenement Museum, 108 Orchard St. at Broome. 212.982.8420. LES food/cooking
------- Lori Bongiorno, author of Green, Greener, Greenest: A Practical Guide to Making Eco-Smart Choices a Part of Your Life. 7:00 PM. Borders Books Time-Warner Center, 10 Columbus Circle. 212.823.9775. BB home/garden
------- Gregory Levey, salon.com contributor and author of Shut Up, I'm Talking and Other Diplomacy Lessons I Learned in the Israeli Government. 7:00 PM. Borders Books Park Avenue, 461 Park Ave. at 57th St. 212.980.6875. BB current affairs
------- Colin Harrison, thriller writer, author of Afterburn, Manhattan Nocturne and now, Finder. 7:30 PM. Barnes & Noble Lincoln Triangle, 1972 Broadway at 66th St. 212.595.6859. fiction
------- Richard Price, author of Clockers, Freedomland, and now Lush Life. Reservations requested. 7:00 PM. 192 Books, 192 Tenth Ave. betw. 21st and 22nd Sts. 212.255.4022. ONE fiction
4/22 - Marcus Reeves, author of Somebody Scream! Rap Music's Rise to Prominence in the Aftershock of Black Power. 6:00 PM. Hue-man Bookstore, 2319 Frederick Douglass (yes, two s's) Blvd. at 125th St. & Eighth Ave. 212.665.7400. HUM music, african-american
------- Michael Winder, author of An Officer and a Junkie: From West Point to the Point of No Return. 7:30 PM. Barnes & Noble Greenwich Village, 396 Sixth Ave. at 8th St. 212.674.8780. self-help/inspiration
------- Mary Roach, author of Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex and Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers. 7:00 PM. Barnes & Noble Tribeca, 97 Warren St. at Greenwich STREET. 212.587.5389. nonfiction
------- Simon Schama, Columbia professor of art history, author of the National Book Critics' Circle Award-winning Rough Crossings: Britain, the Slaves, and the American Revolution. 6:30 PM. 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 history
------- Ben Carson, M. D., author of Take the Risk: Learning to Identify, Choose and Live with Acceptable Risk. 6:00 PM. Barnes & Noble Fifth Avenue, 555 Fifth Ave. at 46th St. 212.697.3048. self-help/inspiration
4/22 - Christopher LaMarca, photographer of Forest Defenders: The Confrontational American Landscape. With photographers Olaf Otto Becker, Edward Burtynsky (whose work I very much enjoy. jg), Joshua Lutz, David Maisel, and Simon Norfolk, most of whom have their own monographs which likely will be available. In conjunction with the opening reception for Shifting Landscapes, an exhibition of their work. 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM. powerHouse Books' powerHouse Arena, 37 Main St., Brooklyn. 718.666.3049. pHB. art-photography
------- Hilton Obenzinger, author of Busy Dying. 7:00 PM. Morningside Bookshop, 2915 Broadway at 114th St. 212.222.3350. MSB biography/autobiography
------- Joanne Chen, author of The Taste of Sweet: Our Complicated Love Affair with Sugar, Kelly McMasters, author of Welcome to Shirley: A Memoir of an Atomic Town, and Amanda Marcotte, author of It's a Jungle Out There: The Feminist Survival Guide to Politically Inhospitable Environments. A presentation of Kelly McMasters's (yes, the same!jg) Tuesday Night Nonfiction 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. KGB nonfiction
------- Eric Alterman, author of Why We're Liberals: A Political Handbook for Post-Bush America. 12:00 Noon to 1:45 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 current affairs
4/22 - Quil Lawrence, Middle East correspondent for the BBC and author of Invisible Nation: How the Kurd's Quest for Statehood is Shaping Iraq and the Middle East. 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM. 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 CCE current affairs
------- Joyce Carol Oates, author of, most recently, Wild Nights! 6:30 PM. The Mercantile Library, 17 East 47th St. 212.755.6710. $5 NYM fiction
------- Markus Flanagan, author of One Less Bitter Actor: The Actor's Survival Guide. Mini-workshop, too. RSVP requested. 5:00 PM. Drama Book Shop, 250 West 40th St. RSVP to 212.944.0595 ext 417 or [info, at dramabookshop dt com]. DBS entertainment-theater

4/21 - Chelsea Handler, star of Chelsea Lately and author of Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea. 7:00 PM. Barnes & Noble Tribeca, 97 Warren St. at Greenwich STREET. 212.587.5389. UCB humor
------- Sen. John Kerry, former Dem. candidate for President and author, with Theresa Heinz Kerry, of This Moment On Earth: Today's New Environmentalists and Their Vision for the Future. 7:00 PM. Barnes & Noble Union Square, 33 East 17th St. 212.253.0810. UCB nonfiction
------- Laura van Dernoot Lipsky, author of Trauma Stewardship: An Everyday Guide to Caring for Self While Caring for Others. 7:00 PM. McNally-Robinson Booksellers, 52 Prince St. betw Lafayette & Mulberry. 212.274.1160. MCR health/fitness
------- Christopher Robbins, author of Apples Are from Kazakhstan. 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM. Asia Society and Museum, 8th Floor, 725 Park Ave. at 70th St. 212.517.ASIA (212.517.2742) (info). $15 ASO current affairs, travel
------- Jonathan Schell , author of The Seventh Decade, and Pulitzer prize-winner Taylor Branch, author of Parting the Waters. Moderated by Susan Lessard, herself author of Architect of Desire: Beauty and Danger in the Stanford White Family (recommended by the stilljohn book club, which I must get around to founding sometime. jg). Co-sponsored by the Satya Graha Forum and The Nation Institute. 7:00 PM. New York Society for Ethical Culture, 2 West 64th St. at CPWest. 212.253.5356. $10 (suggested) SGF current affairs
4/21 - Melissa Schweiger, fashion and beauty journalist and former Sephora beauty editor (remember that really cool black cocoon when Rock Center first opened?), author of Sephora: The Ultimate Guide to Makeup, Skin, and Hair from the Beauty Authority. Demonstration and mini-makeover, too. 7:00 PM. Borders Books Time-Warner Center, 10 Columbus Circle. 212.823.9775. BB fashion
------- Jeff Gordinier , author of X Saves the World: How Generation X Got the Shaft but Can Still Keep Everything from Sucking. 7:00 PM. The Half King, 505 West 23rd St. just west of Tenth Ave. 212.462.4300. HK nonfiction
------- John Landis, director (Blues Brothers, Coming to America, Three Amigos), subject of Giulia D'Agnolo Vallan's book, John Landis. 7:30 PM. Barnes & Noble Greenwich Village, 396 Sixth Ave. at 8th St. 212.674.8780. biography/autobiography
------- Kate Christensen, author of The Great Man: A Novel. A presentation of the New School's Fiction Forum and moderated by Helen Schulman, fiction coordinator of the Writing Program. 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM. The New School, 66 West 12th St (nr Sixth Ave.). 212.229.5488. NS fiction
------- Robert Ingle and Sandy McClure, authors of Soprano State: New Jersey's Culture of Corruption. 6:00 PM. Barnes & Noble Court Street, 106 Court St., Brooklyn. 718.246.4996. current affairs
------- Lynn Lurie, author of Corner of the Dead. 7:00 PM. Barnes & Noble Union Square, 33 East 17th St. 212.253.0810. current affairs
4/21 - Joe Ambrose , author of Chelsea Hotel Manhattan. 7:00 PM. Bluestockings Bookstore, 172 Allen St. at Stanton. 212.777.6028. $5 (suggested) BLU new york
------- Miriam Horn, author of Earth: The Sequel: The Race to Reinvent Energy and Stop Global Warming. 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM. Strand Bookstore, 828 Broadway at 12th St. 212.473.1452. STR current affairs
------- Mark Strand, poet, but also editor of The Norton Anthology of Poetic Forms, the standard work on the subject. Also with poets Rick Hilles and Srikanth Reddy. A presentation of Readings Between A and B. 7:30 PM. 11th Street Bar, 510 East Eleventh St. betw (where else?) Ave. A and Ave. B. 212.982.3929 (the bar). RAB literature
------- Taylor Branch, author of the trilogy America in the King Years: At Canaan's Edge, Parting the Waters, and Pillar of Fire may well become the standard work on Martin Luther King, Jr.'s life. In conversation with Jonathan Schell, author of, among others, The Seventh Decade: The New Shape of Nuclear Danger. In connection with their talk, Gandhi, King and the Power of Nonviolence. Not specifically listed as a signing event and may be BYOBook, author may sign. 7:00 PM. New York Society for Ethical Culture, 2 West 64th St. at CPWest. 212.874.5210. NYM history, current affairs
------- Bishop N. T. Wright, Bishop of Durham (UK, not NC) and author of The Challenge of Jesus and now, Surprised by Hope: Rethinking Heaven, the Resurrection, and the Mission of the Church. Hosted by Eric Metaxas, himself author of Everything You Always Wanted to Know about God (but were afraid to ask). Registration required (website or phone). Reception, too. Sponsored by Socrates in the City. 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. HC religion

4/20 - New York Comic Con concludes at Javits Center. Guests include many names I don't recognize and one I do, Stan Lee, co-creator of Spider-Man. See the website for details. speculative fiction/fiction
------- Nathan Englander , author of The Ministry of Special Cases, Michael Dahlie, author of A Gentleman's Guide to Graceful Living, and Jennifer Cody Epstein, author of The Painter from Shanghai. 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 fiction
------- Editors of the Onion signing Our Dumb World: Atlas of the Plant Earth. 8:00 PM. Highline Ballroom, 431 West 16th St. betw 9th & 10th Aves. 212.414.5994. NYM humour

4/19 - (children) TOON Books authors Geoffrey Hayes, author of Benny and Penny in Just Pretend, and Frank Cammuso and Jay Lynch, creators of Otto's Orange  Day. Introduction by TOON Books creators, Art Spiegelman and Francoise  Mouly, both, of course, well-known authors themselves. 12:00 Noon.  McNally-Robinson Booksellers, 52 Prince St. betw Lafayette & Mulberry. 212.274.1160. MCR various
------- New York Comic Con continues at Javits Center through April 20th. Guests include many names I don't recognize and one I do, Stan Lee, co-creator of Spiderman. See the website for details and, see below. speculative fiction/fiction
------- Stan Lee, co-creator of Spider-Man and X-Men, author, most recently, of Secret Invasion: The Infiltration and Election Daze: What Are They Really Saying? 2:00 PM. Borders Books Park Avenue, 461 Park Ave. at 57th St. 212.980.6875. BB speculative fiction
------- Dashaun "Jiwe" Morris, author of War of the Bloods in My Veins: A Street Soldier's March toward Redemption. 1:00 PM. Barnes & Noble Bay Plaza, 290 Baychester Ave. in the Bay Plaza Shopping Center, Bronx. 718.862.3945. biography/autobiography
------- Lily Koppel, author of Red Leather Diary: Reclaiming a Life through the Pages of a Lost Journal. 7:00 PM. Bluestockings Bookstore, 172 Allen St. at Stanton. 212.777.6028. $5 (suggested) BLU biography/autobiography
------- Micki Peluso, author of ...And the Whippoorwill Sang. 1:00 PM. Barnes & Noble Staten Island, 2245 Richmond Ave., Staten Island. 718.982.6983. fiction
------- (children) Katharine Holabird, author of, and Helen Craig, illustrator of the Angelina Ballerina series. 11:00 AM. Bank Street Bookstore, 610 West 112th St. at Broadway. 212.678.1654. BSB

4/18 - New York Comic Con opens at Javits Center and continues through April 20th. Guests include many names I don't recognize and one I do, Stan Lee, co-creator of Spiderman. See the website for details. speculative fiction/fiction
------- Murali Doraiswamy , author of The Alzheimer's Action Plan. 6:30 PM. Borders Books Kips Bay, 576 Second Ave. at 32nd St. 212.685.3938. BB health/fitness Canceled
------- Warren Adler, author of Funny Boys, a story set in the Catskills in the days of the Borscht Belt. With "Special Guests." 7:30 PM. Barnes & Noble Lincoln Triangle, 1972 Broadway at 66th St. 212.595.6859. fiction
------- Honey B., author of Sexcapades, and Suzanne Portnoy, author of The Not So Invisible Woman, both contributors to editor Rachel Kramer Bussel's Dirty Girls: Erotica For Women. Hosted by Ms. Bussel, who is also editor of Best Sex Writing 2008, as a part of her In the Flesh Erotic Reading Series. 8:00 PM. Happy Ending, 302 Broome St. betw. Eldridge and Forsyth Sts. 212.334.9676. HC sensuality
------- John Edgar Wideman, author of God's Gym. 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. LVW fiction
------- Julia Calfee, photographer of Inside: The Chelsea Hotel. Books by powerHouse Books. 7:00 PM. Apple Store Chelsea, 401 West 14th St. at 9th Ave. pHB art-photography
------- Sabrina Chapadjiev, editor of Live Through This. With contributors Nicole Blackman, Cristy Road, Fly, Bonfire Madigan Shive, and Silas Howard. 7:00 PM. Bluestockings Bookstore, 172 Allen St. at Stanton. 212.777.6028. $5 (suggested) BLU biography/autobiography, self-help/inspiration
4/18 - Lori Tharp, author of Kinky Gazpacho. 7:00 PM. Brownstone Books, 409 Lewis Ave., Brooklyn. 718.953.7328. MOS biography/autobiography, african-american
------- Deborah Baker, author of A Blue Hand: The Beats in India. 7:15 PM. Rubin Museum of Art, 150 West 17th St. 212.620.5000 ext 344. $15 RMA biography/autobiography And...
------- Christopher Sorrentino, author of Sound on Sound and American Tempura, and, with Jonathan Lethem, Believeniks! 2005: The Year We Wrote a Book about the Mets. 9:30 PM. Rubin Museum of Art, 150 West 17th St. 212.620.5000 ext 344. $15 ASO nonfiction
------- María Negroni, author of El viaje de la noche (The Night Journey) and De tanto desolar (Of Too Much Mourning). Tapas and wine, too. 6:00 PM. En Español. Instituto Cervantes, The Spanish Cultural Institute (worth seeing), 211 - 215 East 49th St. betw 3rd & 2nd Aves. 212.308.7720. IC fiction
------- Robert Knightly, editor of, and Jillian Abbott , contributor to Queens Noir. More contributors to be announced. 7:30 PM. Richmond Hill Historical Society, Church of the Resurrection, 85-09 118th St., Richmond Hill, Queens. 718.847.2649 (the church), or [webmaster at RichmondHillHistory dt org]. AKB

4/17 - Séamus Mac Annaidh, Irish language writer and author of Lisa agus an Gramfón and Dioscó Dé, both in Gaelic. In conjunction with his discussion of his life and work. In Gaelic and English. 7:00 PM. NYU's Glucksman Ireland House, 1 Washington Mews (off Fifth Ave. just above Washington Square, entrance on Fifth Ave.) 212.998.3950. $10 suggested/requested. GIH fiction
------- Gary Carter, major league baseball Hall of Fame catcher and Phil Pepe, authors of Still a Kid at Heart. 12:30 PM. Barnes & Noble Fifth Avenue, 555 Fifth Ave. at 46th St. 212.697.3048. UCB sports, biography/autobiography
------- Michael Wex, author of Just Say Nu: Yiddish for Every Occasion (When English Just Won't Do). 6:30 PM. The Jewish Museum, 1109 Fifth Ave. at 92nd St. 212.423.3200. Free with Museum admission. JM language, judaism
------- Tim W. Brown, author of Walking Man: A Novel, and Paul McComas, author of Planet of the Dates. With writers Andrew Bierle and Adam Symkowitz. A presentation of KGB's Drunken! Careening! Writers! 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 food/cooking, nonfiction
------- Fiona Maazel, author of Last Last Chance, and A. M. Homes, author of This Book Will Save Your Life. 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 fiction
4/17 - Ellis Avery, author of The Teahouse Fire. A presentation of the Girlsalon Author Series. Hosted by Janine Avril, author of Nightlight: A Memoir. 7:30 PM. The Perch Café, 365 Fifth Ave. betw 5th & 6th Sts., Brooklyn. 718.788.2830. GSS fiction, gay
------- Charles Simic, known mostly as a Pulitzer Prize-winning poet, but author, also, of Dime Store Alchemy: The Art of Joseph Cornell. In conversation with poet and critic Edward Hirsch. In conjunction with the Brooklyn Academy of Music's Eat, Drink, and Be Literary series. 6:30 PM. BAMCafé, Brooklyn Academy of Music, 30 Lafayette Ave., Brooklyn. 718.636.4100. $48 (includes dinner, wine, tax, tip and live music) Note: Events fill up quickly!jg NBF art
------- Sloane Crosley (worth seeing), writer and Associate Publicity Director at Vintage/Anchor publishers. Ms. Crosley is the author of I Was Told There'd Be Cake: Essays. 7:00 PM. McNally-Robinson Booksellers, 52 Prince St. betw Lafayette & Mulberry. 212.274.1160. MCR nonfiction
------- Jon Springer, author of Mets by the Numbers: A Complete Team History of the Amazin' Mets by Uniform Number, and Spike Vrusho, author of Benchclearing: Baseball's Greatest Fights and Riots. Moderated by Caryn Rose of metsgrrl.com. 7:30 PM. Word, 126 Franklin St. at Milton, Greenpoint, Brooklyn. 718.393.0096. WOR sports
4/17 - Brian McDonald, author of Last Call at Elaine's: A Journey from One Side of the Bar to the Other. Reception, too. RSVP requested. 5:00 PM. Corner Bookstore, 1313 Madison Ave. at 93rd St. 212.831.3554. COR biography/autobiography
------- Arianna Huffington, author of Right Is Wrong: How the Lunatic Fringe Hijacked America, Shredded the Constitution, and Made Us All Less Safe. Free but RSVP recommended. 6:00 PM. Tishman Auditorium, The New School, 66 West 12th St (nr Sixth Ave.). 212.229.5687 or [boxoffice at newschool dt edu]. current affairs
------- Michael Levi, science/technology fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, author of On Nuclear Terrorism. 7:00 PM. Borders Books Kips Bay, 576 Second Ave. at 32nd St. 212.685.3938. BB current affairs
------- Richard H. Thaler, author of the books Quasi-rational Economics and The Winner's Curse. Lecture, Nudge: Improving Decisions about Health, Wealth and Happiness, too. 4:30 PM. CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Ave. at 34th St. 212.817.8474. CUNY business/finance
------- John Edgar Wideman, author of Fanon. 6:00 PM. Hue-man Bookstore, 2319 Frederick Douglass (yes, two s's) Blvd. at 125th St. & Eighth Ave. 212.665.7400. HUM fiction, african-american
------- Christopher Stackhouse, author of Slip. With poet Cathy Park Hong. A presentation of the St. Mark's Bookshop Reading Series. 7:30 PM. Solas (bar), 232 East Ninth St. betw 3rd & 2nd Aves. 212.260.7853 or [stmarksbookshopreadings at yahoo dt com] (info) SMB various
4/17 - Jeffrey Sachs, author of Common Wealth: Economics for a Crowded Planet. 7:00 PM. Barnes & Noble Union Square, 33 East 17th St. 212.253.0810. current affairs
------- Nathaniel Rich, author of The Mayor's Tongue. 7:00 PM. BookCourt, 163 Court St., Brooklyn. 718.875.3677. BC fiction
------- Daniel Radosh, author of Rapture Ready! Adventures in the Parallel Universe of Christian Pop Culture. 7:30 PM. Barnes & Noble Park Slope, 267 Seventh Ave., Park Slope, Brooklyn. 718.832.9066. religion
------- Kevin Phillips, author of Bad Money: Reckless Finance, Failed Politics, and the Global Crisis of American Capitalism. 7:00 PM. Barnes & Noble Union Square, 33 East 17th St. 212.253.0810. business/finance
------- Michael Stanley, author of A Carrion Death. 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM. Mysterious Bookshop, 58 Warren St. 212.587.1011. MBS mystery/true crime
------- Jane K. Cleland , author of Antiques to Die For, a Josie Prescott mystery. 7:00 PM. Partners and Crime, 44 Greenwich AVENUE, corner Charles. 212.243.0440. PAC mystery/true crime
------- Stewart Gordon, author of When Asia Was the World. With the Wall Street Journal's Reginald Chua, and the Asia Society's Exec. VP, Jamie Metzl. 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). $15 ASO history
------- Christina Pratt, author of An Encyclopedia of Shamanism.  (2 volumes, hardcover, $433.50/set or $200 in paperback. Not a plug but so you know. jg) 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM. East West Books, 78 Fifth Ave. at 14th St. 212.243.5995. $35 EWB religion/spirituality
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4/16 - Boris Zaborov, artist, sculptor, stage-set creator and subject of Pascal Bonafoux and  Philippe Bedain's monograph of his work, Boris Zaborov. 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM. Rizzoli Bookstore, 31 West 57th St. 212.759.2424. RIZ art
------- Denis Johnson, author of the National Book Award-winning Tree of Smoke. 6:30 PM. Tishman Auditorium, The New School, 66 West 12th St (nr Sixth Ave.). 212.229.5687 or [boxoffice at newschool dt edu]. No tickets, admission free. NS fiction
------- Keith Gessen, author of All The Sad Young Literary Men. 7:00 PM. McNally-Robinson Booksellers, 52 Prince St. betw Lafayette & Mulberry. 212.274.1160. MCR fiction
------- Farnoosh Torabi, video correspondent for TheStreet.com and author of You're So Money: Live Rich Even though You're Not. 7:00 PM. Borders Books Time-Warner Center, 10 Columbus Circle. 212.823.9775. BB business/finance
------- Michael George, florist to the stars and author of Simply Flowers with Michael George. 7:30 PM. Barnes & Noble Lincoln Triangle, 1972 Broadway at 66th St. 212.595.6859. nonfiction
------- P. D. Cacek, author of Visitation Rites, and Jack Ketchum, author of The Girl Next Door and The Lost, bases for the movies. 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 fiction
4/16 - Honey B. (Mary B. Morrison), author of Sexcapades. 6:00 PM. Hue-man Bookstore, 2319 Frederick Douglass (yes, two s's) Blvd. at 125th St. & Eighth Ave. 212.665.7400. HUM fiction, african-american
------- Margo Rabb, author of Cures for Heartbreak, and Jennifer Firestone, author of Holiday. 7:00 PM. BookCourt, 163 Court St., Brooklyn. 718.875.3677. BC fiction
------- Randall Balmer, author of How Faith Shaped the Presidency: From John F. Kennedy to George W. Bush, and Jacques Berlinerblau , author of Thumpin' It: The Use and Abuse of the Bible in Today's Presidential Politics. 7:00 PM. The New School, Theresa Lang Student Center, 55 West 13th St., Second Floor. 212.229.5488 or [boxoffice at newschool dt edu] $8 NS current affairs, religion
------- Deirdre Imus, (Mrs. Don), author of Growing Up Green: Baby and Child Care. 7:00 PM. Barnes & Noble Tribeca, 97 Warren St. at Greenwich STREET. 212.587.5389. nonfiction
------- Frances Richey, author of The Warrior: A Mother's Story of a Son at War. 7:00 PM. Barnes & Noble Union Square, 33 East 17th St. 212.253.0810. biography/autobiography, current affairs
------- Roxana Robinson, author of Cost, and Pamela Ryder, author of Correction of Drift. With poet Craig Morgan Teicher. 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 fiction Postponed to 4/23.
4/16 - Fuchsia Dunlop, author of Shark's Fin and Sichuan Pepper: A Sweet-Sour Memoir of Eating in China. 6:30 PM. Asia Society and Museum, 8th Floor, 725 Park Ave. at 70th St. 212.517.ASIA (212.517.2742) (info). $15 ASO food/cooking, travel
------- Raghavan Iyer, author of Betty Crocker's Indian Home Cooking, The Turmeric Trail: Recipes and Memories from an Indian Childhood and now, 660 Curries. In conversation with Columbia professor, Dr. Stuart Firestein. 7:30 PM. Rubin Museum of Art, 150 West 17th St. 212.620.5000 ext 344. $25 RMA food/cooking
------- Lisa Williams, psychic and star of Lifetime TV's show, Life among the Dead, now author of (what else?) Life among the Dead. Barnes & Noble Carle Place, 91 Old Country Rd. in the Country Glen Center, Carle Place. 516.741.9850. BT

4/15 - David Hamburg, author of Preventing Genocide: Practical Steps and Effective Action. Sponsored by the Foreign Policy Association. Registration at the website. 6:00 PM. Consulate General of Hungary, 227 East 52nd St. [info at fpa dt org] FPA $25 current affairs
------- Richard Price, author of Clockers, Freedomland, and now Lush Life. 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM. RSVP t0 [events at tenement dt org]. 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM. Lower East Side Tenement Museum, 108 Orchard St. at Broome. 212.982.8420. LES fiction
------- Tim W. Brown, author of Walking Man: A Novel, and Paul McComas, author of Planet of the Dates. 7:00 PM. BookCourt, 163 Court St., Brooklyn. 718.875.3677. BC fiction
------- Samantha Hunt, author of The Invention of Everything Else, and Alex Rose, author of Who Killed the Grand Banks?: The Untold Story behind the Decimation of One of the World's Greatest Natural Resources. A presentation of the Pacific Standard Fiction Series. 7:00 PM. Pacific Standard, 82 Fourth Ave. betw St. Marks and Bergen. [fiatlux at brooklynstandard dt com] PS fiction, science/nature
------- Matthew Connelly, author of Fatal Misconception: The Struggle to Control World Population. 7:00 PM. Book Culture, 536 West 112th St. (betw Broadway & Amsterdam). 212.865.1588. BCU current affairs
------- Bill Esper, author of The Actor's Art and Craft: Bill Esper Teaches the Meisner Technique. RSVP requested. 6:00 PM. Drama Book Shop, 250 West 40th St. RSVP to 212.944.0595 ext 417 or [info, at dramabookshop dt com]. DBS entertainment-theater
4/15 - Lisa Williams, psychic and star of Lifetime TV's show, Life among the Dead, now author of (what else?) Life among the Dead. 6:00 PM. Borders Books Time-Warner Center, 10 Columbus Circle. 212.823.9775. BB biography/autobiography
------- Sabrina Chapadjiev, editor of Live through This: The Art of Self-Destruction. With contributors Eileen Myles, also author of StoryTree, Cristy C. Road, also author of Indestructible, Nan Goldin, photographer, most recently, of The Devil's Playground: Guido Floating, Levanzo, Sicily, 1999, Nicole Blackman, and Shante Paradigm. A presentation of Kelly McMasters's Tuesday Night Nonfiction Reading Series. (Ms. McMasters herself author of Welcome to Shirley: A Memoir of an Atomic Town. See 4/23 for her book event). 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 nonfiction
------- Jesse Kellerman, author of The Genius, an Ethan Muller thriller. 7:00 PM. Borders Books Park Avenue, 461 Park Ave. at 57th St. 212.980.6875. BB fiction
------- Alexander McCall Smith , author of The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency series, most recently Miracle at Speedy Motors. 7:30 PM. Barnes & Noble Lincoln Triangle, 1972 Broadway at 66th St. 212.595.6859. mystery
4/15 - Herschel Walker, former Heisman Trophy-winning running back and author of Breaking Free: My Life with Dissociative Identity Disorder. 6:00 PM. Hue-man Bookstore, 2319 Frederick Douglass (yes, two s's) Blvd. at 125th St. & Eighth Ave. 212.665.7400. HUM african-american, sports-football, biography/autobiography
------- Tom Colicchio, host, with Padma Lakshmi, of the Food Network's Top Cher, author of Top Chef: The Cookbook. 7:00 PM. Barnes & Noble Union Square, 33 East 17th St. 212.253.0810. food/cooking
------- (children) Geoffrey Hayes, author of Benny and Penny: In Just Pretend. 4:00 PM. Barnes & Noble Tribeca, 97 Warren St. at Greenwich STREET. 212.587.5389.
------- Elizabeth Zelvin, author of Death Will Get You Sober. Book release party, too. 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM. Mysterious Bookshop, 58 Warren St. 212.587.1011. MBS mystery/true crime
------- David Graeber, author of Possibilities: Essays on Hierarchy, Rebellion and Desire. 7:00 PM. Bluestockings Bookstore, 172 Allen St. at Stanton. 212.777.6028. $5 (suggested) BLU nonfiction
------- Mario Bellatín, author of Salón de belleza y El jardín de la señora (Beauty Salon and The Garden of the Señora. 6:00 PM. En Español. Instituto Cervantes, The Spanish Cultural Institute (worth seeing), 211 - 215 East 49th St. betw 3rd & 2nd Aves. 212.308.7720. IC fiction
------- Stefan Ruiz, photographer of People. 6:30 PM. The Aperture Gallery, 547 West 27th St. 212.505.5555. APG art-photography
4/15 - Jonathan Santlofer, author of Anatomy of Fear and the forthcoming The Murder Notebook, Megan Abbott, author of The Song is You and contributor to Queens Noir, Charles Ardai, author of Good-Neighbor Policy: A Double-Cross in Double Dactyls, Lorenzo Carcaterra, author of Paradise City and now, Chasers: A Novel. With writer Jillian Abbott. A presentation of The Big Read. Wine and cheese to follow. 6:30 PM. The Mercantile Library, 17 East 47th St. 212.755.6710. MCL mystery
------- Sigourney Cheek, author of Patient Siggy: Hope and Healing in Cyberspace. Reservations required. Event time given at time of reservation. Camilla Dietz Bergeron, Ltd., 818 Madison Ave. betw 68th & 69th Sts. 212.794.9100. CDB self-help/inspiration, biography/autobiography
------- Sidney Blumenthal, author of The Strange Death of Republican America: Chronicles of a Collapsing Party. 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM. Strand Bookstore, 828 Broadway at 12th St. 212.473.1452. STR current affairs
------- (children) Sheri Bell-Rehwoldt, author of You Think It's Easy Being the Tooth Fairy? 11:00 AM. Lord & Taylor, 1200 Franklin Ave., Garden City. 516.742.7000. BT Directions biography/autobiography
------- Andrew Gross, co-author, with James Patterson, of a number of Patterson mysteries and now, solo, author of The Blue Zone and The Dark Tide. 7:30 PM. Rye Library, 1061 Boston Post Rd., Rye. 914.967.0480. BT Directions mystery/true crime

4/14 - Tim W. Brown, author of Walking Man: A Novel, and Paul McComas, author of Planet of the Dates. 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM. Bowery Poetry Club, 308 Bowery at Bleecker. 212.614.0505. BRP fiction
------- Aili and Austin Flint, translators of Finnish author Marja-Liisa Vartio's novel, The Parson's Widow. Reception, too. Sponsored by the American-Scandinavian Foundation. 6:30 PM. Scandinavia House, 58 Park Ave. at 38th St. 212.879.9779. PEC fiction
------- Jack O'Connell, author of The Resurrectionist. 7:00 PM. McNally-Robinson Booksellers, 52 Prince St. betw Lafayette & Mulberry. 212.274.1160. MCR fiction
------- Martha Beck, life coach author of Steering by Starlight: Find Your Right Life, No Matter What! 7:00 PM. Borders Books Kips Bay, 576 Second Ave. at 32nd St. 212.685.3938. BB self-help
------- Stephanie McMillan, political cartoonist and author, with Derrick Jensen, of the graphic novel As the World Burns: 50 Simple Things You Can Do to Stay in Denial, and Ted Rall , political cartoonist and creator of America Gone Wild. 7:00 PM. Bluestockings Bookstore, 172 Allen St. at Stanton. 212.777.6028. $5 (suggested) BLU current affairs
------- Nicole Galland, author of Crossed. 7:30 PM. Barnes & Noble Lincoln Triangle, 1972 Broadway at 66th St. 212.595.6859. fiction
------- Saul Friedlander, author of Nazi Germany and the Jews, vol. 1: The Years of Persecution, 1933-1939, Nazi Germany and the Jews, vol. 2: The Years of Extermination, and Reflections of Nazism. 6:30 PM. CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Ave. at 34th St. 212.817.8474.  CUNY history, jewish interest
------- Marcus Reeves, author of Rap Music's Rise to Prominence in the Aftershock of Black Power. 7:30 PM. Barnes & Noble Greenwich Village, 396 Sixth Ave. at 8th St. 212.674.8780. entertainment-music
4/14 - Herschel Walker , former Heisman Trophy-winning running back and author of Breaking Free: My Life with Dissociative Identity Disorder. 12:30 PM. Barnes & Noble Fifth Avenue, 555 Fifth Ave. at 46th St. 212.697.3048. sports
------- Robyn Scott, author of Twenty Chickens for a Saddle: The Story of an African Childhood. 7:00 PM. Barnes & Noble Tribeca, 97 Warren St. at Greenwich STREET. 212.587.5389. biography/autobiography
------- Cynthia Ozick, author of Dictation: A Quartet. 7:00 PM. Barnes & Noble Upper West Side, 2289 Broadway at 82nd St. 212.362.8835. fiction
------- Richard Grant, author of God's Middle Finger: Into the Lawless Heart of the Sierra Madre. 7:00 PM. The Half King, 505 West 23rd St. just west of Tenth Ave. 212.462.4300. HK nonfiction (but reads like true crime.jg)
------- Patricia Mears, author of Madame Grès: Sphinx of Fashion. Coinciding with the Museum at FIT's exhibition, Madame Grès: Sphinx of Fashion, of which she is the curator (through April 19). 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 biography/autobiography, fashion
------- Irvington author Susan Breen, author of The Fiction Class. 4:00 PM. Irvington Public Library, 12 South Astor St., Irvington-on-Hudson. 914.591.7840. IPL Directions fiction
------- Matthieu Ricard, French Buddhist monk who lives in the Himalayas, Photographer of Motionless Journey: From a Hermitage in the Himalayas. In conversaton with Dr. Bennett M. Shapiro. 7:00 PM. Rubin Museum of Art, 150 West 17th St. 212.620.5000 ext 344. $25 RMA art-photography
------- Henrique Cymerman, author of Voces desde el centro del mundo: El conflicto entre Árabes y Israelís contado por sus próprios protagonistas (Voices from the Center of the World: The Arab-Israeli Conflict as Told by Those Living It). With Dr. Edward N. Luttwak of the Center for International and Strategic Studie