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First we came, then we came to, then we came to believe.
                                                         - Unknown, often quoted in recovery groups.

I would like to electrocute everyone who uses the word 'fair' in connection with
     income tax policies.                      - William F. Buckley, Jr.  1925 - 2008

March 2008

3/31 - Joseph O'Connor, author of Redemption Falls and Star of the Sea. In conversation with Kevin Baker, author of Paradise Alley. RSVP t0 [events at tenement dt org]. 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM. Lower East Side Tenement Museum, 108 Orchard St. at Broome. 212.982.8420. LES fiction
------- Sharon Moalem, author of Survival of the Sickest: A Medical Maverick Discovers Why We Need Disease. 7:00 PM. McNally-Robinson Booksellers, 52 Prince St. betw Lafayette & Mulberry. 212.274.1160. MCR health/fitness
------- Kate Morgenroth, author of They Did It with Love. 7:30 PM. Barnes & Noble Greenwich Village, 396 Sixth Ave. at 8th St. 212.674.8780. fiction
------- Jeff Gordinier, author of X Saves the World: How Generation X Got the Shaft but Can Still Keep Everything from Sucking. 7:00 PM. Barnes & Noble Tribeca, 97 Warren St. at Greenwich STREET. 212.587.5389. current affairs
------- Per Olov Enquist, internationally popular Swedish author of, and Tiina Nunnally , translator of Three Cave Mountain, Or, Grandfather and the Wolves and The Book about Blanche and Marie: A Novel. In conversation with Overlook Press's publisher Peter Mayer. In collaboration with the Consulate General of Sweden in New York. Reception, too. Scandinavia House, 58 Park Ave. at 38th St. 212.847.9737(tickets). $10 PEC fiction
------- Jason Courter, author of Skunk: A Love Story. 7:00 PM. The Half King, 505 West 23rd St. just west of Tenth Ave. 212.462.4300. HK fiction
------- Sam Calagione, author of Brewing Up a Business and Extreme Brewing, and Marnie Old, sommelier and co-author, with Sam, of Butterfly and He Said Beer, She Said Wine: Impassioned Food Pairings to Debate and Enjoy--From Burgers to Brie and Beyond. 6:00 PM. Chelsea Market, 75 Ninth Ave. at 16th St. No phone (that I can find). BT food/cooking

3/30 - Ninth National Black Writers Conference concludes, with a long list of authors and events. Follow the link for additional information as it becomes available. 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM. Medgar Evers College, 1650 Bedford Ave., Brooklyn. 718.270.6983. MBC various
------- Akashic Books author Betsy Crane, author of You Must Be This Happy to Enter, and Paul Fattaruso, author of Bicycle. 2:00 PM. Word, 126 Franklin St. at Milton, Greenpoint, Brooklyn. 718.393.0096. WOR fiction
------- Patrice Gaines, author of Laughing in the Dark. With Patrica Arnold and Gaile Dry-Burton. In connection with the Bringing in the Light tour. 2:00 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, self-help
------- Margaretta Jolly, author of In Love and Struggle. 7:00 PM. Bluestockings Bookstore, 172 Allen St. at Stanton. 212.777.6028. $5 (suggested) BLU women's issues
------- (children) Greg Foley, author/artist of Thank You Bear and now, Don't Worry Bear. Publication party and light refreshments, too. 1:00 PM t0 3:00 PM. Books of Wonder, 18 West 18th St. 212.989.3270. BOW
------- Jane Ciabattari, author of Stealing the Fire, and John Reed, author of Snowball's Chance and All the World's a Grave: A New Play by William Shakespeare. 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. KGB fiction
------- Benjamin Feldman, author of Butchery on Bond Street, Harold Schechter, author of The Devil's Gentleman, and Joel Rose , author of The Blackest Bird. 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM. Bowery Poetry Club, 308 Bowery at Bleecker. 212.614.0505. TONY mystery/true crime

3/29 - Ninth National Black Writers Conference continues, with a long list of authors and events. Follow the link for additional information as it becomes available. 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM. Medgar Evers College, 1650 Bedford Ave., Brooklyn. 718.270.6983. MBC various
------- Lucky Michaels, photographer of Shelter. 6:00 PM. Barnes & Noble Greenwich Village, 396 Sixth Ave. at 8th St. 212.674.8780. art-photography
------- (children) Tom Kitts, author of Ray Davies: Not Like Everybody Else. 2:00 PM. Barnes & Noble Fresh Meadows, Utopia Center, 176-60 Union Turnpike, Fresh Meadows, Queens. 718.380.4340. music, biography/autobiography
------- Solon Timothy Woodward , author of Cadillac Orpheus. A presentation of Books and Brunch at Rocky's. 2:00 PM. Rocky Sullivan's of Red Hook, 34 Van Dyke St., Red Hook, Brooklyn. 718.246.8050. RS fiction
------- Elizabeth Crane, author of You Must Be This Happy to Enter, and Faul Fattaruso , author of Bicycle. 7:00 PM. Bluestockings Bookstore, 172 Allen St. at Stanton. 212.777.6028. $5 (suggested) BLU fiction, nonfiction
------- (children) Ted and Betsy Lewin, veteran children's book authors and illustrators of, this time, Horse Song: The Naadam of Mongolia. 12:00 PM to 2 :00 PM. Books of Wonder, 18 West 18th St. 212.989.3270. BOW
------- Dennis Balk, archivist for the estate and editor of Colin de Land, American Fine Arts. 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM. Artforum Public Lounge, The Armory Show, Pier 94, 711 Twelfth Ave. at 55th St. 212.925.0325. pHB art-photography And...
------- Dennis Balk, archivist for the estate and editor of Colin de Land, American Fine Arts. 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. pHB art-photography

3/28 - Ninth National Black Writers Conference opens, with a long list of authors and events. Follow the link for additional information as it becomes available. 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM. Medgar Evers College, 1650 Bedford Ave., Brooklyn. 718.270.6983. MBC various
------- Franco Zeffirelli, Italian film and opera director of such films as Romeo & Juliet and Endless Love. In conversation with Ira Siff. "DVD and Lithograph signing." Wristbands given out starting at 10:00 AM. Wristbands only to purchasers of his book ($65), one of his 18 lithographs ($75) or DVD's of his movies, operas, etc. ($9 to $33 online, may be more expensive at the store). Performance, too. 7:00 PM. Barnes & Noble Lincoln Triangle, 1972 Broadway at 66th St. 212.595.6859. entertainment-film
------- Carmen Weber and Carmia Marshall, Sistahs of Harlem and authors of Denim Mania. 7:30 PM. Barnes & Noble Greenwich Village, 396 Sixth Ave. at 8th St. 212.674.8780. fashion
------- Helen Mirren, Academy Award-winning actress and author of In the Frame: My Life in Pictures. 12:30 PM. Barnes & Noble Fifth Avenue, 555 Fifth Ave. at 46th St. 212.697.3048. entertainment-film, biography/autobiography
------- Ben Karlin, author of Things I've Learned from Women Who've Dumped Me. 7:00 PM. Barnes & Noble Tribeca, 97 Warren St. at Greenwich STREET. 212.587.5389. nonfiction
------- Melinda Cooper, author of Life as Surplus: Biotechnology and Capitalism in the Neoliberal Era. 7:00 PM. Bluestockings Bookstore, 172 Allen St. at Stanton. 212.777.6028. $5 (suggested) BLU
------- Dennis Balk, archivist for the estate and editor of Colin de Land, American Fine Arts. 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM Artforum Public Lounge, The Armory Show, Pier 94, 711 Twelfth Ave. at 55th St. 212.925.0325. pHB art-photography
------- Silvana Paternostro, Columbian journalist and writer, author of Mi guerra colombiana (My Columbian War) and En la tierra de Dios y el hombre (In the Land of God and Man). Tapas and wine, too. En Español. Instituto Cervantes, The Spanish Cultural Institute, 211 - 215 East 49th St. betw 3rd & 2nd Aves. 212.308.7720. IC biography/autobiography

3/27 - Tom Colicchio and Padma Lakshmi, hosts of the Food Network's Top Chef, appearing for the official tie-in book Top Chef: The Cookbook with 100 recipes from the show's first three seasons. Each, of course, authors of their own books, too. 7:00 PM. Barnes & Noble Union Square, 33 East 17th St. 212.253.0810. food/cooking
------- Julie Klam, author of Please Excuse My Daughter. 7:00 PM. Barnes & Noble Tribeca, 97 Warren St. at Greenwich STREET. 212.587.5389. biography/autobiography
------- Adam Mansbach, author of The End of the Jews. 7:00 PM. McNally-Robinson Booksellers, 52 Prince St. betw Lafayette & Mulberry. 212.274.1160. MCR fiction
------- Margaretta Jolly, author of In Love and Struggle: Letters in Contemporary Feminism. 7:00 PM. Book Culture, 536 West 112th St. (betw Broadway & Amsterdam). 212.865.1588. BCU women's issues
------- Tommie Smith, black Olympic gold medalist whose 'black power' salute cost him his medal (later reinstated), author of Silent Gesture: A Biography of Tommie Smith, Peniel Joseph, editor of The Black Power Movement: Rethinking the Civil Rights-Black Power Era, Herb Boyd, author of Baldwin's Harlem: A Biography of James Baldwin, and Michael Honey, author of Going Down Jericho Road: The Memphis Strike, Martin Luther King's Last Campaign. Panel discussion, Black Power '68, too. 7:00 PM. Barnes & Noble Upper West Side, 2289 Broadway at 82nd St. 212.362.8835. history
------- Mark Lilla, author of A Stillborn God: Religion, Politics and the Modern West. 7:30 PM. Community Bookstore of Park Slope, 143 Seventh Ave., Brooklyn. 718.783.3075. CBS current affairs, religion
3/27 - David Hajdu, author of The Ten-Cent Plague: The Great Comic-Book Scare and How It Changed America. 7:30 PM. Barnes & Noble Lincoln Triangle, 1972 Broadway at 66th St. 212.595.6859. nonfiction
------- Lori Tharps, author of Kinky Gazpacho. 7:00 PM. Borders Books Time-Warner Center, 10 Columbus Circle. 212.823.9775. BB fiction
------- Amy Hill Hearth, author of "Strong Medicine" Speaks: A Native American Elder Has Her Say. 7:00 PM. Borders Books Park Avenue, 461 Park Ave. at 57th St. 212.980.6875. BB biography/autobiography
------- Alton Brown, host of the Food Network series Feasting on Asphalt and author of the tie-in book, Feasting on Asphalt: The River Run. 12:30 PM. Barnes & Noble Fifth Avenue, 555 Fifth Ave. at 46th St. 212.697.3048 and 5:30 PM. Borders Books Penn Plaza, Seventh Ave. at 33rd St. 212.244.1814. UCB/BB food/cooking
------- Pamela S. Booker, author of The L Word. A presentation of the New School's Women Writers of the Diaspora series. Moderated by Associate Dean Celesti Colds Fechter. 6:30 PM. The New School, Johnson Bldg. Room 510, 66 West 12th St (nr Sixth Ave.). 212.229.5488. free fiction
------- Michael Weinreb, author of The Kings of New York. In connection with the Gotham Writers Workshop. Nonfiction writing workshop, too. 7:30 PM. Barnes & Noble Greenwich Village, 396 Sixth Ave. at 8th St. 212.674.8780. history, new york
3/27 - (young readers) L. Divine, author of the Drama High series, most recently Lady J. 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, fiction
------- Arnold Aronson, Professor of Theater at Columbia, theater historian and author of such books as Looking Into the Abyss: Essays on Scenography and American Avant-Garde Theater. In conjunction with his moderating a panel discussion, Spotlight on Design: The Legacy of Donald Oenslager ("one of the most influential scenic designers in American theater." Not specifically listed as a signing event and may be BYOBook, author may sign. 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 theater
------- Phillip Lopate, Ben Katchor and others TBA, contributors to Block by Block: Jane Jacobs and the future of New York. 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM.  Strand Bookstore, 828 Broadway at 12th St. 212.473.1452. STR nonfiction, new york
------- Madeleine M. Kunin, author of Pearls, Politics, and Power. 7:00 PM. Bluestockings Bookstore, 172 Allen St. at Stanton. 212.777.6028. $5 (suggested) BLU current affairs, women's issues
------- Paula Giddings, author of Ida: A Sword among Lions. 6:00 PM. NYU Law School Bookstore, 40 Worth St. (betw WEST Broadway and Church St.) 212.431.2315. biography/autobiography
3/27 - Trita Parsi, President and Founder, National Iranian American Council and author of Treacherous Alliance: The Secret Dealings of Iran, Israel, and the United States. With New America Foundation's Daniel Levy and Foreign Policy Institute's Walter Russell Mead. 12:00 Noon to 2:00 PM. Asia Society and Museum, 8th Floor, 725 Park Ave. at 70th St. 212.517.ASIA (212.517.2742) (info). $15 ASO current affairs
------- Rynn Berry, author of The 2008 Vegan Guide to New York City. 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM. East West Books, 78 Fifth Ave. at 14th St. 212.243.5995. EWB health/fitness, food/cooking

3/26 - Samantha Power, author of Chasing the Flame: Sergio Vieira de Mello and the Fight to Save the World. 7:00 PM. Barnes & Noble Tribeca, 97 Warren St. at Greenwich STREET. 212.587.5389. biography/autobiography
------- John Sellers, author of Perfect from Now On: How Indie Rock Saved My Life, and Dean Wareham, front man for Galaxie 500 and Luna and author of Black Postcards: A Rock and Roll Romance. 7:00 PM. BookCourt, 163 Court St., Brooklyn. 718.875.3677. BC entertainment-music
------- Gene Wilder, outstanding comic actor (Blazing Saddles, Silver Streak), screenwriter and author of, this time, The Woman Who Wouldn't. 12:30 PM. Barnes & Noble Fifth Avenue, 555 Fifth Ave. at 46th St. 212.697.3048. fiction
------- Calamari Press authors Miranda Mellis, author of The  Revisionist and Robert López, author of Part of  the World. 7:00 PM. McNally-Robinson Booksellers, 52 Prince St. betw Lafayette & Mulberry. 212.274.1160. MCR nonfiction
------- Former Senator Herbert Wofford, RFK (and JFK, for that matter) advisor and author of  Of Kennedys and Kings: Making Sense of the Sixties, Pete Hamill, author, most recently of North River and Downtown: My Manhattan, Newsweek's Evan Thomas, author, most recently, of Sea of Thunder: Four Commanders and the Last Great Naval Campaign 1941 - 1945, and NYTimes columnist Bob Herbert, author of Promises Betrayed: Waking Up from the American Dream. Panel discussion, Politics and Passion, 1968, too. 7:00 PM. Barnes & Noble Upper West Side, 2289 Broadway at 82nd St. 212.362.8835. history
3/26 - Helen Mirren, Academy Award-winning actress and author of In the Frame: My Life in Pictures. Interviewed by Lynn Hirschberg. A presentation of the NYTimes series Times Talks. Tickets through TicketWeb. 6:30 PM. TimesCenter Stage. 242 West 41st St. betw 7th & 8th Aves. NYT $27 entertainment-film, biography/autobiography
------- Rachel Sontag, author of House Rules: A Memoir. Reception, too. RSVP requested. 5:00 PM. Corner Bookstore, 1313 Madison Ave. at 93rd St. 212.831.3554. COR biography/autobiography
------- Ben Mezrich, author of Bringing Down the House: The Inside Story of Six MIT Students Who Took Vegas for Millions. 7:00 PM. Borders Books Wall Street, 100 S. Broadway at Wall. 212.964.1988. BB fiction
------- Katherine Min, author of Secondhand Worlds. A presentation of the NS's Fiction Forum and moderated by Jackson Taylor, Associate Director of the Writing Program. 6:30 PM. The New School, Wollman Hall, Lang Bldg. Fifth floor, 66 West 12th St (nr Sixth Ave.). 212.229.5488. $5 fiction
------- Kalisha Buckhanon, author of Conception. 7:00 PM. Barnes & Noble Bay Plaza, 290 Baychester Ave. in the Bay Plaza Shopping Center, Bronx. 718.862.3945. fiction
------- Sharon Parker, author of Look Out, Cancer, Here I Come! 6:00 PM. Hue-man Bookstore, 2319 Frederick Douglass (yes, two s's) Blvd. at 125th St. & Eighth Ave. 212.665.7400. HUM health/fitness
3/26 - Morton Zachter, author of Dough: A Memoir, Harold Schechter, author of The Devil's Gentleman: Privilege, Poison, and the Trial that Ushered in the Twentieth Century, and Benjamin Feldman, author of Butchery on Bond Street: Sexual Politics and the Burdell-Cunningham Case in Antebellum New York. A presentation of CUNY's Gotham Center for New York History. 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM. Ninth Floor, CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Ave. at 34th St. 212.817.8474. CUNY history, new york And...
------- Gary Giddins, jazz historian and author of Natural Selection: Gary Giddins on Comedy, Film, Music and Books. With legendary jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins, last of the generation of jazz musicians that also included John Coltrane and Thelonious Monk. Not specifically listed as a signing event and may be BYOBook (album cover?). 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM. CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Ave. at 34th St. 212.817.8474. CUNY music
-------  Tod Wodicka, author of All Shall Be Well; and All Shall Be Well; and All Manner of Things Shall Be Well, Fiona Maazel, author of Last Last Chance, and Samantha Hunt, author of The Invention of Everything Else. Music by TK. 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. HER fiction
------- Moby, sometime musician and author of Moby 18 and, with his wife, Teany Book, and editor of 10 Reasons to Think Twice about Eating Meat. In connection with the Museum's Brainwave series. Not specifically listed as a signing event and may be BYOBook, author may sign. 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM. Rubin Museum of Art, 150 West 17th St. 212.620.5000. $25 (includes admission to the museum prior to the event) RMA various
3/26 - Patricia Mears, author of Madame Grès: Sphinx of Fashion. Coinciding with the Museum at FIT's exhibition, Madame Grès: Sphinx of Fashion (through April 19). 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM. Rizzoli Bookstore, 31 West 57th St. 212.759.2424. FIT biography/autobiography, fashion
------- Irshad Manji, author of The Trouble with Islam Today: A Muslim's Call for Reform in Her Faith. 6:00 PM. NYU's Eisner Auditorium, Fourth floor, 60 Washington Square So. at LaGuardia Pl. No phone listed. TONY religion-islam

3/25 - Helen Mirren's appearance at B&N Fifth Ave. is still scheduled for 3/28 and not 3/25 as listed in TONY. jg
------ Larry Smith, editor of Smith Magazine and of Not Quite What I Was Planning: Six-Word Memoirs by Writers Famous and Obscure. With contributors including (but not limited to) Mario Batali and Chuck Klosterman. A presentation of Kelly McMasters and Lisa Selin Davis's 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?
------- Adam Kirsch, poet-critic and author of The Modern Element: Essays on Contemporary Poetry and Invasions: Poems. Reception, too. RSVP requested. 5:00 PM. Corner Bookstore, 1313 Madison Ave. at 93rd St. 212.831.3554. COR literature
------- Christopher Rice, author of Blind Fall. Barnes & Noble Tribeca, 97 Warren St. at Greenwich STREET. 212.587.5389. fiction
------- Fran Hawthorne, author of Pension Dumping: The Reasons, the Wreckage, the Stakes for Wall Street. 7:00 PM. BookCourt, 163 Court St., Brooklyn. 718.875.3677. BC business/finance
------- Andrew Krivak, author of A Long Retreat: In Search of a Religious Life. 7:00 PM. Book Culture, 536 West 112th St. (betw Broadway & Amsterdam). 212.865.1588. BCU biography/autobiography, religion
3/25 - Charles Kaiser, author of 1968 in America, Apple Records' Ken Mansfield, author of The White Book, Devin McKinney , author of Magic Circles: The Beatles in Dream and History, and music critic Anthony DeCurtis, editor of In Other Words: Artists Talk about Life and Work. 7:00 PM. Barnes & Noble Upper West Side, 2289 Broadway at 82nd St. 212.362.8835. entertainment-music
------- Roger Rosenblatt, author of Lapham Rising and now, Beet. Reservations required. 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 fiction
------- William C. Rhoden, author of Forty Million Dollar Slaves: The Rise, Fall and Redemption of the Black Athlete and Third and a Mile: The Trials and Triumphs of the Black Quarterback: An Oral History, Joel Nathan Rosen, author of The Erosion of the American Sporting Ethos: Shifting Attitudes toward Competition, and Roberta Newman, author of Caring for Children in School-Age Programs. In conjunction with B&N's NY Salon series, this one titled Athletes as Role Models. 7:30 PM. Barnes & Noble Lincoln Triangle, 1972 Broadway at 66th St. 212.595.6859. sports
------- Jude Watson, author of Premonitions and Disappearance. A presentation of the NS's Writing for Children Forum and moderated by Deborah Brodie of the graduate Writing Program. The New School, Theresa Lang Center, Arnhold Hall, Second Floor, 55 West 13th St. 212.229.5488. $5 fiction
3/25 - Eric Liu and Nick Hanauer, author of The True Patriot. 7:30 PM. Barnes & Noble Greenwich Village, 396 Sixth Ave. at 8th St. 212.674.8780. current affairs
------- Paul LaRosa and Erin Moriarty, authors of Death of a Dream. 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM. Mysterious Bookshop, 58 Warren St. 212.587.1011. TONY mystery/true crime
------- Susan L. Taylor, author of the Essence Magazine column In the Spirit and author of All about Love: Favorite Selections from 'In the Spirit' on Living Fearlessly. 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, self-help
------- Colson Whitehead, author of Apex Hides the Hurt, and Christopher Sorrentino, author of Trance and Sound on Sound. 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
------- Jon Clinch, author of Finn, and Scott Snyder, author of Voodoo Heart. RSVP requested. 6:30 PM. The Mercantile Library, 17 East 47th St. 212.755.6710. MCL fiction
------- Hannah Tinti, author of Animal Crackers and the forthcoming The Good Thief. Other readers TBA. They frequently have live music, too. A presentation of the literary magazine One Story. 7:00 PM. The Old American Can Factory, 232 Third St., Brooklyn. 212.865.7915. TONY fiction
3/25 - Amy Sillman, painter and creator of Visiting Artists, co-creator, with Greg Bordowitz, of Between Artists, and now creator of Amy Sillman: Works on Paper, for which Wayne Koestenbaum wrote the essay.7:00 PM. CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Ave. at 34th St. 212.817.8474. TONY art-painting
------- Samantha Power, author of Chasing the Flame: Sergio Vieira de Mello and the Fight to Save the World. Fordham University Law School, McNally Amphitheater, 140 West 62nd St. betw Amsterdam & Columbus Aves. 212.636.6862. TONY biography/autobiography
------- Felicia Sullivan, author of The Sky Isn't Visible from Here. 8:00 PM. Flying Saucer Café, 494 Atlantic Ave. betw Third Ave. & Nevins St., Boerum Hill, Brooklyn. 718.522.1383. TONY biography/autobiography
------- Hillary Carlip, author of A La Cart: The Secret Lives of Grocery Shoppers. A presentation of KGB's Tuesday Night Nonfiction 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. TONY nonfiction
------- John Nichols, author of The Genius of Impeachment, Jews for Buchanan, and Dick: The Man Who Is President. In conjunction with his talk, The Nation: Politics at the Center of the Storm. Reservations recommended. 6:00 PM. General Society Library, 20 West 44th St. 212.921.1767. $15 IPC current affairs

3/24 - Colm Toíbín, author of Mothers and Sons, just released in softcover. 7:00 PM. Barnes & Noble Tribeca, 97 Warren St. at Greenwich STREET. 212.587.5389. fiction
------- David Shields , author of The thing about life is that one day you'll  be dead. 7:00 PM. McNally-Robinson Booksellers, 52 Prince St. betw Lafayette & Mulberry. 212.274.1160. MCR nonfiction
------- Eric Alterman, author of Why We're Liberals: A Political Handbook for Post-Bush America. 7:00 PM. Barnes & Noble Upper West Side, 2289 Broadway at 82nd St. 212.362.8835. current affairs
------- Terese Svoboda, author of Black Glasses Like Clark Kent: A GI's Secret from Postwar Japan. A presentation of NS's Nonfiction Forum and moderated by Robert Polito, director of the New School's Writing Program. 6:30 PM. The New School, Wollman Hall, Lang Bldg. Fifth floor, 66 West 12th St (nr Sixth Ave.). 212.229.5488. $5 biography/autobiography
------- Lorna Goodison, author of From Harvey River. 7:00 PM. Barnes & Noble Court Street, 106 Court St., Brooklyn. 718.246.4996. fiction
------- 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 See 4/24
3/24 - Morley Winograd, author of Millennial Makeover: MySpace, YouTube, and the Future of American Politics. 6:30 PM. Great Hall, Cooper Union, 7 East Seventh St. betw 3rd & 4th AVES. 212.353.4195. CU internet
------- Daniel Cassidy, author of How the Irish Invented Slang: The Secret Language of the Crossroads. Moderated by Peter Quinn, historian of Irish America and himself author of Plunkitt of Tammany Hall and Searching for Jimmy. Music by Mick Moloney. 6:30 PM. Lolita, 266 Broome St. at Allen. 212.431.0233. LES nonfiction
------- Josh Dorfman, author of The Lazy Environmentalist, Alexandra Zissu, coauthor, with Deirdre Dolan, of The Complete Organic Pregnancy, Lynda Fassa, author of Green Babies, Sage Moms: The Ultimate Guide to Raising Your Organic Baby. With health writer Marisa Belger. 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM. powerHouse Books' powerHouse Arena, 37 Main St., Brooklyn. 718.666.3049. pHB. photography, health/fitness
------- Tristan Taormino, editor of Best Lesbian Erotica 2008 and Best Gay Erotica 2008. With contributors. 7:00 PM. Bluestockings Bookstore, 172 Allen St. at Stanton. 212.777.6028. $5 (suggested) BLU sensuality
------- JLove Calderón (Calderon), author of That White Girl, Joe Schloss, author of Making Beats: The Art of Sample-Based Hip-Hop, and Moderator Sujatha Fernandes, author of Cuba Represent! Cuban Arts, State Power, and the Making of New Revolutionary Cultures. With New York-based rapper and poet, La Bruja. In conjunction with a panel discussion, Storytelling through Sound. 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM. Ninth Floor, CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Ave. at 34th St. 212.817.8474. CUNY history, fiction
------- Austin Dacey, author of The Secular Conscience. 7:00 PM. The Half King, 505 West 23rd St. just west of Tenth Ave. 212.462.4300. TONY current affairs

3/23 - Lorna Goodison, author of From Harvey River: A Memoir of My Mother and Her Island. 3:00 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
------- Magdalena Taube, author of McDeutsch. 7:00 PM. Bluestockings Bookstore, 172 Allen St. at Stanton. 212.777.6028. $5 (suggested) BLU language-german
------- Liz Baillie, author of My Brain Hurts, and Julia Wertz, author of The Fart Party. 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. TONY fiction

3/22 - Ken Wohlrob, cofounder of Bully magazine and author of The Love Book. 7:00 PM. Freebird Books and Goods, 123 Columbia St. at Kane St., Brooklyn. 718.643.8484. FBG fiction
------- (children) Alan Katz, author of Oops! 11:00 AM. Barnes & Noble Upper East Side, 240 East 86th St. at 2nd Ave. 212.794.1962.
------- Matthias Küntzel (Kuntzel), author of Jihad and Jew-Hatred: Islamism, Nazism and the Roots of 9/11. 6:00 PM. Great Hall, Cooper Union, 7 East Seventh St. betw 3rd & 4th AVES. 212.353.4195. ONE religion-judaism
------- L. A. Banks, author of the sci-fi thriller, The Darkness. 4:00 PM. Hue-man Bookstore, 2319 Frederick Douglass (yes, two s's) Blvd. at 125th St. & Eighth Ave. 212.665.7400. HUM african-american, speculative fiction
------- Demetra George, author of Asteroid Goddesses: The Mythology, Psychology, and Astrology of the Re-Emerging Feminine. 4:30 PM to 5:30 PM. East West Books, 78 Fifth Ave. at 14th St. 212.243.5995. EWB health/fitness
------- (children) Bruce Degen, illustrator of Jamberry and The Magic School Bus series, and Stephanie Calmenson, author of Dinner at the Panda Palace and The Principal's New Clothes, and now both are author and illustrator respectively, of Jazzmatazz! and Neil Klayman, author of Boris Ate a Thesaurus. 12:00 Noon to 2:00 PM. Books of Wonder, 18 West 18th St. 212.989.3270. BOW

3/21 - Hillary Carlip, author of A La Cart: The Secret Lives of Grocery Shoppers. 7:00 PM. Barnes & Noble Tribeca, 97 Warren St. at Greenwich STREET. 212.587.5389. humor
------- Boogie, well-known photographer, author/photographer of the monograph Boogie. In connection with an exhibition of his work. Reception, too. 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM. powerHouse Books' powerHouse Arena, 37 Main St., Brooklyn. 718.666.3049. pHB. art-photography
------- Ed Lin, author of This is a Bust. 7:30 PM. Barnes & Noble Greenwich Village, 396 Sixth Ave. at 8th St. 212.674.8780. fiction
------- G. Garvin, Gerry Garvin, host of TV One's Turn Up the Heat with G. Garvin and author of Turn Up the Heat with G. Garvin and Make It Super Simple. 6:00 PM. Hue-man Bookstore, 2319 Frederick Douglass (yes, two s's) Blvd. at 125th St. & Eighth Ave. 212.665.7400. HUM food/cooking, african-american
------- Sarah Tomlinson, author of Nine Designs for Inner Peace: The Ultimate Guide to Meditating with Color, Shape, and Sound. 7:00 PM. East West Books, 78 Fifth Ave. at 14th St. 212.243.5995. EWB health/fitness
------- Janice Erlbaum, author of Have You Found Her? 7:00 PM. Bluestockings Bookstore, 172 Allen St. at Stanton. 212.777.6028. $5 (suggested) BLU biography/autobiography
------- Garth Risk Hallberg, author of A Field Guide to the North American Family, and Alex Rose, author of The Musical Illusionist. With book artist Alex Itin. 7:00 PM. Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, 125 Maiden Lane betw Pearl & Water Sts. 212.219.9401. TONY fiction

3/20 - David J. Wagner, curator and art historian and author of American Wildlife Art. 7:00 PM. Kaufmann Theater, American Museum of Natural History, 79th St. and Central Park West. 212.769.5200 (reservations). $15 AMNH art, wildlife
------- Ceridwen Dovey, author of Blood Kin. In conversation with Colum McCann, himself author of Zoli. 7:00 PM. Barnes & Noble Tribeca, 97 Warren St. at Greenwich STREET. 212.587.5389. fiction
------- Gerard Moran, author of Sending Out Ireland's Poor: Assisted Emigration to North America in the Nineteenth Century. 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 history Canceled
------- Peter Carey, author of His Illegal Self. In conversation with Aoibheann Sweeney, author of Among Other Things I've Taken Up Smoking. 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 fiction
------- Louis Masur, author of The Soiling of Old Glory: The Story of a Photograph That Shocked America. 7:30 PM. Freebird Books and Goods, 123 Columbia St. at Kane St., Brooklyn. 718.643.8484. FBG history
------- John Chattin, author of Cars Go Fast. 7:30 PM. Community Bookstore of Park Slope, 143 Seventh Ave., Brooklyn. 718.783.3075. CBS fiction
3/20 - Cecilia Samartin, author of Tarnished Beauty. 7:30 PM. Borders Books Time-Warner Center, 10 Columbus Circle. 212.823.9775. BB fiction
------- Jennifer Cody Epstein, author of The Painter from Shanghai: A Novel. 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
------- Martha Byrne, "Lily Walsh Snyder" on the soap As the World Turns and author of Life After Tomorrow. 5:30 PM. Barnes & Noble Lincoln Triangle, 1972 Broadway at 66th St. 212.595.6859. UCB biography/autobiography
------- Reed Farrel Coleman, author of Empty Ever After. Book release party, too. 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM. Mysterious Bookshop, 58 Warren St. at Greenwich STREET. 212.587.1011. TONY mystery/true crime
------- Alison Smith, author of Name All the Animals. 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
3/20 - Megan Abbott, author of Queenpin (LOVE it!jg), Charles Ardai, author of Good Neighbor Policy: A Double-Cross in Double Dactyls, Sebastian Horsley , author of Dandy in the Underworld: An Unauthorized Autobiography, (Mr. Horsley was denied entrance to the US at Newark airport after an eight-hour interrogation about his previously unsavory life, detailed in his book.jg) Kevin Keck, author of Oedipus Wrecked and Are You There, God? It's Me, Kevin (nod to Judy Blume, yes?jg), and writer Cheri Magid. Hosted by Rachel Kramer Bussel , 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
------- Boogie, photographer of (what else?) Boogie. Reception, too. 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM. powerHouse, 37 Main St., Brooklyn. 718.666.3049. pHB art-photography
------- Scott Gold, author of The Shameless Carnivore: A Manifesto for Meat Lovers. Books by WORD. 7:00 PM. Brooklyn Brewery, 79 North 11th St., Brooklyn. 718.486.7422. WOR food/cooking

3/19 - Josie Natori, founder and CEO of Natori and author of The Art of Natori. Reservations required. 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 fashion
------- Scott Spencer, author of Willing. 7:00 PM. McNally-Robinson Booksellers, 52 Prince St. betw Lafayette & Mulberry. 212.274.1160. MCR fiction
------- Andrew Gross, author of Dark Tide. 7:30 PM. Barnes & Noble Lincoln Triangle, 1972 Broadway at 66th St. 212.595.6859. mystery
------- Nina DiSesa, chairman of advertising giant McCann Erickson and author of Seducing the Boys Club: Uncensored Tactics from a Woman at the Top. 7:00 PM. Borders Books Park Avenue, 461 Park Ave. at 57th St. 212.980.6875. BB self-help
------- Tayari Jones, author of Leaving Atlanta and The Untelling. A presentation of the New School's Women Writers of the Diaspora series. Moderated by Associate Dean Celesti Colds Fechter. 6:30 PM. The New School, Johnson Bldg. Room 510, 66 West 12th St (nr Sixth Ave.). 212.229.5488. free fiction
------- Bruce Goldstein, author of Puppy Chow is Better Than Prozac: The True Story of a Man and the Dog Who Saved His Life. With Ozzy (the dog in question). 7:30 PM. Barnes & Noble Greenwich Village, 396 Sixth Ave. at 8th St. 212.674.8780. health/fitness
------- Stacey Tisdale, financial journalist and author of The True Cost of Happiness: The Real Story behind Managing Your Money. 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, business/finance
3/19 - Cesare Romano and Daniel Terris, authors of The International Judge: Obstacles and Opportunities on the Path to International Justice. With American jurist and expert on International Law, Stephen Schwebel. 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
------- Wayne Koestenbaum, author of Hotel Theory, Jim Shepard, author of Like You'd Understand Anyway, and Dawn Raffel, author of Further Adventures in the Restless Universe. I ALWAYS recommend calling to confirm ANY event at NAC.jg Appropriate attire requested. 7:00 PM. National Arts Club, 15 Gramercy Park South. 212.475.3424. PEC art-photography
------- Richard Howard, poet and author of Paper Trail: Selected Prose, 1965 - 2003 and Alone with America: Essays on the Art of Poetry in the United States Since 1950. 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 nonfiction
------- Sebastian Horsley, author of Dandy in the Underworld: An Unauthorized Autobiography. 7:00 PM. Housing Works Used Book Café, 126 Crosby St. (between Prince & Houston) 212.334.3324. HUB biography/autobiography

3/18 - Lisa Lutz, author of The Spellman Files and now, Curse of the Spellmans. 7:00 PM. Barnes & Noble Tribeca, 97 Warren St. at Greenwich STREET. 212.587.5389. mystery
------- Antonia Arslan, author of Skylark Farm. In conversation with Dennis R. Papazian, Founding Director of the Armenian Research Center. 7:00 PM. McNally-Robinson Booksellers, 52 Prince St. betw Lafayette & Mulberry. 212.274.1160. MCR fiction
------- Philip F. Lawler, author of The Faithful Departed: The Collapse of Boston's Catholic Culture. 7:00 PM. Barnes & Noble Upper West Side, 2289 Broadway at 82nd St. 212.362.8835. religion
------- Alison Larkin, author of The English American. 7:30 PM. Barnes & Noble Lincoln Triangle, 1972 Broadway at 66th St. 212.595.6859. biography/autobiography
------- Gerri Willis , business commentator for CNN and author of Home Rich: Increasing the Value of the Biggest Investment of Your Life. 7:00 PM. Borders Books Time-Warner Center, 10 Columbus Circle. 212.823.9775. BB business/finance
------- Terrie Williams, author of Black Pain: It Just Looks Like We're Not Hurting. Books by Hue-man Bookstore. 7:00 PM. Audubon Ballroom (where Malcolm X was murdered), 3940 Broadway. 212.665.7400. HUM african-american, self-help
------- Jami Attenberg , author of The Kept Man, and Anne Landsman, author of The Rowing Lesson. 7:00 PM. Housing Works Used Book Café, 126 Crosby St. (between Prince & Houston) 212.334.3324. HUB fiction

3/17 - Colm Toíbín, author of Mothers and Sons, just released in softcover, and Colum McCann, author of Zoli, also just now in softcover. In conversation with Robert Sullivan, author of Rats and How Not to Get Rich. RSVP required 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
------- Steven Lee Beeber, editor of Awake! A Reader for the Sleepless. With contributors Jonathan Ames, Ed Champion, and Molly Kotteman. 7:00 PM. McNally-Robinson Booksellers, 52 Prince St. betw Lafayette & Mulberry. 212.274.1160. MCR fiction
------- Kris Percival, author of Speed Knitting. Demonstration, too. 7:00 PM. Barnes & Noble Park Slope, 267 Seventh Ave., Park Slope, Brooklyn. 718.832.9066. nonfiction
------- Paul R. Wylie, author of The Irish General: Thomas Francis Meagher. 7:00 PM. Barnes & Noble Upper West Side, 2289 Broadway at 82nd St. 212.362.8835. history
------- Dr. Gabriel Cousins, author of There Is a Cure for Diabetes. 7:00 PM. East West Books, 78 Fifth Ave. at 14th St. 212.243.5995. EWB fitness/health
------- Robin Wright, diplomatic correspondent for the Washington Post, regular on NBC's Meet the Press and author of Dreams and Shadows: The Future of the Middle East. 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 current affairs

3/16 - John Banville, writing as Benjamin Black, author of, this time, The Silver Swan. Reservations requested. 4:00 PM. 192 Books, 192 Tenth Ave. betw. 21st and 22nd Sts. 212.255.4022. ONE mystery Note: Not 3/15 as listed in New York Magazine
------- Anna Porter, author of Kasztner's Train: The True Story of an Unknown Hero of the Holocaust. 1:30 PM. Museum of Jewish Heritage, 36 Battery Pl. 646.437.4202 $5 MJH religion-judaism, history
------- Joseph Schiavone, author, with Brian Vangor, of The Old Put. A presentation of the Irvington Historical Society. 4:00 PM. Irvington Public Library, 12 South Astor St., Irvington (on-Hudson). 914.591.7840. IPL directions history, railroad, Westchester county
------- Nina Siegal, author of A Little Trouble with the Facts, and Warren Adler, author of New York Echoes. 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. fiction

3/15 - Anthony M. DeStefano, Newsday reporter and author of The Last Godfather. 1:30 PM. Queensborough Public Library, Howard Beach Branch, 92-06 156th Avenue, Howard Beach, Queens. 718.641.7086. biography/autobiography
------- Scott Stringer, Manhattan Borough President and author of The Go Green: East Harlem Cookbook. 2:30 PM. Barnes & Noble Fresh Meadows, Utopia Center, 176-60 Union Turnpike, Fresh Meadows, Queens. 718.380.4340. food/cooking
------- Carmen Weber and Carmia Marshall , Sistahs of Harlem and authors of Denim Mania: 25 Stylish Ways to Transform Your Jeans. 2:00 PM. Hue-man Bookstore, 2319 Frederick Douglass (yes, two s's) Blvd. at 125th St. & Eighth Ave. 212.665.7400. HUM african-american, nonfiction

3/14 - William Gass, Pushcart Prize-winning author of the classic Willie Masters' Lonesome Wife. Reservations requested. 7:00 PM. 192 Books, 192 Tenth Ave. betw. 21st and 22nd Sts. 212.255.4022. ONE literature
------- Richard Dawkins, author of The God Delusion. 7:00 PM. Barnes & Noble Tribeca, 97 Warren St. at Greenwich STREET. 212.587.5389. religion
------- Great Designers Symposium at FIT begins. Participants include Hamish Bowles, a confidant of Princess Diana, editor-at-large for Vogue and author of the catalogue text for the Jacqueline Kennedy: The White House Years fashion exhibit at the Metropolitan in 2001, and Vogue Living: Houses, Gardens, People. Also participating are distinguished designers Anna Sui and Isabel Toledo. Registration required by March 1st. 9:30 AM to 5:00 PM. Museum at FIT, Seventh Ave. at 27th St. 212.217.4585 or [museuminfo at fitnyc dt edu] FIT fashion
------- Jason Schoonover, editor of Adventurous Dreams, Adventurous Lives. And contributing writers and explorers. Hosted by the Explorers Club. 7:00 PM. McNally-Robinson Booksellers, 52 Prince St. betw Lafayette & Mulberry. 212.274.1160. MCR nonfiction
------- Dominique Fabre, author of The Waitress Was New. 7:00 PM. Community Bookstore of Park Slope, 143 Seventh Ave., Brooklyn. 718.783.3075. CBS fiction
------- Craig Lucas, author of The Dying Gaul and Other Screenplays of David Lucas. With Mary-Louise Parker, co-author with Mr. Lucas of the Commentary in the book. And guests. 5:00 PM. Barnes & Noble Lincoln Triangle, 1972 Broadway at 66th St. 212.595.6859. entertainment-theater
3/14 - Marta Aponte-Alsina, author of Sexto sueño (Sixth Sound), and Lina Meruane, author of Fruta podrida (Rotten Fruit). Probablemente en Español. 7:30 PM. Barnes & Noble Lincoln Triangle, 1972 Broadway at 66th St. 212.595.6859. ficción, nonficción
------- Paula J. Giddings , author of Ida: A Sword among Lions. 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
------- Alex Grey, author of The Chapel of Sacred Mirrors. 7:00 PM. East West Books, 78 Fifth Ave. at 14th St. 212.243.5995. EWB fitness/health

3/13 - Martha Sherrill, author of Dog Man: An Uncommon Life on a Faraway Mountain. 7:00 PM. Barnes & Noble Tribeca, 97 Warren St. at Greenwich STREET. 212.587.5389. biography/autobiography
------- Adele Oltman, author of Sacred Mission, Worldly Ambition: Black Christian Nationalism in the Age of Jim Crow. 7:00 PM. BookCourt, 163 Court St., Brooklyn. 718.875.3677. BC history, african-american, religion
------- Tom Wolfe , author of the new mass market paperback reissue of his 1987 hit Bonfire of the Vanities, basis, of course, of the movie, too. Word is, pre-signed copies of the softcover Bonfire and no signing at the event (subject, of course, to change). A presentation of B&N's Upstairs at the Square series. 7:00 PM. Barnes & Noble Union Square, 33 East 17th St. 212.253.0810. fiction
------- May Pang, former girlfriend of John Lennon promoting Instamatic Karma: Photographs of John Lennon, with her previously unreleased photos of him. 7:30 PM. Barnes & Noble Lincoln Triangle, 1972 Broadway at 66th St. 212.595.6859. art-photography
------- David McWilliams, author of The Pope's Children: The Irish Economic Triumph and the Rise of Ireland's New Elite. 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 current affairs
------ Fran Lebowitz, humorist (not photographer!jg) and author of Tales from a Broad: An Unreliable Memoir and The Fran Lebowitz Reader. In conversation with Aoibheann Sweeney, author of Among Other Things I've Taken Up Smoking. 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 humor, biography/autobiography, fiction
3/13 - Lydia Millet, author of How the Dead Dream, Abha Dawesar, author of Babyji and now, That Summer in Paris, and Adam Mansbach, author of The End of the Jews. A presentation of Behind the Book, a literacy nonprofit working with low income students in NYC schools. 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, gay
------- Michael Eigen , psychoanalyst and author of Conversations with Michael Eigen. 7:00 PM. Book Culture, 536 West 112th St. (betw Broadway & Amsterdam). 212.865.1588. BCU self-help, health/fitness
------- Kate Torgovnick, author of Cheer: Three Teams on a Quest for College Cheerleading's Ultimate Prize. 7:00 PM. Borders Books Time-Warner Center, 10 Columbus Circle. 212.823.9775. BB sports
------- Julia Cameron, author of the seminal The Artist's Way, and now Mozart's Ghost. 7:00 PM. Borders Books Kips Bay, 576 Second Ave. at 32nd St. 212.685.3938. BB fiction
------- Dalia Sofer, author of The Septembers of Shiraz. 6:30 PM. The Jewish Museum, 1109 Fifth Ave. at 92nd St. 212.423.3200. Free with Museum admission. HC fiction
------- Darius Rejali, author of Torture and Democracy. 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
------- Jean Feraca, author of I Hear Voices: A Memoir of Love, Death and the Radio. Music by son, Dominick Fernow. 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM. Strand Bookstore, 828 Broadway at 12th St. 212.473.1452. STR biography/autobiography

3/12 - Laura Lippman, author of Another Thing to Fall. 7:00 PM. Barnes & Noble Tribeca, 97 Warren St. at Greenwich STREET. 212.587.5389. fiction
------- Pete Hamill, author of Downtown: My Manhattan, Jimmy Breslin, columnist and author of The Good Rat, and Dan Barry, NYTimes columnist and author of City Lights: Stories About New York. With NYTimes Big City columnist Susan Dominus. Moderated by the Times NYC columnist, Clyde Haberman. A presentation of the NYTimes series Times Talks. Tickets through TicketWeb.6:30 PM. TimesCenter Stage. 242 West 41st St. betw 7th & 8th Aves. NYT $27 new york, history, nonfiction
------- Campbell McGrath, author of Seven Notebooks. 7:00 PM. McNally-Robinson Booksellers, 52 Prince St. betw Lafayette & Mulberry. 212.274.1160. MCR fiction
------- Joie Jager-Hyman, author of Fat Envelope Frenzy: One Year, Five Promising Students and the Pursuit of the Ivy League Prize. 7:00 PM. Book Culture, 536 West 112th St. (betw Broadway & Amsterdam). 212.865.1588. BCU nonfiction
------- Nina Siegal, author of A Little Trouble with the Facts. 7:30 PM. Word, 126 Franklin St. at Milton, Greenpoint, Brooklyn. 718.393.0096. WOR fiction
------- Jennifer 8. (yes, 8) Lee, author of The Fortune Cookie Chronicles, and Eric Weiner, author of The Geography of Bliss: One Grump's Search for the Happiest Place in the World. 7:00 PM. Barnes & Noble Upper West Side, 2289 Broadway at 82nd St. 212.362.8835. food/cooking, travel
3/12 - Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz, author of Words in Your Face: A Guided Tour through Twenty Years of the New York City Poetry Slam. With poet Douglas Martin. 7:00 PM. Bluestockings Bookstore, 172 Allen St. at Stanton. 212.777.6028. $5 (suggested) BLU nonfiction, new york.
------- Susan Breen, author of The Fiction Class. In connection with the Gotham Writers Workshop. Fiction writing workshop, too. 7:30 PM. Barnes & Noble Lincoln Triangle, 1972 Broadway at 66th St. 212.595.6859. nonfiction
------- Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., environmental activist whose father was JFK's brother Robert, and author of Grand Canyon: A River at Risk. 1:00 PM. Borders Books Time-Warner Center, 10 Columbus Circle. 212.823.9775. BB science/nature And...
------- Robin Miller, host of the Food Network's Quick Fix Meals and author of Robin to the Rescue: 200 Quick & Simple Recipes for Delicious Home Cooking. 7:00 PM. Borders Books Time-Warner Center, 10 Columbus Circle. 212.823.9775. BB food/cooking
------- David Almond, author of Clay! 7:30 PM. Barnes & Noble Greenwich Village, 396 Sixth Ave. at 8th St. 212.674.8780. fiction
------- Jon Kabat-Zinn, writer on mindfulness and author of Arriving at Your Own Door: 108 Lessons in Mindfulness. In conjunction with the Museum's series, Conversations on Consciousness. 6:30 PM. Rubin Museum of Art, 150 West 17th St. 212.620.5000. $15 RMA health/fitness
3/12 - Keli Goff, author of Party Crashing: How the Hip-Hop Generation Declared Political Independence. 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, music
------- Adele Oltman, author of Sacred Mission, Worldly Ambition: Black Christian Nationalism in the Age of Jim Crow. 7:00 PM. BookCourt, 163 Court St., Brooklyn. 718.875.3677. BC history, african-american, religion
------- Kate Ascher, author of The Works: Anatomy of a City. 6:30 PM. Lower East Side Tenement Museum, 108 Orchard St. at Broome. 212.982.8420. LES new york
------- Bob Holman, founder and owner of the Bowery Poetry Club, author of many books of poetry and co-author, with renowned artist Chuck Close, of A Couple of Ways of Doing Something. With poet Sherwin Bitsui. 8:00 PM. St. Mark's Church-in-the-Bowery, 131 East 10th St. at 2nd Ave. 212.674.0910. TONY art-photography
------- Darius Rejali, author of Torture and Democracy. RSVP requested to [ellen dt fisher at NYU dt edu] 6:30 PM. NYU's Law School, 245 Sullivan St. betw Washington Sq. So and West Third St. 212.998.6412. TONY current affairs
------- Aryn Kyle, author of The God of Animals, and Owen Sheers, author of Resistance, and David Shields, author of The Thing about Life Is That One Day You'll Be Dead. Music by Paul Brill. 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. TONY fiction
------- Nina Siegal, author of A Little Trouble with the Facts. 7:30 PM. Word, 126 Franklin St. at Milton, Greenpoint, Brooklyn. 718.383.0096. TONY fiction
------- Lara Vapnyar, author of Memoirs of a Muse and There Are Jews in My House: Stories, and Anya Ulinich, author of Petropolis. With short-story writer Sana Krasnikov. Music by Aron Gershman. Moderated by Paul Zakrzewski, himself author of Lost Tribe: Jewish Fiction from the Edge. 7:00 PM. Museum at Eldridge Street (worth seeing!jg), 12 Eldridge St. 212.219.0888. $12 TONY fiction

3/11 - Eric Weiner, author of The Geography of Bliss: One Grump's Search for the Happiest Places in the World, and Jennifer 8. Lee ,  author of The Fortune Cookie Chronicles: Adventures in the World of Chinese Food. A presentation of Kelly McMasters and Lisa Selin Davis's 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 food/cooking, nonfiction
------- Scott Heim, author of We Disappear. 7:00 PM. Barnes & Noble Chelsea, 675 Sixth Ave. at 22nd St. 212.473.1452. fiction
------- Linda Fairstein, mystery author of, this time, Killer Heat. 7:30 PM. Barnes & Noble Lincoln Triangle, 1972 Broadway at 66th St. 212.595.6859. mystery
------- Allison Bergman, author, with Tracey Moore, of Acting the Song: Performance Skills for the Musical Theater. 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM. Drama Book Shop, 250 West 40th St. RSVP to 212.944.0595 ext 417 or [info, at dramabookshop dt com]. DBS entertainment-theater
------- Lydia Millet, author of How the Dead Dream, and Martha Southgate, author of Third Girl from the Left. 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
3/11 - Rachel Fershleiser and Larry Smith, editors of the six-word memoir book Not Quite What I Was Planning. With contributors Rachel Kramer Bussel, Nell Casey, David Rakoff, Amy Sohn, Anthony Swofford , and others7:00 PM. McNally-Robinson Booksellers, 52 Prince St. betw Lafayette & Mulberry. 212.274.1160. MCR biography/autobiography
------- Angelo Pezzote, gay psychotherapist and author of Straight Acting: Gay Men, Masculinity, and Finding True Love. 7:00 PM. Barnes & Noble Upper West Side, 2289 Broadway at 82nd St. 212.362.8835. self-help, gay
------- Gabriel Cohen, author of Storms Can't Hurt the Sky: a Buddhist Path Through Divorce. 7:00 PM. BookCourt, 163 Court St., Brooklyn. 718.875.3677. PEC nonfiction
------- Glenn Hurowitz, author of Fear and Courage in the Democratic Party. 7:00 PM. Bluestockings Bookstore, 172 Allen St. at Stanton. 212.777.6028. $5 (suggested) BLU current affairs.
------- Linda Fairstein, author of, this time, Killer Heat. 7:30 PM. Barnes & Noble Lincoln Triangle, 1972 Broadway at 66th St. 212.595.6859. fiction.
------- Tori Spelling, actress daughter of the late television producer Aaron Spelling, author of sTORI Telling. 7:00 PM. Borders Books Time-Warner Center, 10 Columbus Circle. 212.823.9775. BB biography/autobiography
3/11 - Aryn Kyle , author of The God of Animals. 7:30 PM. Barnes & Noble Greenwich Village, 396 Sixth Ave. at 8th St. 212.674.8780. fiction
------- Susan Choi , author of A Person of Interest, and Walter Mosley, author of Diablerie. 7:00 PM. Barnes & Noble Tribeca, 97 Warren St. at Greenwich STREET. 212.587.5389. mystery
------- George C. Fraser, author of Click: Secrets for Building Extraordinary Relationships. 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, self-help
------- Palani Mohan , author of Vanishing Giants Elephants of Asia. 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 nonfiction

3/10 - Dr. Bessie W. Blake, Queens resident, daughter of renowned evangelist Tommie Waites, and author of Speak to the Mountain: The Tommy Waites Story. 4:00 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 off calendar
------- Diane MacEachern , creator of BigGreenPurse.com and author of Big Green Purse: Use Your Spending Power to Create a Cleaner, Greener World. 7:00 PM. McNally-Robinson Booksellers, 52 Prince St. betw Lafayette & Mulberry. 212.274.1160. MCR business/finance
------- Joseph Slaughter, author of Human Rights, Inc.: The World Novel, Narrative Form, and Internatioonal Law. With Columbia professor Marianne Hirsch and Bard professor Roger Berkowitz. 7:00 PM. Book Culture, 536 West 112th St. (betw Broadway & Amsterdam). 212.865.1588. BCU current affairs
------- Parag Khanna , expert in geopolitics and author of The Second World: Empires and Influence in the New Global Order. 7:00 PM. Barnes & Noble Upper West Side, 2289 Broadway at 82nd St. 212.362.8835. current affairs
------- Brett Berk, author of The Gay Uncle's Guide to Parenting. 7:00 PM. Borders Books Kips Bay, 576 Second Ave. at 32nd St. 212.685.3938. BB nonfiction
------- John Edgar Wideman, author of Fanon. Moderated by Jeffrey Renard Allen, faculty member in the Writing Program which sponsors the event. 6:30 PM. The New School, Johnson Bldg. Room 510, 66 West 12th St (nr Sixth Ave.). 212.229.5488. $5 fiction
3/10 - Jim Hightower, author of Swim Against the Current. 7:30 PM. Barnes & Noble Greenwich Village, 396 Sixth Ave. at 8th St. 212.674.8780. nonfiction
------- Alonzo C. Addison, author of Disappearing World: 101 of the Earth's Most Extraordinary and Endangered Places. 7:30 PM. Barnes & Noble Tribeca, 97 Warren St. at Greenwich STREET. 212.587.5389. nonfiction
------- Fred Krupp, author of Earth: The Sequel. 7:00 PM. Barnes & Noble Union Square, 33 East 17th St. 212.253.0810. nonfiction
------- Sandra Aamodt and Sam Wang, authors of Welcome to Your Brain : Why You Lose Your Car Keys But Never Forget How to Drive and Other Puzzles of Everyday Behavior. With renowned director Julie Taymor (The Lion King, Frida). 7:00 PM. Rubin Museum of Art, 150 West 17th St. 212.620.5000. $15 RMA health/fitness
------- Paul Kendrick, author of Douglass and Lincoln: How a Revolutionary Black Leader and a Reluctant Liberator Struggled to End Slavery and Save the Union. 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, history
------- Alison Larkin , author of The English American. Sponsored by the St. George's Society of New York. Reception, too, to mark Commonwealth Day as well. RSVP required. 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM. British Consulate-General, 845 Third Ave. at 52nd St. 212.682.6110 or [rebecca dt kubu at stgeorgessociety dt org] (reservations). $50 (includes book, hosted bar and hors d'oeuvres) biography/autobiography

3/9 - John Edgar Wideman, author of Fanon: A Novel. 1:30 PM. Brooklyn Public Library, Dweck Center, Central Library, Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn. 718.230.2100. AAL fiction
------- (children, too) Brian Selznick, Caldecott Medal-winning author of the Caldecott Medal-winning graphic novel The Invention of Hugo Cabret. 1:00 PM. A presentation of Symphony Space's Thalia Kids' Book Club. 7:30 PM. Symphony Space, 2537 Broadway at 95th St. Tickets at the Symphony Space website or by phone at 212.864.5400 or at the box office. $15 Higher day of. SYS fiction
------- Al Burian, editor of The Burn Collector, and author of Things are Meaning Less. 7:00 PM. Bluestockings Bookstore, 172 Allen St. at Stanton. 212.777.6028. $5 (suggested) BLU fiction.
------- Mark Winne , sustainable food activist and author of Closing the Food Gap. 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM. Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture (worth seeing!jg), 630 Bedford Rd., Pocantico Hills. 914.366.6200. food/cooking

3/8 - Toby Barlow, author of Sharp Teeth. 7:30 PM. Barnes & Noble Park Slope, 267 Seventh Ave., Park Slope, Brooklyn. 718.832.9066. fiction
------- Anne Elizabeth Moore, author of Unmarketable: Brandalism, Copyfighting, Mocketing, and the Erosion of Integrity. 7:00 PM. Bluestockings Bookstore, 172 Allen St. at Stanton. 212.777.6028. $5 (suggested) BLU non-fiction

3/7 - Ellis Avery, author of The Teahouse Fire. Tea ceremony, too. 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM. Asia Society and Museum, 8th Floor, 725 Park Ave. at 70th St. 212.517.ASIA (212.517.2742) (info). $12 ASO fiction
------- Mark Winne, food activist and author of Closing the Food Gap. 7:00 PM. Bluestockings Bookstore, 172 Allen St. at Stanton. 212.777.6028. $5 (suggested) BLU food/cooking
------- Jonathan Steele, author of Defeat: Why America and Britain Lost in Iraq. 7:30 PM. Barnes & Noble Lincoln Triangle, 1972 Broadway at 66th St. 212.595.6859. current affairs

3/6 - Jodi Picoult, author of Change of Heart. 7:00 PM. Barnes & Noble Union Square, 33 East 17th St. 212.253.0810. fiction
------- Samantha Hunt, author of The Invention of Everything Else: A Novel, and Charles Bock, author of Beautiful Children. A presentation of Mira Jacob and Alison Hart's Pete's Candy Store Reading Series. 7:30 PM. Pete's Candy Store, 709 Lorimer St. betw Frost and Richardson Sts., Williamsburg, Brooklyn. 718.302.3770. PCS fiction
------- Ig Publishing authors Dedra Johnson, author of Sandrine's Letter to Tomorrow, and Grant Bailie, author of Mortarville. Introduced by Ig's Editor-in-Chief Robert Lasner. A presentation of McNR's Indie Press Series. 7:00 PM. McNally-Robinson Booksellers, 52 Prince St. betw Lafayette & Mulberry. 212.274.1160. MCR fiction
------- Lionel Shriver, author of The Post-Birthday World. 7:00 PM. Barnes & Noble Tribeca, 97 Warren St. at Greenwich STREET. 212.587.5389. fiction
------- Lydia Millet, author of How the Dead Dream. In conjunction with the Library's Brooklyn Independents: Fantastic Women. With poets Anne Carson, James Laughlin and Brenda Shaughnessy and Short-Story writer Kelly Link. 7:00 PM. Brooklyn Public Library, Dweck Center, Central Library, Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn. 718.230.2100. BPL fiction
------- Kwame Anthony Appiah, author of Experiments in Ethics. 7:00 PM. Book Culture, 536 West 112th St. (betw Broadway & Amsterdam). 212.865.1588. BCU philosophy See 3/5
------- Matthew Sleeth, author/photographer of 10 Series/106 Photographs, and Erik Kessels, editor of In Almost Every Picture.  In conjunction with an exhibition of their work. Opening reception, too. 6:30 PM. The Aperture Gallery, 547 West 27th St. 212.505.5555. APG art, photography
3/6 - Janine Turner, author/editor of Holding Her Head High: Inspiration from 12 Single Mothers Who Championed Their Children and Changed History. 7:30 PM. Barnes & Noble Park Slope, 267 Seventh Ave., Park Slope, Brooklyn. 718.832.9066. self-help
------- Kevin Walsh, author of Forgotten New York: Views of a Lost Metropolis. In conjunction with his talk Forgotten Greenpoint. 7:30 PM. Word, 126 Franklin St. at Milton, Greenpoint, Brooklyn. 718.393.0096. WOR history, new york
------- Chris Hedges, author of I Don't Believe in Atheists. 7:00 PM. Barnes & Noble Upper West Side, 2289 Broadway at 82nd St. 212.362.8835. religion
------- Zecharia Sitchin , researcher of metaphysical antiquity and author of The Earth Chronicles Expeditions, and now the sequel, Journeys to the Mythical Past. 7:00 PM. East West Books, 78 Fifth Ave. at 14th St. 212.243.5995. EWB new age
------- Martin Fletcher, news correspondent and author of Breaking News: A Stunning and Memorable Account of Reporting from Some of the Most Dangerous Places in the World. 7:30 PM. Barnes & Noble Lincoln Triangle, 1972 Broadway at 66th St. 212.595.6859. biography/autobiography
------- James Sheehan, author of The Law of Second Chances. 7:00 PM. Borders Books Park Avenue, 461 Park Ave. at 57th St. 212.980.6875. BB fiction
3/6 - National Book Critics Circle Award ceremony. Free and open to the public. 6:00 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 various
------- Hickson, author of London Reigns. 7:30 PM. Barnes & Noble Greenwich Village, 396 Sixth Ave. at 8th St. 212.674.8780. fiction
------- Jimmy Breslin, renowned and respected commentator on New York, author, this time, of The Good Rat. 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, new york
------- Matthias Küntzel, author of Jihad and Jew-Hatred: Islamism, Nazism and the Roots of 9/11. 6:00 PM. 301 Uris Hall, Columbia University, Broadway at 115th St. ONE religion-judaism
------- Jan Egeland, author of A Billion Lives: An Eyewitness Report from the Frontlines of Humanity. 8:00 AM to 9:15 AM. Carnegie Council, Merrill House, 170 East 64th St. Please RSVP to publicaffairs, at cceiadot org or 212.838.4120 or register on the website. $25 (includes continental breakfast) CCE current affairs And...
------- Jan Egeland, author of A Billion Lives: An Eyewitness Report from the Frontlines of Humanity. 6:30 PM. Nerken School of Engineering, Cooper Union, Room 21E, 51 Astor Place betw 3rd and 4th Aves. 212.353.4195. CU current affairs
3/6 - Josh Friedman, author of Tales of Times Square. In conjunction with the screening of the documentary Tales of Times Square. With the documentary's director Paul Stone. 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM. Museum of Sex, 233 Fifth Ave. at 27th St. 212.689.6337. MOS history, new york
------- Dr. Ben Carson, author of Take the Risk: Learning to Identify, Choose and Live with Acceptable Risk. Book purchase required prior to the event. 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, self-help
------- Contributors to the underground photo mag, Hamburger Eyes, new book, Hamburger Eyes: Inside Burger World. In conjunction with an exhibition of their work. Reception, too. RSVP to [graham at powerhousebooks dt com]. 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM. powerHouse Books' powerHouse Arena, 37 Main St., Brooklyn. 212.604.9074 ext. 100. pHB. art-photography

3/5 - Ed Koch, irascible former mayor of NYC and author of The Koch Papers: My Fight Against Anti-Semitism. 7:30 PM. Barnes & Noble Lincoln Triangle, 1966 Broadway at 66th St. 212.595.6859. religion
------- Lydia Millett, author of How the Dead Dream. 7:00 PM. McNally-Robinson Booksellers, 52 Prince St. betw Lafayette & Mulberry. 212.274.1160. MCR fiction
------- Siobhan Vivian, author of A Little Friendly Advice. Book release party, too. 7:00 PM. BookCourt, 163 Court St., Brooklyn. 718.875.3677. BC fiction
------- Alexandra Fuller & Wendy Kann authors of Memoirs of Africa. 7:30 PM. A presentation of Symphony Space's Thalia Book Club. 7:30 PM. Symphony Space, 2537 Broadway at 95th St. Tickets at the Symphony Space website or by phone at 212.864.5400 or at the box office. $21 Higher day of. SYS biography/autobiography
------- Nick Taylor, author of American-Made: The Enduring Legacy of the WPA: When FDR Put the Nation to Work. 7:00 PM. Barnes & Noble Upper West Side, 2289 Broadway at 82nd St. 212.362.8835. history
------- Samuel D. Kassow, author of Who Will Write Our History? Emanuel Ringelblum, the Warsaw Ghetto, and the Oyneg Shabbes Archive. 6:30 PM. Museum of Jewish Heritage, 36 Battery Pl. 646.437.4202 $5 MJH religion-Judaism, history
------- Readings by the finalists for the National Book Critics Circle Award. 6:00 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 various
3/5 - Kwame Anthony Appiah, author of Experiments in Ethics. 7:00 PM. Book Culture, 536 West 112th St. (betw Broadway & Amsterdam). 212.865.1588. BCU philosophy
------- Philippe Dupuy, French Cartoonist and artist/author of Haunted. 7:00 PM. Housing Works Used Book Café, 126 Crosby St. (between Prince & Houston) 212.334.3324. AMNY humor

3/4 - Craig Unger, author of The Fall of the House of Bush: The Untold  Story of How a Band of True Believers Seized the Executive Branch, Started the  Iraq War, and Still Imperils America's Future. 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 current affairs
------- Frances Madeson, author of Cooperative Village. 7:00 PM. BookCourt, 163 Court St., Brooklyn. 718.875.3677. BC fiction
------- Matthew Sleeth, author/photographer of 10 Series/106 Photographs. In conjunction with an exhibition of his work. 6:30 PM. The Aperture Gallery, 547 West 27th St. 212.505.5555. APG art-photography
------- Elizabeth Hess, author of Nim Chimpsky: The Chimp Who Would Be Human. 7:00 PM. Barnes & Noble Upper West Side, 2289 Broadway at 82nd St. 212.362.8835. nonfiction
------- Bonnie Yochelson, and Daniel Czitrom, authors of Rediscovering Jacob Riis: Exposure Journalism and Photography in Turn-of-the-Century New York. Reservations required. 6:30 PM. Museum of the City of New York (which, by the way, holds the Jacob Riis collection of photographs, donated by his son), 1220 Fifth Ave. at 103rd St. 212.534.1672 ext 3395 (reservations, information). $9 MCNY art-photography, history, new york
------- Judy Norsigian, cofounder of the Boston Women's Health Book Collective and editor of Our Bodies, Ourselves: Pregnancy and Birth. 7:00 PM. Bluestockings Bookstore, 172 Allen St. at Stanton. 212.777.6028. $5 (suggested) BLU health/fitness
3/4 - Alan Jenkins and Brian Smedl