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Intersting Discussion...

Author/Editor Series: Mark Richardson, author of Zen and Now: On the Trail of Robert Pirsig and The Art of Motorcycle Maintenance (Knopf)
In conversation with editors Marty Asher and Jeff Alexander @ McNally Jackson

The ongoing Author/Editor series brings writers and editors together for conversations about the work and process of creation. Zen and Now is a chronicle of Toronto Star reporter Mark Richardson’s journey to retrace the steps Robert Pirsig took in the 1968 classic Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. Richardson talks with the two editors who worked with him on the project: Marty Asher, formerly the Editor in Chief of Vintage Anchor Books and now an Editor at Large at Knopf, and Jeff Alexander, a young editor at Vintage Anchor.

@McNally Jackson
Location: 52 Prince Street (map)
Starts: 7 PM
Cost: Free

Story Set in Orleans Aftermath..

Amanda Boyden, author of Babylon Rolling @ McNally Jackson

Boyden’s second novel is a story about the clash of race and culture in the intersecting lives of five families living on the same New Orleans street in the year before Katrina. Boyden’s debut Pretty Little Dirty was called “a first novel of complex truth and beauty” by the San Francisco Chronicle. A former circus trapeze artist and contortionist, Boyden lives in New Orleans. She will be reading from and signing her new book.

@McNally Jackson
Location: 52 Prince Street (map)
Starts: 7 PM
Cost: Free

Blast From My Hoops Past...

Alonzo Mourning, Discusses and signs Resilience: Faith, Focus, Triumph @ Borders, Wall St

Nothing like another inspiring story from an athlete especially when it is the legendary basketball player Alonzo Mourning. He was one of my favorites back in the day when the Charlotte Hornets were the hottest thing since sliced bread! Should be an interesting book and if it isn't at least you got the meet the legend.

@ Borders, Wall Street
Location: 100 Broadway (map)
Starts: 1 PM
Cost: Free

A night with some great writers...

Indie Press Series: Hanging Loose Press w/ Marie Carter, Michael Cirelli, and Tony Towle @ McNally Jackson

The ongoing Indie Press Series honors the work of small independent publishers. Brooklyn’s Hanging Loose Press began in 1966 with a “magazine” of mimeographed loose pages in a cover envelope, and has since published 143 books including the first books by Sherman Alexie, Kimiko Hahn, D. Nurkse, and many others. Tonight’s works include Marie Carter’s novel based on her own study of trapeze, hip-hop inflected poetry from Brooklyn poet Michael Cirelli, and a new collection from New York School poet Tony Towle.

@McNally Jackson
Location: 52 Prince Street (map)
Starts: 7 PM
Cost: Free

Mmm Food Discussion with a side of Cheese..

Lit Mag Series: Diner Journal @ McNally Jackson

Diner Journal is the quarterly food magazine of Brooklyn restaurant Marlow and Sons. This evening contributors will read excerpts, key players in the birth of the magazine will talk about how it came to be, and local cheeses and some wines chosen by the restaurant’s wine buyer will be served. Sounds like an excellent event for food lovers!

@McNally Jackson
Location: 52 Prince Street (map)
Starts: 7 PM
Cost: Free

Interesting Book..

Jennifer Baumgardner, author of Abortion and Life @ McNally Jackson

New York author and activist Jennifer Baumgardner is the producer/creator of the award-winning film I Had an Abortion. Her new book reveals how the most controversial and stigmatized Supreme Court decision of our time cuts across eras, classes, and race, and explores the thorniest issues around terminating a pregnancy. Should be an extremely interesting event.

@McNally Jackson
Location: 52 Prince Street (map)
Starts: 7 PM
Cost: Free

The Horror of Katrina...

Tom Piazza, author of City of Refuge @ McNally Jackson

Tom Piazza’s nonfiction book Why New Orleans Matters defined New Orleanians’ response to Hurricane Katrina and its devastation of the people and culture of that great city. Piazza’s new novel traces the stories of two families, one white and one black, as their lives are torn apart by the storm and then slowly stitched back together in its aftermath. Should be an amazing event.

@McNally Jackson
Location: 52 Prince Street (map)
Starts: 7 PM
Cost: Free

New Book....

Tom Avitabile discusses his Borders Exclusive, The 8th Day @ Borders Wall St.

Fames TV director, director and screenwriter Tom Avitabile will be discusses his brand new book tonight at the Border on Wall Street. Should be an interesting one.

@ Borders, Wall Street
Location: 100 Broadway (map)
Starts: 1 PM
Cost: Free

An Interesting Book Discussion... For All

Andy Taylor performs and signs Wild Boy: My Life in Duran Duran @ Borders Columbus Circle

Andy Taylor will be making a special appearance today at the Borders Columbus Circle to perform as well as sign his new book Wild Boy: My Life In Duran Duran. This is a not miss event for any Duran Duran Fan!

@Border Columbus Circles
Location: 10 Columbus Circle (map)
Starts: 1 PM
Cost: Free

An interesting Book Discussion.. For Women

About Face: Women Write About What They See When They Look In the Mirror w/editor Christina Baker Kline @ McNally Jackson

About Face is a compelling group of stories by a diverse group of women discussing the way their lives are reflected in the eyes, lips and skin they present to the outside world. Editor Christina Kline is the author of four novels and editor of previous essay collections on children and parenting. She will host an evening of reading and discussion. Should be pretty interesting.

@McNally Jackson
Location: 52 Prince Street (map)
Starts: 7 PM
Cost: Free

Book Discussion..

Author/Editor Series: Amy Bloom, author of Away (Random House), talks with editor Kate Medina @ McNally Jackson

The ongoing Author/Editor series brings writers and editors together for conversations about the work and the process of creation. Bloom’s beloved bestselling novel Away, now in paperback, tells the story of a Russian immigrant who absorbs the culture of New York’s Lower East Side before embarking on an epic journey to find her lost daughter. Bloom will talk with Random House Editor-in-Chief Kate Medina.

@McNally Jackson
Location: 52 Prince Street (map)
Starts: 7 PM
Cost: Free

book....

Daphne Beal, Author of In The Land of No Right Angles @ McNally Jackson

Beal has written for Vogue, McSweeney's, The Believer, and others, and has spent much time in India and Nepal. Her debut novel, set in Kathmandu, New York, and the grim houses of prostitution along Falkland Road in Bombay, places the privileges of an American coming of age story on a global stage, telling the story of a friendship between two young women, one Nepalese, the other American.

@McNally Jackson
Location: 52 Prince Street (map)
Starts: 7 PM
Cost: Free

Cool Read....

First Tuesdays Series: John R. MacArthur @ McNally Jackson

This monthly series hosted by author and activist Mark Crispin Miller features authors whose books tackle political and public issues from a stance outside the mainstream. John R. MacArthur, publisher of Harper's Magazine, challenges the cherished belief that "anyone can be president".

@McNally Jackson
Location: 52 Prince Street (map)
Starts: 7 PM
Cost: Free

Interesting Convo

Author/Editor Series: Domnica Radulescu, author of Train to Trieste (Knopf), in conversation with Robin Desser @ McNally Jackson

Radulescu’s novel begins in the summer of 1977, when seventeen-year-old Mona falls in love with Mihai, a mysterious boy. But life in Romania under Nicolae Ceauşescu is difficult, and she leaves her country for America, coming back only years later looking for answers. Radulescu, a professor of Romance languages and women’s studies, was born in Romania and came to the United States in 1983. Robin Desser is a vice president and senior editor at Alfred A. Knopf. Should be an interesting conversation between all these interesting people.

A New Batch of Heroes...

Super Hero Short Stories @ McNally Jackson

We live in a much different world today than the one for which Superman was created, and our superhero needs have changed. Authors Owen King and John McNally have rallied talented literary writers to create a whole host of superheroes uniquely equipped to tackle the obstacles and challenges of the 21st century, as well as some villains who reflect these complicated times. McNally and King will host a reading and discussion of the anthology.

@McNally Jackson
Location: 52 Prince Street (map)
Starts: 7 PM
Cost: Free

How It All Began...

Samantha Hunt @ Bryant Park

Samantha Hunt takes us back in time with a magical historical-novel bridging history, electromagnetism, and a special pigeon in Bryant Park. The Invention of Everything Else luminously resurrects one of the greatest scientists of all time, Nikola Tesla, while magically transporting us to an early twentieth-century New York City thrumming with energy, wonder, and possibility.

@Bryant Park
Location: 1098 Avenues of America (map)
Starts: 12:30 am
Cost: FREE!

Interesting Discussion..

Courtney Humphries, author of Superdove: How the Pigeon Took Manhattan…and the World @ McNally Jackson

Boston-based science writer Humphries tells the story of how the lowly rock dove became the pigeon, a bird ubiquitous and annoying enough to be reviled as a rat with wings, but one that has also inspired rapturous artistry and fetishistic devotion from breeders, eaters, and racers, while managing to thrive just about anywhere humans have trod.

@McNally Jackson
Location: 52 Prince Street (map)
Starts: 7 PM
Cost: Free

Lightin up a spliff of a book.

Word for Word: Tommy Chong of the Duo Cheech & Chong Talk & Booksigning @ Bryant Park

Spend you lunch break with Tommy Chong as he touts his latest book venture, ‘Cheech & Chong: The Unauthorized Autobiography’. Keenly insightful and utterly candid, Chong provides a fascinating glimpse into the lives of one of the most popular comedy teams of all time. Hosted by: Josh Gilbert, Director of the Documentary ‘AKA Tommy Chong’. Should be pretty Interesting!

@Bryant Park
Location: 1098 Avenues of America (map)
Starts: 12:30 am
Cost: FREE!

In Store Coolness...

Andrea Lavinthal and Jessica Rozler discuss Friend or Fenemy? @ Columbus Circle

In their sharp-witted new book, Friend or Frenemy?: A Guide to the Friends You Need & the Ones You Don’t, Lavinthal and Rozler dissect contemporary friendship and uncover all its complexity. The well-informed authors of the bestselling Hookup Handbook divulge everything today’s woman needs to know about cultivating and celebrating great friendships.

@Border Columbus Circles
Location: 10 Columbus Circle (map)
Starts: 7 PM
Cost: Free

Interesting...

Adam Nimoy discusses My Incredibly Wonderful, Miserable Life @ Columbus Circle

After a thirty-year battle with drug addiction, three career changes, one divorce, and a major mid-life crisis, Nimoy presents this provocative, entertaining, and cautionary tale. It shows readers the wonderful, miserable truth about life’s struggles and growing up the son of Leonard Nimoy.

@Border Columbus Circles
Location: 10 Columbus Circle (map)
Starts: 7 PM
Cost: Free

Save the environment...

“Go Green” Panel @ Bryant Park

Think Green! Go Green! Stay Green! Join a host of experts – and the 200 Plain Trees surrounding Bryant Park - for a special conversation on how to love livin’ the green.

Moderated by: Andrew H. Darrell, Environmental Defense Fund Vice President of Living Cities Program

Lori Bongiorno, Green, Greener, Greenest; A Practical Guide to Making Eco-Smart Choices a Part of Your Life

Diane MacEachern, Big Green Purse: Use Your Spending Power to Create a Cleaner, Greener World

Mark Spellun, Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Plenty Magazine

Christie Matheson, Green Chic: Saving the Earth in Style

@Bryant Park
Location: 1098 Avenues of America (map)
Starts: 12:30 am
Cost: FREE!

Wines and a Good Read...

Third Annual “The Shrinks Are Away” Reading Event w/ Susan Shapiro @ McNally Jackson

Come on out and join Susan Shapiro for her third annual The Shrinks are Away Reading event where she will be gathering some of the brightest local writers from around the area for some readings and some wine. Should be a relaxing event with some good writing.

@McNally Jackson
Location: 52 Prince Street (map)
Starts: 7 PM
Cost: Free

Summer of Books in Bryant..

Joyce Carol Oates, My Sister, My Love: The Intimate Story of Skyler Rampike @ Bryant Park

Bestselling author Joyce Carol Oates discusses her latest book, ‘My Sister, My Love: The Intimate Story of Skyler Rampike’. Likely to be Oates's most controversial novel to date, as well as her most boldly satirical, this unconventional work of fiction is a wry, captivating saga on a murder - inspired by an unsolved American true crime mystery.

@Bryant Park
Location: 1098 Avenues of America (map)
Starts: 12:30 am
Cost: FREE!

Saucy Book Event..

Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez discusses Dirty Girls on Top @ Borders at Columbus Circles

Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez is back with the Dirty Girls they are five years older, not much more wiser, but are so much more fun! Be sure to check out this free event as Alisa reads some excerpts from her new novel!

@Border Columbus Circles
Location: 10 Columbus Circle (map)
Starts: 7 PM
Cost: Free

Book Party...

Celebrate the Publication of DailyCandy’s New Book
Since they were already constantly inventing new words and sayings such as, “drimming” and “whore d’oeuvre,” The DailyCandy finally decided to put their skills to good use and publish a book that includes all of their witty terminology, entitled, DailyCandy Lexicon: Words that Don’t Exist but Should. Come celebrate this accomplishment tonight with food, drinks, and of course the ladies from DailyCandy.
@ McNally Robinson Booksellers – 52 Prince St. Map
7:00pm Tuesday, July 8

Awesome Book Discussion...

Bill Moyer Reading
For nearly 40 years, Bill Moyers has expanded the scope of television journalism. Starting his career as a press secretary to Lyndon Johnson, he emerged as an important public voice during the '70s and '80s, addressing national. Following this, he hosted an claimed PBS interview series, presenting people such as Noam Chomsky, Toni Morrison, and Joseph Campbell to our nation. Even now, he continues to publish on a number of topics and tonight, he will be discussing his most recent work, Moyers on Democracy, don’t miss out. FREE
When: 7:00 pm Tuesday, July 1
Where: Barnes & Noble - 33 E 17th St

Really Interesting Book...

Mark Crispin Miller’s is Back with an Excellent Guest
Tonight, come hear author Mark Crispin Miller host a great discussion featuring Jeff Sharlet, a contributing editor for Rolling Stone and Harper’s as well as a research scholar at NYU’s Center for Religion and Media, who will be talking about his new book, The Family: The Secret Fundamentalism at the Heart of American Power, which addresses the story of Christian fundamentalism’s most elite organization.
When: 7:00 pm Tuesday, July 1
Location: McNally Robinson Bookstore – 52 Prince St. (between Lafayette & Mulberry)

Amazing Discussion...

Bomb Magazine presents: Victoria Redel and Honor Moore
Come watch an amazing discussion between Honor Moore (The Bishop’s Daughter) and Victoria Redel (The Border of Truth), focused on the topics of fathers and daughters, and fiction and memory, followed by Q&A with the authors and a book signing. Book donations will be accepted.
Time: 7:00 pm Monday, June 30
Location: Housing Works – 126 Crosby Street between Broadway and Houston

Cool Book Reading...

Toby Barlow
Toby Barlow revives both supernatural mythology and epic poetry in his werewolf saga Sharp Teeth. Tonight, the Detroit-based author, who is also a well-known blogger for the Huffington Post, reads from his novel-in-verse at SoHo bookseller McNally Robinson.
When: Monday June 23 (7pm)
Location: McNally Robinson Booksellers, 52 Prince St

Book Reading...

William Gibson Reads

The themes and aesthetics of Gibson's fictional worlds have been incredibly influential even to those unfamiliar with his work. Perhaps the best known example of this, was when they were conspicuously copied by the Wachowski brothers in their Matrix trilogy, as well as by a generation of technophilic literature and film. The reclusive Gibson makes a rare public appearance tonight to promote his most recent novel, Spook Country, so don't miss out.
Start: 7:00 PM Monday, June 16th
Location: Barnes & Noble, 33 E 17th St

David Belisle Book Event

6:00 PM

David Belisle, photographer of R.E.M: Hello (Chronicle) with Michael Stipe of R.E.M.

52 Prince St.
(b/t Lafayette & Mulberry)
New York, NY 10012
212.274.1160

note: this event is a signing only, not a reading. Only copies of the book purchased at McNally Robinson will be signed. Call (212) 274-1160 or click here to pre-order your copy of R.E.M: Hello from McNally Robinson.

Career Tips For the Ladies...

Word For Word w/ Caitlin Friedman and Kimberly Yorio @ Bryant Park

Today Word for Word will feature career gurus Caitlin Friedman and Kimberly Yorio who will be discussing their popular book series. From how to negotiate a raise or a promotion to starting a new profession, Friedman and Yorio provide savvy, reassuring advice on how to successfully navigate every aspect of your career. Definitely worth checking out for any career oriented women.

@Bryant Park
Location: 1098 Avenues of America (map)
Starts:12:30 am
Cost: FREE!

Booking Signing....

Richard Meier Book Signing @ Taschen Store

Architect, Richard Meier will be signing copies of his new coffee table book, Richard Meier & Partners, Complete Works 1963 to 2008. Should be an amazing collection and a must have book! Don't miss out on the chance!

@ Taschen Store
Location: 107 Greene Street (map)
Starts: 6-8 Pm
Cost: Free

Lewis Black...

Lewis Black Will Read His New Book Tonight!

Comedian, critic, and best selling author Lewis Black will read from his newest book, Me of Little Faith, a ferociously funny and potentially offensive book, which explores the effects that religion and faith have had on his life.
Start: 7:00 PM Tuesday, June 3rd
Location: Barnes & Noble - Union Square
FREE!

A Playwrights First Book...

Word For Word W/ Theresa Rebeck @ Bryant Park

Here your chance to meet Broadway playwright turned writer Theresa Rebeck as she discusses her new novel in which she satirizes the publicity-driven world of instant celebrity. She will discuss her plays, including the Broadway hit Mauritius, and talk about the transition from playwriting to books. The event will be hosted by Marsha Norman, Pulitzer Prize Winning Playwright.

@Bryant Park
Location: 1098 Avenues of America (map)
Starts: 12:30 am
Cost: FREE!

Learn the Fiction Tricks of the Trade...

Free Fiction Writing Workshop with Susan Breen @ Barnes & Noble – Greenwich Village

Come and learn the tricks of the fiction writing trade today at Barnes & Noble for Free! Susan Breen the author the book Fiction Class
will be running an introductory class to fiction writing from 7:30 to 8:30 pm. So stop on by and get your write on!!

@ Barnes and Noble- Greenwich Village
Location: 396 Avenue of the Americas (map)
Starts: 7:30 Pm
Cost: Free

Creativity...

Free Creative Writing Workshop with RICHARD GOODMAN @ Barnes & Noble – Lincoln Center

Come and learn the secrets of tapping in to creative writing styler today at Barnes & Noble for Free! Richard Goodman the author the book The Soul of Creative Writing
will be running an introductory class to creative writing from 7:30 to 8:30 pm. So stop on by and get your write on!!

@ Barnes and Noble- Greenwich Village
Location: 396 Avenue of the Americas (map)
Starts: 7:30 Pm
Cost: Free

The New Burroughs...

Matt Taibbi @ McNally Robinson

Rolling Stone political journalist Matt Taibbi writes hilarious and insightful commentary that has fans pegging him as the Hunter S. Thompson for a new generation. In The Great Derangement, his first original book, Taibbi identifies the collapse of a consensus version of reality that has shattered American political life into a thousand little pieces, rendering the old red-blue divide quaintly obsolete. In the spirit of comic adventure, he dives into the heart of the American psyche in a madcap journey that brings into focus life in the American Empire, from Iraq to Congress to middle American mega-churches.

@McNally Robinson
Location: 52 Prince Street (map)
Starts: 7 PM
Cost: Free

Political Writer discusses..

First Tuesdays Series: Mark Crispin Miller @ McNally Robinson

Come and check out this monthly event hosted by Mark Crispin Miller where he picks an author who tackles political and public issues within their written material. This month's book is actually his own new book, Loser Take All, an anthology of writings by well-respected election activists covering the vast election fraud that has been perpetrated by the GOP—with the Democratic Party’s acquiescence—since 2000. As Laura Flanders writes, “For all the talk of ‘change,’ the corrupt system by which we vote remains broken. Thank heavens for Mark Crispin Miller and his contributors who call not just for awareness, but action.” Don't miss out on this stimulating discussion with one of our most challenging activists.

@McNally Robinson
Location: 52 Prince Street (map)
Starts: 7 PM
Cost: Free

ALERT! To Aspiring Children's Book Writers..

Gotham Writers Workshop: Children’s Book Writing w/ Marissa Walsh @ McNally Robinson

Here is an event that is a must go to for any writer who is planning on getting in to the children's book world. Marissa Walsh the author of A field guide to High school will teach this free seminar on how to write a children's book and the tricks of the trade! This should be some pretty good advice, due to the fact that Marissa also works as an editor for a children's books at Random House. Be sure to check out this event!

@McNally Robinson
Location: 52 Prince Street (map)
Starts: 7 PM
Cost: Free

The New Media...

Theodore Hamm @ McNally Robinson

Ted Hamm, founding editor of The Brooklyn Rail, suggests in his book The New Blue Media that a new kind of progressive media has arrived . Satirical, hard-charging, and unapologetic, this new media movement is both reinvigorating old forms like late-night TV and documentaries and inventing new forms like the blogosphere. Join us for a discussion of how the New Blue Media are shaping both the style—and in many cases the substance—of twenty-first-century progressive politics.

@McNally Robinson
Location: 52 Prince Street (map)
Starts: 7 PM
Cost: Free

Spooky writes...

Paul Miller, aka DJ Spooky & Jonathan Lethem @ McNally Robinson

Two consummate authors of music, language, and culture join forces! Jonathan Lethem (author of Motherless Brooklyn and The Fortress of Solitude) reads from his novel You Don’t Love Me Yet, now out in paperback, which sends up the L.A. alternative band scene with a story of overnight fame based on (sort of) stolen lyrics. Conceptual artist, writer and musician Paul D. Miller, aka DJ Spooky That Subliminal Kid, presents his book Sound Unbound, a meditation by various artists (including Lethem) on the remix–how music, art, and literature have blurred the lines between what an artist can do and what a composer can create. Come on out for an evening of great art and entertainment as well as serious discussion about cross-pollination between artists and genres.

@McNally Robinson
Location: 52 Prince Street (map)
Starts: 7 PM
Cost: Free

Read Me a Book....

The Open City April KGB Reading Featuring REBECCA DONNER, JAMES HANNAHAM and VIJAY SESHADRI @ KGB Bar

Three great authors reading and discussing their latest works. REBECCA DONNER is the author of the critically acclaimed novel, Sunset
Terrace, JAMES HANNAHAM's fiction has appeared in The Literary Review, Open City,and Nerve. AND VIJAY SESHADRI is the author of two books of poems, Wild Kingdom and The Long Meadow. So it will be a nice mix of poetry and fiction. Should be a great event.

@ KGB Bar
Location: 85 E. 4th Street (map)
Starts: 7 Pm
Cost: Free

Going Beyond WWII...

Diane Wolf @ McNally Robinson

Though Anne Frank is certainly the most well-known Jewish child who hid from the Nazis, her experience is somewhat anomalous, as Diane Wolf demonstrates in Beyond Anne Frank. Drawing on interviews with seventy Jewish men and women who were placed in non-Jewish families as children during the Nazi occupation of Holland, Wolf paints a compelling portrait of Holocaust survivors, analyzing the shifting identities, memories, and family dynamics that marked their lives from childhood through advanced age. Come on out for a reading and discussion suggesting that we can understand the Holocaust more deeply by focusing on postwar lives.

@McNally Robinson
Location: 52 Prince Street (map)
Starts: 7 PM
Cost: Free

From The Trenches of Teaching....

Donna Foote @ McNally Robinson

Freelance journalist Donna Foote's Relentless Pursuit offers an intimate look at Teach For America, the organization devoted to closing the educational achievement gap between country's richest and poorest students by training and deploying brilliant, idealistic young teachers in high-risk schools. The story follows a year in the life of four TFA corps members at Locke High School in South Los Angeles, where they struggle to negotiate the expectations of their school colleagues the demands of the overseers at TFA headquarters, and ninth grade students who cannot read. Foote will discuss the book and the program with fellow educator Sue Ruskin-Mayher, Director of Middle School General Education Program at Bank Street Teachers College. Come on out for a reading and moderated discussion with Foote of Teach for America's successes, failures,and possibilities.

@McNally Robinson
Location: 52 Prince Street (map)
Starts: 7 PM
Cost: Free

Brilliant British Writers...

Alternative Britains: Sarah Hall & Owen Sheers @ McNally Robinson

Two authors and friends from Great Britain create imaginary pasts and futures for the far corners of the British Isles. In Daughters of the North, Sarah Hall (author of the Coney Island novel Electric Michaelangelo) conjures a dystopian Britain in the near future, where a few dissident women have fled to the north of England for sanctuary and to organize a revolution. Poet Owen Sheers' novel Resistance imagines a World War II German invasion of Britain, in which occupying German soldiers and the women of a small Welsh town are forced to co-exist through a harsh winter. Join us for an evening of history, imagination, and British storytelling.

@McNally Robinson
Location: 52 Prince Street (map)
Starts: 7 PM
Cost: Free

Representin for the Brooklyn!!..

Jane Kotapish author of Salvage @ McNally Robinson

Brooklyn writer Jane Kotapish makes her debut with Salvage. In the novel, a woman flees New York City after witnessing a horrific incident inside a subway station. Returning to her hometown in rural Virginia, she discovers the impossibility of hiding from life's tangled realities, as the ghost of her dead sister reappears in her life and her mother seems to be dating a series of dead Catholic saints. There will be a reading and followed by a discussion of the collision points of memory, family, and forgiveness.

@McNally Robinson
Location: 52 Prince Street (map)
Starts: 7 PM
Cost: Free

Best Selling Author Speaks...

Jennifer Weiner promotes her new novel Certain Girls @ Barnes & Noble – Lincoln Center

Jennifer Weiner will be in New York to promote her new novel Certain Girls, a continuation of her debut best-selling novel Good In Bed. She will be speaking, answering questions, and signing her books. Should be a good event for fans of her work.

@Barnes & Noble – Lincoln Center
Location: 1972 Broadway st (map)
Starts: 7:30 Pm
Cost: Free

great writer..

Sharon Moalem @ McNally Robinson

Sharon Moalem's revelatory book Survival of the Sickest explains how, especially when you take the evolutionary long-view, many diseases are really complicated blessings, not simple curses. This evening at McNally Robinson he celebrates the paperback release of the book with a real-life session of his popular website feature "Ask Dr. Sharon." Bring your questions about medical and scientific mysteries to a passionate expert in his field.

@McNally Robinson
Location: 52 Prince Street (map)
Starts: 7 PM
Cost: Free

Great Book Discussion...

Adam Mansbach @ McNally Robinson

Adam Mansbach (author of Angry Black White Boy) recreates the genre of the multigenerational saga in The End of the Jews, a new novel that explores the creative exchanges and thefts between cultures, races, and family members. The novel tells the stories of three Jewish characters: a Depression-era rebel from the Bronx who becomes a seminal novelist but shuts out his poet wife; a driven young Czech photographer who escapes with a group of black musicians, only to find herself trapped yet again; and finally, the novelist's grandson, a graffiti artist who cannibalizes his family history to feed his muse. Mansbach will preside over a swinging launch party with live jazz by the Jonathan Powell Trio and complimentary He'Brew beer.

@McNally Robinson
Location: 52 Prince Street (map)
Starts: 7 PM
Cost: Free

Great Book Discussion...

Robert Lopez, author of Part of the World & Miranda Mellis, author of The Revisionist @McNally Robinson

The ongoing Indie Press Series highlights the work of great small and independent publishers. New York-based Calamari Press combines experimental writers with edgy and irresistible book designs, and two of their authors read from their works tonight. Miranda Mellis' The Revisionist concerns an operative hired to 'revise' the facts in a city whose inhabitants are subject to uncanny transformations. Robert Lopez' Part of the World is a lyrical quotidian drama heavy with shifting language and powerful subtext. Come and join in on an evening of mind-blowing fiction.

@McNally Robinson
Location: 52 Prince Street (map)
Starts: 7 PM
Cost: Free

Tales of Travels....

Adventurous Dreams, Adventurous Lives: An Evening with the Explorer's Club @ McNally Robinson

Come and join the editor of Adventurous Dreams, Adventurous Lives ,Jason Schoonover as he hosts a gathering of Explorers Club members that will tell the tales of their travels and the dreams that launched their lives as travel writers. Accounts of amazing lives, a not to miss night.

@McNally Robinson
Location: 52 Prince Street (map)
Starts: 7 PM
Cost: Free

Learn the Fiction Tricks of the Trade...

Free Fiction Writing Workshop with Susan Breen @ Barnes & Noble – Lincoln Center

Come and learn the tricks of the fiction writing trade today at Barnes & Noble for Free! Susan Breen the author the book Fiction Class
will be running an introductory class to fiction writing from 7:30 to 8:30 pm. So stop on by and get your write on!!

@ Barnes and Noble- Lincoln Center
Location: 1972 Broadway (map)
Starts: 7:30 Pm
Cost: Free

Tom Waitsian poet..

Campbell McGrath,Author of Seven Notebooks @ McNally Robinson

Come and join award winner poet Campbell McGrath as he reads from his new book of poetry called Seven Notebooks. The books is poetry written from the point of view of an unnamed traveler as he moves from city to city. His narration blurs the line between poetry and prose making for an accessible read that is quite enjoyable. His writing has been described as a cross between Walt Whitman and Tom Waits which is pretty unique.

@McNally Robinson
Location: 52 Prince Street (map)
Starts: 7 PM
Cost: Free

Hmm Interesting...

Not Quite What I Was Planning: 6-Word Memoirs @ McNally Robinson

A group reading from the inventive new book, "Not Quite What I Was Planning"--a compilation of 6-word "memoirs." The project started as an online contest before spiraling into greater popularity, and the best results are collected between two covers. Come hear how writers--both unknown and famous--summarize their entire existence in only six words.

@McNally Robinson
Location: 52 Prince Street (map)
Starts: 7 PM
Cost: Free

Quirky Writer discusses new book...

Lydia Millett @ McNally Robinson

Come and join Lydia Millett as she discusses her new book,How the Dead Dream which is a dark comedy about a lonely young real estate developer who takes to sleeping in the zoo enclosures of endangered animals. She will be discussing the new book as well as her unconventional way of tackling social issues with in her books. Should be an extremely interesting discussion

@McNally Robinson
Location: 52 Prince Street (map)
Starts: 7 PM
Cost: Free

Bush Bashing TIme....

First Tuesday Series: Craig Unger @ McNally Robinson

This monthly series hosted by author and activist Mark Crispin Miller features authors whose books tackle political and public issues from a stance outside the mainstream. Craig Unger's House of Bush, House of Saud was a 2004 sleeper hit. His new book The Fall of the House of Bush explores the roots of the neocon and Christian alliance and shows how it has triggered events that will leave imprints on a new era. Come and join on a discussion on a critical moment in political history.

@McNally Robinson
Location: 52 Prince Street (map)
Starts: 7 PM
Cost: Free

Celebration for a Classic Novel...

Chinua Achebe celebrates 50th anniversary of Things Fall Apart with Toni Morrison, Edwidge Danticat, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and many more @ Town Hall

Tonight join Nigerian writer Chinua Achebe, Toni Morrison Chris Abani, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Edwidge Danticat, Suheir Hammad, Ha Jin, and Colum McCann to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Achebe's seminal novel, Things Fall Apart. The evening will also feature a special performance by the Francesca Harper Dance Project with dancers from the Alvin Ailey School. Should be a night worth checking out for any fan of literature!

@Town Hall
Location: 123 W 43rd St (map)
Starts: 8 PM
Cost: $15

Ed Begley, Jr.

7PM -8PM

Ed Begley, Jr., author of Living Like Ed.
Strand Bookstore, 828 Broadway at 12th St.
212.473.1452.

Oh To Be a Life Long Activist..

The Lifelong Activist: a Workshop and Book-Signing with Hillary Rettig @ NYU Kimmel Commuter Center Floor 5

As everyone knows it is a pretty hard knock life being an activist, especially if you are trying to keep up the fight your whole life. So come find out the secret to being able to make a difference and not lose way as time rolls by with a pro of activism. Hillary Rettig has fought the fight and written about it. She will be sharing her secrets to life long activism as well as signing her new book. Be sure to check out the event it should be pretty interesting.

@NYU Kimmel Commuter Center
Location: 60 Washington Square South Floor 5 (map)
Starts: 6:30
Cost: Free w/RSVP

Rear Window

6:30 PM.
Kathryn Livingston and Denise LeFrak Calicchio, authors of High Rise Low Down: Who's Who and What's What in New York's Most Coveted Apartment Houses. Interviewed by NYTimes business reporter Geraldine Fabrikant.

Museum of the City of New York, 1220 Fifth Ave. at 103rd St.
212.534.1672 ext 3395 (reservations, information)

Body Heat

7PM.
Kathleen Turner author, with Gloria Feldt of
Send Yourself Roses: Thoughts On My Life, Love, and Leading Roles.
Barnes & Noble Lincoln Triangle, 1966 Broadway at 66th St.

Against the Machine

6:30 PM.

Lee Siegel - Against the Machine: Being Human in the Age of the Electronic Mob.

New School Writing Program

The New School, Room 510, 66 West 12th St (nr Sixth Ave.) 212.229.5687 or [boxoffice at newschool dt edu]. $5 NS current affairs

The Secrets of the Waiter Business..

Phoebe Damrosch discusses her book, Service Included: Four-Star Secrets of an Eavesdropping Waiter @ The James Beard House

Damrosch details her brief, yet remarkably fulfilling, career as a waiter and lays bare for readers the intimate workings of restaurant table service. Damrosch's ascent through the ranks at Chef Thomas Keller's Midtown Manhattan's Per Se offered her a unique glimpse into high-end dining. Demystifying the hierarchy of captains, waiters, and busboys, Damrosch gives the uninitiated a crash course in those management and organizational issues that keep food streaming in perfect synchronization from kitchen to table. Although maintaining perfect service is a good restaurant's habit, success flows equally from good publicity. So Damrosch describes the frenzy produced in the kitchen by every sighting of a critic in the dining room. Without naming names, Damrosch also offers tales of overbearing, self-involved celebrities and their dining foibles.

@ Th