Books: Events for October 2014

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Richard Blanco will be reading and signing books at Greenlight Bookstore

Wednesday, October 1, 2014

7:30 PM

686 Fulton St

Brooklyn, NY 11217

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Damon Galgut will be speaking with Edmund White at The Center for Fiction

Wednesday, October 1, 2014

7:00 PM

17 E. 47th Street in Manhattan

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Richard Blanco will be reading and signing books the Union Square Barnes and Noble

Thursday, October 2, 2014

7:00 PM

33 E 17th ST

New York, NY 10003

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David Cronenberg will be reading and signing books at St. Francis College

Thursday, October 2, 2014

7:00 PM

A Book Court event
Founders Hall, St. Francis College
180 Remsen Street
Brooklyn

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John Branch will be speaking at The Gallery at Le Poisson Rouge

Monday, October 6, 2014

7:30 PM

158 Bleecker St. (between Sullivan St. and Thompson St.)

New York, NY 10012


Attendees must be 21 or older, as per Le Poisson Rouge rules. 

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Alan Cumming will be speaking and signing books at Barnes and Noble

Monday, October 6, 2014

7:00 PM

The event will be moderated by Tom Santopietro

Barnes & Noble (Upper East Side)
150 East 86th Street
New York, NY 10028

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Dr. Lewis will be speaking at the Rye Garden Club at the Rye Free Reading Room

Tuesday, October 7, 2014

10:30 AM

Tuesday, October 7, 2014, 10:30 AM

Rye Garden Club at the Rye Free Reading Room

1061 Boston Post Rd

Rye, NY 10580

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Joe Perry will be in conversation with Eddie Trunk at Barnes & Noble

Tuesday, October 7, 2014

7:00 PM

Followed by a book signing
Barnes & Noble Union Square
33 East 17th Street 

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James McPherson will be speaking at the New York Historical Society

Tuesday, October 7, 2014

6:30 PM

170 Central Park West

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Matthew Thomas will be reading at Glucksman Ireland House, Center For Irish Studies

Thursday, October 9, 2014

7:00 PM

New York University
One Washington Mews

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Atul Gawande will be speaking as part of The New Yorker Festival

Sunday, October 12, 2014

11:00 AM

MasterCard Stage at SVA Theatre 1
333 West 23rd Street

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Atul Gawande will be signing books at McNally Jackson

Sunday, October 12, 2014

1:00 PM

52 Prince Street

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Bob Herbert will be in conversation with Leslie Stahl at NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service

Wednesday, October 15, 2014

7:00 PM

Followed by a Q&A and book signing
295 Lafayette Street (at Houston), 2nd floor

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Karen Dawisha will be speaking at The Harriman Institute at Columbia University

Wednesday, October 15, 2014

12:30 PM

Marshall D. Shulman Seminar Room

1219 IAB, 420 West 118th St.

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Dan Pashman will be speaking and signing books at Word Bookstore

Thursday, October 16, 2014

7:00 PM

126 Franklin Street
Brooklyn

There will be free Peter Pan donuts for everyone and a special presentation by the Eat More Better's illustrator Alex Eben Meyer

 

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Jane Smiley will be reading and signing books at BookCourt

Thursday, October 16, 2014

7:00 PM

163 Court Street

Brooklyn

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Norman Lear will be In conversation with David Bianculli at the Philadelphia Free Library

Friday, October 17, 2014

7:30 PM

1901 Vine Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103

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Dan Pashman will be speaking and signing books at Watchung Booksellers

Sunday, October 19, 2014

4:00 PM

54 Fairfield Street
Watchung Plaza
Montclair, NJ
It’s a kid-friendly event with beer and wine for grownups and an Oreo tasting activity for kids (and grownups)

 

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Karen Page and Terrance Brennan will be speaking at Barnes & Noble

Monday, October 20, 2014

7:00 PM

Along with Amanda Cohen of Dirt Candy and Bart Potenza of Candle 79 and Candle Café
Barnes & Noble Upper East Side
150 East 86th Street at Lexington Avenue

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Charles Blow will be in conversation with Karen Hunter at Roosevelt House at Hunter College

Monday, October 20, 2014

6:30 PM

Followed by a book signing

Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter College
47-49 East 65th Street

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Azar Nafisi will be reading and signing books at Barnes & Noble

Tuesday, October 21, 2014

7:00 PM

Barnes & Noble Upper West Side
2289 Broadway at 82nd Street

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Marilynne Robinson will be in conversation with author Paul Harding

Wednesday, October 22, 2014

7:30 PM

In conjunction with Community Bookstore

Congregation Beth Elohim
274 Garfield Place
Brooklyn

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Dan Pashman will be speaking and signing books at BookCourt

Wednesday, October 22, 2014

7:00 PM

163 Court Street
Brooklyn

There will be a mac and cheese tasting courtesy of Jack the Horse Tavern and a special presentation on wings from Sporkful Junior Eaters Society President Nathaniel Goodyear.

 

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Sari Botton, Phillip Lopate, Nick Flynn, Porochista Khakpour, Julie Klam, and Amy Sohn will be reading at the Strand Bookstore

Thursday, October 23, 2014

7:00 PM

Followed by a book signing
828 Broadway
at 12th Street

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Jake Halpern will be reading and signing books at Barnes and Noble

Monday, October 27, 2014

7:00 PM

Barnes and Noble Upper West Side
2289 Broadway

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Matt Bai will be in conversation with Senator Bob Kerrey at the Strand Bookstore

Tuesday, October 28, 2014

7:00 PM

Followed by a Q&A and book signing
In the Rare Books Room
828 Broadway

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Eimear McBride will be in conversation with Rivka Galchen at the Irish Arts Center

Thursday, October 30, 2014

7:30 PM

553 West 51st Street
Tickets: $12

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John Nagl will be in conversation with General David Petraeus at the 92nd Street Y

Thursday, October 30, 2014

7:30 PM

Kaufman Concert Hall
158 E. 92nd Street

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Jenny Nordberg will be speaking at the New America Foundation, moderated by David Rohde

Thursday, October 30, 2014

6:30 PM

This event will also feature a former bacha posh that Jenny wrote about in a piece posted on Time.com.

199 Lafayette Street, Suite 3B, New York, NY 10012

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Reese Erlich will be speaking and signing books at Book Culture

Friday, October 31, 2014

7:00 PM

536 West 112th Street