January 3, 2007 / 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm

Barnes & Noble Booksellers
82nd & Broadway
82nd & Broadway
2289 Broadway
New York, NY

Publishers WeeklyBestseller Unger’s sensational second thriller (after Beautiful Lies) puts her in the same league as such genre masters as Peter Straub and Peter Abrahams. From the cryptic opening section, which ends with a New York Times reporter finding her husband bleeding to death, Unger grabs the reader by the throat and doesn’t let go. Meanwhile, the FBI informs Ridley Jones, a magazine writer, that her late uncle, Max Smiley (who’s really her biological father), is still alive and being sought by assorted international players on all sides of the law. Rapidly finding that little in her life is what it seems, Jones is horrified to be confronted with evidence indicating that Smiley is a misogynistic monster of the first order, who may have played a role in the murder of the reporter’s husband. Unger’s gifts for dialogue and pacing set this far above the standard novel of suspense and will leave many anxiously awaiting her third book. 10-city author tour. (Jan.) Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.

December 18, 2006 / 11:00 am to 1:00 pm

Barnes & Noble Booksellers
Lincoln Center
Lincoln Center
1972 Broadway
New York, NY

Annotation

Drawing on her experiences as daughter, mother, public servant, and long-time child advocate — and on her observations of children and families across the country and around the world — the First Lady reflects on the needs of children and the possibilities they suggest for rekindling a better quality of family and community life in today’s fast-paced, fragmented world.

January 29, 2007 / 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm

Mo Pitkin’s House of Satisfaction,
34 Ave A between 2nd and 3rd Sts

Lara Tupper, A THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHTS (Harcourt), and Jim Shepard

January 24, 2007 / 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm

McNally Robinson Booksellers, 52 Prince St, New York, NY

From McNally Robinson:

Please note: this event requires an RSVP. Grant Stoddard landed what some might consider a dream job: having sex and writing about it for online magazine Nerve.com. But Stoddard was an unlikely candidate for the gig, and his squeamishness makes for a hilariously bewildered memoir of doing it for a living. Dewar’s Scotch Whiskey will host this event, and Dewar’s will be served to guests who RSVP. Join us for an unusual evening of sex and alcohol in the bookstore. Call (212) 274-1160 or email events@mcnallyrobinsonnyc.com to RSVP.

January 22, 2004 / 9:00 pm /

McNally Robinson Booksellers, 52 Prince St, New York, NY

From McNally Robinson:

Novelist John Sedgwick bases his novels in the world of Boston privilege that he knows well as a member of one of the oldest families in America; his most famous relative was the Andy Warhol “It” girl Edie Sedgwick. But his family legacy is also one of depression and mental illness, which Sedgwick explores in this memoir of family, history, and his own struggle with madness.

January 18, 2007 / 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm

McNally Robinson Booksellers, 52 Prince St, New York, NY

From McNally Robinson:

The Writers Room was founded in 1978 “to provide emerging and established writers, working in any and all literary genres, with affordable work space in New York City.” Nearly 30 years later, the writers who utilize this space have written award-winning works in every genre. For the second year, McNally Robinson is proud to host the annual Writers Room Celebration, bringing together the authors who belong to this organization for a great party in honor of writing and community

January 17, 2007 / 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm

McNally Robinson Booksellers, 52 Prince St, New York, NY

From McNally Robinson:

The Time Is Now

Independent filmmaker Kenneth Brady created his documentary The Time Is Now to bear witness to U.S. involvement in war crimes across the globe. Brady tells his story in a first-person monologue that balances national history with personal memory, politics with poetry, and the shadow of crimes past with the promise of future reconciliation. This evening he presents his monologue live in the McNally Robinson Teahouse, bringing the power of the film to startling life. Join us for a performance and discussion of one of the most serious issues of our time.

January 11, 2007 / 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm

McNally Robinson Booksellers, 52 Prince St, New York, NY

From McNally Robinson:

with Emmanuel Burgin and Ivor Hansen

Two Dollar Radio was founded in 2005 with a mission “to reaffirm the literary, cultural, and artistic ambitions of the publishing industry” - and to “make more noise than a $2 radio.” Two of the authors TDR is publishing in service of that mission are Emmanuel Burgin and Ivor Hansen. Hansen’s memoir Life on the Ledge tells the story of a former punk rock drummer turned New York window cleaner reflecting on his life’s trajectory. Burgin’s Vagabond Blues, a novel based on his experiences as a minor league football player, was originally released in a small regional print run and won high praise in his native San Diego. Join us for an evening of independents!

January 10, 2007 / 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm

McNally Robinson Booksellers, 52 Prince St, New York, NY

From McNally Robinson:

Staff favorite Ken Kalfus’ novel A Disorder Peculiar to the Country recently received the definitive acclaim of being nominated for the National Book Award. The story of a messy New York City divorce in the shadow of 9/11, the novel hilariously and bitingly echoes the divisions of a nation in the petty arguments of two people in a Brooklyn co-op. Join us for a reading and discussion with this award-winning author about tragedy, humor, and the overlap of the personal and the political.

January 9, 2007 / 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm

McNally Robinson Booksellers, 52 Prince St, New York, NY

From McNally Robinson:

with Michele Matheson and Zak Smith

The highly acclaimed literary magazine Tin House is now a highly acclaimed independent publisher, with a mission “to publish compelling and authentic narratives of our time.” Their New Voice Series showcases first-time authors with compelling stories to tell. McNally Robinson is proud to host two New Voice authors: Michele Matheson, whose novel Saving Angelfish chronicles Christmas day in the life of an L.A. heroin addict, and Zak Smith, creator of the genre-bending Gravity’s Rainbow Illustrated which plays up the enigmatic imagination of Pynchon�s novel with drawings, paintings, photos, and less definable images for every page.