READINGS Wednesday 5/10 Bill gallo Sports cartoonist signs copies of new book Drawing ...
Bill gallo
Sports cartoonist signs copies of new book Drawing a Crowd; Midtown Barnes & Noble, 600 5th Ave. (48th St.), 957-2890; 12:30, free.
gerard koeppel
Author/historian discusses book about NYC's evolution as a great city, Water For Gotham at Borders, 5 World Trade Center, Church St. (Vesey St.), 839-8049; 1, free.
poetry peer collective
Rosalie Calabrese, Michael Howley, Emmy Hunter & others read at West Side Y, 5 W. 63rd St. (Central Pk. W.), 875-4128; 6:30, free.
the reading room
Celebrate release of new literary magazine w/founder Barbara Probst Solomon; Union Sq. Barnes & Noble, 33 E. 17th St. (betw. B'way & Park Ave. S.), 253-0810; 7:30, free.
scott simon
Devout sports fan reads & signs copies of new memoir Home & Away; Rizzoli, 454 W. B'way (betw. Prince & Houston Sts.), 674-1616; 6:30, free.
take the cannoli
Radio storyteller Sarah Vowell reads from collection of essays & stories; Village Barnes & Noble, 4 Astor Pl. (betw. Lafayette St. & B'way), 420-0816; 7:30, free.
Thursday 5/11
DIANE HENRIQUES
NY Times business reporter discusses new book The White Sharks of Wall Street: Thomas Mellon Evans an the Original Corporate Raiders at Borders, 5 World Trade Center, Church St. (Vesey St.), 839-8049; 1, free.
SUZANNE B. LEVINE
Feminist & founder of Ms Magazine discusses new book Father Courage: What Happens When Men Put Family First; Barnes & Noble, 240 E. 86th St. (betw. 2nd & 3rd Aves.), 794-1962; 7:30, free.
Friday 5/12
CLINTON SCHOOL OF VISUAL ARTS
Students read original works at Chelsea Barnes & Noble, 675 6th Ave. (21st St.), 727-1227; 10 a.m., free.
LENNON IN AMERICA
Geoffrey Giuliano reads from new book based on more than16 interviews w/Beatles insiders & excerpts from Lennon's diaries; Village Barnes & Noble, 4 Astor Pl. (betw. Lafayette St. & B'way), 420-0816; 7:30, free.
PINK PONY READING SERIES
Join feat. poet Marc Levy at the Pink Pony, 176 Ludlow St. (betw. Houston & Stanton Sts.), 253-1922; 7, $5.
LYNN S. SCHWARTZ
Author reads from Face To Face, novel about making human connections in a society that is constantly increasingly technologically; Barnes & Noble, 240 E. 86th St. (betw. 2nd & 3rd Aves.), 794-1962; 7:30, free.
TESS
NYC Opera Orchestra & Singers read scenes from Matthew Harris' opera based on Thomas Hardy's Tess of the d'Urberville; Great Hall at Cooper union, 7th St. (3rd Ave.), 212-353-4195; 12:15, free.
Saturday 5/13
baseball reading group
Discuss Slide, Kelly, Slide w/author Marty Appel at Union Sq. Barnes & Noble, 33 E. 17th St. (betw. B'way & Park Ave. S.), 253-0810; 5:30, free.
jennifer camper
Slide show accompanies reading by author of SubGurlz; Bluestockings, 172 Allen St. (betw. Stanton & Rivington Sts.), 777-6028; 7, free.
Alan gilbert, ron sillman
Authors read from latest works at Double Happiness, 173 Mott St. (Broome St.), 941-1282; 4, $4.
hip mamas
Special Mother's Day reading feat. Ariel Gore at Bluestockings, 172 Allen St. (betw. Stanton & Rivington Sts.), 777-6028; 1, free.
NOMAD'S CHOIR
Weekly open mic continues at Nomad's Choir, 133 W. 4th St. (betw. 6th Ave & MacDougal St.), 718-932-8007; 3, $2.
Sunday 5/14
OPEN POETRY READING
Steve Fried hosts open mic at Centerfold, 263 W. 86th St. (B'way), 866-4454; 5:45, contrib.
THE OTHER MOTHER
Nancy Abrams reads from book dealing w/lesbian step-mother's fight to see daughter she helped raise; Different Light, 151 W. 19th St. (7th Ave.), 989-4850; 7, free.
OUR UNORGANIZED READING (O.U.R.)
Spoken word every Sunday, hosted by Bob Hart, J.D. Rage, Carl Herr, Peter Kerns & Bruce Weber?no time limit, no list, no features, no b.s.; ABC No Rio, 156 Rivington St. (betw. Suffolk & Clinton Sts.), (718) 638-7039; 3, contrib.
POETRY SLAM
Open mic feat. spoken word veteran Jeff McDaniel; CB's Gallery, 313 Bowery (Bleecker St.), 443-9921; 7, $5.
Monday 5/15
STEVEN HOLMES
Discuss author's new book Ron Brown: An Uncommon Life at Midtown Barnes & Noble, 600 5th Ave. (48th St.), 957-2890; 12:30, free.
KARL MARX: A LIFE
Francis Wheen reads from new biography that depicts Marx as everyday man; Village Barnes & Noble, 4 Astor Pl. (betw. Lafayette St. & B'way), 420-0816; 7:30, free.
READINGS BETWEEN A & B
Series continues w/Alfred Corn, Jill Bialosky & Andrew Solomon at 11th St. Bar, 501 E. 11th St. (betw. 7th & 8th Aves.), 475-6562; 8, free.
SATURN READING SERIES
Open mic feat. Gabriel A. Levicky at Revival, 129 E. 15th St. (betw. 3rd Ave. & Irving Pl.), 598-4820; 7:30, $3.
ROBERT SHILLER
Yale University economist interprets stock market highs & new book Irrational Exuberance at Borders, 5 World Trade Center, Church St. (Vesey St.), 839-8049; 1, free.
SLAM THIS
Jeff McDaniel hosts open poetry slam at 13, 35 E. 13th St. (University Pl.), 718-275-0329; 7, $5.
THE TATTOOED MAN TELLS ALL
Witness first staged reading of Peter Wortsman's new play; Fales Reading Room at NYU's Bobst Library, 70 Washington Sq. S. (LaGuardia Pl.), 998-2596; 7, free.
YADDO CENTENNIAL ARTS FESTIVAL
Former Yaddo guests Oscar Hijuelos, A.M. Homes & Robert Stones read at Temple Bar, 332 Lafayette St. (betw. Bleecker & Houston Sts.), 925-4242; 7, free.
Tuesday 5/16
anita desai
Indian writer reads from novel, Fasting, Feasting & collection of short stories, Diamond Dust at Barnes & Noble, 240 E. 86th St. (betw. 2nd & 3rd Aves.), 794-1962; 7:30, free.
harry ellison's poets circle
Share works & wonder of spiritual poetry at Corrado Bakery Cafe, 120 E. 15th St. (Irving Pl.), 718-651-1664; 6:30, $7.
nathaniel philbrick
Author reads from In the Heart of the Sea & brings story of shipwreck in Essex to life; Union Sq. Barnes & Noble, 33 E. 17th St. (betw. B'way & Park Ave. S.), 253-0810; 7:30, free.
rick pitino
Author discusses latest work, Lead To Succeed & offers tips on how to become great leader; Borders, 5 World Trade Center, Church St. (Vesey St.), 839-8049; 6, free.
lauren sanders
Take a ride through life, sex & death in millennial America as author reads from new novel, Kamikaze Lust; Bluestockings, 172 Allen St. (betw. Stanton & Rivington Sts.), 777-6028; 7, free.
sign language user's reading group
Group discusses Gary Zukov's The Seat of the Soul at Union Sq. Barnes & Noble, 33 E. 17th St. (betw. B'way & Park Ave. S.), 253-0810; 6:30, free.
david stevens
Author reads book which tracks gay life of Lawrence of Arabia, The Waters of Babylon; Different Light, 151 W. 19th St. (7th Ave.), 989-4850; 7, free.