READINGS Wednesday 8/9 adam berlin Author reads from debut novel Headlock ...
adam berlin
Author reads from debut novel Headlock at Lincoln Triangle Barnes & Noble, 1972 B'way (66th St.), 212-595-6859; 7, free.
tami hoag
Author reads from new novel Dust to Dust at Borders, 5 World Trade Center, Church St. (Vesey St.), 212-839-8049; 1, free.
cintra wilson
Author of A Massive Swelling: Celebrity Reexamined as a Grotesque & Crippling Disease & Other Cultural Revelations pokes fun at sacred cows Barbara Streisand & Michael Jackson; Village Barnes & Noble, 4 Astor Pl. (betw. Lafayette St. & B'way), 212-420-0816; 7:30, free.
Thursday 8/10
A. Olusegun fayemi
Nigerian born author discusses new book Voices From Within, which celebrates everyday lives of ordinary African children; Upper West Side Barnes & Noble, 2289 B'way (82nd St.), 212-362-8835; 7:30, free.
italian american book fair
Italian American Writers Association hosts reading & panel discussion w/Mary Jo Bona, Helen Barolini & Josephine Gattuso Hendin; Union Sq. Barnes & Noble, 33 E. 17th St. (betw. B'way & Park Ave. S.), 212-253-0810; 7:30, free.
Laura levin, john o'hara
Learn how to communicate w/the king, Elvis as authors of Elvis & You read from new book; Village Barnes & Noble, 4 Astor Pl. (betw. Lafayette St. & B'way), 212-420-0816; 7:30, free.
mia yun
Korean author signs copies of new book House of Winds at Borders, 461 Park Ave. (57th St.), 212-980-6785; 6, free.
Friday 8/11
MERRIE AMSTERBURG
Author reads from new book Little Steps at Borders, 5 World Trade Center, Church St. (Vesey St.), 212-839-8049; 1, free.
BEING CONSCIOUS
Literary garage reading series continues w/local writers Susan Gardner, Phil Brunetti, Big Mike & Scott Kravet; Collective Unconscious, 145 Ludlow St. (betw. Stanton & Rivington Sts.), 212-254-5277; 8, $5.
CAMILLO DE MARIA
Weekly poetry reading continues as author reads latest works at Pink Pony, 176 Ludlow St. (betw. Houston & Stanton Sts.), 212-253-1922; 7, $5.
OPEN MIKE POETRY NIGHT
Don O'Keefe hosts open mic at Village Barnes & Noble, 4 Astor Pl. (betw. Lafayette St. & B'way), 212-420-0816; 6:45, free.
Saturday 8/12
KNITTING FACTORY
Series feat. w/Linda Lerner; Knitting Factory, 74 Leonard St. (betw. B'way & Church St.), 212-219-3055; 6, $5.
OPEN POETRY READING
Weekly open mic continues at Nomad's Choir, 133 W. 4th St. (betw. 6th Ave. & MacDougal St.), 718-932-8007, 3, $2.
OUR UNORGANIZED READING (O.U.R.)
Open mic w/unpressured atmosphere & no time limit hosted by Bob Hart, J.D. Rage, Carl Herr, Peter Kerns & Bruce Weber; ABC No Rio, 156 Rivington St. (betw. Suffolk & Clinton Sts.), 718-638-7039; 3, contrib.
Sunday 8/13
CENTERFOLD
Weekly poetry reading & open mic at Centerfold, 263 W. 86th St. (B'way), 212-866-4454; 5:45, contrib.
Monday 8/14
GUY'S ANNUAL BIRTHDAY JAM
Celebrate Guy Le Charles Gonzalez' birthday w/annual post-National Poetry Slam extravaganza; 13 Bar, 35 E. 13th St. (University Pl.), 212-979-6677; 7, $5, $3 st.
ROBERT TANENBAUM
Author reads from True Justice at Borders, 5 World Trade Center, Church St. (Vesey St.), 212-839-8049; 1, free.
Tuesday 8/15
howard buten
Novelist reads from book hailed as French equivalent to The Catcher In the Rye, When I Was Five I Killed Myself; Borders, 461 Park Ave. (57th St.), 212-980-6785; 6, free.
MARTIN GOLAN
Author discusses debut novel about modern day marriage; Upper West Side Barnes & Noble, 2289 B'way (82nd St.), 212-362-8835; 7:30, free.
HARRY ELLISON'S POETS CIRCLE
Weekly lecture on the art & craft of poetry followed by readings of participants' works. This week, "Mystical Yearnings in Transcendental Poetry"; Corrado Bakery Cafe, 120 E. 15th St. (Irving Pl.), 718-651-1664; 6:30, $7.
POETRY BEAT
Viviana Grell, Frank Robinson & Eman Rimawi host open mic w/featured readers David Roby & Elia Bisker; the Music Room, Village Community School, 272 W. 10th St., (betw. Greenwich & Washington Sts.), 212-946-4356; 7, $3.