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OCTOBER

--Mon., October 6, 7pm--PASADENA, CA, Arthur Nersesian, author of The Sacrificial Circumcision of the Bronx reads at Vroman's Bookstore (695 E. Colorado Blvd.). With Joseph Mattson, author of Eat Hell: Stories and Empty the Sun: A Novel with soundtrack by Six Organs of Admittance.

--Tues., October 7, 7:30pm--SEATTLE, WA, Jennifer Baumgardner, author of Abortion & Life, reads at Elliott Bay Book Co. (101 S. Main St.). With Amy Richards, author of Opting In: Having a Child without Losing Yourself. Cosponsored by RH Reality Check and the CAIR Project.

--Wed., October 8, 7:30pm--CLAREMONT, CA, Mike Farrell, author of Just Call Me Mike, appears at Pitzer College, Avery Hall (1050 N. Mills Ave.). Presented by the Inland Valley Chapter of Death Penalty Focus.

--Wed., October 8, 7:30pm--PORTLAND, OR, Jennifer Baumgardner, author of Abortion & Life, reads at Powell's (1005 W. Burnside). With Amy Richards, author of Opting In: Having a Child without Losing Yourself. Cosponsored by Literary Mama and Bitch Magazine.

--Thurs., October 9, 7pm--SAN FRANCISCO, CA, Jennifer Baumgardner, author of Abortion & Life, reads at City Lights (261 Columbus Ave.). With Amy Richards, author of Opting In: Having a Child without Losing Yourself. Cosponsored by Mother Jones and Exhale.

--Thurs., October 9, 7:30pm--LOS ANGELES, CA, Chris Abani, author of Song for Night, and Percival Everett, author of Abstraktion und Einfuhlung, read at Skylight Books (1818 N. Vermont Ave.).

--Sat., October 11, 7:30pm--LOS ANGELES, CA, Jennifer Baumgardner, author of Abortion & Life, reads at Skylight Books (1818 N. Vermont Ave.). With Amy Richards, author of Opting In: Having a Child without Losing Yourself. Cosponsored by the Nest Foundation.

--Sun., October 12, 5pm--PASADENA, CA, Jennifer Baumgardner, author of Abortion & Life, reads at Vroman's Bookstore (695 E. Colorado Blvd.). With Amy Richards, author of Opting In: Having a Child without Losing Yourself. Cosponsored by the California Women's Law Center.

--Wed., October 15, 7pm--LOS ANGELES, CA, Chris Abani, author of Song for Night, and Percival Everett, author of Abstraktion und Einfuhlung, read at Eso Won Books (4331 Degnan Blvd.).

--Sat., October 18, 1-2:30pm--APPLETON, WI, Jennifer Baumgardner, author of Abortion & Life, reads at the Harmony Cafe (124 N. Oneida St.). Cosponsored by the Downers Feminist Council.

--Thurs., October 23, 2pm--LOS ANGELES, CA, Mike Farrell, author of Just Call Me Mike, appears at UCLA BookZone (308 Westwood Plaza, Ackerman Union B133).

--Thurs., October 23, 8-9:30pm--NEW YORK, NY, Tim McLoughlin, editor of Brooklyn Noir, Brooklyn Noir 2: The Classics, and Brooklyn Noir 3: Nothing but the Truth, appears at the Non-Motivational Speaker Series at Happy Endings Lounge (302 Broome St.).

--Mon., October 27, 7pm--CARLISLE, PA, Jennifer Baumgardner, author of Abortion & Life, appears at a screening of I Was Raped at the Clarke Forum for Contemporary Issues (Dickinson College, Stern Center, Great Room). Book signing and Q&A to follow film.

--Wed., October 29, 7pm--NEW YORK, NY, Jennifer Baumgardner, author of Abortion & Life, reads at Bluestockings (172 Allen St.). With Amy Richards, author of Opting In: Having a Child without Losing Yourself.

NOVEMBER

--Sat., November 1, 10am-2pm--CAMARILLO, CA, Mike Farrell, author of Just Call Me Mike, appears at the American Association of University Women 7th Annual Authors Luncheon at the Sterling Hills Golf Course (901 Sterling Hills Dr.). With authors Susan Ruben, Harley Jane Kozak, and Judith Freeman.

--Sun., November 2, Time TBA--AUSTIN, TX, Mike Farrell, author of Just Call Me Mike, appears at the Texas Book Festival (State Capitol Building). Complete details TBA.

--Thurs., November 6, 6:30pm--NEW YORK, NY, Launch party for Correspondences by Ben Greenman with special guest Arthur Nersesian at the Lower East Side Tenement Museum (108 Orchard St.).

--Thurs., November 6, 7pm--NEW YORK, NY, Launch party for Istanbul Noir featuring editor Mustafa Ziyalan at Book Culture (536 W. 112th St.).

--Fri., November 7, 3:30-4:45pm--LAS VEGAS, NV, Vegas Valley Book Festival panel featuring Las Vegas Noir editor Jarret Keene and contributors Tod Goldberg & Lori Kozlowski at the Fifth Street School auditorium (401 S. Fourth St.). Moderated by Stephen Grogan.

--Wed., November 12, Time TBA--FRANKLIN, IN, Mike Farrell, author of Just Call Me Mike, appears at the Pulliam School of Journalism at Franklin College (101 Branigin Blvd.).

--Mon., November 17, 3pm--TAMPA, FL, Jennifer Baumgardner, author of Abortion & Life, reads at the University of South Florida (TECO Room).

--Tues., November 18, 7pm--BRONX, NY, Trinidad Noir editor Lisa Allen-Agostini and contributor Tiphanie Yanique appear at Barnes & Noble, Bay Plaza (290 Baychester Ave.). Sponsored by the Caribbean Cultural Theatre.

--Wed., November 19, 7pm--BROOKLYN, NY, Trinidad Noir editor Lisa Allen-Agostini and contributor Tiphanie Yanique appear at St. Francis College, Callahan Center (180 Remsen St.). Sponsored by the Caribbean Cultural Theatre.

--Thurs., November 20, 6-8pm--NEW YORK, NY, Trinidad Noir editor Lisa Allen-Agostini and contributor Robert Antoni appear at Hue-Man Bookstore (2319 Frederick Douglass Blvd., b/t 124th & 125th St.).

--Fri., November 21, 6:30-8:30pm--NEW YORK, NY, Trinidad Noir editor Lisa Allen-Agostini and contributors Elizabeth Nunez & Robert Antoni appear at the Trinidad Consulate (475 Fifth Ave., 4th Fl.).

--Tues., November 25, 7pm--IRVINE, CA, Mike Farrell, author of Just Call Me Mike, appears at a joint Thanksgiving Service with the University Synagogue at the Irving United Congregational Church (4915 Alton Parkway).

DECEMBER

--Thurs., December 11, 7pm--BROOKLYN, NY, Arthur Nersesian, author of The Sacrificial Circumcision of the Bronx,Percival Everett, author of Abstraktion und Einfuhlung, and Ben Greenman, author of Correspondences, read at Melville House (145 Plymouth St.).

--Fri., December 12, 7pm--NEW YORK, NY, Percival Everett, author of Abstraktion und Einfuhlung, reads at Bluestockings (172 Allen St.).

JANUARY

--Tues., January 6, 7pm--NEW YORK, NY, Jennifer Baumgardner, author of Abortion & Life, reads at Bluestockings (172 Allen St.) as part of the GirlSalon reading series.

--Sat., January 31, 2pm--RANCHO MIRAGE, CA, Nina Revoyr, author of The Age of Dreaming, appears at the Rancho Mirage Public Library (71-100 Hwy 111).

FEBRUARY

--Wed., February 18, 7pm--BROOKLYN, NY, Brooklyn Independents Celebrate 50 Years of Black Literary History at the Brooklyn Public Library's S. Stevan Dweck Center (Central Branch at Grand Army Plaza. Featuring Amiri Baraka, Ed Bullins, and Elizabeth Nunez. In this historic conversation, three groundbreaking authors will discuss their fascinating lives and the work they now pursue.

--Wed., February 25, 7:30-9pm--NEW YORK, NY, The 92nd St. Y (1395 Lexington Ave.) presents an Akashic International Noir program, featuring Robert Antoni (Trinidad Noir), Elizabeth Nunez (Trinidad Noir), Feryal Tilmac (Istanbul Noir), and Maxim Jakubowski (Rome Noir).

MARCH

--Wed., March 25, 7:30pm--NEW YORK, NY, Achy Obejas, author of Ruins, and Robert Arellano, author of Havana Noir, read at the 92nd St. Y (1395 Lexington Ave.).