Books
This article is from the archive of The New York Sun before the launch of its new website in 2022. The Sun has neither altered nor updated such articles but will seek to correct any errors, mis-categorizations or other problems introduced during transfer.
GAME TIME
Two sports figures read from their new books at Barnes & Noble Rockefeller Center this week. Boston Red Sox outfielder Johnny Damon signs “Idiot: Beating the Curse and Enjoying the Game of Life” (Crown) (today, 1 p.m.). Charles Barkley signs his book, “Who’s Afraid of a Large Black Man?” (Penguin), which includes his musings on racism in America (tomorrow, 1 p.m.). Both events: Barnes & Noble Rockefeller Center, 600 Fifth Ave. at 48th Street, 212-765-0593, free.
LIGHTNING STRIKES
Alice Hoffman reads from her novel “Ice Queen” (Little, Brown & Co.), about a librarian who is struck by lightning. Tonight, 7 p.m., Barnes & Noble Lincoln Triangle, 1972 Broadway at 66th Street, 212-595-6859, free.
EMBARASSING POSITION
Novelist Meg Wolitzer reads from her latest, “The Position” (Scribner), about suburban parents who write a surprise best-selling sex guide in the 1970s. Their four children are mortified – especially since it’s illustrated. Tomorrow, 7 p.m., 192 Books, 192 Tenth Ave. at 21st Street, 212-255-4022, free.
To submit an event for consideration for the Calendar, please wire the particulars to calendar@nysun.com, placing the date of the event in the subject line.
