Books
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LISTEN UP
Two sound specialists, one groovy and one goofy, sign their new books in Manhattan today. The bass player for the Grateful Dead, Phil Lesh, signs his memoir “Searching for the Sound” (Little, Brown & Company) (today, 1 p.m., Barnes & Noble Rockefeller Center, 600 Fifth Ave. at 48th Street, 212-765-0593, free). In Chelsea, a sound-effects guru for the public radio show “A Prairie Home Companion,” Fred Newman, signs his new book. “MouthSounds” (Workman) offers instructions on imitating a cell-phone ring, a toilet plunger, and a car crash, among other sound effects. Also helpful is its advice on when to use the impressions “for maximum impact – yoga class, first date, job interview, press conference.” (Tonight, 7 p.m., Barnes & Noble Chelsea, 675 Sixth Ave. at 22nd Street, 212-727-1227, free.)
TODAY’S TRAGEDY
Activist Larry Kramer reads from his slim new book “The Tragedy of Today’s Gays” (Penguin), based on a speech he delivered last year at Cooper Union. Tonight, 7 p.m., Barnes & Noble Union Square, 33 E. 17th St. at Broadway, 212-253-0810, free.
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