Books
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AGING GRACEFULLY
Ann Beattie reads from “Follies” (Scribner), a novella and several short stories about aging baby boomers. Tonight, 7 p.m., Barnes & Noble Astor Place, 4 Astor Place at Broadway, 212-420-1322, free.
STITCH IN TIME
Graphic novelist Marjane Satrapi reads from “Embroideries” (Knopf), her illustrated look into the lives of Iranian women. Tonight, 7 p.m., Barnes & Noble Chelsea, 675 Sixth Ave., between 21st and 22nd streets, 212-727-1227, free.
LOVE STORY
In Nicole Krauss’s new novel “The History of Love” (W.W. Norton), a book written decades ago resurfaces and changes the life of its author, a retired locksmith. A reading tonight is the first of several bookstore appearances by Ms. Krauss in the next few weeks. Tonight, 7:30 p.m., Barnes & Noble Upper West Side, 2289 Broadway at 82nd Street, 212-362-8835, free.
UNSAFE DOSAGE
Katherine Eban reads from and discusses her book “Dangerous Doses” (Harcourt), an exploration of an underground ring of pharmaceutical counterfeiters. Tonight, 7 p.m., the Half King, 505 W. 23rd St. at 10th Avenue, 212-462-4300, free.
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