Books
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HIMALAYAN PALIN
Former Monty Python member Michael Palin signs “Himalaya” (St. Martin’s), an illustrated account of his journey through mountainous Pakistan, India, and Nepal (today, 1 p.m., Barnes & Noble Rockefeller Center, 600 Fifth Ave. at 48th Street, 212-765-0593, free). Later in the evening, he’ll read from the book in an outdoor event that’s part of Coliseum Books’ Word for Word series (tonight, 6 p.m., Bryant Park Reading Room, 42nd Street between Fifth and Sixth avenues, 212-803-6890, free).
BURTON’S BOOKSTORE
The owner of Salt Lake City’s King’s English Bookshop, Betsy Burton,reads from her new book “The King’s English: Adventures of an Independent Bookseller” (Gibbs Smith Publishers). Today, 4 p.m., Crawford Doyle Booksellers, 1082 Madison Ave., between 81st and 82nd streets, 212-288-6300, free.
FOURTH DOWN
Nick Hornby reads from his fourth novel, “A Long Way Down” (Riverhead), which tells the story of four Londoners who converge one New Year’s Eve on a rooftop known for suicides. Tonight, 7 p.m., Barnes & Noble Union Square, 33 E. 17th St. at Broadway, 212-253-0810, free.
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