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LITTLE LIT Betty Adelson discusses her new book, “The Lives of Dwarfs: The Journey from Public Curiosity Toward Social Liberation” (Rutgers University Press), a social history of “little people” from Alexander Pope onward. Tonight, 7 p.m., Barnes & Noble Chelsea, 675 Sixth Ave. at 21st Street, 212-727-1227, free.
64 MILLION DOWN Marc Romano discusses his new book “Crossworld: One Man’s Journey into America’s Crossword Obsession” (Broadway Books). In it, he examines America’s nearly century-long love affair with crossword puzzles: About 64 million of us now do at least one a week. Tonight, 7 p.m., Barnes & Noble Court Street, 106 Court St., between State and Schermerhorn streets, Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn, 718-246-4996, free.
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