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WORLDLY WRITER Novelist and United Nations official Shashi Tharoor reads from his essay collection “Bookless in Baghdad: Reflections on Writing and Writers” (Arcade). Tonight, 7 p.m., Borders Books Time Warner Center, 10 Columbus Circle at 60th Street, 212-823-9775, free.
LOOKING FOR MR. RIGHT Frederick Smith reads from his novel “Down For Whatever” (Kensington Publishing). The gay romance follows four friends in Los Angeles who wonder if true love can exist in a city where families, ethnicities, and classes collide. Tonight, 7 p.m., Bluestockings, 172 Allen St., between Stanton and Rivington streets, free.
REED READ Oboist Blair Tindall reads from and signs “Mozart in the Jungle: Sex, Drugs and Classical Music” (Atlantic Monthly Press), about the difficulty of making it in the small world of classical musicians. The event takes place just blocks away from Lincoln Center, which is in the midst of its Mostly Mozart Festival. Tonight, 7 p.m., Barnes & Noble Lincoln Center, 1972 Broadway at 66th Street, 212-595-6859, free.
JOB HUNTER Jennifer van der Kwast reads from and signs her novel “Pounding the Pavement” (Broadway Books), in which the unemployed heroine hunts for a perfect job in New York City. Tonight, 7:30 p.m., Barnes & Noble Park Slope, 267 Seventh Ave. at 6th Street, Park Slope, Brooklyn, 718-832-9066, free.
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