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STREAM OF CONSCIOUSNESS Bill Roorbach reads from and signs his book “Temple Stream: A Rural Odyssey” (Dial Press), which chronicles his search for the headwaters of the stream that passes by his home in Maine. Tonight, 7 p.m., the Half King, 505 W. 23rd St. at Tenth Avenue, 212-462-4300, free.
PEN STATE Jasper Fforde reads from his new novel “Something Rotten” (Penguin), the latest in his series about a literary detective. Tonight, 7:30 p.m., Barnes & Noble Upper West Side, 2289 Broadway at 82nd Street, 212-362-8835, free.