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BURROUGHS DEEPER Augusten Burroughs
reads from and signs his collection of humorous autobiographical essays, “Magical Thinking” (St. Martin’s Press), newly in paperback. Tonight, 6:30 p.m., Coliseum Books, 11 W. 42nd St., between Fifth and Sixth avenues, 212-803-5890, free.
FISH AT SEA Amy Tan reads from and signs her new novel “Saving Fish From Drowning” (Penguin), in which a group of Americans disappear while on vacation in Burma. Tonight, 7 p.m., Barnes & Noble Union Square, 33 E. 17th St. at Broadway, 212-253-0810, free.
SCIENCE CLASS The editor of “The Best American Science Writing 2005” (HarperCollins), Alan Lightman, joins contributors Gina Kolata, Robin Henig, and James Gleick for a reading and book-signing. Tonight, 7:30 p.m., Barnes & Noble Upper West Side, 2289 Broadway at 82nd Street, 212-362-8835, free.
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