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WORTH READING? Lauren Weisberger reads from and signs her new novel, “Everyone Worth Knowing” (Simon & Schuster), about status-obsessed publicists in New York. Ms. Weisberger’s first novel, “The Devil Wears Prada,” was based on her stint as an assistant at Vogue. Tonight, 7 p.m., Barnes & Noble Lincoln Triangle, 1972 Broadway at 66th Street, 212-595-6859, free.


GOVERNING HOW-TO A former City Council speaker, Peter Vallone,presents his new book, “Learning To Govern: My Life in New York Politics, From Hell Gate to City Hall” (Altschuler, Richard & Associates). Tonight, 7:30 p.m., Barnes & Noble Staten Island, 2245 Richmond Ave., near Travis Avenue, Staten Island, 718-982-6983, free.


ON IRAQ A writer for the New Yorker, George Packer, discusses his new book, “Assassin’s Gate: America in Iraq” (Farrar, Straus and Giroux), his chronicle of the Washington arguments for the war and the complicated reality on the ground. Tonight, 7:30 p.m., Barnes & Noble Upper West Side, 2289 Broadway at 82nd Street, 212-362-8835, free.


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This article is from the archive of The New York Sun before the launch of its new website in 2022. The Sun has neither altered nor updated such articles but will seek to correct any errors, mis-categorizations or other problems introduced during transfer.


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