Books
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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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