Books
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AMERICA PAST AND PRESENT Two authors of new books about “American democracy” sign their work. Sean Wilentz discusses his “The Rise of American Democracy: Jefferson to Lincoln” (W.W. Norton & Company) (Friday, 7:30 p.m., Barnes & Noble Upper West Side, 2289 Broadway at 82nd Street, 212-362-8835, free). The young mayor of New Paltz, N.Y., Jason West,has a new book focused on his concern with the contemporary state of the nation. He discusses and signs “Dare To Hope: Saving American Democracy” (Miramax) (Friday, 7 p.m., Barnes & Noble Chelsea, Sixth Avenue at 21st Street, 212-727-1227, free).
WRITER’S BLOCK Park Slope resident and author Mary Morris reads from her new novel “Revenge” (St. Martin’s Press). The protagonist is a writer who enters a complicated relationship with her neighbor, an artist obsessed with her father’s death. Sunday, 6 p.m., Night and Day, 230 Fifth Ave. at President Street, Brooklyn, 718-399-2161, free.
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