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APES AND EATS Jane Goodall, best known for her work with chimpanzees and ba boons in Africa, signs her new book “Harvest for Hope” (Warner Books), a guide to responsible food production and consumption. Today, 12:30 p.m., Barnes & Noble Union Square, 33 East 17th St. 212-253-0810, free.
CHEEKY CATALOG John Hodgman reads from and signs his new almanac of silly – and sometimes made-up – trivia, “The Areas of My Expertise” (Penguin). The compendium includes history’s worst haircuts, the menu for the first Thanksgiving, and a list of 700 hobo names. Tonight, 7 p.m., Barnes & Noble Chelsea, 675 Sixth Ave. at 21st Street, 212-727-1227, free.
BEHIND BARS Nell Bernstein reads from her book “All Alone in the World: Children of the Incarcerated” (New Press). Tonight, 7 p.m., Bluestockings Bookstore, 172 Allen St. at Stanton Street, 212-777-6028, free.
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