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WITTY CITY Kevin Fitzpatrick discusses and signs his new book, “A Journey Into Dorothy Parker’s New York” (Roaring Forties Press), a breezy, illustrated guide to the writer’s favorite haunts. Tonight, 6:30 p.m., Corner Bookstore, 1313 Madison Ave. at 93rd Street, 212-831-3554, free.
TRASHY TOME Heather Rogers reads from and discusses her book “Gone Tomorrow: The Hidden Life of Garbage” (New Press), about how America came to be the world’s top producer of trash. Tonight, 7 p.m., Labyrinth Books, 536 W. 112th St., between Broadway and Amsterdam Avenue, 212-865-1588, free.
SPECIAL STATE Christine Schutt reads from and signs her novel “Florida” (Harvest Books), about a preteen girl shuttled among relatives. The book, which was a finalist for the National Book Award last year, is newly available in paperback. Tonight, 7:30 p.m., Barnes & Noble Greenwich Village, 396 Sixth Ave. at 8th Street, 212-674-8780, free.
PRESENTS OF MIND Pete Hamill reads from his new book, “The Gift” (Little, Brown), a short novel set at Christmastime in mid-century Brooklyn. Tonight, 7:30 p.m., Barnes & Noble Park Slope, 267 Seventh Ave. at 6th Street, Park Slope, Brooklyn, 718-832-9066, free.
MIND OF JAMES The editor of the New York Review Books Classics’ “The New York Stories of Henry James,” Colm Toibin, reads from and signs the collection. Mr. Toibin is also the author of the novel “The Master” (Scribner), which delves into James’s interior life. Tonight, 7 p.m., 192 Books, 192 Tenth Ave. at 21st Street, 212-255-4022, free, reservations suggested.
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