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VIKINGS BY VIKING Judith Lindbergh reads from and signs her first novel, “The Thrall’s Tale” (Viking), about a woman born in captivity to an Irish Christian captured in a Viking raid. She is joined by Marisa de los Santos, who reads from her debut novel, “Love Walked In” (Dutton). Tonight, 6:30 p.m., Coliseum Books, 11 W. 42nd St., between Fifth and Sixth avenues, 212-803-5890, free.
DECONSTRUCTING THE KING OF POP Cultural critic Margo Jefferson reads from and signs her new book, “On Michael Jackson” (Pantheon), a rumination on the musician’s place in American culture. Tonight, 7 p.m., Barnes & Noble Chelsea, 675 Sixth Ave. at 21st Street, 212-727-1227, free.
CALIFORNIA FAMILY Martha Sherrill reads from and signs her novel “The Ruins of California” (Penguin), a novel about a young girl and her free-spirited father living in 1970s California. Tonight, 7 p.m., Barnes & Noble Astor Place, 4 Astor Place at Broadway, 212-420-1322, free.
FRENCHMAN IN AMERICA French writer Bernard-Henri Levy discusses and signs his new book, “American Vertigo” (Random House), which finds him traversing America in the spirit of Alexis de Tocqueville. Tonight, 7 p.m., Barnes & Noble Union Square, 33 E. 17th St. at Broadway, 212-253-0810, free.
SLAVE STORY Ron Soodalter reads from, discusses, and signs his book, “Hanging Captain Gordon: The Life and Trial of an American Slave Trader” (Atria), which chronicles the trial and execution of the only man in American history to face conviction for slave trading. Wednesday, 6 p.m., Hue-Man Bookstore, 2319 Frederick Douglass Boulevard at 125th Street, 212-665-7400, free.
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