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PARIS, TEXAS Julie Dam reads from and signs her novel “Some Like It Haute” (Warner Books), about a Texas-born fashion writer in Paris, and the frothy complications that follow an embarrassing runway collision. Tonight, 7 p.m., Barnes & Noble Upper West Side, 2289 Broadway at 82nd Street, 212-362-8835, free.
GET OUTTA HERE When actress Annabelle Gurwitch was fired by Woody Allen – he told her, “You look retarded” – she didn’t just get mad, she wrote a book. She reads from and signs “Fired!” (Touchstone), her collection of the worst-ever workplace rejection stories. She’s joined by contributors Martha McCully, the executive editor of InStyle; comedian Judy Gold, and NPR commentator Brian Unger. Today, 1 p.m., Borders Books Wall Street, 100 S. Broadway at Pine Street, 212-964-1988, free.
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