LOOKING BACK Mary Gaitskill reads from her novel “Veronica” (Pantheon), which was a finalist for the National Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award. It follows a former model struggling with illness and looking back on her youth and beauty. Tonight, 7 p.m., 192 Books, 192 Tenth Ave. at 21st Street, 212-255-4022, free, reservations suggested.

BIBLE HISTORY Daniel Hillel reads from and discusses his book “The Natural History of the Bible” (Columbia University Press), which explores the interplay between early Israelite culture and the environments within which it evolved. Tonight, 7 p.m., Labyrinth Books, 536 W. 112th St., between Broadway and Amsterdam Avenue, 212-865-1588, free.

IT’S GETTING HOT IN HERE Journalist Elizabeth Kolbert discusses her new book, “Field Notes From a Catastrophe: Man, Nature, and Climate Change” (Bloomsbury). Tonight, 7 p.m., Barnes & Noble Upper West Side, 2289 Broadway at 82nd Street, 212-362-8835, free.

BRIDGE TO MANHATTAN Emily Barton reads from her novel “Brookland” (Farrar, Straus & Giroux), about an 18th-century woman in Brooklyn who is obsessed with a vision of a giant bridge crossing the East River. Tonight, 8 p.m., Book-Court, 163 Court St., between Dean and Pacific streets, Cobble Hill, Brooklyn, 718-875-3677, free.

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