INCREDIBLY VERBOSE Jonathan Safran Foer reads from and signs his second novel, “Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close” (Houghton Mifflin), about a precocious New York boy affected by the events of September 11, 2001. Today, 11 a.m., Barnes & Noble Union Square, 33 E. 17th St. at Broadway, 212-253-0810, free.

SAVED BY POETRY Mameve Medwed reads from her book “How Elizabeth Barrett Browning Saved My Life” (William Morrow), about a depressed Harvard drop-out whose life is changed by a porcelain chamber pot and the television program “Antiques Roadshow.” A reception follows. Tonight, 6 p.m., Corner Bookstore, 1313 Madison Ave. at 93rd Street, 212-831-3554, free.

AROUND THE WORLD IN 365 DAYS Frances Mayes reads from and signs her new book “A Year in the World: Journeys of a Passionate Traveler” (Broadway), about her journeys to southern Spain, Sicily and southern Italy, Morocco, Burgundy, Scotland, Greece, the Aegean Islands, and beyond. She is the author of the memoir “Under the Tuscan Sun” (Bantam Doubleday Dell), which in 2003 was made into a film starring Diane Lane. Tonight, 7 p.m., Barnes & Noble Upper West Side, 2289 Broadway at 82nd Street, 212-362-8835, free.

WRESTLING WORLD Thomas Hackett discusses and signs his book “Slaphappy: Pride, Prejudice, and Professional Wrestling” (Ecco), a study of pro wrestling from high (televised WWE fights) to low (hardcore backyard fights with mats studded with barbed wire). Tonight, 7 p.m., McNally Robinson Booksellers, 50 Prince St. at Mulberry Street, 212-274-1160, free.

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