Books
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HAUNTED HEARTLAND Cynthia Carr reads from and signs her book “Our Town: A Heartland Lynching, a Haunted Town, and the Hidden History of White America” (Crown), which explores the psychology of lynch mobs through the lens of an incident in the Indiana town her father and grandfather were raised in. A reception follows the reading. Tonight, 6 p.m., Corner Bookstore, 1313 Madison Ave. at 93rd Street, 212-831-3554, free.
GOOD GLOW David Gruber discusses and signs “Aglow in the Dark: The Revolutionary Science of Biofluorescence” (Belknap), which he co-wrote. It explores the discovery in the 1960s, by a self-taught Japanese scientist, of a green fluorescent protein that changed the science of molecular biology. Tonight, 6:30 p.m., Labyrinth Books, 536 W. 112th St., between Broadway and Amsterdam Avenue, 212-865-1588, free.
DEVILISH TALES In her new memoir, “Seducing the Demon: Writing for My Life” (Penguin), Erica Jong explores both her sexual and literary lives. She’ll read from and sign the book uptown. Tonight, 7 p.m., Barnes & Noble Upper West Side, 2289 Broadway at 82nd Street, 212-362-8835, free.
NO SALE Judith Levine reads from and signs her book “Not Buying It: A Year Without Shopping” (Free Press), a chronicle of the 12 months she spent forgoing all unnecessary purchases. Tonight, 7:30 p.m., Barnes & Noble Park Slope, 267 Seventh Ave. at 6th Street, Brooklyn, 718-832-9066, free.
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