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MEANING OF LOVE NancyKay Shapiro reads from her debut novel, “What Love Means to You People” (Thomas Dunne Books), about the relationship between an ad executive and a much younger artist. Tonight, 7 p.m., Three Lives & Company, 154 W. 10th St. at Waverly Place, 212-741-2069, free.
SELECTED SHORTS Deborah Eisenberg reads from her new short-story collection, “Twilight of the Superheroes” (Farrar, Straus & Giroux). Tonight, 7 p.m., 192 Books, 192 Tenth Ave. at 21st Street, 212-255-4022, free, reservations suggested.
NEW ORLEANS LIFE Thomas Brothers reads from his new book, “Louis Armstrong’s New Orleans” (W.W. Norton), which surveys 20th-century New Orleans and explores the first 21 years of the great trumpeter’s life. Tonight, 7 p.m., Barnes & Noble Lincoln Triangle, 1972 Broadway at 66th Street, 212-595-6859, free.
CHANGE IS GOOD Karen Armstrong discusses and signs her new book “Great Transformation: The Beginning of Our Religious Traditions” (Knopf), which explores the “Axial Age” during the ninth century B.C. That relatively brief period saw the development of Confucianism, Taoism, Hinduism, Buddhism, Greek philosophical rationalism, and monotheism in Israel. Tonight, 7 p.m., Barnes & Noble Union Square, 33 E. 17th St. at Broadway, 212-253-0810, free.
