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A-MUSING Lara Vapnyar reads from her first novel, “Memoirs of a Muse” (Random House), about a Russian immigrant to New York who – after many attempts – becomes a muse to a successful novelist. Friday, 7 p.m., Barnes & Noble Upper West Side, 2289 Broadway at 82nd Street, 212-362-8835, free.
ABOVE AVERAGE Kevin O’Keefe reads from his book “The Average American: The Extraordinary Search for the Nation’s Most Ordinary Citizen” (PublicAffairs), documents his nationwide quest to find the most statistically average citizen. Sunday, 2 p.m., Brooklyn Public Library, Central Library, Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn, 718-230-2100, free.
