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FUNNY HA HA Ned Vizzini reads from his new novel about teenage angst, “It’s Kind of a Funny Story” (Miramax). Friday, 6:30 p.m., Barnes & Noble, 267 Seventh Ave. at 6th Street, Park Slope, Brooklyn, 718-832-9066, free.
PINSTRIPE DYNASTY Author Joel Sherman reads from and signs his book, “Birth of a Dynasty: Behind the Pinstripes With the 1996 Yankees” (Rodale). Monday, 1 p.m., Borders Bookstore, 100 Broadway, between Pine and Wall streets, 212-964-1988, free.