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GREAT PAINTINGS Francine Prose reads from and discusses her book, “Caravaggio: Painter of Miracles” (Eminent Lives), a short biography of the Italian Renaissance painter. Tonight, 6 p.m., Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1000 Fifth Ave. at 82nd Street, 212-570-3949, $22.
PARTY LINES Deborah Schoeneman reads from her book, “4% Famous: A Novel” (Crown), the story of three gossip columnists who dodge each other as they get to the bottom of New York’s socialite circles. Tonight, 7 p.m., Barnes & Noble, 4 Astor Place at Broadway, 212-420-1322, free.
COWBOY DREAMS Aaron Latham reads from his book, “Riding with John Wayne” (Simon & Schuster), a novel about how a contemporary cowboy travels to Hollywood to write a screenplay about his grandfather. Tonight, 7 p.m., Borders Bookstore, 461 Park Ave. at 57th Street, 212-980-6785, free.
POLITICAL PLAY Author Jim Derych reads from his new memoir, “Confessions of a Former Dittohead” (Ig), recounting how he switched from the Republican to Democratic party. Tonight, 7 p.m., Barnes & Noble, 396 Sixth Ave. at 8th Street, 212-674-8780, free.
TIME TO REST Sarah Bilston reads from her new book, “Bed Rest” (Harper-Collins), the story of a frenetic lawyer whose life is changed when she is relegated to bed rest for the last three months of her pregnancy. Tonight, 7:30 p.m., Barnes & Noble, 267 Seventh Ave. at 6th Street, Park Slope, Brooklyn, 718-832-9066, free.
