Books
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PUBLICITY NIGHTMARE James Othmer reads from his novel “The Futurist” (Doubleday), about a marketing executive who becomes a spokesperson for the “Coalition of the Clueless.” Tonight, 7 p.m., McNally Robinson Bookstore, 50 Prince St., between Lafayette and Mulberry streets, 212-274-1160, free.
UPSTATE TOUR Louis Bayard reads from his novel “Pale Blue Eyes” (Harper-Collins), about Edgar Allan Poe’s brief stint as a West Point cadet. Tonight, Barnes & Noble, 396 Sixth Ave. at 8th Street, 212-674-8780, free.
COMIC ROADTRIP Illustrators Pete Friedrich, Megan Kelso, Peter Kuper, and Pat Scanlon present their book “Roadstrips: A Graphic Journey Across America” (Chronicle), a comics anthology of life in America. Tonight, 7 p.m., Barnes & Noble, 675 Sixth Ave. at 22nd Street, 212-727-1227, free.
