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DOWN THE RIVER Andrea Smith reads from her new novel, “The Sisterhood of the Blackberry Corner” (Dial), about a couple in 1950s South Carolina who finds an abandoned child by a creek. Tonight, 6 p.m., Hue-Man Bookstore, 2319 Frederick Douglass Blvd, between 124th and 125th streets, 212-665-7400, free.
BATTER UP Leigh Montville reads from his biography “The Big Bam: The Life and Times of Babe Ruth” (Doubleday). Tonight, 6:30 p.m., Barnes & Noble, 160 E. 54th St., between Lexington and Third avenues, 212-750-8033, free.
COLLECTED TALES Owen King reads from his novella and collection of short stories “We’re All in This Together” (Bloomsbury), including tales about a young husband who considers committing a crime, and a baseball player haunted by romance in 1930s Brooklyn. Tonight, 7 p.m., Barnes & Noble, 4 Astor Place at Broadway, 212-420-1322, free.
RISING STAR Sandy Thompson reads from her book “One in a Billion: Xploring the New World of China” (Powerhouse), about China’s rapidly developing economic market. Tonight, 7 p.m., McNally Robinson Bookstore, 50 Prince St., between Lafayette and Mulberry streets, 212-274-1160, free.
