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VIOLENT MEMORIES Karen Shepard reads from her novel “Don’t I Know You?” (Morrow), about a young boy who finds his mother stabbed to death in 1970s Manhattan. Tonight, 7 p.m., the Half King, 505 W. 23rd St. at Tenth Avenue, 212-462-4300, free.

BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN Chris Packard reads from his literary account “Queer Cowboys: And Other Erotic Male Friendships in Nineteenth-Century American Literature” (Palgrave MacMillan). Tonight, 7 p.m., Barnes & Noble, 2289 Broadway at 82nd Street, 212-362-8835, free.

DOWNWARD SPIRAL Robert Westfield reads from his novel “Suspension” (HarperCollins), about a cabaret manager and test-writer for an education testing service whose life changes after the attacks of September 11th, 2001. Tonight, 7 p.m., Barnes & Noble, 4 Astor Place at Broadway, 212-420-1322, free.


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