Readings
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O, CANADA! In conjunction with the Upper North Side Canadian Authors series, Joel Hynes reads from his debut novel, “Down to the Dirt” (Killick Press), about a young man growing up in Newfoundland. He is joined by Michael Winter, whose book “The Big Why?” (Bloomsbury) is based on the life of American landscape painter Rockwell Kent. Tonight, 7 p.m., McNally Robinson Booksellers, 50 Prince St. at Mulberry Street, 212-274-1160, free.
AVERAGE AND ABOVE AVERAGE Joshua Wolf Shenk reads from and signs his book “Lincoln’s Melancholy: How Depression Challenged a President and Fueled His Greatness” (Houghton Mifflin). He is joined by Kevin O’Keefe, whose book “The Average American: The Extraordinary Search for the Nation’s Most Ordinary Citizen” (Public-Affairs) documented his nationwide quest to find the most statistically average citizen. Tonight, 7 p.m., KGB Bar, 85 E. 4th St. at Second Avenue, 212-505-3360, free.
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