Readings
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DUB POETRY As part of its “Voices of the Rainbow” series, the Brooklyn campus at Long Island University presents a reading by poet Linton Kwesi Johnson, who reads from “Mi Revalueshanary Fren” (Ausable), a book of verse inspired by Jamaican culture and militancy. Today, noon, Salena Library Learning Center, LIU, 1 University Pl., between Dekalb and Flatbush Avenue Extension, Brooklyn, 718-488-1011, free.
MYSTERIOUS WORKS The works of Edgar Allan Poe are explored in readings by two novelists, Louis Bayard, who recently published the historical novel “The Pale Blue Eye” (HarperCollins), and Matthew Pearlwill, of “The Poe Shadow” (Random House). Tonight, 7 p.m., New York University, Furman Hall, 245 Sullivan St., between 3rd Street and Washington Square South, room 216, 212-998-2400, free.
BRAND YOURSELF The city’s chapter of the Women’s National Book Association presents “Create Your Own Cult!” a discussion about how to build a following in the publishing industry. Featured panelists include a literary agent at Writers’ House, Simon Lipskar, and an editor of the shopping guide DailyCandy.com, Jeralyn Gerba.A writer for the Web site AuthorBuzz.com, M.J. Rose, is moderator of the event. Tomorrow, 6 p.m., the Small Press Center, General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen Library, 20 W. 44th St., between Fifth and Sixth avenues, 212-840-1840, $10 general, $5 students, free for members.
