Readings
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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. Tonight, 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.
BATTLE OF THE SEXES (IN WORDS) Housing Works Used Bookstore and Café features five writers in “Transgressing Boundaries,” a talk about gender and genre in writing. Featured readers include Gil Fagiani, James Tracy, and Kenyon Farrow. Tonight, 7 p.m., Housing Works Used Bookstore and Café, 126 Crosby St., between Houston and Prince streets, 212-334-3324, free.