Tuesday, July 22, 2008, 7:00pm
McNally Robinson (52 Prince St. between Lafayette and Mulberry)

Jonathan Segura Occupation HazardsSegura is the deputy fiction editor at Publishers Weekly, and this is his debut novel. It’s a “newsroom thriller” about a burnt out reporter who discovers a crime syndicate that might involve his employers. Is there a crime syndicate at PW? I don’t know, but the website says “wine will be served.”

Wednesday, July 23, 2008, 7:00pm
Housing Works (126 Crosby south of Houston)
Darin Strauss & A.M. Homes

Darin Strauss (More Than It Hurts You) and A.M. Homes (The Mistress’s Daughter) will be doing a reading, Q&A and signing.

Thursday, July 23, 2008, 7:00pm

KGB Bar (85 E. 4th Street between 2nd and 3rd Aves.)
The First Line Magazine

The First Line http://www.thefirstline.com/ is a literary magazine with a simple but grabbing premise: a first line is assigned for the issue, and all the submissions must begin with this line. They’ll be celebrating their 10-year anniversary at KGB on Thursday with readings from authors in the new anthology, The Best of The First Line: Editor’s Picks 2002-2006, and share some insights from writing for the magazine. The readers will be M. M. De Voe, Matt McHugh, and Mary Robinette Kowal.