Whoopi Goldberg will sign copies of her book “Bits and Pieces: My Mother, My Brother, and Me” at Bookends in Ridgewood, May 9.
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April 24: Adam Haslett and Jonathan Biss, “Anxiety, Depression, and Music” at Richardson Auditorium at Princeton University.
April 25: Douglas Brinkley, “Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology): Long Sixties Protest Music and the Earth Day Revolution” at Great Hall Auditorium at Monmouth University, West Long Branch.
April 25: Helen Lippman at Watchung Booksellers, Montclair. Author of “Hidden History of Newark, New Jersey.”
April 26: “CringeFest: Yup, That Happened.,” presented by Project Write Now at The Vogel at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.
April 27: Ray Isle at Montclair Public Library. Author of “The World in a Wineglass: The Insider’s Guide to Artisanal, Sustainable, Extraordinary Wines to Drink Now.”
April 27-May 4: Montclair Literary Festival.
April 30: Adam Moss at Little City Books, Hoboken. Author of “The Work of Art: How Something Comes From Nothing.”
May 1: Michael Tucker at New Jersey Repertory Company, Long Branch. Author of “Genuine: Stories of Italy, Food, Travel and Love.”
May 3-4: “Word on Front: A Spoken Word Festival,” presented by Passage Theatre Company at Mill Hill Playhouse, Trenton.
May 4: “An Intimate Evening With Priscilla Presley” at URSB Performing Arts & Events Center.
May 4: Ann Napolitano at Books & Greetings, Northvale. Author of “Within Arm’s Reach.”
May 5: Amy Tan at Little City Books, Hoboken. Author of “The Backyard Bird Chronicles.”
May 5: Alisyn Camerota and Zibby Owens at Books & Greetings, Northvale. Authors of “Combat Love: A Story of Leaving, Longing, and Searching for Home” and “Blank: A Novel,” respectively.
May 5: Cat Min at Watchung Booksellers, Montclair. Author of “The Shadow and the Ghost.”
May 6, 5 p.m.: Craig Melvin at Bookends, Ridgewood. Author of “I’m Proud of You.”
May 6, 7 p.m.: Shaunie Henderson at Bookends, Ridgewood. Author of “Undefeated: Changing the Rules and Winning on My Own Terms.”
May 7: Hannah Brown at Bookends, Ridgewood. Author of “Mistakes We Never Made.”
May 8: “Ghosts: Do You Believe?,” hosted by Dustin Pari of “Ghost Hunters” at The Vogel at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.
May 8: Nancy Burke at Watchung Booksellers, Montclair. Author of “Death Cleaning and Other Units of Measure.”
May 9: Whoopi Goldberg at Bookends, Ridgewood. Author of “Bits and Pieces: My Mother, My Brother, and Me.”
May 9: Tiffany Haddish at Books & Greetings, Northvale. Author of “I Curse You With Joy.”
May 10-11: Tyler Henry at Sounds Waves at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Atlantic City.
May 12: Colm Tóibín at Little City Books, Hoboken. Author of “Long Island.”
May 13: Harlan Coben at Sparta Books. Author of “Think Twice.”
May 14: Harlan Coben at First Congregational Church, Montclair. Author of “Think Twice.”
May 14: Harlan Coben at Algonquin Arts Theatre, Manasquan. Author of “Think Twice.”
May 14: Sharon Malone at Loopwell, Montclair. Author of “Grown Woman Talk: Your Guide to Getting and Staying Healthy.”
May 16: Deepak Chopra at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.
May 16: Judith Lindbergh at Watchung Booksellers, Montclair. Author of “Akmaral.”
May 16: Gary Myers at Watchung Booksellers, Montclair. Author of “Once a Giant: A Story of Victory, Tragedy, and Life After Football.” Giants players Harry Carson and Leonard Marshall also will attend.
May 18: Kellye Garrett at Watchung Booksellers, Montclair. Author of “Missing White Woman.”
May 21: Caroline Leavitt at Little City Books, Hoboken. Author of “Days of Wonder.”
May 24: “Chad and JT Go Deep” at White Eagle Hall, Jersey City.
May 25: “Chad and JT Go Deep” at Anchor Rock Club, Atlantic City.
May 27: Darius Rucker at Bookends, Ridgewood. Author of “Life’s Too Short: A Memoir.”
May 28: Sunny Hostin at Books & Greetings, Northvale. Author of “Summer on Highland Beach.”
May 29: Tyler Florence at Bookends, Ridgewood. Author of “American Grill: 125 Recipes for Mastering Live Fire.”
June 12: Joan Baez at Bookends, Ridgewood. Author of “When You See My Mother, Ask Her to Dance.”
June 12: Carlos Matias at Little City Books, Hoboken. Author of “Emergency Quarters.”
June 13: Kevin Baker at Little City Books, Hoboken. Author of “The New York Game: Baseball and the Rise of a New City.”
June 19: Henry Neff at Watchung Booksellers, Montclair. Author of “The Witchstone.”
June 27: Liv Constantine at Books & Greetings, Northvale. Author of “The Next Mrs. Parrish.”
June 29: “A Conversation With Stephen Colbert and Guest TBA” at Prudential Hall at NJPAC, Newark. Part of North to Shore Festival.
June 30: Kevin Smith: Jersey Sure at Victoria Theater at NJPAC, Newark. Part of North to Shore Festival.
July 4: Long Branch Poetry Festival at Pier Village, Long Branch. With Emanuel DiPasquale, Estelle Bajou, Gregg G. Grown, Charles Bruns, Olivia Calabrese, Marshall Hart, Linda Johnston, Frank Pallone, John Pallone, John Thomas Pallone, Jen Stahl, Daniel Weeks.
July 9: Daniel Silva at Temple Ner Tamid, Bloomfield. Author of “A Death in Cornwall.”
Aug. 1: Tyler Henry at BergenPAC, Englewood.
Aug. 1: Garrison Keillor at The Vogel at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.
Aug. 17: Are You Garbage? Thru the Roof at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.
Aug. 17: Matt Fraser at Wellmont Theater, Montclair.
Sept. 13: Richard Dawkins & Friends at Prudential Hall at NJPAC, Newark.
Oct. 18: John Edward at URSB Carteret Performing Arts and Events Center.
Oct. 18-19: Morristown Festival of Books.
Oct. 19: “Haunted Objects Live: Tales From the Newkirk Museum of the Paranormal” at The Vogel at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.
Nov. 15: “Tales of Edgar Allan Poe” at Pax Amicus Castle Theatre, Budd Lake.
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