Neil deGrasse Tyson will make an appearance at NJPAC in Newark, Dec. 4.
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Nov. 3: Tini Younger at Bookends, Ridgewood. Author of “Today We Are Cooking … Recipes That Teach You to Think Like a Chef.”
Nov. 4: Theresa Caputo at State Theatre, New Brunswick.
Nov. 4: Richard “Crazy Legs” Colón at Barrymore Film Center, Fort Lee. Author of “Rock Steady for Life: Bringing Breakdancing to the World.”
Nov. 4: “I’m Thankful For … A Thanksgiving Storytelling & Cabaret Show Celebrating Family, Friends, & Community” featuring Adam Wade and Three Peas Productions at Art House Productions, Jersey City.
Nov. 5: Dante Gebel at Prudential Hall at NJPAC, Newark.
Nov. 5: Andy Richter at Books and Greetings, Northvale. Author of “Elf Unwrapped: Behind the Scenes of a Modern Christmas Classic.”
Nov. 5: Allan Pepper and Billy Altman at Little City Books, Hoboken. Co-authors of “Positively Fourth and Mercer: The Inside Story of New York’s Iconic Music Club The Bottom Line.”
Nov. 5: George Packer, “Literature, Politics, and Free Speech,” 2026 Philip Roth Lecture at Centennial Hall, Newark Public Library.
Nov. 5: Theresa Caputo at BergenPAC, Englewood.
Nov. 5: David Galef at Watchung Booksellers, Montclair. Author of “Tradeoffs: Stories.”
Nov. 7: Sam Wedelich at Watchung Booksellers, Montclair. Author of “The Buddy System.”
Nov. 8: Nicole Castrovinci at Watchung Booksellers, Montclair. Author of “Snowballed.”
Nov. 8: Michael Gilligan at Jack’s Music Shoppe, Red Bank. Author of “New Jersey Rock: Bands of the ’80s, ’90s, and 00s.”
Nov. 8: High Mountain Meadow Poetry Series featuring Peter E. Murphy and Gretna Wilkinson, at Wayne Public Library.
Nov. 9: Travis Mills at Grunin Center for the Arts at Ocean County College, Toms River.
Nov. 9: Danielle Fishel, Rider Strong and Will Friedle at Bookends, Ridgewood. Co-authors of “Boy Meets World: The Definitive Oral History of the Hit Sitcom Boy Meets World.”
Nov. 10: Gary Sinise at Bookends, Ridgewood. Author of “Graceful Warrior: The True Story of a Son, a Father, and a Family Who Carried Each Other Through.”
Nov. 10: Vinnie Pasculli and Elizabeth Barry at Madison Bar & Grill, Hoboken. Co-authors of “George, the Art of Crossing.”
Nov. 11: Alan Sepinwall at Words, Maplewood. Author of “Serling: A Journey Into the Twilight Zone With TV’s First Visionary.”
Nov. 12: Matthew Pressman at Words, Maplewood. Author of “The People’s Paper: The Rise and Fall of New York’s Daily News.”
Nov. 13: Amy Rigby at Little City Books, Hoboken. Author of “Girl to Country: A Memoir.”
Nov. 14: Allan Pepper and Billy Altman at Bruce Springsteen Center for American Music at Monmouth University, West Long Branch. Co-authors of “Positively Fourth and Mercer: The Inside Story of New York’s Iconic Music Club The Bottom Line.”
Nov. 14: Naomi Gruer at Words, Maplewood. Author of “Hear Me Roar! I’m a HANUKKAHsaur.”
Nov. 15: “Margaret’s Diary During a Revolution,” performed by Gayle Stahlhuth at The Morristown and Morris Township Library, Morristown.
Nov. 15: Teresa Giudice at Bookends, Ridgewood. Author of “The Queen of New Jersey.”
Nov. 16: Dean Norris at Bookends, Ridgewood. Author of “Do What You’re Gonna Do: The Definitive Oral History of Breaking Bad.”
Nov. 17: Patrick Radden Keefe at Watchung Booksellers, Montclair. Author of “London Falling: A Mysterious Death in a Gilded City and a Family’s Search for Truth.”
Nov. 17: Louis Masur, “Photographs That Changed America” at Morris Museum, Morris Township.
Nov. 17: Brian Baumgartner, Ben Silverman and Warren Lieberstein at Books and Greetings, Northvale. Co-authors of “The Dunder Mifflin Employee Manual: How to Succeed in Work (and Life) According to The Office.”
Nov. 17: Melissa Clark at Words, Maplewood. Author of “The Big Book of Dinner: Recipes and Rules (and How to Break Them).”
Nov. 17: Faith Alpher at Word, Jersey City. Author of “The Voice You Forgot You Had: 25 Spoken Words from a Woman who Found Hers.”
Nov. 18: Jan Carson at Little City Books, Hoboken. Author of “Few and Far Between: A Novel.”
Nov. 20: Michael Steele, Distinguished Lecturer Series at Shea Center for Performing Arts at William Paterson University, Wayne.
Nov. 21: Ira Glass, “Stories for a Saturday Night” at McCarter Theatre Center, Princeton.
Nov. 21: #IMOMSOHARD featuring Kristin Hensley and Jen Smedley at Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown.
Nov. 22: Teresa Giudice at Books and Greetings, Northvale. Author of “The Queen of New Jersey.”
Dec. 1: Alan Sepinwall at Wyckoff Public Library. Author of “Serling: A Journey Into the Twilight Zone With TV’s First Visionary.”
Dec. 4: Neil deGrasse Tyson, “Hope for Civilization” at Prudential Hall at NJPAC, Newark.
Dec. 4: “Christmas Tales in the Barn,” Classic American Tales series at Rea’s Farm, West Cape May.
Dec. 5: “An Evening With Kate McKinnon and Stephen Colbert,” benefit for Montclair Film at Prudential Hall at NJPAC, Newark.
Dec. 6: “Good Guys” podcast at with Josh Peck and Ben Soffer at Dream Live at American Dream, East Rutherford.
Jan. 12: Catherine Sanderson, “Happiness, Health, and the Arts” at Morris Museum, Morris Township.
Jan. 15: “The Basement Yard” at Prudential Hall at NJPAC, Newark.
Jan. 28: Reed Timmer, “Dominate the Storm: A Heart-Pumping Evening” at Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown.
Jan. 29: Giggly Squad: The Gehls Gehl Tour featuring Paige DeSorbo and Hannah Berner at Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Atlantic City.
Jan. 29: Terry Gross at McCarter Theatre Center, Princeton.
Jan. 30: Samantha Bee, “How to Survive Menopause” at Victoria Theater at NJPAC, Newark.
Feb. 5: “The Basement Yard” at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.
Feb. 6: “A Night With the Cast of The Sopranos” featuring Matt Servitto, Jason Cerbone, Dan Grimaldi and Robert Funaro at Nash Theatre at Raritan Valley Community College, Branchburg.
Feb. 8: Colson Whitehead, Distinguished Lecture Series at North Avenue Academic Building Auditorium at Kean University, Union.
Feb. 9: Tina Ryan, “Paintings Every Art Lover Should See” at Morris Museum, Morris Township.
Feb. 26: Temple Grandin at URSB Carteret Performing Arts & Events Center.
March 9: Matthew Stanley, “Albert Einstein: The Man Behind the Myth” at Morris Museum, Morris Township.
March 11: Brian Cox, “Emergence” at Prudential Hall at NJPAC, Newark.
March 13: Theresa Caputo at Ovation Hall at Ocean Casino Resort, Atlantic City.
March 15: Mike Francesa and Christopher “Mad Dog” Russo, part of the Drew Forum series at Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown.
March 24: Jad Abumrad, “Words Fail Me” at McCarter Theatre Center, Princeton.
April 1: “The Moth” at Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown.
April 2: “The Moth” at McCarter Theatre Center, Princeton.
April 19: “Pianist Brad Mehldau: In Conversation and Performance, Music & Healing Series at Princeton University Art Museum.
April 27: Frank Bruni and Bret Stephens, part of the Drew Forum series at Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown.
Aug. 28: “Living Room Flow” with Takerra Allen and Love Belvin at New Brunswick Performing Arts Center.
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