David Sedaris will make an appearance at The Mayo Performing Arts Center in Morristown, April 4.
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March 18: Gina Gershon at Bookends, Ridgewood. Author of “AlphaPussy: How I Survived the Valley and Learned to Love My Boobs.”
March 18: “Margaret’s Diary During a Revolution,” Classic American Tales series at Cape May Lutheran Church.
March 19: Anton Armstrong, “Cali Conversations” at Leshowitz Recital Hall at Montclair State University.
March 22: Cory Booker at Victoria Theater at NJPAC, Newark. Author of “Stand.”
March 22: “Margaret’s Diary During a Revolution,” Classic American Tales series at Steuben House, River Edge.
March 24: Jacqueline Sideman Guttman at Englewood Public Library. Author of “Widowhood and Other Altered States.”
March 26: Donna Walker-Kuhne, “Champions for the Arts,” presented by Peak Performances at Presentation Hall at Montclair State University.
March 26: “StorySLAM: And the Award Goes to …” presented by Montclair Film at Cinema505, Montclair.
March 26: Toni Ann Johnson at Watchung Booksellers, Montclair. Author of “But Where’s Home? A Novella and Stories.”
March 30: Annabelle Gurwitch at Words, Maplewood. Author of “The End of My Life is Killing Me: The Unexpected Joys of a Cancer Slacker.”
April 4: David Sedaris at Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown.
April 6: Landon Donovan at Bookends, Ridgewood. Author of “Landon: A Memoir.”
April 8: McKenzie Mitchell at Bookends, Ridgewood. Author of “Threads of Triumph: Professional Wrestling’s Most Iconic Looks.”
April 9: Valerie Bertinelli, author of “Getting Naked: The Quiet Work of Becoming Perfectly Imperfect” at URSB Carteret Performing Arts & Events Center.
April 9: Lindsay Denninger at Words, Maplewood. Author of “You Know You Love Me: How Gossip Girl Changed Pop Culture As We Know It.”
April 10: “An Evening of Alton Brown” at Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown.
April 10: The Moth at McCarter Theatre Center, Princeton.
April 11: The Moth, “The Art and Craft of Storytelling” at Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown.
April 11: Jesse Malin at Jack’s Music Shoppe, Red Bank. Author of “Almost Grown: A New York Memoir.”
April 11: Rick Moody, Jon Fried (readings), with music by Jon and Deena (of The Cucumbers), Speed the Plough, at Prototype 237, Paterson.
April 13: Jennie Garth at Bookends, Ridgewood. Author of “I Choose Me: Chasing Joy, Finding Purpose & Embracing Reinvention.”
April 14: Marc Shaiman at Words, Maplewood. Author of “Never Mind the Happy: Showbiz Stories From a Sore Winner.”
April 14: Mark Harmon and Leon Carroll Jr. at Books & Greetings, Northvale. Author of “Ghosts of Sicily: The True Story of the Naval Intelligence Agents Who Courted the Mob to Fight Nazis in America and the Battlefields of Italy.”
April 19: Jesse Malin at Little City Books, Hoboken. Author of “Almost Grown: A New York City Memoir.”
April 20: Douglas Murray, presented by Drew Forum at Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown.
April 21: Grace Geramita at Bookends, Ridgewood. Author of “Sunday Dinner With Nonna Grace.”
April 23: Margaret Atwood, Blauvelt Speaker Series at Grunin Center for the Arts at Ocean County College, Toms River.
April 23: “StorySLAM: Spring Fling” presented by Montclair Film at Cinema505, Montclair.
April 23: Steve Schirripa at Bookends, Ridgewood. Author of “Willie Boy Eats the World.”
April 26: Dana Perino at Books & Greetings, Northvale. Author of “Purple State.”
April 29: Lisa Batiashvili, “Sounding Defiance: Georgia & Ukraine” at Richardson Auditorium at Princeton University. Conversation with music (featuring violinist Batiashvili and pianist Giorgi Gigashvili). Part of Music & Healing series.
April 30: Eve Plumb at Bookends, Ridgewood. Author of “Happiness Included: Marcia Brady and Beyond.”
April 30: Isabel Klee at Words, Maplewood. Author of “Dog, Boys, and Other Things I’ve Cried About: A Memoir.”
May 2-11: Montclair Literary Festival.
May 3: “Margaret’s Diary During a Revolution,” Classic American Tales series at Peachfield and the Old Stone House, Westampton.
May 15: Jamie Lynn Sigler at Bookends, Ridgewood. Author of “And So It Is… A Memoir of Hope and Acceptance.”
May 7: “An Evening With Martin Guitar” featuring Chris Martin IV and Craig Thatcher at Bickford Theatre at Morris Museum, Morris Township.
May 7: Matt Fraser, at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.
May 8: “An Evening With Terry Gross” at Shea Center for Performing Arts at William Paterson University, Wayne.
May 9: John Edward at URSB Carteret Performing Arts & Events Center.
May 9: Jack Carr at Books & Greetings, Northvale. Author of “The Fourth Option.”
May 10: “Tales for Mother’s Day,” Classic American Tales series, “Brunch at the Barn” at Rea’s Farm, West Cape May.
May 11: “Margaret’s Diary During a Revolution,” Classic American Tales series at Avalon Free Public Library.
May 22: “Tales in the Barn,” Classic American Tales series at Rea’s Farm, West Cape May.
May 28: “StorySLAM: Mayday” presented by Montclair Film at Cinema505, Montclair.
May 28: “Paul Robeson Through His Words and Music,” Classic American Tales series at Cape May Public Library.
May 30: “Not the Right Mom” featuring Megan Dolan at Avenel Performing Arts Center.
May 31: Matt Fraser at Victoria Theater at NJPAC, Newark.
June 4-Oct. 15: “Tales at the Dormer House,” Classic American Tales series at Dormer House, Cape May.
June 14: Josh Gates at Prudential Hall at NJPAC, Newark.
July 2: “Margaret’s Diary During a Revolution,” Classic American Tales series at Cape May Public Library.
July 16: Stewart Copeland, “Have I Said Too Much?” spoken word tour at South Orange Performing Arts Center.
July 30: Tyler Henry at Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown.
Aug. 6: “Stephanie Garrett: The Harlem Renaissance,” Classic American Tales series at Cape May Public Library.
Oct. 30: “Poe by Candlelight,” Classic American Tales series at Rea’s Farm, West Cape May.
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.
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