The cover of Patti Smith’s new memoir, “Bread of Angels.” Smith will present a “Songs & Stories” show at McCarter Theatre Center in Princeton, Dec. 15.
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Dec. 5: “Edgar Allan Poe Speakeasy” at House of Independents, Asbury Park.
Dec. 5: “Tris McCall Story Hour” at Art House Productions, Jersey City.
Dec. 5: Patrick Joseph Caoile at Word, Jersey City. Author of “Tales From Manila Ave.”
Dec. 6: John Cameron Mitchell, songs and stories at ArtYard, Frenchtown.
Dec. 6: Matt Fraser at Music Box at Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa, Atlantic City.
Dec. 7: “An Evening With Conan O’Brien and Stephen Colbert,” Montclair Film benefit at Prudential Hall at NJPAC, Newark.
Dec. 7: Sylvia Chen at Watchung Booksellers, Montclair. Author of “Sparkles for Sunny: A Lunar New Year Story.”
Dec. 7: High Meadow Mountain Poetry Series with Joel Allegretti, Karen Lee Ramos, co-hosts Paul Nash and Denise LaNeve, at Wayne Public Library.
Dec. 8: Callie Gullickson at Word, Jersey City. Author of “Mocktail Hour: 70 Sips for Anytime Delights and Hangover-Free Nights.”
Dec. 12: John Edward at URSB Carteret Performing Arts & Events Center.
Dec. 13: Unsubscribe Podcast with Eli Doubletap, Brandon Herrera, Donut Operator, The Fat Electrician at Wellmont Theater, Montclair.
Dec. 13: “Sinatra Meets the Sopranos” with “Sopranos” stars Federico Castelluccio, Vincent Curatola and Jason Carbone, plus singer Michael Martocci & the Ol’ Blue Eyes Orchestra, at Williams Center, Rutherford.
Dec. 14: Classic American Tales: “Christmas Cheer” at at 121 Fourth Ave., West Cape May. Michèle LaRue reads “The Christmas Sing in Our Village” by Mary Wilkins Freeman and “Hoodoo McFiggin’s Christmas” by Stephen Leacock.
Dec. 14: Rachel Weisel at Bookends, Ridgewood. Author of “Beautiful Bouquets With Trader Joe’s Flowers: A Guide to Happy Arranging.”
Dec. 14: Becky Libourel Diamond at Morven Museum and Gardens, Princeton. Author of “The Gilded Age Christmas Cookbook: Cookies and Treats From America’s Golden Era, 1868-1900.”
Dec. 15: Patti Smith, “Songs & Stories” at McCarter Theatre Center, Princeton.
Dec. 15: Sam Heughan at BergenPAC, Englewood. Author of “The Cocktail Diaries: A Spirited Adventure.”
Dec. 21: Jim Stroker at Bookends, Ridgewood. Author of “Huddle Up: A Family’s Play Book For Resilience And Love.”
Jan. 6: Jessica Secrist at Bookends, Ridgewood. Author of “Of Course It’s Good! Aggressively Delicious Meals Anyone Can Make and Everyone Will Love.”
Jan. 8: Harvey Araton at Watchung Booksellers, Montclair. Author of “The Goal of the Game.”
Jan. 14: “Confessions of an Art Evangelist: A Multimedia Memoir” featring Deborah Zafman at Leshowitz Hall at Cali School of Music, Montclair State University.
Jan. 14: Valerie Wilson Wesley at Watchung Booksellers, Montclair. Author of “The Mysterious Death of Junetta Plum.”
Jan. 15: Tim Weiner at Montclair Public Library. Author of “The Mission: The CIA in the 20th Century.”
Jan. 15: Hannah Cole at RecRoom at Lackawanna Plaza, Montclair. Author of “Taxes for Humans: Simplify Your Taxes and Change the World When You’re Self-Employed.”
Jan. 15: Nikki Mammano at Watchung Booksellers, Montclair. Author of “Breaking Good: A Memoir.”
Jan. 20: Chris Appleton at Bookends, Ridgewood. Author of “Your Roots Don’t Define You: Transform Your Life. Create Your Comeback.”
Jan. 21: Sarah Goodyear and Doug Gordon at White Eagle Hall, Jersey City. Co-authors of “Life After Cars: Freeing Ourselves From the Tyranny of the Automobile.”
Jan. 21: Ken Belson at Watchung Booksellers, Montclair. Author of “Every Day Is Sunday: How Jerry Jones, Robert Kraft, and Roger Goodell Turned the NFL into a Cultural & Economic Juggernaut.”
Jan. 22: David Harris at JCC MetroWest, West Orange. Author of “Antisemitism: What Everyone Needs to Know.”
Jan. 22: Janice Page at Watchung Booksellers, Montclair. Author of “Year of the Water Horse: A Memoir.”
Jan. 23: “Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth, Part 2” at Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Atlantic City.
Jan. 27: Spencer Pratt at Bookends, Ridgewood. Author of “The Guy You Loved to Hate: Confessions From a Reality TV Villain.”
Jan. 29: “StorySLAM: Regifting” presented by Montclair Film at Cinema505, Montclair.
Jan. 31: “When Film Gets Intimate,” Cultural Arts Series at Van Vleck House and Gardens, Montclair. Panel discussion on how intimacy is portrayed on screen, and the role of professional intimacy coordinators, with director Alex Hall and actors Patrick Wilson and Dagmara Domińczyk.
Jan. 31: Kristine Lombardi at Watchung Booksellers, Montclair. Author of “Crouton.”
Feb. 3: Gary Cohen, Keith Hernandez and Ron Darling, presented by Drew Forum at Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown.
Feb. 10: Katie Siegal at Word, Jersey City. Author of “Out of the Loop: A Mystery.”
Feb. 11: Sadeqa Johnson at Watchung Booksellers, Montclair. Author of “Keeper of Lost Children.”
Feb. 18: Andrew Yang at Ridgewood YMCA. Author of “Hey Yang, Where’s My Thousand Bucks? And Other True Stories of Staggering Depth.”
Feb. 20: Rae Dumont at Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair. Author of “In the Shadow of Silence.”
Feb. 21: Theresa Caputo at Ovation Hall at Ocean Casino Resort, Atlantic City.
Feb. 21: A’Lelia Bundles at Montclair Public Library. Author of “Joy Goddess: A’Lelia Walker and the Harlem Renaissance.”
Feb. 25: Cortney Lamar Charleston at Word Bookstore, Jersey City. Author of “It’s Important I Remember: Poems.”
Feb. 26: Lisa Rinna at Bookends, Ridgewood. Author of “You Better Believe I’m Gonna Talk About It.”
Feb. 26: “StorySLAM: My Super Bowl” presented by Montclair Film at Cinema505, Montclair.
March 13: Bryce Crawford at Victoria Theater at NJPAC, Newark.
March 18: Gina Gershon at Bookends, Ridgewood. Author of “AlphaPussy: How I Survived the Valley and Learned to Love My Boobs.”
March 19: Anton Armstrong, “Cali Conversations” at Leshowitz Recital Hall at Montclair State University.
March 26: “StorySLAM: And the Award Goes to …” presented by Montclair Film at Cinema505, Montclair.
April 4: David Sedaris 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 13: Jennie Garth at Bookends, Ridgewood. Author of “I Choose Me: Chasing Joy, Finding Purpose & Embracing Reinvention.”
April 20: Douglas Murray, presented by Drew Forum at Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown.
April 23: “StorySLAM: Spring Fling” presented by Montclair Film at Cinema505, Montclair.
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.
May 2-9: Montclair Literary Festival.
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 28: “StorySLAM: Mayday” presented by Montclair Film at Cinema505, Montclair.
May 30: “Not the Right Mom” featuring Megan Dolan at Avenel Performing Arts Center.
June 14: Josh Gates at Prudential Hall at NJPAC, Newark.
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