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David Sedaris will make appearances in Wayne, Oct. 1, and Princeton, Oct. 3.

For a list of the state’s independent bookstores, click here.

Sept. 18: Maddy Mara (Hilary Rogers and Meredith Badger) at Watchung Booksellers, Montclair. Co-authors of “Dragon Girls: Rani the Enchanted Dragon” and “Forever Fairies: Zali Sparkles.”
Sept. 18: Renee Alsarraf at Loopwell, Montclair. Author of “Sit, Stay, Heal: What Dogs Can Teach Us About Living Well.”

Sept. 19: Luis A. Miranda Jr. at Bethany Hall, Room A, at Seton Hall University, South Orange. Author of “Relentless: My Story of the Latino Spirit That Is Transforming America.”
Sept. 19: Stephanie Garrett and Frank Smith, Classic American Tales series at Dormer House Bed and Breakfast, Cape May. Reading American fables.
Sept. 19: Joshua Leifer at Bnai Keshet, Montclair. Author of “The End of an American Jewish Century and the Future of Jewish Life.”

Sept. 21: Mike Frankel at Randy Now’s Man Cave, Hightstown. Author of “Hurricanes of Color: Iconic Rock Photography From The Beatles to Woodstock and Beyond.”

Sept. 22: Sylvia Chen, Sunday Storytime at Watchung Booksellers, Montclair. Author of “Tricky Chopsticks.”
Sept. 22: ” ‘This Is Just to Say …’: Honoring William Carlos Williams” at Hoboken Historical Museum. With Danny Shot, Catherine Doty, Mark Rubino, Claudia Serea, Joel Lewis.

Sept. 23: Mike Greenberg and Paul Hembekides at Bookends, Ridgewood. Co-authors of “Got Your Answers: The 100 Greatest Sports Arguments — Settled!”
Sept. 23: Suzy Karadsheh at Books & Greetings, Northvale. Author of “The Mediterranean Dish: Simply Dinner: 125 Easy Mediterranean Diet-Inspired Recipes to Eat Well and Live Joyfully.”

Sept. 24: Kenny G at Bookends, Ridgewood. Author of “Life in the Key of G.”
Sept. 24: Russ Buettner at Words, Maplewood. Co-author of “Lucky Loser: How Donald Trump Squandered His Father’s Fortune and Created the Illusion of Success.”
Sept. 24: Honor Moore at Watchung Booksellers, Montclair. Author of “A Termination.”

Sept. 25: Nicholas D. Kristof at Montclair Public Library. Author of “Chasing Hope: A Reporter’s Life.”
Sept. 25: Stephanie Ramos at Grunin Center for the Arts at Ocean County College, Toms River.
Sept. 25: Kristian Nairn at Books & Greetings, Northvale. Author of “Beyond the Throne: Epic Journeys, Enduring Friendships, and Surprising Tales.”

Sept. 26: Caroline Manzo at Bookends, Ridgewood. Author of “Food & Other Things I Love: More than 100 Italian American Recipes from My Family to Yours.”
Sept. 26: Rob Schneider at Books & Greetings, Northvale. Author of “You Can Do It! Speak Your Mind, America.”
Sept. 26: Lindsey Cormack at Words, Maplewood. Author of “How to Raise a Citizen (And Why It’s Up to You to Do It).”
Sept. 26: Tom Byrn, Classic American Tales series at Dormer House Bed and Breakfast, Cape May. Reading stories by Carolyn Wells, George Ade and Ben Hecht.
Sept. 26: Sophie White at Watchung Booksellers, Montclair. Author of “Where I End.”

Sept. 27: “A Conversation With Laufey” at McCarter Theatre Center, Princeton.

Sept. 28: Adriana Erin Rivera at Montclair Public Library. Author of “Paloma’s Song for Puerto Rico: A Diary of 1898.”

Sept. 29: Christina Rodgriguez-Unault, Sunday Storytime at Watchung Booksellers, Montclair. Author of “Pedro & the Monster Eaters.”

Sept. 30: Heidi Schreck (playwright for “What the Constitution Means to Me”) and Elizabeth C. Matto (director of the Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers University), in conversation with Laiona Michelle (director of George Street Playhouse production of “What the Constitution Means to Me”) at Room 4225 of Rutgers University Academic Building East Wing, New Brunswick.
Sept. 30: Andrew Larson at Watchung Booksellers, Montclair. Author of “Gifts From the Garbage Truck: A True Story About the Things We (Don’t) Throw Away.”
Sept. 30: Elizabeth Joy Erwin at Loopwell, Montclair. Author of “The Power of Presence: A Guide to Mindfulness Practices in Early Childhood.”

Oct. 1: David Sedaris at Shea Center for Performing Arts at William Paterson University, Wayne.
Oct. 1: Bob Costas, presented by The Drew Forum at Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown.
Oct. 1: Nicole Bokat at Watchung Booksellers, Montclair. Author of “Will End in Fire.”

Oct. 2: Joyce Carol Oates, Visiting Authors Series, Rooms E206-210 at Warren County Community College, Washington.
Oct. 2: Adam Wade & Friends at Art House Productions, Jersey City.

Oct. 3: David Sedaris at McCarter Theatre Center, Princeton.
Oct. 3: Mike Keenan at Bookends, Ridgewood. Author of “Iron Mike: My Life Behind the Bench.”
Oct. 3: Michele LaRue, Classic American Tales series at Dormer House Bed and Breakfast, Cape May. Reading Dorothy Canfield Fisher’s “The Bedquilt.”

Oct. 5: Tracy O’Neill at Watchung Booksellers, Montclair. Author of “A Woman of Interest: A Memoir.”
Oct. 5: “Selected Shorts” podcast, “Danger and Discovery” at Stockton Performing Arts Center at Stockton University, Galloway.

Oct. 6: Fall Book Festival at Bookends, Ridgewood.
Oct. 6: Connie Chung at Books & Greetings, Northvale. Author of “Connie: A Memoir.”
Oct. 6: Wade Hudson at Watchung Booksellers, Montclair. Author of “The Day Madear Voted.”

Oct. 8: Ryan Seacrest and Meredith Seacrest Leach at Books & Greetings, Northvale. Co-authors of “The Make-Believers.”
Oct. 8: Deryck Whibley at White Eagle Hall, Jersey City. Author of “Walking Disaster: My Life Through Heaven and Hell.”
Oct. 8: Aaron Robertson at Watchung Booksellers, Montclair. Author of “The Black Utopians.”

Oct. 9: Lee Asher at BergenPAC, Englewood.
Oct. 9: Emiliana Simon-Thomas at Grunin Center for the Arts at Ocean County College, Toms River.
Oct. 9: Kenneth Womack and Kenneth L. Campbell at Thunder Road Books, Spring Lake. Co-authors of “Bruce Songs: The Music of Bruce Springsteen, Album-by-Album, Song-by-Song.”
Oct. 9: Minsoo Kang at Watchung Booksellers, Montclair. Author of “The Melancholy of Untold History: .”

Oct. 10: Lee Asher at Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown.
Oct. 10: Emily Weinstein at Watchung Booksellers, Montclair. Author of “Easy Weeknight Dinners: 100 Fast, Flavor-Packed Meals for Busy People Who Still Want Something Good to Eat.”

Oct. 11: Giggly Squad Live: Club Giggly featuring Paige DeSorbo and Hannah Berner at Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Atlantic City.

Oct. 15: Henry Winkler and Lin Oliver at Bookends, Ridgewood. Co-authors of “Detective Duck: The Case of the Missing Tadpole.”
Oct. 15: Michael Connelly at Books & Greetings, Northvale. Author of “The Waiting (A Ballard and Bosch Novel).”
Oct. 15: Eric Tipler at Watchung Booksellers, Montclair. Author of “Write Yourself In: The Definitive Guide to Writing Successful College Admission Essays.”

Oct. 16: John Keene at Newark Public Library. Philip Roth Lecture “Roth & Baraka: Two Visions.”
Oct. 16: James Van Praagh at BergenPAC, Englewood.
Oct. 16: Melissa Ludtke at Montclair Public Library. Author of “Locker Room Talk: A Woman’s Struggle to Get Inside.”

Oct. 17: Susan Mulcahy at Watchung Booksellers, Montclair. Author of “Paper of Wreckage: An Oral History of The New York Post, 1976-2024.”

Oct. 17-19: Dodge Poetry Festival, Newark.

Oct. 18: John Edward at URSB Carteret Performing Arts and Events Center.

Oct. 18-19: Morristown Festival of Books.

Oct. 18-19 and 25-26: “Tales of Mystery and Suspense” at East Lynne Theater Co., Cape May.

Oct. 19: “Represent! Social Justice Through Spoken Word” featuring Rakim, Big Daddy Kane, MC Lyte, Dupré “DoItAll” Kelly, DJ Spinna, Caridad De La Luz (La Bruja), Mahogany L. Browne, Tyehimba Jess at Prudential Hall at NJPAC, Newark. Part of Dodge Poetry Festival.
Oct. 19, 2 p.m.: Nikki Giovanni with Javon Jackson and Christian McBride at Victoria Theater at NJPAC, Newark. Part of Dodge Poetry Festival.
Oct. 19, 8 p.m.: Joan Baez, “An Evening of Poetry and Conversation” at Victoria Theater at NJPAC, Newark. Part of Dodge Poetry Festival.
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.

Oct. 20: Giggly Squad Live: Club Giggly featuring Paige DeSorbo and Hannah Berner at Prudential Hall at NJPAC, Newark.

Oct. 21-Nov. 22: “Tales of Edgar Allan Poe” at Pax Amicus Castle Theatre, Budd Lake.

Oct. 22: Alex Van Halen at Books & Greetings, Northvale. Author of “Brothers.”
Oct. 22: Bethany Joy Lenz at Bookends, Ridgewood. Author of “Dinner for Vampires: Life on a Cult TV Show (While Also in an Actual Cult!).”

Oct. 23: Jeff Kinney at Wyckoff Family YMCA Theater. Author of “Diary of a Wimpy Kid.”
Oct. 23: Novelists Lee Upton and Sung J. Woo, Visiting Authors Series, Room 123A at Warren County Community College, Washington.

Oct. 24: James S. Murray at Books & Greetings, Northvale. Co-author of “You Better Watch Out: A Thriller.”

Oct. 26: Andy Borowitz at McCarter Theatre Center, Princeton.
Oct. 26: Candace Bushnell at Stockton Performing Arts Center at Stockton University, Galloway.
Oct. 26: Al Roker and Courtney Roker Laga at Books & Greetings, Northvale. Author of “Al Roker’s Recipes to Live By: Easy, Memory-Making Family Dishes for Every Occasion.”
Oct. 26: Nadine Haruni at Bookends, Ridgewood. Author of “The Hat Diaries: Discover the Portal, Book Two.”

Oct. 27: “An Afternoon With Liz Cheney” at Prudential Hall at NJPAC, Newark.

Oct. 28: Bobby Flay at Bookends, Ridgewood. Author of “Bobby Flay: Chapter One (Iconic Recipes and Inspirations from a Groundbreaking American Chef: A Cookbook).”

Oct. 29: George Steinmetz at Watchung Booksellers, Montclair. Author of “Feed the Planet: A Photographic Journey to the World’s Food.”
Oct. 29: Alliah G. Agostini and Olivia de Castro, Autho’ Storytime at Watchung Booksellers, Montclair. Co-authors of “Great Idea Malia!”

Oct. 30: Jonathan Alter at Watchung Booksellers, Montclair. Author of “American Reckoning: Inside Trump’s Trial — And My Own.”

Oct. 31: “Lore” podcast at Victoria Theater at NJPAC, Newark.

Nov. 1: Sonja Morgan at The Vogel at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.

Nov. 6: Viet Thanh Nguyen at Grunin Center for the Arts at Ocean County College, Toms River.

Nov. 9: “Cold Case Live” at Count Basie Center of the Arts, Red Bank.

Nov. 12: Nadia Caterina Munno, “The Pasta Queen Live!: The Art of Italian Cooking Tour” at The Vogel at Count Basie for the Arts, Red Bank.

Nov. 13: Tim Matheson at Bookends, Ridgewood. Author of “Damn Glad to Meet You: My Seven Decades in the Hollywood Trenches.”
Nov. 13: Novelist Kate Brandes and poet Shawn R. Jones, Visiting Authors Series, Rooms 123A at Warren County Community College, Washington.

Nov. 16: Bruce Jackson at Montclair Public Library. Author of “Never Far From Home: My Journey From Brooklyn to Hip Hop, Microsoft, and the Law.”

Nov. 21: Candace Bushnell at Wellmont Theater, Montclair.

Nov. 23: “The Moth” at McCarter Theatre Center, Princeton.

Nov. 26: Dan and Phil, “Terrible Influence: The Tour,” at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.

Nov. 30: “In Conversation with The Sopranos” featuring Steve Schirripa, Vincent Pastore and Michael Imperioli, hosted by Joey Kola at Wellmont Theater, Montclair.

Dec. 1: Neil deGrasse Tyson, “Science as a Way of Knowing” at Prudential Hall at NJPAC, Newark.

Dec. 5: Billy Collins, Visiting Authors Series, Rooms E206-210 at Warren County Community College, Washington.

Dec. 6: Matt Fraser at Music Box at Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa, Atlantic City.

Dec. 7: Liana Finck at Montclair Public Library. Author of “How to Baby: A No-Advice Given Guide to Motherhood, With Drawings.”

Feb. 3: Al Franken, presented by The Drew Forum at Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown.

Feb. 8: Ari Shapiro, “Thank You for Listening: An Evening of Songs & Stories” at The Vogel at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.

Feb. 21: Theresa Caputo at Ovation Hall at Ocean Casino Resort, Atlantic City.

March 20: #IMOMSOHARD featuring Jen Smedley and Kristin Hensley at BergenPAC, Englewood.

March 21: #IMOMSOHARD featuring Jen Smedley and Kristin Hensley at State Theatre, New Brunswick.

April 9: Dr. Temple Grandin, “The Way I See It: A Personal Look at Autism and Asperger’s” at Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown.

April 26: “An Evening with Yo-Yo Ma,” conversation and music, with Jeffrey Brown moderating at McCarter Theater Center, Princeton.

April 28: Andy Borowitz, presented by The Drew Forum at Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown.

May 26: Isaac Mizrahi at Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown.