David Sedaris will make an appearance at The Mayo Performing Arts Center in Morristown, April 4.
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Feb. 18: Andrew Yang at Bookends, Ridgewood. Author of “Hey Yang, Where’s My Thousand Bucks? And Other True Stories of Staggering Depth.”
Feb. 18: Michelle Peñaloza at Watchung Booksellers, Montclair. Author of “All the Words I Can Remember Are Poems.”
Feb. 19: “Grow or Fold: An Interactive Conversation With Matt Ross” at BergenPAC, Englewood.
Feb. 19: “A Nite of Jazz & Poetry” featuring Carrie Jackson, Margie “Mia X” Johnson, James G. Ellerbe, K. Desireé Milwood, John Burke, Mwikali Words at The Underground at Carteret Performing Arts and Events Center.
Feb. 19: Maria Pinto at Labyrinth Books, Princeton. Author of “Fearless, Sleepless, Deathless: What Fungi Taught Me About Nourishment, Poison, Ecology, Hidden Histories, Zombies, and Black Survival.”
Feb. 19: Mark Greaney at Books & Greetings, Northvale. Author of “The Hard Line: A Gray Man Novel.”
Feb. 20: Rae Dumont at Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair. Author of “In the Shadow of Silence.”
Feb. 21: R.L. Stine at Cranford Theater. Author of “Nightmare on Nightmare Street.”
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. 22: Joyce Wan at Watchung Booksellers, Montclair. Author of “Lucky New Year: Colors.”
Feb. 23: “A Sit Down With the Cast of Sopranos & Goodfellas” with Aida Turturro, Federico Castelluccio, Mike Starr, John Bianco, Christopher Serrone, Jason Cerbone, Robert Funaro, Dan Grimaldo and Matt Servitto at Filomena Cucina Italiana Restaurant & Bar, Blackwood.
Feb. 24: “C. K. Williams Reading Series” at Labyrinth Books, Princeton. Featuring Jordan Salama (author of “Stranger in the Desert: A Family Story”) and Princeton University creative writing students.
Feb. 25: Lisa Rinna at Bookends, Ridgewood. Author of “You Better Believe I’m Gonna Talk About It.”
Feb. 25: Cortney Lamar Charleston at Word Bookstore, Jersey City. Author of “It’s Important I Remember: Poems.”
Feb. 25: N. West Moss at Watchung Booksellers, Montclair. Author of “Birdy.”
Feb. 25: Joseph Earl Thomas at Monmouth University, West Long Branch. Author of “God Bless You, Otis Spunkmeyer.”
Feb. 26: “StorySLAM: My Super Bowl” presented by Montclair Film at Cinema505, Montclair.
Feb. 26: Brian Platzer at Words, Maplewood. Author of “The Optimists: A Novel.”
Feb. 26: Young Bae at Bookends, Ridgewood. Author of “Young Is Blessed.”
Feb. 27: Imani Perry, “The Importance of History in a Time of Erasure,” at Maplewood Memorial Library. Author of “South to America: A Journey Below the Mason-Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation.”
March 1: Corinne Bailey Rae at Bookends, Ridgewood. Author of “Put Your Records On.”
March 1: Bill Nobes, “From Mysticism to Espionage: The Soviet Electronic Music Revolution and the Bizarre Story of Leon Theremin” at Old City Hall, Bordentown.
March 1: Pooja Makhijani at Watchung Booksellers, Montclair. Author of “Bread Is Love.”
March 2: Matt Phelan at Watchung Booksellers, Montclair. Author of “Bartleby.”
March 3: Emily Nemens at Labyrinth Books, Princeton. Author of “Clutch.”
March 3: Sasha E. Sloan at Bookends, Ridgewood. Author of “The Ruins Beneath Us.”
March 4: Emily Nemens at Women’s Club of Glen Ridge. Author of “Clutch.”
March 5: Benjamin Hall at Bookends, Ridgewood. Author of “Read All About It!.”
March 7: Matt Phelan at Watchung Booksellers, Montclair. Author of “Bartleby.”
March 8: Jay and Silent Bob (Jason Mewes and Kevin Smith) at SModcastle Cinemas, Atlantic Highlands.
March 9: Valerie Bertinelli at Bookends, Ridgewood. Author of “Getting Naked: The Quiet Work of Becoming Imperfectly Perfect.”
March 9: Phil and Lily Rosenthal at Books & Greetings, Northvale. Author of “Just Try It! Someplace New.”
March 12: Grace L. Williams at Montclair Public Library. Author of “Give Her Credit: The Untold Account of a Women’s Bank That Empowered a Generation.”
March 13: Bryce Crawford at Victoria Theater at NJPAC, Newark.
March 14: Joan Lunden at Books & Greetings, Northvale. Author of “Joan: Life Beyond the Script.”
March 15: Maria José Fitzgerald at Books & Greetings, Northvale. Author of “Mystery on Macaw Mountain.”
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 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.”
April 4: David Sedaris at Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown.
April 8: McKenzie Mitchell at Bookends, Ridgewood. Author of “Threads of Triumph: Professional Wrestling’s Most Iconic Looks.”
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 13: Jennie Garth at Bookends, Ridgewood. Author of “I Choose Me: Chasing Joy, Finding Purpose & Embracing Reinvention.”
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 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 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.”
May 2-9: Montclair Literary Festival.
May 3: “Margaret’s Diary During a Revolution,” Classic American Tales series at Peachfield and the Old Stone House, Westampton.
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 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.
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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