Whoopi Goldberg will sign copies of her book “Bits and Pieces: My Mother, My Brother, and Me” at Bookends in Ridgewood, May 9.
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April 18: Marta McDowell at Little City Books, Hoboken. Author of “Gardening Can Be Murder: How Poisonous Poppies, Sinister Shovels, and Grim Gardens Have Inspired Mystery Writers.”
April 19: This Is Important Podcast at Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Atlantic City.
April 20: Al Roker at Books & Greetings, Northvale. Author of “Murder on Demand.”
April 21: “History That Doesn’t Suck” with Prof. Greg Jackson at Victoria Theater at NJPAC, Newark.
April 21: Mike Sorrentino at Books & Greetings, Northvale. Author of “Reality Check: Making the Best of the Situation.”
April 24: Adam Haslett and Jonathan Biss, “Anxiety, Depression, and Music” at Richardson Auditorium at Princeton University.
April 25: Douglas Brinkley, “Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology): Long Sixties Protest Music and the Earth Day Revolution” at Great Hall Auditorium at Monmouth University, West Long Branch.
April 26: “CringeFest: Yup, That Happened.,” presented by Project Write Now at The Vogel at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.
April 27-May 4: Montclair Literary Festival.
April 30: Adam Moss at Little City Books, Hoboken. Author of “The Work of Art: How Something Comes From Nothing.”
May 3-4: “Word on Front: A Spoken Word Festival,” presented by Passage Theatre Company at Mill Hill Playhouse, Trenton.
May 4: “An Intimate Evening With Priscilla Presley” at URSB Performing Arts & Events Center.
May 4: Ann Napolitano at Books & Greetings, Northvale. Author of “Within Arm’s Reach.”
May 5: Amy Tan at Little City Books, Hoboken. Author of “The Backyard Bird Chronicles.”
May 6, 5 p.m.: Craig Melvin at Bookends, Ridgewood. Author of “I’m Proud of You.”
May 6, 7 p.m.: Shaunie Henderson at Bookends, Ridgewood. Author of “Undefeated: Changing the Rules and Winning on My Own Terms.”
May 7: Hannah Brown at Bookends, Ridgewood. Author of “Mistakes We Never Made.”
May 8: “Ghosts: Do You Believe?,” hosted by Dustin Pari of “Ghost Hunters” at The Vogel at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.
May 9: Whoopi Goldberg at Bookends, Ridgewood. Author of “Bits and Pieces: My Mother, My Brother, and Me.”
May 9: Tiffany Haddish at Books & Greetings, Northvale. Author of “I Curse You With Joy.”
May 10-11: Tyler Henry at Sounds Waves at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Atlantic City.
May 12: Colm Tóibín at Little City Books, Hoboken. Author of “Long Island.”
May 13: Harlan Coben at Sparta Books. Author of “Think Twice.”
May 14: Harlan Coben at First Congregational Church, Montclair. Author of “Think Twice.”
May 14: Harlan Coben at Algonquin Arts Theatre, Manasquan. Author of “Think Twice.”
May 16: Deepak Chopra at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.
May 24: “Chad and JT Go Deep” at White Eagle Hall, Jersey City.
May 25: “Chad and JT Go Deep” at Anchor Rock Club, Atlantic City.
May 28: Sunny Hostin at Books & Greetings, Northvale. Author of “Summer on Highland Beach.”
June 12: Joan Baez at Bookends, Ridgewood. Author of “When You See My Mother, Ask Her to Dance.”
June 19: Henry Neff at Watchung Booksellers, Montclair. Author of “The Witchstone.”
June 27: Liv Constantine at Books & Greetings, Northvale. Author of “The Next Mrs. Parrish.”
June 29: “A Conversation With Stephen Colbert and Guest TBA” at Prudential Hall at NJPAC, Newark. Part of North to Shore Festival.
June 30: Kevin Smith: Jersey Sure at Victoria Theater at NJPAC, Newark. Part of North to Shore Festival.
Aug. 1: Tyler Henry at BergenPAC, Englewood.
Aug. 1: Garrison Keillor at The Vogel at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.
Aug. 17: Are You Garbage? Thru the Roof at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.
Aug. 17: Matt Fraser at Wellmont Theater, Montclair.
Sept. 13: Richard Dawkins & Friends at Prudential Hall at NJPAC, Newark.
Oct. 18: John Edward at URSB Carteret Performing Arts and Events Center.
Oct. 18-19: Morristown Festival of Books.
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.
Nov. 15: “Tales of Edgar Allan Poe” at Pax Amicus Castle Theatre, Budd Lake.
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