Author events on Long Island, week of Jan. 15
Steve Jones, Sex Pistols guitarist, talks about and signs copies of his new memoir on Jan. 18 at Book Revue in Huntington. Credit: Davis Factor
Sunday, Jan. 15
Afua Ansong, Otilia Aguilar, Ursula Hegi, Tracy M. King-Sanchez, Roger Rosenblatt, Grace Schulman, Philip Schultz and others read selections from works on democracy, diversity and free expression. At 4 p.m., Duke Lecture Hall, Chancellors Hall, Stony Brook Southampton, 39 Tuckahoe Rd., Southampton; 631-996-4421, writersresist.org
Wednesday, Jan. 18
Sex Pistols guitarist Steve Jones talks about and signs copies of “Lonely Boy: Tales of a Sex Pistol.” At 7 p.m., Book Revue, 313 New York Ave., Huntington; 631-271-1442, bookrevue.com
Friday, Jan. 20
Bayville author Bill Bleyer discusses his book “Sagamore Hill: Theodore Roosevelt’s Summer White House.” At 12:15 p.m., Port Washington Public Library, One Library Dr., Port Washington; 516-883-4400, pwpl.org
Saturday, Jan. 21
Suffolk County Community College lecturer Christopher Claude Verga discusses his book “Civil Rights on Long Island.” $5 admission includes book, light refreshments and current exhibits; please register. At 1 p.m., Suffolk County Historical Society, 300 W. Main St., Riverhead; 631-727-2881 ext. 100, suffolkcountyhistoricalsociety.org
Sunday, Jan. 22
Great Neck author Noah Lederman talks about and signs copies of “A World Erased: A Grandson’s Search for His Family’s Holocaust Secrets.” At 2 p.m., Great Neck Library, 159 Bayview Ave., Great Neck; 516-466-8055, greatnecklibrary.org
