Author events on Long Island, week of March 5
Elinor Lipman reads from and signs copies of her new novel, "On Turpentine Lane," at 7 p.m. March 7 at Turn of the Corkscrew in Rockville Centre. Credit: Michael Benabib
Monday, March 6
Poet Kate Fox (“Fox Populi”) hosts a reading with Mindy Kronenberg and Pete Lotus Arevalo, plus an open mic. At 7:30 p.m., Barnes & Noble, Huntington Square Shopping Center, 4000 E. Jericho Tpke., East Northport; 631-462-0208
Tuesday, March 7
Elinor Lipman (“The View from Penthouse B”) reads from and signs copies of her new novel, “On Turpentine Lane.” At 7 p.m., Turn of the Corkscrew, 110 N. Park Ave., Rockville Centre; 516-764-6000, turnofthecorkscrew.com
Wednesday, March 8
Stony Brook faculty members Star Black, Kaylie Jones, Susan Scarf Merrell, Julie Sheehan, Terese Svoboda and Lou Ann Walker read from their work, part of the “Writers Speak” series. Reception at 6:30 p.m., reading at 7 p.m., Radio Lounge, Chancellors Hall, Stony Brook Southampton, 39 Tuckahoe Rd., Southampton; 631-632-5030, stonybrook.edu/mfa
Friday, March 10
Pénélope Bagieu talks about her graphic novel, “California Dreamin’: Cass Elliot Before The Mamas & The Papas,” with a musical performance by Handful of Chords. At 7 p.m., Turn of the Corkscrew, 110 N. Park Ave., Rockville Centre; 516-764-6000, turnofthecorkscrew.com
Saturday, March 11
Ruth Sergel talks about her book “See You in the Streets: Art, Action and Remembering the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire.” Register in advance. At 11 a.m., Riverhead Free Library, 330 Court St., Riverhead; 631-727-3228, riverheadlibrary.org
