BRIGITTE LACOMBE
Fran Lebowitz will make an appearance at The McCarter Theatre Center in Princeton, April 24.
For a list of the state’s independent bookstores, click here.
April 1: Maria Shriver at Bookends, Ridgewood. Author of “I Am Maria: My Reflections and Poems on Heartbreak, Healing, and Finding Your Way Home.”
April 1: Diane Morrisey at Words, Maplewood. Author of “You Got This! Recipes Anyone Can Make and Everyone Will Love.”
April 1: Afschineh Latifi at Women’s Club of Glen Ridge. Author of “Even After All This Time: A Story of Love, Revolution, and Leaving Iran.”
April 3: Chris Bohjalian at Montclair Public Library. Author of “The Jackal’s Mistress.”
April 4: Sonja Morgan at Wellmont Theater, Montclair.
April 4: Lucy Sante at Little City Books, Hoboken. Author of ” I Heard Her Call My Name: A Memoir of Transition.”
April 4-6: Hoboken Literary Weekend.
April 5: Burlington County Book Festival at Burlington County Library, Westampton.
April 5: Harlan Coben at New Jersey Hall of Fame at American Dream, East Rutherford. Author of “Nobody’s Fool.”
April 5, noon: Jean Hanff Korelitz at Little City Books, Hoboken. Author of “The Sequel.”
April 5, 2 p.m.: Deborah Treisman at Little City Books, Hoboken. Author of “A Century of Fiction in The New Yorker: 1925-2025.”
April 5, 4 p.m.: Marie Howe and Nick Flynn at Little City Books, Hoboken. Authors of “New and Selected Poems” and “Low: Poems,” respectively.
April 6, noon: Meredith Ochs and Kay Miller at Little City Books, Hoboken. Author of “The Sequel.” Author and illustrator, respectively, of “The Rock’n’Roll Haggadah: Your Guide to a Seder that Rocks!”
April 6, 4 p.m.: Caoilinn Hughes at Little City Books, Hoboken. Authors of “The Alternatives.”
April 6: Robin Rosenthal at Watchung Booksellers, Montclair. Author of “Sweet Babe! A Jewish Grandma Kvells.”
April 8: Chrissy Metz at Books & Greetings, Northvale. Author of “When I Talk to God, I Talk About Feelings.”
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 9: “Poet’s Wednesday” featuring Eliot Katz at Barron Arts Center, Woodbridge.
April 9: Marie Benedict at The Terrace, Paramus. Author of “The Queens of Crime.” Friends of the Ridgewood Public Library 35th annual Author Luncheon.
April 9: Noam Sandweiss-Back and Rev. Liz Theoharis at Bnai Keshet Synagogue, Montclair. Co-authors of “You Only Get What You’re Organized to Take: Lessons From the Movement to End Poverty.”
April 9: Sarah Ahn and Nam Soon Ahn at Books & Greetings, Northvale. Co-authors of “Umma: A Korean Mom’s Kitchen Wisdom and 100 Family Recipe.”
April 9: James Whitfield Thomson at Words, Maplewood. Author of “A Better Ending: A Brother’s Twenty-Year Quest to Uncover the Truth About His Sister’s Death.”
April 10: Barbara Costello at Bookends, Ridgewood. Author of “Every Day With Babs: 101 Family-Friendly Dinners for Every Day of the Week.”
April 12: Tyler Hilton at Bookends, Ridgewood. Author of “Daddy: Live in Concert.”
April 13: “Jersey Grown II” with Kevin Powell, paulA neves, Teresa Carson, Tom Obrzut at Hoboken Historical Museum.
April 17: Scott Conant, in conversation with Mark Pascal and Francis Schott, at New Brunswick Performing Arts Center. Benefit for Elijah’s Promise: Promise Culinary School.
April 23: Matt Fraser at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.
April 23: Roger Flax at Words, Maplewood. Author of “Forget That! 22 Lessons You Must Unlearn to Succeed.”
April 24: Fran Lebowitz at McCarter Theatre Center, Princeton.
April 24: Florence Wetzel at Little City Books, Hoboken. Author of “Dashiki (a Cozy Mystery).”
April 26: “An Evening with Yo-Yo Ma,” conversation and music, with Jeffrey Brown moderating at McCarter Theater Center, Princeton.
April 26: John Edward at URSB Carteret Performing Arts & Events Center.
April 26-May 3: Montclair Literary Festival.
April 28: Andy Borowitz, presented by The Drew Forum at Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown.
April 28: Kara Swisher, President’s Distinguished Lecture Series at North Avenue Academic Building at Kean University, Union.
April 28: Fiona Davis at Seasons, Washington Township. Author of “The Stolen Queen.” College Club of Northern New Jersey annual Author Luncheon.
April 30, 1 p.m.: Tom Simons at Bookends, Ridgewood. Author of “TommyInnit’s Guide to Survival.”
April 30, 6 p.m.: Christie Brinkley at Bookends, Ridgewood. Author of “Uptown Girl: A Memoir.”
May 3: Chase Jackson, “By the Book: Traveling While Black between 1936 and 1966” at Cape May Stage.
May 6: “The Psychology of a Murderer,” hosted by Rachel Toles at The Vogel at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.
May 6: Kelsey Grammer at Bookends, Ridgewood. Author of “Karen: A Brother Remembers.”
May 12: Alex Guarnashelli, in conversation with Mark Pascal and Francis Schott, at New Brunswick Performing Arts Center. Benefit for Elijah’s Promise: Promise Culinary School.
May 13: Jeanine Cummins at Books & Greetings, Northvale. Author of “Speak to Me of Home.”
May 14: Penn Jillette at Bookends, Ridgewood. Author of “Felony Juggler: A Crime Novel.”
May 16: “Doughboys” podcast at Victoria Theater at NJPAC, Newark.
May 26: Isaac Mizrahi at Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown.
May 31: “Sinatra Meets the Sopranos” featuring and actors Vincent Curatola, Federico Castelluccio and Jason Cerbone, plus singer Michael Martocci with his Blue Eyes Orchestra, at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.
June 4: Tyler Henry at State Theatre, New Brunswick.
June 5: Theresa Caputo at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.
June 5: Tiki Barber at Grunin Center for the Arts at Ocean County College, Toms River.
June 7-8: Trish Paytas at Ovation Hall at Ocean Casino Resort, Atlantic City.
June 27: Andrew Zimmern, in conversation with Mark Pascal and Francis Schott, at New Brunswick Performing Arts Center. Benefit for Elijah’s Promise: Promise Culinary School.
June 28: “How Not to Be Famous: A Conversation With Richard Kind” at BergenPAC, Englewood.
June 28: Zachariah Porter at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.
July 4: Long Branch Poetry Festival at Pier Village Boardwalk Gazebo. With Emanuel di Pasquale, Estelle Bajou, Jennifer Stahl Brown, Charley Bruns, Kirsten Shu-ying Chen, Anant Dhavale, Frank Finale, Gary Galsworth, Gregg Glory, Robert Goodman, Marshall Harth, Linda Johnston Muhlhausen, Chelsea Palermo, Frank J. Valentino, Daniel Weeks, Jared Weeks.
July 12: Nurse John at Music Box at Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa, Atlantic City.
July 30: Tyler Henry at BergenPAC, Englewood.
Oct. 8: Mark Morris, “The Dance Lives On: Contemplating Artistic Legacy” at Richardson Auditorium at Princeton University. Program includes conversation and selections from Morris’ choreography. Part of Music & Healing series.
Nov. 30: Neil deGrasse Tyson, “An Astrophysicist Goes to the Movies, Part II” at Prudential Hall at NJPAC, Newark.
Dec. 3: Peter Sellars, “Mourning Through Music” at Richardson Auditorium at Princeton University. Program includes conversation plus live performances. Part of the Music & Healing series.
April 29, 2026: 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.
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