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Nov. 21: Candace Bushnell at Wellmont Theater, Montclair.
Nov. 21: Rachel Kushner, presented by Montclair Literary Festival at Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair. Author of “Creation Lake.”
Nov. 21: Jim O’Heir at Bookends, Ridgewood. Author of “Welcome to Pawnee: Stories of Friendship, Waffles, and Parks and Recreation.”
Nov. 21: Katie Gee Salisbury at Watchung Booksellers, Montclair. Author of “Not Your China Doll.”
Nov. 21: StorySLAM: “Traditions” at Cinema505, Montclair.
Nov. 22: Cher at BergenPAC, Englewood. Author of “Cher: The Memoir, Part 1.”
Nov. 23: “The Moth” at McCarter Theatre Center, Princeton.
Nov. 23: Jessica Seinfeld at Bookends, Ridgewood. Author of “Vegan, at Times: 120+ Recipes for Every Day or Every So Often.”
Nov. 23: Jonathan Alter at Montclair Public Library. Author of “American Reckoning: Inside Trump’s Trial — And My Own.”
Nov. 23: “Asbury Park Monologues” at House of Independents, Asbury Park.
Nov. 26: Dan and Phil, “Terrible Influence: The Tour,” at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.
Nov. 30: “In Conversation with The Sopranos” featuring Steve Schirripa, Vincent Pastore and Michael Imperioli, hosted by Joey Kola at Wellmont Theater, Montclair.
Dec. 1: Neil deGrasse Tyson, “Science as a Way of Knowing” at Prudential Hall at NJPAC, Newark.
Dec. 3: Heather Gay at Bookends, Ridgewood. Author of “Good Time Girl.”
Dec. 4: Aleeza Ben Shalom at Bookends, Ridgewood. Author of “Matchmaker Matchmaker: Find Me a Love That Lasts.”
Dec. 5: Temple Grandin, President’s Distinguished Lecture Series at North Avenue Academic Building at Kean University, Union.
Dec. 5: Billy Collins, Visiting Authors Series, Rooms E206-210 at Warren County Community College, Washington.
Dec. 6: Matt Fraser at Music Box at Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa, Atlantic City.
Dec. 6: Danny Bacher and Bernie Hogya at Barrymore Film Center, Fort Lee. Co-authors of “Collecting Laurel and Hardy.” Plus screening of the film “Sons of the Desert.”
Dec. 7: Liana Finck at Montclair Public Library. Author of “How to Baby: A No-Advice Given Guide to Motherhood, With Drawings.”
Dec. 8: Kenneth Womack at Randy Now’s Man Cave, Hightstown. Author of “Living the Beatles Legend: The Untold Story of Mal Evans.” Plus performance by band Brute Force.
Dec. 8: “Roots Revisited: Celebrating Janine Pommy Vega” with Eliot Katz, Millicent Ansah, Yetvart (Ed) S. Majian and Vera Sirota at Hoboken Historical Museum.
Jan. 11: Steve Wynn, “I Wouldn’t Say It If It Wasn’t True: A Night of Songs and Stories” at 503 Social Club, Hoboken.
Jan. 25: “How Not to Be Famous: A Conversation With Richard Kind” at BergenPAC, Englewood.
Jan. 29: Neko Case at Berlind Theatre at McCarter Theater Center, Princeton. Author of “The Harder I Fight the More I Love You: A Memoir.”
Feb. 3: Al Franken, presented by The Drew Forum at Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown.
Feb. 3: Marty Friedman at Bookends, Ridgewood. Author of “Dreaming Japanese.”
Feb. 4: Giancalo Esposito, President’s Distinguished Lecture Series at North Avenue Academic Building at Kean University, Union.
Feb. 8: Sonja Morgan at Wellmont Theater, Montclair.
Feb. 8: Ari Shapiro, “Thank You for Listening: An Evening of Songs & Stories” at The Vogel at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.
Feb. 8: Daniel Habif at Ritz Theatre, Elizabeth.
Feb. 14: Theresa Caputo at BergenPAC, Englewood.
Feb. 15: “Sinatra Meets the Sopranos” with singer Michael Martocci and his Old Blue Eyes Orchestra plus conversation with “Sopranos” actors Vince Curatola, Federico Castelluccio and Jason Cerbone, moderated by Mike Marino, at Harrah’s, Atlantic City.
Feb. 20: Theresa Caputo at State Theatre, New Brunswick.
Feb. 21: Theresa Caputo at Ovation Hall at Ocean Casino Resort, Atlantic City.
Feb. 22: The Original Fab Five, “20 Years Later” (with “Queer Eye for the Straight Guy” co-stars Ted Allen, Kyan Douglas, Thom Filicia, Carson Kressley and Jai Rodriguez) at Ovation Hall at Ocean Casino Resort, Atlantic City.
March 9: Patrick Dunning, “The Backstories of The Signature Project ” at Citizens Bank Theater, Succasunna.
March 13: Terry Gross at Shea Center for Performing Arts at William Paterson University, Wayne.
March 15: Alton Brown at Caesars, Atlantic City.
March 19: “An Evening with Malala Yousafzai” at Prudential Hall at NJPAC, Newark.
March 20: #IMOMSOHARD featuring Jen Smedley and Kristin Hensley at BergenPAC, Englewood.
March 21: #IMOMSOHARD featuring Jen Smedley and Kristin Hensley at State Theatre, New Brunswick.
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 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 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.
May 6: “The Psychology of a Murderer,” hosted by Rachel Toles at The Vogel at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.
May 16: “Doughboys” podcast at Victoria Theater at NJPAC, Newark.
May 26: Isaac Mizrahi at Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown.
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