Brandon Sanderson, Mike Edison, Pirates & Ninjas Get Booked

By Maryann Yin 

Here are some literary events to spice up your week. To get your event posted on our calendar, visit our Facebook Your Literary Event page. Please post at least one week before the event.

Award-winning writer Ben Ehrenreich will headline an event to celebrate his new novel Ether. See him on Tuesday, November 15th at City Lights Bookstore starting 7 p.m. (San Francisco, CA)

Pubslush will be hosting its first meetup. Join the organization on Wednesday, November 16th at The Thirsty Scholar starting 7 p.m. (New York, NY)

Author Mike Edison will be in California all week with musical guests. November 15 at Amnesia with Delta Science Beat Club (San Francicso, CA); November 17 at The Last Bookstore with Space Liberation Micro Arkestra (Los Angeles, CA);  and November 18 at Alternative Cafe with the Impossible Groove Machine (Seaside, CA).

American humorist Roy Blount discusses his new book, Alphabetter Juice with Shakespearean expert James Shapiro. Hear them on Wednesday, November 16th at the NYPL’s Stephen A. Schwarzman Building starting 7 p.m. (New York, NY)

Science fiction author Brandon Sanderson will be talking about the latest title in the Mistborn series, The Alloy of Law. Hear him on Wednesday, November 16th at the Park Slope branch of Barnes & Noble starting 7 p.m. (Brooklyn, NY)

The theme for the next event of Naked Girls Reading is “Pirates v. Ninjas.” Check it out on Wednesday, November 16th at Under St. Marks starting 9 p.m. (New York, NY)

Books of Wonder will be hosting nine authors at its 2011 Debut Author Bookfest. See them on Thursday, November 17th starting 6 p.m. (New York, NY)

The PEN American Center will be hosting several authors at its Fall Literary Tasting. Join them on Thursday, November 17th starting 7 p.m. (New York, NY)

Author Sarai Mitnick will be sharing tips from her new book The Colette Sewing Handbook. Jump in on Sunday, November 20th at the Powell’s City of Books on Burnside starting 4 p.m. (Portland, OR)