Joe Perry, Joyce Carol Oates, & Becca Fitzpatrick Get Booked

By Maryann Yin 

beccaHere are some literary events to pencil in your calendar this week.

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Aerosmith rocker Joe Perry and music historian Eddie Trunk will sit for a conversation about Perry’s new book, Rocks. Hear them on Tuesday, October 7th at Barnes & Noble (Union Square) starting 7 p.m. (New York, NY)

Cuban novelist Mylene Fernández-Pintado and translator Dick Cluster will headline a book party to celebrate A Corner of the World. Join in on Wednesday, October 8th at City Lights Booksellers starting 7 p.m. (San Francisco, CA)

The Strand will host a panel in honor of the 2014 edition of The Best American Comics. Check it out on Wednesday, October 8th starting 7 p.m. (New York, NY)

Literary legend Joyce Carol Oates will talk about her new book, Lovely, Dark, Deep: Stories. Meet her on Thursday, October 9th at The Study at Yale starting 7 p.m. (New Haven, CT)

Author Becca Fitzpatrick will discuss her new thriller YA novel, Black Ice, at Powell’s Books (Cedar Hills Crossing). See her on Friday, October 10th starting 7 p.m. (Portland, OR)