After a brief sojourn into the world of young adult fiction (Slam) and feature film writing (An Education), Nick Hornby has returned to his bread and butter themes (rock’n roll, super fandom and love) with his latest novel, Juliet, Naked. Juliet, Naked will be available in fine stores everywhere starting today (September 29) and Mr. Hornby will be appearing tonight at Barnes & Noble in Union Square where he’ll be reading from and signing copies of his new book. In other Nick Hornby news, he’s also got two more releases coming out in the next couple of days (three if you count the movie and the screenplay as separate releases), his book Not A Star will be released in paperback on October 1, 2009 and the aforementioned screenplay, An Education, will be comes out in paperback on October 6, 2009 and in select theatres on October 16, 2099. But wait, there’s one more thing… I’m giving away an autographed copy of Juliet, Naked to one lucky reader who emails their name and address to contests@bumepershine.com and tells me the name of their favorite Nick Hornby novel. A random winner will be chosen and notified on Wednesday, October 7. View all Nick Hornby‘s upcoming book tour dates over here.

Last but not least, below you can find a list of some October NYC Barnes & Noble events that I found interesting for one reason or another:

October 2009 at Barnes & Noble (NYC)
10/01/09 Kevin Smith (USQ)
10/03/09 Sherri Shepherd 3:00 PM (LT)
10/03/09 Howard Shore 6:00 PM (LT)
10/05/09 Audrey Niffenegger (USQ)
10/06/09 Cousin Brucie (86th & Lex)
10/06/09 Julie Andrews 5:30 PM (Tribeca)
10/06/09 Sarah Vowell (USQ)
10/07/09 Michael Chabon (USQ)
10/07/09 David Alan Grier (Tribeca)
10/08/09 Fran Tarkenton 12:30 PM (5th)
10/12/09 Alicia Silverston (Tribeca)
10/13/09 Andy Williams (LT)
10/13/09 Capt. Chesley “Sully” Sulenberger 12:30 PM (5th)
10/14/09 Ivanka Trump 12:30 PM (5th)
10/14/09 Paul Shaffer (USQ)
10/14/09 Barbara Ehrenreich (82nd & Bwy)
10/15/09 David Javerbaum, John Hodgman (Tribeca)
10/15/09 Valeri Bertinelli 12:30 PM (5th)
10/15/09 The RZA (USQ)
10/15/09 Richard Belzer (LT)
10/16/09 Mario Lopez (LT)
10/19/09 Chita Rivera (LT)
10/21/09 Richard Dawkins (Tribeca)
10/21/09 Gore Vidal (USQ)
10/21/09 Clarence Clemons (LT)
10/22/09 Tracy Morgan (USQ)
10/23/09 Jonathan Lethem (86th & Lex)
10/23/09 R. Crumb (USQ)
10/26/09 Chuck Klosterman (USQ)
10/27/09 Elna Baker (Tribeca)
10/27/09 Heeb Storytelling: Ben Greenman, Andy Borowitz (86th & Lex)
10/27/09 Sherman Alexie w/ Kelley McRae (USQ – “Upstairs at The Square”)
10/27/09 Hulk Hogan 12:30 PM (5th)
10/29/09 John Irving (USQ)
10/30/09 Rosanne Cashe (LT)

More Nick Hornby book tour dates and a trailer for An Education after the jump.

Nick Hornby’s Juliet, Naked Tour Dates
09/29/09 New York, NY Barnes & Noble – Union Square, 7:00 PM
09/30/09 Boston, MA Brookline Booksmith, 6:00 PM, Location: Coolidge Theater
10/01/09 Washington, DC, Politics & Prose, 7:00 PM
10/04/09 New York, NY, The Great Literary Conversation 10:00 AM, Times Center
10/06/09 Los Angeles, CA Book Soup, 7:30 PM, Location: Skirball Cultural Center
10/07/09 El Cerrito, CA, Barnes & Noble – El Cerrito, 7:00 PM
10/08/09 San Francisco, CA City Arts & Lectures, 8:00 PM, Location: Herbst Theater
10/09/09 Seattle, WA Elliott Bay Book Company, 7:00 PM, Location: Seattle Public Library