Like its year end predecessor, January is a bit of a slow month at our local big box book stores, here are a few things I found interesting for one reason or another.

Barnes & Noble January 2011 Events
01/05/11 Sean Yseult: I’m In the Band (Tribeca)
01/10/11 Sam Tanenhaus, Jennifer Egan, Siddhartha Mukherjee: The New York Times Best Books of the Year 2010 (86th & Lex)
01/11/11 Brad Meltzer: The Inner Circle (USQ)
01/11/11 Eric Alterman: Kabuki Democracy (82nd & Bway)
01/12/11 Spike Lee: Giant Steps to Change the World (USQ)
01/13/11 Nassim Nicholas Taleb: The Bed of Procrustes (USQ)
01/19/11 Tamara Chalabi: Late for Tea at the Deer Palace (86th & Lex)
01/26/11 Susan Vreeland: Clara and Mr. Tiffany (86th & Lex)

Borders January 2011 Events
01/06/11 Roseanne Barr (CC)
01/06/11 Patton Oswalt (Wall St 1PM)
01/10/11 Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi (CC)
01/11/11 Johnny Weir (CC)
01/11/11 Russell Simmons (Penn Plaza)
01/17/11 Tony & Lauren Dungy (CC)