Here’s a list of July 2011 literary and musical events that I found interesting for one reason or another.

Barnes and Noble NYC
07/05 Sapphire: The Kid, Imani Uzuri and Dance Theater of Harlem (USQ)
07/06 Diane Farr: Kissing Outside the Lines (Tri)
07/07 Loudon Wainwright III: 40 Odd Years (Performance/Signing – USQ)
07/11 Lila Azam Zanganeh: The Enchanter Nabokov and Happiness (86th & Lex)
07/12 Jennifer Weiner: Then Came You (USQ)
07/13 Henry Winkler: I’ve Never Met an Idiot on the River (USQ)
07/13 Erica Jong, Molly Jong-Fast: Sugar in My Bowl (86th & Lex)
07/14 George R. R. Martin: A Dance With Dragons (USQ)
07/18 Corey Taylor: The Seven Deadly Sins (Tri)
07/19 Daniel Silva: Portrait of a Spy (USQ)
07/19 Grant Morrison: Supergods (Tri)
07/21 Jason Zinoman: Shock Value (Tri)
07/26 Denise Richards: The Real Girl Next Door (Tri)

Borders NYC
07/12 Harvey Stein: Coney Island: 40 Years (CC)
07/14 David Unger: The Price of Escape (CC)
07/18 John Anthony Gilvey, Charles West, Randee Mia Berman: Jerry Orbach: Prince of the City (CC)
07/19 The cast members from HAIR perform (CC)

Bookcourt
07/05 Megan Abbott: The End of Everything
07/06 Janet Reitman: Inside Scientology
07/08 Simon Van Booy: Everything Beautiful Began After
07/11 Rebecca Wolff: The Beginners
07/15 Michael Levy: Kosher Chinese:
07/19 Adam Ross: Ladies And Gentlemen
07/21 Susan Gregory Thomas: In Spite Of Everything
07/24 Jess Ball: The Curfew

Housing Works Bookstore Cafe
07/21 The Moth StorySLAM. Theme: Friendship ($8 at the door)
07/28 Live From Home With The Civil Wars, Zach Williams and The Bellow ($20)