Glen Hansard at Union Square B&N on June 28, 2012
 

Three stores have a lot of action this month (82nd & Bway, 86th & Lex and USQ) and everyone else pretty much has bupkis. Here are some June 2012 bookstore events that I found interesting for one reason or another.

Barnes & Noble NYC Bookstore Events June 2012
06/04 Paul Krugman – End This Depression Now! (USQ)
06/04 Dan Ariely – The Honest Truth About Dishonesty (82nd & Bway)
06/04 Penn Jillette – God, No! (86th & Lex)
06/05 Joan Rivers – I Hate Everyone… Starting With Me (USQ)
06/05 Shawn Colvin – Diamond in the Rough and All Fall Down (Tribeca)
06/05 Anthony Swofford – Hotels, Hospitals and Jails (82nd & Bway)
06/06 Jeffrey Weber – You’ve Got A Deal (86th & Lex)
06/06 Kevin Bleyer w/ John Oliver – Me the People (USQ)
06/07 Marc Dolan – Bruce Springsteen and the Promise of Rock ‘n’ Roll (82nd & Bway)
06/07 Patti Smith – Banga (USQ)
06/11 Chuck Klosterman – Visible Man (USQ)
06/11 Tribute to James Joyce With Pete Hamill and Malachy McCourt (Tribeca)
06/12 Rachael Ray – The Book of Burger (USQ)
06/12 Dan Bucatinsky – Does This Baby Make Me Look Straight? (Tribeca)
06/12 Adam Carolla – Not Taco Bell Material (5th Ave)
06/13 Dr. Harvey Karp – The Happiest Baby Guide to Great Sleep (Park Slope)
06/13 Buddy Guy – When I Left Home My Story (Tribeca)
06/14 Peter and the Starcatcher The Annotated Script of the Broadway Play (86th & Lex)
06/19 Tayari Jones with Judy Blume – Silver Sparrow (86th & Lex)
06/20 Alex Stone – Fooling Houdini (86th & Lex)
06/20 David Maraniss – Barack Obama: The Story (82nd & Bway)
06/21 Cast & Creators of Old Jews Telling Jokes: Old Jews Telling Jokes (82nd & Bway)
06/22 Newsies: The Musical – Original Cast Recording (86th & Lex)
06/26 Jimmie Walker – Dynomite! (82nd & Bway)
06/27 Angelo Sosa w/ Carla Hall – Flavor Exposed (USQ)
06/28 Glen Hansard – Rhythm and Repose
06/28 Sally Koslow – Slouching Toward Adulthood (86th & Lex)
06/28 R. Kelly – (Tribeca)