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The U.S. economy seems to be in big trouble. Economist Jared Bernstein explains what that means in concrete terms - from how credit card interest rates are being affected, to whether Social Security is really going bust, and what the next president can do to help turn things around. Bernstein’s new book is Crunch: Why Do I Feel So Squeezed? (And Other Unsolved Economic Mysteries) . Event : Jared Bernstein will be speaking and signing books Wednesday, May 14 at 7:00 pm Upper West Side Barnes & Noble 2289 Broadway (between 82nd and 83rd Streets) Weigh in: What have you always wanted to ask an economist?

When Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) was a young woman, her grandmother’s career advice for her was to get married. Now Rep. Maloney says that gender inequality is still a big problem in the U.S. Her new book is Rumors of Our Progress Have Been Greatly Exaggerated: Why Women's Lives Aren't Getting Any Easier--And How We Can Make Real Progress For Ourselves and Our Daughters . Event : Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney will be speaking and signing books Monday, May 19 at 6 pm Barnes & Noble 555 5th Avenue (at East 46th Street)

Actress, singer and songwriter Melissa Errico ’s latest album is "Lullabies & Wildflowers." Much of it is inspired by her becoming a mother. Event : Melissa Errico will be singing her complete album, "Lullabies & Wildflowers" Tuesday, May 13 at 4 pm Tribeca Barnes and Noble 97 Warren Street (at Greenwich Street)

JFK called his advisor Ted Sorensen his “intellectual blood bank.” Ted Sorensen looks back on their work together, and tells us what he thinks JFK’s true legacy is. His new memoir is Counselor: A Life at the Edge of History . Event : Ted Sorensen will be interviewed by James Mustich Monday, May 12 at 7 pm Barnes & Noble Union Square 33 East 17th Street If you can't see the video click here var so = new SWFObject("http://www.youtube.com/v/h9sqp1GrMvo", "mymovie", "390", "321", "7", "#FFFFFF");so.addParam("wmode", "transparent");connect(window, 'onload', function() {so.write("ytcontent");});

Siri Hustvedt ’s new novel, The Sorrows of an American , follows a New York psychoanalyst who returns to his Minnesota home town to sort through his deceased father’s papers. Events : Siri Hustvedt will be speaking and signing books Tuesday, May 13 at 7 pm Tribeca Barnes & Noble 97 Warren Street (at Greenwich Street) Siri Hustvedt will be in conversation with Deborah Baker Thursday, May 15 at 7 pm 192 Books 192 10th Avenue (at 21st Street)

Show Summary: The Internet Archive challenges a secret FBI demand and wins; a peek inside the mind of an MSNBC pundit; the enduring legacy of Ayn Rand.

Mary Tillman , mother of former NFL-player Pat Tillman, discusses her investigation into her son's friendly-fire death in Afghanistan. Her new book is Boots on the Ground By Dusk . Event: Mary Tillman will be speaking tonight at 7pm, Barnes and Noble at 82nd and Broadway. Details can be found here . If you can't see the video click here var so = new SWFObject("http://www.youtube.com/v/ZTtRuSWv6AQ", "mymovie", "390", "321", "7", "#FFFFFF");so.addParam("wmode", "transparent");connect(window, 'onload', function() {so.write("ytcontent");});

Bestselling journalist Simon Winchester ’s new book, The Man Who Loved China , tells the true story of a Cambridge scientist who fell in love with a Chinese student in the 1930 and went on to devote his life to writing a whopping 17-volume history of China. Event : Simon Winchester will be speaking and signing books Tuesday, May 6 at 7:30 pm Lincoln Center Barnes & Noble

Louise Erdrich’s 13th novel, The Plague of Doves , has gotten rave reviews. The multigenerational narrative is rooted in the 1911 slaughter of a farming family in North Dakota. Event : Louise Erdrich will be speaking and signing books Wednesday, April 30 at 7:30 pm Lincoln Center Barnes & Noble 1972 Broadway (at 66th Street)

Author, columnist, and radio host Arianna Huffington is best known for founding the influential and popular blog, The Huffington Post . Her new book, Right Is Wrong: How the Lunatic Fringe Hijacked America, Shredded the Constitution, and Made Us All Less Safe , criticizes the radical element of the Republican Party and a compliant media for leading this country down the wrong path. Events : Arianna Huffington will be speaking and signing books Tuesday, April 29 at 7:00 pm DL21C Event 725 Washington Street (between Bank and West 11th Streets) The event is free for members and $7 for non-members; RSVP here Arianna Huffington will be speaking and signing books Wednesday, April 30 at 7:00 pm Barnes and Noble Union Square 33 East 17th Street If you can't see the video click here var so = new SWFObject("http://www.youtube.com/v/SGGbx-MvxC8", "mymovie", "390", "321", "7", "#FFFFFF");so.addParam("wmode", "transparent");connect(window, 'onload', function() {so.write("ytcontent");});