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Alison Bechdel says she’s working on another memoir project.

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Great news: Amitava Kumar’s first novel, Home Products, is out from Picador in January. (Read a bit from his nonfiction Husband of a Fanatic here.)

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The Smart Set: Lauren Cerand’s weekly events

The Smart Set is a weekly feature, compiled by Lauren Cerand, that usually appears Mondays at 12:30pm and highlights the best of the week to come. Special favor is given to New York’s independent booksellers and venues, and low-cost and free events. Please send details to lauren [at] maudnewton.com by the Thursday prior to publication, with the event’s date in . . .

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Zoë Heller’s favorite books, all ones she first read in her youth, include Carson McCullers’ A Member of the Wedding. (Thanks, Steph.)

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HarperCollins axes Judith Regan.

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