Hello! Since I’m heading off to my Monday event in a few, let’s make this short and sweet:

MONDAY: Authors sharing tales about a moment that changed their lives…FOREVER. Featuring Larry Smith, Mira Ptacin, Saïd Sayrafiezadeh, Matt Dojny, Karol Nielsen, Jerry Ma, A.J. Jacobs, Piper Kerman, Gillian Laub, and Alan Rabinowitz. [McNally Jackson]

TUESDAY: Emily Books (rad pro-women e-book store co-started by Emily Gould) presents Emily Carter (Glory Goes and Gets Some). [Word Bookstore]

Also, launch party for Ayad Akhtar (American Dervish), who will be interviewed by Aasif Mandvi (The Daily Show!). [Powerhouse Arena]

WEDNESDAY: Mixer Music and Readings series will present Joshua Cody, Andrea Mazzariello, Blake Nelson, and Amy Gall. [Cakeshop]

Also, par-tay for new small press Solid Objects, featuring readings by Jim Shepard, Jake Bohstedt Morrill and Michael Kupperman. [Greenlight Bookstore]

THURSDAY: “The Best of the Rejection Collection”: New Yorker cartoonists show their work that was deemed too naughty or bizarre to make the cut. [Strand Bookstore]

FRIDAY: Friday night poetry slam, y’all. [Nuyorican Poets Cafe]