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Who: Edgar Award nominated author, Jane Stanton Hitchcock
What: Jane Stanton Hitchcock, author of "Social Crimes" signs
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Her first column as Dear Prudence will debut February 9, 2006. Knight Journalism
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Who: Four -time Edgar Award nominated author, Jeffery Deaver
What: Jeffery Deaver, author of "The Bone Collector ," discusses
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When: Thursday, June 9 at 7:30 p.

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Who: International renowned author, Kathy Reichs
What: Kathy Reichs reads from and signs copies of her new book,
"Cross Bones.

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When: Wednesday, June 15 at 7:30 p. Dubner and Steven D. Levitt is the Alvin H.
She will continue writing Slate's Human Guinea Pig column, in which she
does things normal people are curious about, but too normal to do. Slate won the 2005
EPpy award for Best Internet News Service (over 1 million monthly visitors)
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Why: With the early June release of "The Twelfth Card," this
event allows fans of Jeffery Deaver the opportunity to be
one of the first to purchase a copy of the book and get it
signed by the author.
"Emily's excellent writing ability, paired with her sense of humor and
empathy, makes her a perfect fit for 'Prudence'," said Jacob Weisberg, editor
of Slate, "I am thrilled that she is expanding her involvement at Slate.

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Who: Historical espionage author , Alan Furst
What: Alan Furst reads from and signs copies of his latest book,
"Dark Voyage. Using the tools of economics, the book explores the hidden
sides of many of the complexities and issues facing our everyday
lives.nytco.
Yoffe will appear on Comedy Central's The Colbert Report on Wednesday,
February 1, to discuss some of odd things she's done as the Human Guinea Pig .