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Singer/actress Vanessa Williams will visit the Columbus Circle Borders on Tuesday, June 2 at 7:00 p.m. to promote and autograph her upcoming album, The Real Thing, which contains original jazz- and Brazilian-influenced songs. Attendee priority will be given to fans who purchase the album at that Borders on the day of the event. Visit the store’s event page for details.

Williams plays Wilhelmina Slater on ABC’s Ugly Betty; click below for a video and a photo of her on the show.

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Looking to unload some of your books and get ones you’ve had your eye on? Try BookMooch.com, where you can exchange books with people all over the world. There is no cost to join; you only pay for the shipping of your book.

Each time you give a book away, you receive a point that you can use toward obtaining a book from another site member. You can also arrange to give your points to one of the charities Book Mooch works with so someone else can receive new books.

Elmore Leonard resurrects Jack Foley (Out of Sight), Cundo Rey (LaBrava), and Dawn Navarro (Riding the Rap) in his new novel Road Dogs (HarperCollins, 2009). In this outing Cundo arranges for the early release of his fellow inmate Jack while Dawn, Cundo’s common-law wife, waits for him to return—and they can’t be sure they can trust each other.

Leonard will discuss his book at the Lincoln Triangle Barnes & Noble on Tuesday, May 12 at 7:30 p.m. Visit the B&N event page for details and click below to browse through the first part of the book.

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Below, a selection of recent entertainment news including the White House’s new online ventures and the death of Bea Arthur.

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Actor and author Eric Bogosian will visit the Union Square Barnes & Noble on Tuesday, May 5 at 7:00 p.m. to discuss his latest novel, Perforated Heart, in which a writer reflects on his life after stumbling upon the journals he wrote as a young man. Visit the B&N event page for details.

Bogosian has appeared on Broadway and in numerous movies and television shows; he can currently be seen on USA’s Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Captain Danny Ross. Below, watch a clip of him performing at the Bowery Poetry Club in New York City.

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Below, a selection of recent entertainment news including TV series returning in the fall.

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Celebrated author Salman Rushdie will have a conversation with fellow writer Kamila Shamsie on Monday, May 4 at 7:00 p.m. at the Union Square Barnes & Noble. Visit the store’s event page for details.

Rushdie’s most recent novel was The Enchantress of Florence (Random House, 2008); click below to read the first several pages.

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