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Alexander McCall Smith will visit the Lincoln Triangle Barnes & Noble on Tuesday, April 21 at 7:30 p.m. to dicuss Tea Time for the Traditionally Built, the 10th book in Alexander McCall Smith’s No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency mystery series. In this installment, private investigator Precious Ramotswe is asked to find a possible traitor who’s throwing the local football team’s games, all the while dealing with personal drama. Visit the Barnes & Noble event page for details.

In March 2009, HBO debuted a series based on the novels starring singer/actress Jill Scott. Watch a scene from the first episode below.

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Secret Identities: The Asian American Superhero Anthology (The New Press) is the first comic short story collection to center on Asian American superheroes. Edited by Jeff Yang, Parry Shen, Keith Chow, and Jerry Ma, the collection includes such contributors as Gene Yang (American Born Chinese), Bernard Chang (Wonder Woman), Greg Pak (The Hulk), Christine Norrie (Black Canary Wedding Special), and Tak Toyoshima (Secret Asian Man). Secret Identities hits shelves on Wednesday, April 15.

Below, watch the trailer for the anthology and a video of the book’s preface.

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Oscar-winning actress Marlee Matlin will visit the Columbus Circle Borders on Monday, April 13 at 7:00 p.m. to introduce her autobiography I’ll Scream Later, in which she discusses her career, her hearing loss, and her relationships.

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Singer and actress Kristin Chenoweth will visit the Lincoln Triangle Barnes & Noble on Wednesday, April 15 at 7:30 p.m. to present her autobiography A Little Bit Wicked: Life, Love, and Faith in Stages. The Tony-winner originated the role of Galinda in the Broadway musical Wicked and has appeared in the movie Four Christmases as well as on TV series including Pushing Daisies and The West Wing.

Click below for videos of Chenoweth’s performances, photos, and news.

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Joyce Carol Oates will present her collection of family-related short stories, Dear Husband, Stories, at the Lincoln Center Barnes & Noble on Tuesday, April 14 at 7:30 p.m.

Visit the Barnes & Noble event page for details and click below for a peek inside the book.

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Below, a selection of recent entertainment news including the death of Natasha Richardson.

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