Tuesday, May 13
Despite the infinite number of chick-flick adaptations of Jane Austin novels, Victorian literature is not just for girls. "Victorian Night," a reading hosted by The Pacific Standard Fiction Series, will feature authors Douglas A. Martin and Arthur Phillips. Martin's book Branwell is a novel about the forgotten Brontë brother, and Phillips, author of Prague, has recently published a third novel, Angelica, which is a ghost story set in the 19th century. 7:00 p.m., 82 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn, 718-858-1951.

Thursday, May 15
Jules Feiffer, master of the tragic comic, will publish The Explainers: The Complete Village Voice Strips, 1956-1966 in June. After four novels, five films, seven plays, ten children’s books, and about 50 years of quirky cartooning, Feiffer’s proven himself a lifer. He’ll host a discussion of his work.

7:00 p.m., Strand Bookstore, 828 Broadway at 12th Street, 212-473-1452

Wednesday, May 21
Calling All the Sad Young Literary Men to hear n+1 editor Keith Gessen read from his debut novel. Not only will you recognize yourselves in him – you’ll get to meet some sad young literary women. You’ll also meet Sloane Crosley. The essayist will share work from her first published collection, I Was Told There’d Be Cake, which can be as astute as it is cute.

7:00 p.m., BookCourt, 163 Court Street, Brooklyn, 718-875-3677

Please send info about readings, book signings, and other literary events to booksintern@villagevoice.com.

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Generation Loss, by Elizabeth Hand
In her new novel, contributor to the Voice book reviewer Elizabeth Hand writes about a photographer of New York’s ‘70s punk movement who finds herself adrift 30 years later.
Harcourt, 291 pp., $14

The Fourth Wall, by Amy Arbus
Former Voice photographer Amy Arbus has created a collection of portraits depicting celebrated theater actors dressed in costume, but not situated on stage. Arbus hopes to explore notions of identity by taking these characters out of their fictional context.
Welcome Books, 148 pp., $50

Dispatches for The New York Tribune: Selected Journalism of Karl Marx, edited by James Ledbetter
Former Voice reporter and media columnist James Ledbetter edits a selection of pieces from the 11 years that Karl Marx wrote for The New York Tribune, starting in 1852 -- a lesser known chapter of Marx's early career.
Penguin, 352 pp., $13

Why Blacks Fear "America's Mayor," by Peter Noel
Former Voice reporter Peter Noel collects nine years of his coverage of New York's Rudy Giuliani era, with topics ranging from the Million Youth March to the shooting of Amadou Diallo.
iUniverse, 395 pp., $27.95

The History of the Snowman, by Bob Eckstein
Writer and cartoonist Bob Eckstein offers a humorous and generously illustrated history of our old, cold, rolled friend.
Simon Spotlight Entertainment, 177 pp., $14.95