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ENTROPY AND ENTHALPY Ray Sette reads from his essay “Planets Align So Rare: Twelve Dimensions to the Human Potential” (Outskirts). Tonight, 7 p.m., the Half King, 505 W. 23rd St. at Tenth Avenue, 212-462-4300, free.
STRUGGLE AGAINST MODERNIZATION Sarah Hall reads from her novel “Haweswater” (HarperCollins), about an English town’s struggle to prevent a reservoir from being built in the 1930s. Tonight, 7 p.m., Barnes & Noble, 4 Astor Place at Broadway, 212-420-1322, free.
ALL IN THE FAMILY Nell Freudenberger reads from her novel “The Dissident” (HarperCollins), which follows the trials of a Chinese political dissident and performance artist who moves in with a dysfunctional Los Angeles family for a year. Tonight, 7 p.m., Barnes & Noble, 33 E. 17th St., between Broadway and Park Avenue, 212-253-0810, free.
RACIAL TENSION Pamela Gien reads from her novel “The Syringa Tree” (Random House), about two neighboring families — one white, one black — during apartheid in South Africa. Tonight, 7 p.m., Barnes & Noble, 2289 Broadway at 82nd Street, 212-362-8835, free.
