Hey, it’s almost fall and the good news is that the bookshelves are about to become flush with new releases and the NYC bookstores are about to burst with authors again. Here’s a list of some September NYC Barnes & Noble and Borders Books events that I found interesting for one reason or another:

September 2009 at Barnes & Noble (NYC)
09/01 Wallace Shawn (Lincoln Triangle)
09/02 Po Bronson (USQ)
09/02 Tom Ridge (86th & Lex)
09/03 Jane Goodall in Conversation with Thane Maynard (USQ)
09/08 Sue Monk Kidd & Ann Kidd Taylor (USQ)
09/08 Kathy Griffin (Tribeca)
09/09 Amy Sohn (Tribeca!)
09/10 50 Cent, Robert Greene (Fifth Ave 12:30 PM)
09/11 Mo Willems (86th & Lex)
09/11 Juliette Binoche (Lincoln Triangle)
09/12 Randy Grim, Loretta Swit (86th & Lex 2:00 PM)
09/14 Nick Cave: Upstairs at the Square (USQ)
09/15 Lisa Lampanelli (Tribeca)
09/15 E. L. Doctorow (USQ)
09/15 LeBron James (Fifth Ave 12:30 PM)
09/15 Tiki and Ronde Barber (86th & Lex 1:00 PM)
09/16 Philippa Gregory (86th & Lex)
09/16 Paul Rudnick (Lincoln Triangle)
09/16 Serena Williams (Fifth Ave 12:30 PM)
09/21 Louis Masur (Tribeca)
09/21 Lorrie Moore (USQ)
09/22 Frank Bruni (Lincoln Triangle)
09/22 Robert Sabuda (Tribeca 4:00 PM)
09/22 Isabella Rossellini (Tribeca)
09/22 David Byrne (USQ)
09/23 Ralph Nader (USQ)
09/24 Craig Ferguson (USQ)
09/24 Anita Shreve (86th & Lex)
09/29 Nick Hornby (USQ)
09/29 Joyce Carol Oates (Lincoln Triangle)
09/29 Bob Gibson, Reggie Jackson (Fifth Ave 12:30 PM)
09/29 Jane Smiley (Lincoln Triangle)
09/29 Tad Friend (82nd & Bway)
09/30 Cornel West (USQ)
09/30 Garrison Keillor (Lincoln Triangle)

September 2009 at Borders Books (NYC)
09/08 Carl Capotorto with guest reader Edie Falco (TWC)
09/09 David Cross (TWC)
09/10 Coach John Calipari (Wall St)
09/16 Toni Morrison (TWC)
09/22 David Gray Performance (TWC)
09/23 Reggie Jackson & Bob Gibson (Wall St 12:00 PM)
09/24 Frank Bruni (Park Ave)
09/24 James Brown (Wall St 1:00 PM)
09/26 Tom Paxton & Peter Yarrow (TWC 2:00 PM)
09/29 Ron Paul (Wall St 12:00 PM)