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John Hodgman Dates. - - - - John Hodgman will be reading from The Areas of My Expertise, which is now out in paperback. - - - - Sunday, October 1 CHICAGO, IL Borders (Lakeview) 2817 N. Clark St. (773) 935-3909 2:00 p.m. Monday, October 2 CHICAGO, IL The Second City 1616 N. Wells St. 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 3 MILWAUKEE, WI Harry W. Schwartz Bookshop (Bay View) 2262 S. Kinnickinnic Ave. (414) 481-3401 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, October 4 ANN ARBOR, MI Borders (Downtown) 612 E. Liberty St. (734) 668-7652 7:00 p.m. Thursday, October 5 PHILADELPHIA, PA 215 Festival at Free Library 1901 Vine St. (215) 686-5322 7:00 p.m. Friday, October 6 ST. PAUL, MN Fitzgerald Theater 10 E. Exchange St. With Neal Pollack. Tickets are $15 and are available here. 8:00 p.m. Monday, October 9 LOS ANGELES, CA Book Soup 8818 Sunset Blvd. (310) 659-3110 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 10 PORTLAND, OR Powell's City of Books on Burnside 1005 W. Burnside St. (503) 228-4651 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, October 11 SEATTLE, WA Elliott Bay Book Company 101 S. Main St. (206) 624-6600 7:30 p.m. Thursday, October 12 SAN FRANCISCO, CA Cody's (Stockton St.) 2 Stockton St. (415) 773-0444 7:00 p.m. Monday, October 23 BALTIMORE, MD University of Baltimore Details TBA Tuesday, October 24 WASHINGTON, D.C. Warehouse Theater 1017-21 Seventh St. N.W. (202) 783-3933 (202) 785-1133 (Olsson's) 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, October 25 RICHMOND, VA Chop Suey Books 1317 W. Cary St. (804) 497-4705 7:00 p.m. Thursday, October 26 CHAPEL HILL, NC Bull's Head Bookshop UNC Student Stores CB 1530 Daniels Building UNC Chapel Hill (919) 962-5060 3:30 p.m. Friday, October 27 DURHAM, NC Regulator Bookshop 720 Ninth St. (919) 286-2700 7:00 p.m. Saturday, October 28 OXFORD, MS Square Books 160 Courthouse Square (662) 236-2262 Time TBA Monday, October 30 AUSTIN, TX Book People 603 N. Lamar Blvd. (512) 472-5050 7:00 p.m. NOTE: McSweeney's is not directly affiliated with these events, and has no control whatsoever over their content, quality, or drink prices.   OTHER EVENTS

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