Poet and former lawyer Nick Laird is may be best-known as Zadie Smith’s husband. But now he's making headlines with his debut novel: Utterly Monkey. The "lad lit" tale follows the story of a dissatisfied and overworked 27-year-old man in Northern Ireland.

Events: Nick Laird will be reading
Wednesday, January 25th at 7pm
Barnes and Noble, Astor Place


Music: Benny and Joon Sountrack, Tracks 5 and 3