We're starting November a couple of days early so you won't miss a couple of notable book events. The real November launches with the 10^th annual Editions/Artists' Book Fair. Held this year at The Tunnel, the legendary Chelsea hotspot of the 1990s, the fair showcases the latest trends in artists books and printmaking. Art on Paper magazine is sponsoring ad hoc chats with artists, master printers, collectors, and curators during the fair, which runs from November 2 - 4. The month concludes with an exhibition of books created by students from the School of Visual Arts Illustration as Visual Essay program. Events are free and open to the public unless noted; please check links for details.

Works on paper from the Editions/Artists' Books Fair, left to right: Lisa Sanditz, Infinite Cherry Blossoms, 2006, courtesy of CRG Gallerly; James Welling, 011 from Flowers, 2006, courtesy of Blind Spot; Brian Chippendale, Maggots, 2007, courtesy of PictureBox; Ryan McGinness, Untitled, 2005, courtesy of John McWhinnie@Glenn Horowitz Bookseller.

Like a Thief's Dream by Danny Lyon
Reading and signing: Tuesday, October 30, 7:00 pm
Strand Book Store, 828 Broadway at 12^th Street, New York, NY
James Ray Renton-thief, counterfeiter, and bank robber-became one of America's Ten Most Wanted when he was charged with murdering a young Arkansas policeman in 1976. After a daring escape from the Tucker Maximum Security Unit in the 1980s, Renton made the FBI's Fifteen Most Wanted list before being recaptured. Then, while in solitary confinement, Renton wrote a 60-page account of his escape and adventures, sent in a series of letters to photographer Danny Lyon, a close friend of Renton's since they had met in the Texas prison system in 1967.

Beate Gutschow LS/S by Beate Gutschow
Talk and signing: Tuesday, October 30, 7:00 pm
Aperture Gallery and Bookstore, 547 West 27th Street, 4th Floor, Between 10th and 11^th Ave., New York, NY
German artist Beate Gutschow will discuss her powerful and intriguing series of digitally produced landscapes that draw on the history of landscape painting to create her eerily lighted panoramic tableaux. An exhibition of prints from this Aperture monograph runs through January 12, 2008 at the Museum of Contemporary Photography, Chicago.

Motherland by Simon Roberts
A talk with Simon Roberts and Darius Himes, editor of photo-eye Booklist: Thursday, November 1, 6:00 pm
Klompching Gallery, 111 Front Street, Suite 206, Brooklyn, NY
Simon Roberts undertook a year-long journey across Russia in 2007 to create an intimate portrait of a unique and complex country. In Motherland, he presents a diversity of people, united in a shared confidence about their future against a backdrop of awe-inspiring landscapes. The exhibition, Motherland continues at Klompching Gallery through December 23.

Ten Series/106 Photographs by Matthew Sleeth
Reception and signing: Thursday, November 1, 6:00 - 8:00 pm
Dashwood Books, 33 Bond Street (between Lafayette & Bowery), New York, NY
A consummate observer of the world, Sleeth's stunning and eclectic series capture with warmth and humor the sheer beauty of ordinary things. Sleeth's playfulness, wry sensibility, and unorthodox visual style often recalls the work of Ed Ruscha, Lars Tunbjörk and Lee Friedlander.

The Ninth Floor by Jessica Dimmock
Signing: November 2, 6:00 - 7:30 pm
ICP Museum Store, 1133 Avenue of the Americas at 43^rd Street, New York, NY
Jessica Dimmock photographed a group of die-hard heroin users living in an apartment building in Manhattan's Flatiron District over a two-year period. The photographs brilliantly capture the chaotic atmosphere of human lives spinning out of control, but with the photographer's compassion for her subjects always evident.
Please check the ICP website for upcoming book receptions, all featuring DJs and complimentary wine. Friday night admission is pay-what-you-wish
November 16: Twin Palms Night
November 30: J&L Books Night

The Brooklynites by Seth Kushner and Anthony LaSala
Signing and slide show: Tuesday, November 6, 7:30 pm
Word Books Stationery, 126 Franklin Street (corner w/ Milton), Greenpoint, Brooklyn, NY AND
Wednesday, November 14, 7:00 pm
Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 106 Court Street, Brooklyn, NY
A complex and quixotic urban animal, the Brooklynite has obtained a sort of mythological status, representing the "you tawkin' to me?" attitude for which New York is known. For over three years, writer Anthony LaSala and photographer Seth Kushner trekked tirelessly across the borough, documenting these charismatic characters in The Brooklynites, a collection of images, interviews with the famous and the nameless, providing a comprehensive portrait of both the metropolis and its denizens.

In Search of Hope by Mariane Pearl
Discussion and signing: Friday, November 9, 7:00 pm
Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 2289 Broadway at 82nd Street, New York, NY
After Islamic extremists murdered her husband, Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl, in 2002, Mariane Pearl wondered how to teach their son, Adam, to embrace the world without fear. In 2006, Pearl embarked on a round-the-world journey in search of proof that it is. With In Search of Hope: The Global Diaries of Mariane Pearl, she introduces readers to the brave, determined women she met who make the world more just, peaceful, and loving despite personal hardship and discouraging odds. The book also features never-before-seen photographs from her travels.

Testimony by Gillian Laub
Artist Lecture: Monday, November 26, 2007, 6:30 p.m.
New York Public Library, Mid-Manhattan Library, 455 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY
This year marks the 40th anniversary of the Arab/Israeli six day war. The photographer's work examines the present conflict from the very poignant and personal viewpoints of survivors of terrorism attacks, both Israel Jews and Arabs, who are living in Israel today. An American secular Jew, she made over 16 visits to Israel over the past four years to make the photographs for Testimony (Aperture, June 2007).

Magnum Magnum
Book Launch and Celebration: Tuesday, November 27, 6:30 pm
Aperture Gallery and Bookstore, 547 West 27th Street, 4th Floor, Between 10th and 11^th Ave., New York, NY
Aperture will host the launch party for Magnum Magnum, a Thames & Hudson publication celebrating sixty years of the vision, imagination and brilliance of Magnum photographers. Each photographer is represented by six of their works as chosen by, and including a critical text by, another Magnum member. Many Magnum artists will be in attendance.

The Book Show
Opening reception: Tuesday November 27, 6:00 - 8:00 pm
School of Visual Arts, Visual Arts Gallery, 601 West 26 Street, 15th floor, New York, NY
An exhibition of books created by 17 MFA Illustration as Visual Essay Department students. The form of the book can be a graphic novel, visual essay, illustrated song, historical text or an illustrated children's book. These one-of-a-kind books are bound and exhibited along with the original work from the book, presenting an unfiltered look at each student's process. The exhibition continues through December 15. https://www.ai-ap.com/dart/wp-admin/post-new.php