Author readings upcoming at Little City Books

HOBOKEN – Little City Books, Hoboken’s independent book store at Second and Bloomfield streets, has two appearances by authors coming up next week. Both events are free.
On Sunday Feb. 25 at 4 p.m., Mark Mehler, author of “Madness: The 10 Most Memorable NCAA Finals,” will read from his work, sign copies, and answer audience questions.
Mark Mehler tells the stories behind the ten most memorable championship games in tournament history, from North Carolina’s triple-overtime victory over Wilt Chamberlain’s Kansas Wildcats in 1957 to Duke’s heart stopping victory over underdog Butler in 2010.
Then on Wednesday, Feb. 28, at 7 p.m., Hoboken resident and award-winning journalist Diana Henriques will read from “A First-Class Catastrophe: The Road to Black Monday, the Worst Day in Wall Street History.”
Henriques tells the story of Black Monday, Oct. 19. 1987, the worst day in Wall Street history. The market fell 22.6 percent — equal to a one-day loss of nearly 5,000 points today. It’s a tale of missed opportunities, market delusions, and destructive actions that stretched from the “silver crisis” of 1980 to turf battles in Washington, a poisonous rivalry between the New York Stock Exchange and the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, and the almost-fatal success of two California professors whose idea for reducing market risk spun terribly out of control.
Henriquez will also sign books and answer audience questions.