The Smart Set: March 28 - April 3

From the Smart Set, my weekly round-up of books not bombs at premier literary weblog MaudNewton.com:

THURSDAY, 3.31: On the occasion of the centenary of John O'Hara's birth, NYU's Glucksman Ireland House presents an evening exploring the writer's life and work. Pete Hamill moderates a panel discussion that includes New Yorker editor Roger Angell, O'Hara's biographer Geoffrey Wolff, and novelist Thomas Kelly.  Sadly, no Liz Taylor, but it still sounds fabu. 7:30pm, $10; call 212.998.3950 for reservations (advised). Also of note, translators read French poems from the 20th Century in "A Celebration of French Poetry," featuring John Ashbery, Paul Auster (un-event-, but poetry in translation-related: whose daughter Sophie is - with the help of One Ring Zero - a poetic rocker now), Mary Ann Caws, Marcella Durand, Richard Howard, Pierre Joris, Ron Padgett, Marie Ponsot, Kristin Prevallet, Grace Schulman, and Cole Swensen, and a post-reading reception. 7:30pm, $10.

Read the rest. Where will I be? Ah, that's the question...