1. 1. Lorraine Bracco

   June 6 at Barnes & Noble, 555 Fifth Ave., nr. 46th St. (212-697-3048); free

   The Academy Award nominee best known for her role as the soothing Dr. Jennifer Melfi on The Sopranos reads from her new memoir, On the Couch.

2. 2. Anderson Cooper

   June 6 at Barnes & Noble, 33 E. 17th St., nr. Broadway (212-253-0810); free

   The silver-haired CNN anchor reads from his Dispatches From the Edge: A Memoir of War, Disasters, and Survival.

3. 3. “Can We Walk . . . the Red Carpet?”

   June 1 at 92nd Street Y, 1395 Lexington Ave. (212-415-5500); $25

   The wrinkle-free wisecracker Joan Rivers dishes about her long career as a comedienne and catty awards-show host.

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