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Eggers is the literary darling that some people love to hate. We admit that his ubiquitous presence around the time that A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius was published made us nauseous, but after reading the book, we understood what all of the hoopla was about. Since then, his subsequent work, such as You Shall Know Our Velocity and What Is the What, as well as being the founder of McSweeney's, The Believer, and charitable organization 826 Valencia (and its offshoots) have established him less as a literary upstart and more as a true contributor to American writing.

The weather's gotten colder, but First Friday still has some goodies that should get you out of your homes, apartments, and cardboard boxes. So put on your fall jacket, nip a little wine or whiskey to keep warm, and get out to First Friday for some great events.

Philadelphia area native Alice Sebold's books tackle some pretty hefty topics. Her memoir, Lucky, confronts the rape she experienced as a freshman in college. Her first novel, The Lovely Bones, is told from the perspective of a 14-year-old girl who is raped and murdered. She narrates the story from heaven, watching as her family deals with her death. Sebold's novel may have been a hit at a time when chick lit ruled the shelves, but brightly colored covers were about the only thing Sebold's books had in common with many of her female counterparts.

Wow! First Friday again? Guess that's what happens when you've got a month that's only twenty-eight days long. Unfortunately, Phillyist is going to have to miss this month (our duties in the world of theatre criticism call), but here are a couple of First Friday events we'd be hitting up if we weren't going to be in a darkened room twenty blocks away.

This post was compiled from pieces written by Star Foster.

Mr. McFeeley: Not the Mr. Rogers delivery man, but William S. McFeely, the award-winning biographer, discusses a local painter whose work is much in the news these days: Thomas Eakins. 7PM at the Central Library (1901 Vine Street). Free.

Fun around town, for $10 or less:

Heck, this Phillyist is a PC user, and even we're excited to learn that Apple co-founder Steve "Woz" Wozniak will be speaking at the Central Branch of the Free Library (1901 Vine Street) this Saturday at 2PM.

Cindy Sheehan: Well known anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan speaks today at noon at the Free Library (1901 Vine Street) about her new memoir, Peace Mom: A Mother's Journey Through Heartache to Activism. Free

NBC 10 tells us that crews are evacuating One Penn Center at 15th and Market after at least three underground explosions. Holy crap! PECO is on the scene, and police are shutting down roads in the area - for instance, the 15th Street exit of Vine Street has been shut down. If you know anything, leave us a comment or a tip.

Fun around town, for $10 or less: Headhouse Square Movie: Free screening of Philadelphia on Headhouse Square. Giveaways at 7PM - movie at 8PM. Concerts in the Park: Free performance by DJ Junior and Tortured Soul in Rittenhouse Square. 7-9PM Amy Goodman: Amy Goodman, author of Static: Government Liars, Media Cheerleaders, and the People Who Fight Back, speaks at Central Library (1901 Vine Street) at noon. Free Got a frugal tip? Don't be stingy! Send it here and share the wealth!

Fun around town, for $10 or less:

Fun around town, for $10 or less:

Fun around town, for $10 or less:

Fun around town, for $10 or less:

Fun around town, for $10 or less:

Phillyist knows there are all kinds of controversy brewing about the movie version of will be speaking about the film at the Central Library (1901 Vine Street) at 7PM on Thursday night. FREE!

With our persistent grammar and spelling shortcomings- it might surprise you to know that we were huge fans of Lynne Truss' international bestseller, Eats, Shoots & Leaves. Sure, our rampant comma use may still be out of control - but we feel much better about the slippery semi-colon, and we know with violent certainty that "grocer's quotes" are right out - so we must have learned something.

Some know him as the bumbling half of Martin and Lewis, others as "that telethon guy," and we hear tell that French consider him a comic genius (); but no matter which of his many incarnations you know Jerry Lewis for, Phillyist is pretty sure you know of him.

It's Banned Book Week - the American Library Association's annual reminder to pay attention and question the books some people, somewhere, don't want us to read.

. In this, his third book, Klosterman examines the tragic physical landscape of popular music history: the famous places where rock stars have died.

Kate White, Editor-in-Chief of Cosmopolitan, will be in Philadelphia tonight. White, appearing at the Free Library of Philadelphia (1901 Vine Street), will give a speech entitled "The 5 Best Things I Learned at Cosmo." White has been editor at the montly magazine for seven years. We've all been talking about not only White's successful run at Cosmo, but also about how she could only learn five things during seven years. We're baffled, but we'll be at the reading tonight to get some answers.