Maidstone Murders

Two East Hampton novelists, Benjamin Taylor and James Brady, will read at Book Hampton in East Hampton this weekend.

Mr. Taylor will read from his first novel, "Tales Out of School," on Saturday at 5:30 p.m. The book tells the story of a rich, eccentric family's descent from the American dream to the American nightmare at the turn of the century. It received the Harold Ribalow Prize from Haddassah magazine.

Mr. Taylor is writer in residence at Washington University in St. Louis. His previous book is "Into the Open: Reflections on Genius and Modernity."

"Further Lane"

On Sunday, Mr. Brady will read from his new novel, "Further Lane," at 5:30 p.m.

The book is a murderous romp through the celebrity playground of East Hampton, with cameo appearances by Martha Stewart, Barbra Streisand, Demi Moore, Donna Karan, Bill Joel, and more.

The story opens on the Maidstone Club beach, with one of East Hampton's most famous and powerful women, Hannah Cutting, found dead with a stake of privet hedge through her heart. Mr. Brady covers many facets of East Hampton life as the mystery unfolds.

The author's column in Parade reaches 75 million readers each week, and Mr. Brady also writes a column for Ad Age. His previous novels include "Paris One" and "Designs," and he is the author of a memoir about Korea, "The Coldest War." He lives in Manhattan and on Further Lane in East Hampton.

At Canio's And Gurney's

At Canio's Books in Sag Harbor, Claudia Dreifus will be on hand on Saturday at 6 p.m. to discuss "Interview," a collection of her interviews that have appeared in The New York Times over the years.

Ms. Dreifus subdivides "Interview" among "saints," such as the Dalai Lama, Aung San Suu Kyi, and Andrew Young, "philosophers" such as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the Tofflers, and Art Caplan, "media freaks" including Dan Rather, Richard Dreyfuss, and John Sayles, "poets" such as Toni Morrison and Arthur Miller, and "citizens," a category that includes Benazir Bhutto and Barney Frank.

Also on Saturday, at 4 p.m. at Gurney's Inn in Montauk, there will be a poetry reading by members of the East End Poetry Workshop. Carol Sherman, Diana Chang, Janice Bishop, and Jean Kemper-Hoffmann will read.