· Strom’s Daughter: Essie Mae Washington-Williams is the daughter of the late Sen. Strom Thurmond and one of his family’s African-American maids. She’ll be here to tell her story on Monday, January 30.

· Novelists on Novels: The respective authors of Flaubert’s Parrot and How It Ended, Julian Barnes and Jay McInerney, read on Monday, January 30.

· Legendary Storytellers: It’s two household names for the price of one with Pete Hamill and Tom Wolfe on Tuesday, January 31.

· 60 Minutes Babylon: Ring in the new month with Mike Wallace, whose new memoir tells the story of tea with Richard Nixon.

· Super Sunday: Football + Open Bar = Genius. Watch the Steelers and the Seahawks on Makor’s two big-screen projection TVs and enjoy quality beer [PDF] at our XL Super Bowl XL Party.