After all the attention over James Frey’s “memoir” scandal last week, Bostonist was ready to throw in the towel and just concentrate on reality television. But then we started reading about some upcoming author events and remembered that we do in fact, like to read. So, in honor of finding the joy of reading again, we’ve decided to help you all get back on the book wagon again with a Bostonist contest.

Author Siri Hustvedt is coming to town next week to promote her latest work, A Plea For Eros in two reading events. While she is usually paired up with her author husband, Paul Auster, known for his 1987 trilogy of detective stories, The New York Trilogy, Hustvedt is traveling solo this time to talk about her autobiographical collection of essays that examine one’s own identity, life as a woman, and the world of literature. While Hustvedt does include literary essays on Henry James, The Great Gatsby, and Charles Dickens, she really shines in her personal essays in this book; her stories of September 11th one-year later and growing up as a child in Minnesota are interesting and honest. She also writes of her thoughts of what it must be like to be a man, which we’re sure all females have questioned now and again.

She will be appearing at Northeastern University's Snell Library at 12:00 noon and Newtonville Books' Books & Brews Series at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, February 8. If you are interested in entering our book giveaway of “A Plea For Eros”, please enter after the jump. The contest ends this Friday, February 3 at midnight. We’ll e-mail you if you are one of lucky five winners.