Evening of 'Love and Horror' Readings to Toast V-Day

Iris Smyles, the literary editor of The Star’s East magazine, will host “An Evening of Love and Other Horrors” to celebrate Valentine’s Day at the Malia Mills shop on Main Street in East Hampton. Starting at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, the event will feature readings by Patricia Marx, a humorist and staff writer at The New Yorker, Frederic Tuten, whose books include “Tintin in the New World,” and Ms. Smyles herself. She is the author of two novels, “Iris Has Free Time” and the recent “Dating Tips for the Unemployed.”

What’s more, an art show curated by Folioeast will be on view. A reception with light fare follows.