Quality Paperback Book Club (QPB) re-inaugurated its "QPB @ KGB" author reading series on Halloween night with a book that appropriately explored a masquerade, of sorts, by a brave, empathetic journalist: Self-Made Man: One Woman's Journey Into Manhood and Back Again, the acclaimed New York Times bestseller by Norah Vincent. Proving grounds for so many authors of fiction and non-fiction, the storied downtown literary bar KGB (at 85 East 4th street in the East Village) welcomed QPB and Vincent, whose brilliant, thought-provoking book was recently offered as an Alternate Selection in exclusive early paperback. After introductions from KGB Non Fiction Series Director Kelly McMasters and QPB Associate Editor Justin Ravitz, Vincent took the microphone, settled on a barstool, and read from Self-Made Man, which relates her year-and-a-half sojourn as "Ned," in which she disguised herself as a man to discover what it's like living in a "man's world." (Strip clubs, monasteries, men's retreats). Her spirited reading was followed by an extended Q&A session with audience members; KGB patrons had countless questions to ask about Norah's experiment--how she did it, how she endured it, the biggest, most disarming surprises. Attendees also enjoyed QPB Calendars of Days--a complimentary giveaway and thank you on behalf of QPB. Stay tuned for the next QPB @ KGB event, scheduled for this January.