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Compiled by Grace Krilanovich.

SUNDAY

Michael Schmelling The author of “The Plan” will present and sign his new photography book documenting the homes of compulsive hoarders. Family, 436 N. Fairfax Ave., L.A. 7:30 p.m. Free. (323) 782-9221.

MONDAY

Jon Jeter The author of “Flat Broke in the Free Market: How Globalization Fleeced Working People” will present and sign his new book. Book Soup, 8818 W. Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood. 7 p.m. Free. (310) 659-3110.

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Lee Woodruff The author of “In an Instant” will present and sign her new book, “Perfectly Imperfect.” Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena. 7 p.m. Free. (626) 449-5320.

TUESDAY

Massimiliano Fuksas The renowned Italian architect will give a talk as part of LACMA’s Masters of Architecture Lecture Series. Opening remarks by Times architecture critic Christopher Hawthorne. Bing Theater at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 5905 Wilshire Blvd., L.A. 7:30 p.m. $5-$12. (323) 857-6010.

Arie Kaplan The Mad magazine writer and author of “From Krakow to Krypton: Jews and Comic Books” will give a lecture and slide presentation on the many Jewish comics pioneers at the formation and development of the medium. Skirball Cultural Center, 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd., L.A. 7:30 p.m. $6-$10. (310) 440-4500.

Ricki Lake & Abby Epstein The authors of “Your Best Birth” will present and sign their new book. Book Soup, 8818 W. Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood. 7 p.m. Free. (310) 659-3110.

WEDNESDAY

Nancy Balbirer The author of “Take Your Shirt Off and Cry” will read and sign her new showbiz memoir. Book Soup, 8818 W. Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood. 7 p.m. Free. (310) 659-3110.

Eric Bogosian Aloud at Central Library presents the author of “Perforated Heart” in conversation with novelist Jerry Stahl. www.aloudla.org. Richard J. Riordan Central Library, 630 W. 5th St., L.A. 7 p.m. Free. (213) 228-7025.

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Elinor Lipman The author of “The Family Man” will present and sign her new book. Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena. 7 p.m. Free. (626) 449-5320.

Samantha Peale The author of “The American Painter Emma Dial” will read and sign her new novel. Skylight Books, 1818 N. Vermont Ave., L.A. 7:30 p.m. Free. (323) 660-1175.

THURSDAY

John Adams Aloud at Central Library presents the composer in conversation with L.A. Philharmonic Assn. President Deborah Borda on the subject of Adams’ new memoir, “Hallelujah Junction: Composing an American Life.” www.aloudla.org. Richard J. Riordan Central Library, 630 W. 5th St., L.A. 7 p.m. Free. (213) 228-7025.

Annie Barrows The co-author of “The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society” will read and sign her novel. Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena. 7 p.m. Free. (626) 449-5320.

Eric Bogosian The author will read and sign his new novel, “Perforated Heart.” Book Soup, 8818 W. Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood. 7 p.m. Free. (310) 659-3110.

Kimberly Johnson The poet (“Leviathan With a Hook,” “A Metaphorical God”) will read and discuss her work as part of the Hammer Readings series. Hammer Museum, 10899 Wilshire Blvd., Westwood. 7 p.m. Free. (310) 443-7000.

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Laila Lalami The author of “Secret Son” will read and sign her debut novel. Skylight Books, 1818 N. Vermont Ave., L.A. 7:30 p.m. Free. (323) 660-1175.

Samuel Weber The CalArts aesthetics and politics graduate program presents a talk by the literary critic, “What Is a Literary Image? Remarks on Visibility, Invisibility and Divisibility.” REDCAT at Walt Disney Concert Hall, 631 W. 2nd St., L.A. 8:30 p.m. $5-$10. (213) 237-2800.

FRIDAY

Eric Bogosian The author of “Perforated Heart” will read and sign his new novel. Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena. 7 p.m. Free. (626) 449-5320.

Deirdre Shaw The author of “Love or Something Like It” will read and sign her new novel. Skylight Books, 1818 N. Vermont Ave., L.A. 7:30 p.m. Free. (323) 660-1175.

SATURDAY

RD Armstrong and Todd Moore The authors of “Fire and Rain, Vol. 1” and “The Riddle of the Wooden Gun,” respectively, will present and sign their poetry books, each recently released by Lummox Press. Book Soup, 8818 W. Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood. 7 p.m. Free. (310) 659-3110.

Eric Bogosian The author of “Perforated Heart” will read and sign his new novel. Skylight Books, 1818 N. Vermont Ave., L.A. 7:30 p.m. Free. (323) 660-1175.

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Paul Fitzgerald & Elizabeth Gould The authors of “Invisible History: Afghanistan’s Untold Story” will present and sign their new book. Book Soup, 8818 W. Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood. 2 p.m. Free. (310) 659-3110.

Seth Grahame-Smith The author of “Pride and Prejudice and Zombies” will present and sign his new horror makeover of the beloved Jane Austen novel. Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena. 2 p.m. Free. (626) 449-5320.

Barney Hoskyns The author of “Lowside of the Road: A Life of Tom Waits” will present and sign the new biography. Book Soup, 8818 W. Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood. 5 p.m. Free. (310) 659-3110.

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