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Author Jane Scovell will sign her book, “Oona: Living in the Shadows: A Biography of Oona O’Neil Chaplin,” at 7 tonight at Barnes & Noble, 731 N. San Fernando Blvd., Burbank, (818) 558-1383. Scovell, who also has written biographies of Elizabeth Taylor and Kitty Dukakis, now details the life of the woman who was the daughter of playwright Eugene O’Neil and the wife of entertainer Charlie Chaplin. Also, the store will hold a book fair for Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday. A portion of all purchases made with a book-fair voucher will be donated to the hospital’s High-Risk Youth Program.

Authors Richard Laymon (“Among the Missing”), Terrill Lankford (“Angry Moon”) and S. P. Somtow (“Dragon Fin Soup”) will sign their books at 2 p.m. Saturday at Dark Delicacies, 3725 W. Magnolia Blvd., Burbank, (818) 556-6660.

Friends of the Sunland-Tujunga Library will hold a used-book sale 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at the library, 7771 Foothill Blvd., Tujunga. Hardcovers are 25 cents, paperbacks 10 cents and, on Sunday, a bag of books will only be $1. (818) 352-4481.

Rabbi Levi Meier will read and sign his book, “Moses--The Prince, the Prophet,” at 3 p.m. Sunday at Barnes & Noble, 16461 Ventura Blvd., Encino, (818) 380-1636.

Author and psychologist Catherine Cardinal discusses her book, “The Ten Commandments of Self-Esteem,” at 7:30 p.m. Monday at Barnes & Noble, 16461 Ventura Blvd., Encino, (818) 380-1636.

Humorist Christine Gallagher signs her book, “The Woman’s Book of Revenge: When Mr. Right Turns Out to Be All Wrong,” at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Barnes & Noble, 16461 Ventura Blvd., Encino, (818) 380-1636.

Ron Wilkerson will teach a workshop, “Writing Science Fiction for Film and TV,” at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Barnes & Noble, 16461 Ventura Blvd., Encino, (818) 380-1636. Wilkerson has written multiple episodes for both “Star Trek: The Next Generation” and “Star Trek: Voyager.” This workshop is sponsored by Barnes & Noble and the UCLA Extension Writers’ Program.