ORANGE COUNTY BOOKS & AUTHORS

He’s won three Pulitzer Prizes in a 50-year career that spans the Daily Iowan, the Denver Post and the Los Angeles Times.

Editorial cartoonist Paul Conrad, whose favorite distinction is having made Richard Nixon’s “Enemies List” in 1973, will discuss his new book, “Drawing the Line,” at the Round Table West literary luncheon Thursday.

The noon luncheon is at the Balboa Bay Club, 1221 W. Coast Highway, Newport Beach. Tickets are $40; reservations are required and can be made by calling (323) 256-7977.

Also on the bill: Adreana Robbins, daughter of best-selling author Harold Robbins, who will discuss her first novel, “Paris Never Leaves You,” and Megan Edwards, who will discuss “Roads From the Ashes,” about a five-year, 130,000-mile excursion across America with her husband and dog in a motor home after their house in Altadena was destroyed by a wildfire in 1993.

Also Coming Up:

* Roger Mangrum will sign and discuss “Waves of Passion” at 7 p.m. Friday at Barnes & Noble, 26751 Aliso Creek Road, Aliso Viejo.

* Andrew Klavan will sign “Hunting Down Amanda” at 4:30 p.m. Saturday at Book Carnival, 348 S. Tustin Ave., Orange.

* Sam McCarver will sign “The Case of Cabin 13” at 2 p.m. Saturday at Super Crown, 32411 Golden Lantern, Laguna Niguel.

* Catherine and Maureen Maloof will discuss “30 Days to Better Health” and sign copies of their books, “Healthy Eating . . . One Bite at a Time” and “Renew Your Heart . . . One Beat at a Time,” at 3 p.m. Sunday at Borders Books and Music at the Block, 20 City Blvd., Orange.

* T. Jefferson Parker will join a mystery reading group to discuss his latest Orange County-set thriller, “The Blue Hour,” at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Barnes & Noble, 13712 Jamboree Road, Irvine.

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Send information about book-related events at least 10 days before event to: Dennis McLellan, O.C. Books & Authors, Southern California Living, The Times, 1375 Sunflower Ave., Costa Mesa, CA 92626. Or e-mail to dennis.mclellan@latimes.com.