Book Calendar

TODAY

SHERMAN OAKS: Orson Scott Card signs “Ender’s Shadow,” Dangerous Visions, 13563 Ventura Blvd., 2 p.m. (818) 986-6963.

WEST HOLLYWOOD: James Hillman discusses “Force of Character,” Bodhi Tree Bookstore, 8585 Melrose Ave., 3 p.m. (310) 659-1733.

TUESDAY

BRENTWOOD: John J. Baer reads “Witness for a Generation,” Dutton’s Books, 11975 San Vicente Blvd., 7 p.m. (800) 286-READ.

ENCINO: Robert Levinson signs “The Elvis and Marilyn Affair,” Barnes & Noble, 16461 Ventura Blvd., 7:30 p.m. (818) 380-1636.

LOS ANGELES: James Hillman signs “The Force of Character,” Los Angeles Public Library, 5th and Flower streets, 7 p.m. (213) 228-7555.

PASADENA: Betty Edwards (“Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain”) leads workshop, Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., 7 p.m. (800) 769-BOOK.

WEDNESDAY

BRENTWOOD: Kiana Davenport reads “Song of the Exile,” Dutton’s Books, 11975 San Vicente Blvd., 7 p.m. (800) 286-READ.

PASADENA: Robert Zubrin (“Entering Space”) leads workshop, Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., 7 p.m. (800) 769-BOOK.

PASADENA: Steve Zikman discusses “The Power of Travel,” Distant Lands--A Traveler’s Bookstore, 56 S. Raymond Ave., 7:30 p.m. (626) 449-3220.

TORRANCE: Robert Whiting signs “Tokyo Underworld,” $20 (includes refreshments), Holiday Inn, 19800 S. Vermont Ave., 6:30 p.m. (213) 627-6217, Ext. 17.

WESTWOOD: Linda Seger discusses “Making a Good Writer Great,” Borders Books & Music, 1360 Westwood Blvd., 7:30 p.m. (310) 475-3444.

THURSDAY

BRENTWOOD: Amy Ephron reads “The White Rose,” Dutton’s Books, 11975 San Vicente Blvd., 6 p.m. (800) 286-READ.

ENCINO: Adreana Robbins signs “Paris Never Leaves You,” Barnes & Noble, 16461 Ventura Blvd., 7:30 p.m. (818) 380-1636.

LONG BEACH: Michael Jacob Rochlin discusses “Ancient L.A.,” Barnes & Noble, 6326 E. Pacific Coast Highway, 7 p.m. (562) 431-2253.

LOS ANGELES: Fred Rochlin (“Old Man in a Baseball Cap”) performs a humorous monologue based on experiences as a B-24 navigator in WWII, Los Angeles Public Library, 5th and Flower streets, 7 p.m. (213) 228-7555.

LOS ANGELES: Susan Choi reads “The Foreign Student,” Skylight Books, 1818 N. Vermont St., 7:30 p.m. (323) 660-1175.

LOS ANGELES: Katie Davis signs “I Hate to Go to Bed,” Chevalier’s Books, 126 N. Larchmont Blvd., 6:30 p.m. (323) 465-1334.

MARINA DEL REY: Andrei Ridgeway discusses “Psychic Living,” Barnes & Noble, 13400 Maxella Ave., 7:30 p.m. (310) 306-3213.

of a Bookstore (at Aroma Cafe), 4360 Tujunga Ave., 7 p.m. (818) 796-3853.

TORRANCE: James Lawrence Powell discusses “Night Comes to the Cretaceous,” Borders Books & Music, 3700 Torrance Blvd., 7:30 p.m. (310) 540-7000.

FRIDAY

BRENTWOOD: Susan Choi reads “The Foreign Student,” Dutton’s Books, 11975 San Vicente Blvd., 7 p.m. (800) 286-READ.

COSTA MESA: Elizabeth George signs “In Pursuit of the Proper Sinner,” Borders Books & Music, 1890 Newport Blvd., 7:30 p.m. (949) 631-8661.

IRVINE: Barbara Klyde signs “If Giraffes Wore Necklaces,” Barnes & Noble, 13712 Jamboree Road, 7 p.m. (714) 508-9707.

LOS ANGELES: Linda Seger discusses “Making a Good Writer Great,” Skylight Books, 1818 N. Vermont Ave., 7:30 p.m. (323) 660-1175.

WEST HOLLYWOOD: Guru Kaur Khalsa signs “The Art of Making Sex Sacred,” Bodhi Tree Bookstore, 8585 Melrose Ave., 7:30 p.m. (310) 659-1733.

SATURDAY

LOS ANGELES: Don Noormark discusses “Chavez Ravine: 1949,” Skylight Books, 1818 N. Vermont Ave., 5 p.m. (323) 660-1175.

LOS ANGELES: Aaron Shepard signs “The Crystal Heart,” Pacific Asia Museum, 46 N. Los Robles Ave., 10 a.m. Reservations: (626) 449-2742, Ext. 31.

ORANGE: Elizabeth George signs “In Pursuit of the Proper Sinner,” Book Carnival, 348 S. Tustin St., 1 p.m. (714) 538-3210.

PASADENA: Walter Askin (“Man, Dog, Bone! Artists Calendar for the Year 2000,”) signs his work, the Folk Tree Collection, 199 S. Fair Oaks Ave., 2 p.m. (626) 793-4828.

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