Author Puts Papa Hemingway in Spotlight

Papa! Papa!

Actor and writer Thomas Prosser, author of “Naked Hemingway,” a fictionalized biography of Ernest Hemingway, will portray the bearded one in a one-man performance focusing on the Lost Generation in Paris at 3 p.m. Saturday at Borders Books and Music, 429 Associated Road, Brea.

Prosser, who performs a number of roles, offers a close-up look at Hemingway and his famous friends, including F. Scott Fitzgerald and Gertrude Stein. The performance will include a question and answer session, followed by a book signing. (714) 672-0120.

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Authors Gina Nahai (“Moonlight on the Avenue of Faith”) and Paula L. Woods (“Inner City Blues”) will speak at the 13th annual Laguna Beach Festival of Women Authors luncheon at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Surf and Sand Hotel in Laguna Beach.

Other guest authors include Maria Knjazeva (“America Through the Eyes of a Russian Woman”), Frances Heussenstamm (“Blame It on Freud”), Connie Merritt (“Finding Love [Again!]”), and Renate Horney Patterson (“Lazarus, What’s Next?”).

The fund-raising luncheon is sponsored by the Laguna Beach branch of the American Assn. of University Women. $45. For reservations, call (949) 494-8796 or (949) 494-9647.

Also Coming Up:

* Rochelle Krich will discuss and sign “Dead Air” at Coffee, Tea & Mystery, 11931 Valley View St., Garden Grove. 11 a.m. today. (714) 898-2583.

* Martha Lawrence will discuss and sign “Pisces Rising” at Coffee, Tea & Mystery, 11931 Valley View St., Garden Grove. 1 p.m. today. (714) 898-2583. Lawrence also will sign at Book Carnival, 348 S. Tustin Ave., Orange. 2:30 p.m. today. (714) 538-3210.

* Poets Robert Roden and Lee Mallory will read at the Gypsy Den Cafe and Reading Room in the Lab Anti-Mall, 2930 Bristol St., Costa Mesa. 8 p.m. Tuesday. (714) 549-7012.

* C.M. Mantis will discuss and sign “The World According to Dad” at Borders Books and Music, 429 Associated Road, Brea. 7:30 p.m. Thursday. (714) 672-0120.

* Barbara DeMarco Barrett will interview Zoe Keller (“Everything You Know”) on KUCI (88.9 FM) in Irvine. 4 p.m. Thursday.

* Barbara Seranella will sign “Unwanted Company” at Barnes & Noble in Fashion Island, 953 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach. 7 p.m. Friday. (949) 759-0982.

* A used book sale will be held at the Anaheim Central Library, 500 W. Broadway St. 9:30 a.m. to noon Saturday. (714) 765-1880.

* Victoria Seitz will discuss and sign “Your Executive Image” at Borders Books and Music, 429 Associated Road, Brea. 7 p.m. Saturday. (714) 672-0120.

* Earlene Fowler will sign “Seven Sisters” at Book Carnival, 348 St. Tustin Ave., Orange. 11 a.m. Saturday. (714) 538-3210.

* Larry Karp will discuss and sign “Scamming the Birdman” at Coffee, Tea & Mystery, 11931 Valley View St., Garden Grove. 1 p.m. Saturday. (714) 898-2583.

* Yvonne Bowes will sign “100 Ways to Become a Successful Student” at Barnes & Noble in Fashion Island, 953 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach. 7 p.m. Saturday. (949) 759-0982.

* Maurice Medland will read and sign “Point of Honor” at Borders Books and Music in South Coast Plaza, 3333 Bear St., Costa Mesa. 2 p.m. Saturday (714) 432-7854.

* Violet Woodhouse will discuss and sign “Divorce & Money: How to Make the Best Financial Decision During Divorce” at Borders Books and Music, 25222 El Paseo, Mission Viejo. 3 p.m. Saturday. (949) 367-0005.

* Winners of the Orange County Public Library Writing Contest will sign their book of winning entries, “Adventures in Writing,” at Borders Books and Music in South Coast Plaza, 3333 Bear St., Costa Mesa. 11 am. Saturday. (714) 432-7854.

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