Book Calendar

TODAY

BRENTWOOD: Michael Ajakwe signs “Company Policy,” Dutton’s Books, 11975 San Vicente Blvd., 2 p.m. (888) DUTTONS.

LOS ANGELES: Agapi Stassinopoulos signs “Conversations With the Goddesses,” the Philosophical Research Society, 3910 Los Feliz Blvd., 12:30 p.m. (323) 663-2167.

LOS ANGELES: Barbara Michelman and Lucile Lang Day read their poetry, Skylight Books, 1818 N. Vermont Ave., 4 p.m. (323) 660-1175.

MALIBU: Annual Book Fair, Malibu Public Library, 23519 W. Civic Center Way, 10 a.m. (310) 456-6438.

PASADENA: Mary Beth Crain signs “A Widow, A Chihuahua and Harry Truman,” Borders Books & Music, 475 S. Lake Ave., noon. (626) 304-9773.

SHERMAN OAKS: “Star Trek” party, Dangerous Visions, 13563 Ventura Blvd., 2 p.m. (818) 986-6963.

SOUTH PASADENA: Sisters in Crime presents Michael Connelly (“Void Moon”) and Jan Burke (“Bones”) in conversation about mystery writing, $10, South Pasadena Public Library, 1115 El Centro Ave., 2 p.m. (213) 694-2972.

MONDAY

SILVER LAKE: Steve Scott discusses “Echo Park,” C M Bookshop, 2388 Glendale Blvd., 7 p.m. (323) 913-9677.

WEST HOLLYWOOD: Anthony Bourdain discusses “Kitchen Confidential,” Book Soup, 8818 Sunset Blvd., 7:30 p.m. (310) 659-3110.

TUESDAY

BURBANK: Suzanne Thomas discusses “Rental Houses for the Successful Small Investor,” Barnes & Noble, 731 N.San Fernando Blvd., 7:30 p.m. (818) 558-1383.

MARINA DEL REY: James Shaw discusses “Jack and Jill: Why They Kill,” Barnes & Noble, 13400 Maxella Ave., 7:30 p.m. (310) 306-3213.

NORTH HOLLYWOOD: The New Short Fiction Series presents Ellen Sleznak’s “Last Year’s Jesus” $10, Lankershim Arts Center, 5108 N. Lankershim Blvd., 8 p.m. (323) 662-7900.

WEST HOLLYWOOD: Gregory Stephens signs “On Racial Frontiers,” Book Soup, 8818 Sunset Blvd., 7:30 p.m. (310) 659-3110.

WEDNESDAY

ENCINO: Robert Masello signs “A Friend in the Business,” Barnes & Noble, 16461 Ventura Blvd., 7:30 p.m. (818) 380-1636.

LOS ANGELES: Janet Fitch reads “White Oleander,” Skylight Books, 1818 N. Vermont Ave., 7 p.m. (323) 660-1175.

NEWPORT BEACH: Poets Lee Mallory and Carrie Piela read their work, Alta Coffee House, 506 31st St., 8 p.m. (714) 564-6526.

PASADENA: Bob Young signs “Notes From Millennium Beach,” Borders Books & Music, 475 S. Lake Ave., 8 p.m. (626) 304-9773.

SANTA MONICA: Raina Paris signs “Mother-to-Be’s Dreambook,” Barnes & Noble, 1201 Third Street Promenade, 7:30 p.m. (310) 260-9110.

SHERMAN OAKS: Paul Owens discusses “The Dog Whisperer,” Borders Books & Music, 14651 Ventura Blvd., 7:30 p.m. (818) 728-6593.

WEST HOLLYWOOD: Sherry Kahn signs “Healing Magnets,” Bodhi Tree Bookstore, 8585 Melrose Ave., 7:30 p.m. (310) 659-1733.

WEST HOLLYWOOD: Scott Morris reads “The Total View of Taftly,” Book Soup, 8818 Sunset Blvd., 7:30 p.m. (310) 659-3110.

THURSDAY

BRENTWOOD: James Lee Burke reads “Purple Cane Road,” Dutton’s Books, 11975 San Vicente Blvd., 7 p.m. (888) DUTTONS.

COSTA MESA: Kids Book Club meets, Borders Books & Music, 3333 Bear St., 10:30 a.m. (714) 432-7854.

IRVINE: Barbara DeMarco Barrett interviews T. Jefferson Parker, author “Red Light,” on “Writers on Writing,” KUCI 88.9 FM and https://www.kuci.org. 5 p.m. (949) 760-8086.

MARINA DEL REY: Michael Ajakwe discusses “Company Policy,” Barnes & Noble, 13400 Maxella Ave., 7:30 p.m. (310) 306-3213.

MONTROSE: Display of “Alice in Wonderland” illustrations and others, Once Upon a Time, 2284 Honolulu Ave., 7 p.m. (818) 248-9668.

PACIFIC PALISADES: Carla Lazzareschi and Amy Dawes discuss “Imagining Los Angeles,” Village Books, 1049 Swarthmore Ave., 7:30 p.m. (310) 454-4063.

SANTA MONICA: June Singer discusses “The Movie Set,” Barnes & Noble, 1201 Third Street Promenade, 7:30 p.m. (310) 260-9110.

SANTA MONICA: Jonathan Miller signs “Rattlesnake Lawyer,” Borders Books & Music, 1415 Third Street Promenade, 7 p.m. (310) 393-9290.

SANTA MONICA: Michael Silverblatt interviews Art Spiegelman and Francois Mouly (“Little Lit”), 2:30 p.m. KCRW (89.9 FM).

WEST HOLLYWOOD: Catherine Mulholland signs “William Mulholland and the Rise of Los Angeles,” Book Soup, 8818 Sunset Blvd., 7:30 p.m. (310) 659-3110.

FRIDAY

BRENTWOOD: Robert Tanenbaum reads “True Justice,” Dutton’s Books, 11975 San Vicente Blvd., 7 p.m. (888) DUTTONS.

SANTA MONICA: William McClung discusses “Landscapes of Desire,” Form Zero Architectural Books & Gallery, 2433 Main St., 7 p.m. (310) 450-0222.

SATURDAY

BURBANK: Kelly Freas signs “Kelly Freas: A Separate Star,” Dark Delicacies, 4213 W. Burbank Blvd., 1 p.m. (818) 556-6660.

COSTA MESA: Steve Nakamoto discusses “Men Are Like Fish,” Borders Books & Music, 3333 Bear St., 2 p.m. (714) 432-7854.

COSTA MESA: Linda Pyle (“Peaks, Palms & Picnics”) discusses planning trips, Borders Books & Music, 1890 Newport Blvd., 3 p.m. (949) 631-8661.

FULLERTON: Romance Writers Meeting on Breaking the Rules features Gayl Hartell-Lloyd and Kathleen Givens, $15, Four Points Sheraton, 1500 S. Raymond Ave., 10 a.m. (714) 284-7331.

FULLERTON: Tom Dale discusses “Poetry Forms” at the California Writers Club/Orange County chapter meeting. 10 a.m. at Downey Savings & Loan, 201 W. Bastanchury, Fullerton. Free. (714) 525-2988.

HUNTINGTON BEACH: Ray Bradbury signs his books, Barnes & Noble, 7777 Edinger Ave., 1 p.m. (714) 897-8781.

LAGUNA BEACH: Diane Leslie signs “Fleur de Leigh’s Life of Crime,” Latitude 33 Bookshop, 311 Ocean Ave., 2 p.m. (949) 494-5403.

LOS ANGELES: William McClung (“Landscape of Desire”) and Aimee Bender (“An Invisible Sign of My Own”) discuss their books, Skylight Books, 1818 N. Vermont Ave., 5, 7:30 p.m., respectively. (323) 660-1175.

MANHATTAN BEACH: Jean Desmond (“Look Back and Laugh”) conducts “Telling and Selling Your Life Story” workshop, Dave’s Olde Book Shop, 350 N. Sepulveda Blvd., 1 p.m. (310) 376-0879

NEWPORT BEACH: Used book sale, Central Library, 1000 Avocado Ave., 9 a.m. (949) 759-9667.

PASADENA: Michelle Huneven (“Round Rock”) leads workshop, Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., 11 a.m. (800) 769-BOOK.

THOUSAND OAKS: Anita Lawson discusses “The Mating Game,” Borders Books & Music, 125 W. Thousand Oaks Blvd., 7:30 p.m. (805) 497-8159.

THOUSAND OAKS: Sarah Smith signs “A Citizen of the Country,” Mysteries to Die For, 2940 Thousand Oaks Blvd., 2 p.m. (805) 374-0084.

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