Writer Bradbury This Way Comes

Sci-fi master Ray Bradbury, who turns 80 this month, will sign copies of “Dandelion Wine,” “Fahrenheit 451,” “Something Wicked This Way Comes,” “The Illustrated Man,” and other books at 1 p.m. Saturday at Barnes & Noble in the Huntington Beach Mall, 7777 Edinger Ave. (714) 897-8781.

The prolific Bradbury, whose musical “Dandelion Wine” opens at the Colony Theater in Burbank on Aug. 26, said by phone from his home in Los Angeles that he has three books coming out in the near future, in addition to three motion pictures, “one with Mel Gibson, so it’s a busy year.”

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Psychologist Gayle Hartell-Lloyd will discuss “nurturing the creative process,” and romance writer Kathleen Givens will offer writing tips in a talk titled “Breaking the Rules” at the Orange County chapter of Romance Writers of America on Saturday.

The meeting, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., will be at the Four Points Sheraton, 1500 S. Raymond Ave., Fullerton. $7 for members; $15 for nonmembers. Lunch not included. (714) 284-7331.

Also Coming Up:

* Poets Lee Mallory and Carrie A. Piela will read at the Alta Coffee House & Roasting Co., 506 31st St., Newport Beach. 8 p.m. Wednesday. (949) 675-0233.

* Barbara DeMarco Barrett will interview T. Jefferson Parker (“Red Light”) on “Writers on Writing” on KUCI (88.9 FM) in Irvine. 5 p.m. Thursday.

* Kent Braithwaite will sign “The Wonderland Murders” at Barnes & Noble, 791 S. Main St., Orange. 7 p.m. Thursday. (714) 558-0028.

* Mark Samuel will discuss and sign “The Accountability Revolution: Achieve Breakthrough Results in Half the Time” at Barnes & Noble in Fashion Island, 953 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach. 7 p.m. Friday. (949) 759-0982.

* Diane Leslie will sign “Fleur De Leigh’s Life of Crime” at Latitude 33 Bookshop, 311 Ocean Ave., Laguna Beach. 2 p.m. Saturday. (949) 494-5403.

* Steve Nakamoto will discuss and sign “Men Are Like Fish” at Borders Books and Music in South Coast Plaza, 3333 Bear St., Costa Mesa. 2 p.m. Saturday. (714) 432-7854.

* A used-book sale will be held at the Newport Beach Central Library, 1000 Avocado Ave. 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday. (949) 759-9667.

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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.