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Authors Mary Pacios (“Childhood Shadows: The Hidden Story of the Black Dahlia Murder”) and Dana Holliday (“Zodiac of Death: Fifty Startling Astrological Profiles of Men and Women Who Were Born to Kill”) will sign their books Saturday at 2 p.m. at Dark Delicacies, 4213 W. Burbank Blvd., Burbank. (818) 556-6660.

Sacred Beverage Press will have a publication party and reading for the final issue of Blue Satellite, its award-winning biannual literary journal, Saturday at 3 p.m. at Exile Books & Music, 14925 Magnolia Blvd., Sherman Oaks. The final issue, edited by Amelie Frank and Matthew Niblock, features new poetry and prose from Ellyn Maybe, Elliott Baker, Robert Wynne, Rick Lupert, Nelson Gary and many others. Free admission.

Friday will be an evening of spoken word performances featuring Alice Pero, Jim Bolt and Carmen Vega. Saturday will feature spoken word and music with E.C. Archibeque, Phil Van Tee and Larry Marciano. $5 cover and 8 p.m. show time both nights. (818) 986-6409.

Barnes & Noble, 731 N. San Fernando Road, Burbank, will have a Poetry Open Mike tonight at 8. (818) 558-1383.

Poet and spoken-word artist Heather Long will be the featured reader Saturday night at the monthly poetry reading at Barnes & Noble, 16461 Ventura Blvd., Encino. Also, Ron Dvorkin will read portions of Andrew Johnson’s vice presidential inaugural address from 1865. Sign-ups start at 7 p.m., the readings at 7:30. Talk show host Wally George will discuss his book, “Wally George: The Father of Combat TV,” Sunday at 3 p.m. (818) 380-1636.

The Angst Theater Group will read selections by African American writers Saturday at 8 p.m. at Borders Books & Music, 14651 Ventura Blvd., Sherman Oaks. The program includes works by Langston Hughes, Ralph Ellison, Toni Morrison and others. (818) 728-6593.

Author Michiko Rolek will discuss and sign “Mental Fitness” Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at Borders Books & Music, 100 S. Brand Blvd., Glendale. (818) 241-8099.