Book Calendar

TODAY

BRENTWOOD: Sean Diviny signs “Halloween Motel,” Dutton’s Books, 11975 San Vicente Blvd., noon. (888) DUTTONS.

LOS ANGELES: Contributors to “Tilting the Continent” read, Skylight Books, 1818 N. Vermont Ave., 5 p.m. (323) 660-1175.

VENICE: Life Stories Workshop Performance, $7, Beyond Baroque, 681 Venice Blvd., 7:30 p.m. (310) 822-3006.

MONDAY

LOS ANGELES: Susan Estrich signs “Sex and Power,” Barnes & Noble, 10850 W. Pico Blvd., 7:30 p.m. (310) 475-4144.

LOS ANGELES: Sean Diviny signs “Halloween Motel,” Chevalier’s Books, 126 N. Larchmont Blvd., 6:30 p.m. (323) 465-1334.

WEST HOLLYWOOD: Candace Bushnell reads “Four Blondes,” Book Soup, 8818 Sunset Blvd., 7:30 p.m. (310) 659-3110.

WEST COVINA: Harold Burt signs “Flying Saucers 101,” Barnes & Noble, 960 The Lakes Drive, 7 p.m. (626) 917-6382.

TUESDAY

SANTA MONICA: Tom Ogden signs “The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Magic Tricks,” and “The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Ghosts and Hauntings,” Borders Books & Music, 1415 Third Street Promenade, 7 p.m. (310) 393-9290.

WEDNESDAY

BRENTWOOD: Jean Rouverol signs “Refugees From Hollywood,” Dutton’s Books, 11975 San Vicente Blvd., 7 p.m. (888) DUTTONS.

LOS ANGELES: Sheila Bender signs “A Year in the Life,” Barnes & Noble, 10850 W. Pico Blvd., 7:30 p.m. (310) 475-4144.

LOS ANGELES: Anna Deavere Smith discusses “Talk to Me,” Los Angeles Public Library, 5th and Flower streets, 7 p.m. (213) 228-7555.

PASADENA: David Baldacci reads “Wish You Well,” Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., 7 p.m. (800) 769-BOOK.

SANTA MONICA: Richard L’Anson discusses “Lonely Planet’s Travel Photography, A Guide to Taking Pictures,” California Map Center, 3312 Pico Blvd., 7 p.m. (310) 396-6277.

THURSDAY

CENTURY CITY: Lawrence Block signs “Hit List,” Brentano’s, 10250 Santa Monica Blvd., 7 p.m. (310) 785-0204.

DEL MAR: David Baldacci reads “Wish You Well,” Esmeralda Books, 1555 Camino del Mar, 7 p.m. (858) 755-2707.

GARDEN GROVE: Beverly Rigney discusses “Smart Women Finish Rich,” Coffee, Tea & Mystery, 11931 Valley View St., 6:30 p.m. (714) 898-2583.

IRVINE: Barbara DeMarco Barrett interviews Marvin Bell (“Nightworks”) and John Morgan Wilson (“The Limits of Justice”), 5 p.m. on “Writers on Writing,” KUCI-FM (88.9). (949) 760-8086.

LOS ANGELES: David LaMont Lee signs “Merchant Marine Days,” Waldenbooks, 700 W. 7th St., noon. (213) 624-5137.

LOS ANGELES: Barbara Isenberg signs “State of the Arts,” Barnes & Noble, 10850 W. Pico Blvd., 7:30 p.m. (310) 475-4144.

LOS ANGELES: Gerald Haslam reads “Straight White Male,” Skylight Books, 1818 N. Vermont Ave., 7:30 p.m. (323) 660-1175.

LOS ANGELES: Charles Johnson discusses “King,” Los Angeles Public Library, 5th and Flower streets, 7 p.m. (213) 228-7555.

PACIFIC PALISADES: Michael Rochlin signs “Ancient L.A. and Other Essays,” Village Books, 1049 Swarthmore Ave., 7:30 p.m. (310) 454-4063.

PASADENA: Buddy Collette and Stephen Isoardi discuss “Jazz Generations,” Vroman’s Museum Collection, 340 S. Lake Ave., 7 p.m. (626) 396-1670.

SAN MARINO: T.A. Barron signs “The Wings of Merlin,” San Marino Toy and Book Shoppe(cq), 2424 Huntington Drive, 3:30 p.m. (626) 309-0369.

SANTA MONICA: Michael Silverblatt interviews Margaret Atwood (“The Blind Assassin,”) 2:30 p.m. KCRW-FM (89.9).

SHERMAN OAKS: Lori Levy reads her poetry, Sherman Oaks Library, 14245 Moorpark St., 6:30 p.m. (818) 981-7850.

WEST HOLLYWOOD: Bowen White signs “Why Normal Isn’t Healthy,” Bodhi Tree Bookstore, 8585 Melrose Ave., 7:30 p.m. (310) 659-1733.

FRIDAY

BRENTWOOD: Frank Huyler signs “The Blood of Strangers,” Dutton’s Books, 11975 San Vicente Blvd., 7 p.m. (888) DUTTONS.

LONG BEACH: Davin Fine discusses “Imagining Los Angeles” with Stephen Cooper, Kevin Starr, Carolyn See and David L. Ulin, Cal State Long Beach, East Library 112, 1250 Bellflower Blvd., 7 p.m. (562) 985-4223.

LONG BEACH: Gary Soto reads Jessie De La Cruz: A Profile of a United Farm Worker, Cultura Latina Bookstore, 4125 Norse Way, 4:00 p.m.(562) 982-1515.

SANTA MONICA: Betty DeGeneres discusses “Just a Mom,” Barnes & Noble, 1201 Third Street Promenade, 7:30 p.m. (310) 260-9110.

THOUSAND OAKS: Lawrence Block signs “Hit List,” Mysteries to Die For, 2940 Thousand Oaks Blvd., 7 p.m. (805) 374-0084.

VENICE: Bruce Alexander reads “The Color of Death,” Mystery Annex, 1407 Ocean Front Walk, 6 p.m. (310) 399-2360.

WEST HOLLYWOOD: Pamela Oslie signs “Life Colors,” Bodhi Tree Bookstore, 8585 Melrose Ave., 7:30 p.m. (310) 659-1733.

SATURDAY

BURBANK: Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, Mick Garris, Robert Devereaux, Rain Graves and Sharman DiVono sign their books, Dark Delicacies, 4213 W. Burbank Blvd., 2 p.m. (818) 556-6660.

CITY OF INDUSTRY: Yolanda Nava signs “It’s All in the Frijoles,” Borders Books & Music, 1600 S. Azusa Ave., 4 p.m. (626) 913-9344.

DEL MAR: Ha Jin reads “The Bridegroom,” Esmeralda Books, 1555 Camino del Mar, 7 p.m (858) 755-2707.

HIGHLAND PARK: Charlie Trujillo signs “Soldados,” Arroyo Books at Rock Rose, 4108 N. Figueroa St., 7:30 p.m. (323) 222-4740.

LAGUNA HILLS: Jamie Lee Curtis signs “Where Do Balloons Go?,” B. Dalton, 24155 Laguna Hills Mall (El Toro Boulevard at Interstate 5). 11 a.m. (949) 452-1761.

LA VERNE: Erik Brooks signs “Practically Perfect Pajamas,” Mrs. Nelson’s Toy and Book Shop, 1030 Bonita Ave., 11 a.m. (909) 599-4558.

LOS ANGELES: Bibi Jordan signs “Safari Chic,” Brentano’s, Beverly Center, 8500 Beverly Blvd., 2 p.m. (310) 652-8024.

LOS ANGELES: Michael Patrick Hearn discusses “The Annotated Wizard of Oz,” Los Angeles Public Library, 5th and Flower streets, 2 p.m. (213) 228-7555.

ORANGE: Lawrence Block (“Hit List”) and Dan Simmons (“Darwin’s Blade”) sign their books, Book Carnival, 348 S. Tustin St., 11 a.m.; 1 p.m respectively. (714) 538-3210.

PASADENA: Cara Black (“Murder in Belleville”) and Barbara Reed (“High Notes Are Murder”) sign their books, Crime Time Books, 1393 E. Washington Blvd., 3 p.m. (626) 798-2013.

SHERMAN OAKS: Dan Simmons signs “Darwin’s Blade,” Dangerous Visions, 13563 Ventura Blvd., 6 p.m. (818) 986-6963.

SOUTH PASADENA: Lynn Hightower signs “The Debt Collector,” Book’em Mysteries, 1118 Mission St., 2 p.m. (800) 4-BOOKEM.

THOUSAND OAKS: Cara Black signs “Murder in Belleville,” Mysteries to Die For, 2940 Thousand Oaks Blvd., 10:30 a.m. (805) 374-0084.

WESTWOOD: Grand opening party features many authors, including Lawrence Block (“Hit List”), Mystery Bookstore, 1036 Broxton Ave., 1 p.m. (310) 209-0415.

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