BOOK CALENDAR

TODAY

BURBANK: Contributors to “The Altruistic Alphabet” will be on hand to sign the work, Dark Delicacies, 4213 W. Burbank Blvd., 2 p.m. (818) 556-6660.

PASADENA: Joseph Stoddard signs “Pasadena Sketchbook,” Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., 2 p.m. (800) 769-2665.

PASADENA: The Jewish Book Festival presents children’s writer Erica Silverman, Pasadena Temple and Jewish Center, 1434 N. Altadena Drive, 10:30 a.m. (626) 967-3656 or https://jewishsgpv.org.

SANTA MONICA: Gertrude Schaffner Goldberg reads “Washington’s New Poor Law,” Midnight Special Bookstore, 1318 Third Street Promenade, 2 p.m. (310) 393-2923.

SOUTH PASADENA: Bruce Alexander signs “Smuggler’s Moon,” Book’em Mysteries, 1118 Mission St., 3 p.m. (800) 426-6536.

VENICE: Catherine Daly reads her poems, Beyond Baroque, 681 Venice Blvd., 5 p.m. (310) 822-3006.

WEST HOLLYWOOD: Daniel Levin signs “Zen Cards,” Bodhi Tree Bookstore, 8585 Melrose Ave., 2:30 p.m. (310) 659-1733.

WESTWOOD: “A Conversation on Writing,” a discussion of the pleasures and perils of writing prose and verse with Tim Steele and Mark Salzman, UCLA Hammer Museum, 10899 Wilshire Blvd., 1 p.m. (310) 443-7000.

MONDAY

BRENTWOOD: William Styron discusses his work as part of Brentwood School’s John Hutson Memorial Guest Lecture Series, $20. Brentwood School, 100 S. Barrington Place, 7 p.m. Ticket information: (310) 476-9633, ext. 1129.

ENCINO: John Wooden and Andrew Hill sign “Be Quick--But Don’t Hurry,” Barnes & Noble, 16461 Ventura Blvd., 7:30 p.m. (818) 380-1636.

IRVINE: Illustrator Dean Morrissey signs “A Christmas Carol,” Whale of a Tale Children’s Bookshoppe, 4199 Campus Drive, 4 p.m. (949) 854-8288.

PASADENA: Lidia Bastianich signs “Lidia’s Italian-American Kitchen,” California School of Culinary Arts, 561 E. Green St., 12:30 p.m. (626) 683-1354.

TUESDAY

GLENDALE: Aida Pograrian presents Armenian stories for kindergarteners to third-graders, Glendale Central Library, 222 E. Harvard St., 5 p.m. (818) 548-2035.

LA VERNE: Andra Simmons signs “Ten Little Angels,” Mrs. Nelson’s Toy and Book Shop, 1030 Bonita Ave., 10 a.m. (909) 599-4558.

PASADENA: Wendy Mogel discusses “The Blessing of a Skinned Knee: Using Jewish Teachings to Raise Self-Reliant Children,” Westridge School, 324 Madeline Drive, 7:30 p.m. (626) 799-1153, ext. 275.

SANTA MONICA: Jan Friedman discusses “Eccentric America,” California Map & Travel Center, 3312 Pico Blvd., 7 p.m. (310) 396-6277.

TARZANA: Linda Ashman reads “Sailing Off to Sleep,” PAGES Books for Children and Young Adults, 18399 Ventura Blvd., 10 a.m. (818) 342-6657.

WESTWOOD: Peter Jenkins signs “Looking for Alaska,” Borders Books & Music, 1360 Westwood Blvd., 7 p.m. (310) 475-3444.

WEDNESDAY

LOS ANGELES: Writers Bloc presents “Another City: Writing From Los Angeles,” read by Luis Alfaro, Times staff writer Lynell George, Eloise Klein Healy and Jerry Stahl and moderated by the book’s editor David Ulin, $15, Museum of Tolerance, 9786 W. Pico Blvd., 7:30 p.m. Reservations: (310) 335-0917.

LOS ANGELES: Suzanne Lummis reads her poems, The World Stage, 4344 Degnan Blvd., 8:30 p.m. (323) 293-2451.

SANTA MONICA: Rita Gelman discusses “Tales of a Female Nomad,” California Map & Travel Center, 3312 Pico Blvd., 7 p.m. (310) 396-6277.

WESTWOOD: Billy Mernit signs “Writing the Romantic Comedy,” Borders Books, 1360 Westwood Blvd., 7:30 p.m. (310) 475-3444..

THURSDAY

ENCINO: Kevin Roderick discusses “The San Fernando Valley: America’s Suburb,” Barnes & Noble, 16461 Ventura Blvd., 7:30 p.m. (818) 380-1636.

SANTA MONICA: Michael Silverblatt interviews W.G. Sebald (“Austerlitz”), KCRW, 89.9 FM, 2:30 p.m.

TARZANA: Mark London Williams reads “Danger Boy,” PAGES Books for Children and Young Adults, 18399 Ventura Blvd., 10 a.m. (818) 342-6657.

FRIDAY

BURBANK: Brian Keene, Geoff Cooper, Michael Huyck Jr. and gak (“4X4”), Gene O’Neill (“Ghosts, Spirits, Computers and World Machines”); Michael Oliveri (“Deadliest of the Species”) sign their books, Dark Delicacies, 4213 W. Burbank Blvd, 7 p.m. (818) 556-6660.

LOS ANGELES: Writers Bloc presents Dave Barry (“Dave Barry Hits Below the Beltway”), $15, Skirball Cultural Center, 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd., 7:30 p.m. Reservations: (310) 335-0917.

VALENCIA: Robert Florczak reads “A Cowboy Christmas,” Borders Books and Music, 24445 Town Center Drive, 7 p.m. (661) 286-1131.

VENICE: An Evening with Sarabande Books features readings by Kristin Herbert, Amy Gerstler, Judith Taylor and Ralph Angel, $7, Beyond Baroque, 681 Venice Blvd, 7:30 p.m. (310) 822-3006.

SATURDAY

BURBANK: Clive Barker signs “Books of Blood,” Dark Delicacies, 4213 W. Burbank Blvd., 2 p.m. (818) 556-6660.

GOLETA: Noah benShea signs “Remember This My Children,” Borders Books & Music, 7000 Marketplace Ave., 7 p.m. (805) 968-1370.

IRVINE: Dean Koontz signs “The Paper Doorway,” Whale of a Tale Children’s Bookshoppe, 4199 Campus Drive, 11 a.m. (949) 854-8288.

LA CANADA-FLINTRIDGE: Carolyn Howard-Johnson signs “This Is the Place,” Penelope’s Cafe Books Gallery, 1029 Foothill Blvd, 1 p.m. (818) 790-4391.

LOS ANGELES: Robert Levinson signs “The John Lennon Affair: A Novel,” Brentano’s Beverly Center, 8500 Beverly Blvd., 3 p.m. (310) 652-8024.

LOS ANGELES: Kevin Roderick signs “The San Fernando Valley: America’s Suburb,” Dawson’s Book Shop, 535 N. Larchmont Blvd., 2:30 p.m. (323) 469-2186.

RANCHO MIRAGE: Barbara Wood signs “Sacred Ground,” Borders Books & Music, 71800 Highway 111, 3 p.m. (760) 779-1314.

TARZANA: Elaine Adler leads “Love, Latkes and Eight Bright Lights” story time, PAGES Books for Children and Young Adults, 18399 Ventura Blvd., 11 a.m. (818) 342-6657.

THOUSAND OAKS: Bill Fitzhugh (“Fender Bender”) and Jerry Stahl (“Plainclothes Naked”) sign their books, Mysteries to Die For, 2940 Thousand Oaks Blvd., 1 and 3 p.m. respectively. (805) 374-0084.

VALENCIA: Frans Vischer reads “Jimmy Dabble,” Borders Books & Music, 24445 Town Center Drive, 11 a.m. (661) 286-1131.

VENICE: Sandra Alcosser and Marisela Norte read from their collections of poems, $7, Beyond Baroque, 681 Venice Blvd, 7:30 p.m. (310) 822-3006.

WEST HOLLYWOOD: Lucia Capacchione signs “Living With Feeling,” Bodhi Tree Bookstore, 8585 Melrose Ave., 7:30 p.m. (310) 659-1733.

WESTWOOD: Andrew Klavan signs “Man And Wife,” The Mystery Bookstore, 1036-C Broxton Avenue, 1:00 p.m. 310-209-0415.

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