BOOK CALENDAR

TODAY

BEVERLY HILLS: Writers Bloc presents Joan Didion (“Political Fictions,” “Slouching Towards Bethlehem,” “Play It As It Lays”) in conversation with L.A. Times writer Patt Morrison (“Rio L. A.”), $15, Temple Emanuel, 300 N. Clark Drive, 3 p.m. Reservations: (310) 335-0917.

CENTURY CITY: Barbara Saltzman discusses her late son David Saltzman’s “The Jester Has Lost His Jingle,” Bloomingdale’s, 10250 Santa Monica Blvd., 2 p.m. (310) 772-2114.

GARDEN GROVE: Rochelle Krich signs “Shadows of Sin,” Coffee, Tea & Mystery, 11931 Valley View St., noon. (714) 898-2583.

LOS ANGELES: Comic Books and Science Fiction Convention, $5, Shrine Auditorium, 700 W. 32nd St., 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (818) 954-8432.

LOS FELIZ: Paul Vangelisti (“Embarrassment of Survival”) and Walter Murch (“In the Blink of an Eye”) sign their books, Skylight Books, 1818 N. Vermont Ave., 5 ; 7 p.m. respectively. (323) 660-1175.PASADENA: Paul and Elaine Lewis discuss “Peoples of the Golden Triangle,” Pacific Asia Museum, 46 N. Los Robles Ave., 3 p.m. (626) 449-2742, Ext. 20.

LOS ANGELES: Petru Popescu discusses “The Oasis,” Los Angeles Museum Of The Holocaust, 6006 Wilshire Blvd., 4 p.m. Reservations: (323) 761-8170.

PASADENA: “Women Writing in L.A.” panel discussion features Lesley Schwartz, Aimee Bender, Hope Edelman, Jenoyne Adams, Diana Wagman; Diane Lesley moderates, Borders Books & Music, 475 S. Lake Ave., 2 p.m. (626) 304-9773.

SANTA MONICA: Alejandro Morales reads “Waiting to Happen,” Midnight Special Bookstore, 1318 Third Street Promenade, 5 p.m. (310) 393-2923.

MONDAY

BEVERLY HILLS: Writers Bloc presents an evening with Garrison Keillor (“Lake Wobegon Summer 1956”), $15, Writers Guild Theater, 135 S. Doheny Drive, 7:30 p.m. Reservations: (310) 335-0917.

BRENTWOOD: Rochelle Krich reads “Shadows of Sin,” Dutton’s, 11975 San Vicente Blvd., 7 p.m. (310) 476-6263.

CENTURY CITY: Orel Hershiser signs “Between the Lines,” Brentano’s, 10250 Santa Monica Blvd., 1 p.m. (310) 785-0204.

PASADENA: Poetry of Witness, Suzanne Lummis reads from her own work as well as from the works of others in response to the tragic events of September 11, All Saints Episcopal Church, 132 N.Euclid Ave., 7:30 p. m. (626) 796-1172.

WEST HOLLYWOOD: Richard Hack discusses “Hughes: The Private Diaries, Memos and Letters,” Book Soup, 8818 Sunset Blvd., 8 p.m. (310) 659-3684.

WEST LOS ANGELES: Laura Day signs “The Circle,” Barnes & Noble, 10850 W. Pico Blvd., 7:30 p.m. (310) 475-4144.

TUESDAY

BRENTWOOD: David Ulin reads from the anthology “Another City,” Dutton’s, 11975 San Vicente Blvd., 7 p.m. (310) 476-6263.

ENCINO: Thomas and Rachel Miller discuss “Home and Condo Defects,” Barnes & Noble, 16461 Ventura Blvd., 7:30 p.m. (818) 380-1636.

LOS ANGELES: Amy Rosenthal reads “The Mother’s Guide to the Meaning of Life,” Storyopolis, 116 N. Robertson Blvd., 11 a.m. (310) 358-2500.

LOS ANGELES: Connie Martinson interviews Dorothy Leeds (“The 7 Powers of Questions”) on L.A. Cityview (Channel 35), 3 p.m and 11:30 p.m.

NORTHRIDGE: Kevin Roderick discusses “The San Fernando Valley,” Borders Books & Music, 9301 Tampa Ave., 7:30 p.m. (818) 886-5443.

PASADENA: Mem Fox discusses “Reading Magic,” Vroman’s, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., 7 p.m. (800) 769-BOOK.

SANTA MONICA: Moon Unit Zappa reads “America the Beautiful,” Barnes & Noble, 1201 Third Street Promenade, 7:30 p.m. (310) 260-9110.

WEST HOLLYWOOD: Moses Avalon discusses “Secrets to Negotiating a Record Contract,” Book Soup, 8818 Sunset Blvd., 8 p.m. (310) 659-3110.

WEST HOLLYWOOD: Laura Day signs “The Circle,” Bodhi Tree Bookstore, 8585 Melrose Ave., 7:30 p.m. (310) 659-1733.

WEDNESDAY

FULLERTON: Simon Lang discusses her space adventure series, $2, Science Fiction Club meeting, Community Room, 2400 E. Chapman Ave., 7:30 p.m. (949) 552-4925.

GLENDALE: “Have a Ball” story time, ages 6 and older, Glendale Public Library, 222 E. Harvard St., 3:30 p.m. (818) 548-2035.

LANCASTER: Used books sale, Lancaster Library, 601 W. Lancaster Blvd., 10 a.m. (661) 948-5029.

LOS ANGELES: Connie Martinson interviews Michael Lewis (“Next”) on L.A. Cityview (Channel 35), 3 p.m and 11:30 p.m.

PASADENA: Michael Datcher (“Raising Fences”) and Jenoyne Adams (“Resurrecting Mingus”) discuss their books, Barnes & Noble, 111 W. Colorado Blvd., 8 p.m. (626) 585-0362.

WEST HOLLYWOOD: June Shelley discusses “Even When It Was Bad It Was Good,” $25 (includes lunch), Le Dome, 8720 Sunset Blvd. 11:30 a.m. Tickets: (661) 259-9882.

THURSDAY

IRVINE: Barbara DeMarco-Barrett interviews Barbara Seranella (“Unfinished Business”) on “Writers on Writing,” KUCI 88.9 FM and https://www.kuci.org, 5 p.m. (949) 760-8086.

LONG BEACH: Judith Searle discusses “The Literary Enneagram,” Barnes & Noble, 6326 E. Pacific Coast Highway, 7 p.m. (562) 431-2253.

LOS ANGELES: Connie Martinson interviews Rabbi David Wolpe (“Loss”) on L.A. Cityview (channel 35), 3 and 11:30 p.m.

SANTA MONICA: Michael Silverblatt interviews Li-Young Lee (“Book of My Night”), 2:30 p.m., KCRW-FM (89.9).

FRIDAY

BRENTWOOD: Jonathan Franzen reads “The Corrections,” Dutton’s, 11975 San Vicente Blvd., 7 p.m. (310) 476-6263.

LA VERNE: Hannah Givon signs “We Shake in a Quake,” Mrs. Nelson’s Toy and Book Shop, 1030 Bonita Ave., 10 a.m. (909) 599-4558.

LOS FELIZ: Sam Lipsyte reads “The Subject Steve,” Skylight Books, 1818 N. Vermont Ave., 7:30 p.m., (323) 660-1175.LOS ANGELES: Connie Martinson interviews Molly Jong-Fast (“Normal Girl”) and Nancy Steinbeck (“The Other Side of Eden”) on L.A. Cityview (channel 35), 3 and 11:30 p.m.

NORTHRIDGE: Franz Vischer reads “Jimmy Dabble,” Borders Books & Music, 9301 Tampa Ave., 7 p.m. (818) 886-5443.

PASADENA: John Talton signs “Concrete Desert,” Crime Time Books, 1393 E. Washington Blvd., 5 p.m. (626) 798-2013.

SANTA BARBARA: Garrison Keillor (“Lake Wobegon Summer 1956”) discusses “In Search of Lake Wobegon,” $10, UC Santa Barbara campus, Campbell Hall, 8 p.m. Information: (805) 893-3535.

SANTA MONICA: Wynton Marsalis (“Jazz in the Bittersweet Blues of Life”) and Richard Garcia (“Rancho Notorious”) read their books, Barnes & Noble, 1201 Third Street Promenade, 2:30; 8 p.m. respectively. (310) 260-9110.

WEST HOLLYWOOD: Bill Ayers reads “Fugitive Days,” Book Soup, 8818 Sunset Blvd., 8 p.m. (310) 569-3110.

SATURDAY

BREA: Ray Bradbury signs “A Chapbook for Burnt-Out Priests, Rabbis, and Ministers,” Borders Books & Music, 429 S. Associated Road, noon. (714) 672-0120.BRENTWOOD: Spencer Nadler reads “The Language of Cells,” Dutton’s, 11975 San Vicente Blvd., noon. (310) 476-6263.BURBANK: Karen Taylor (“The Vampire Vivienne”); Shannon Drake (“Deep Midnight”), Tamara Thorne (“Candle Bay”) and Gerina Dunwich (“Modern Witch’s Complete Sourcebook”) sign their books, Dark Delicacies, 4213 W. Burbank Blvd., 2 p.m. (818) 556-6660.

ENCINO: Rudy Yakzan signs “The 10 Vital Steps to Fitness, Health and Diet,” Barnes & Noble, 16461 Ventura Blvd., 7 p.m. (818) 380-1636.

GARDEN GROVE: John Hamilton Lewis signs “Opal Eye Devil,” Coffee, Tea & Mystery, 11931 Valley View St., 1 p.m. (714) 898-2583.GLENDALE: “School Tools” stories and crafts, ages 4 and older, Glendale Public Library, 222 E. Harvard St., 2 p.m. (818) 548-2035.LOS ANGELES: Connie Martinson interviews Alice Randall (“The Wind Done Gone”) on L.A. Cityview (channel 35), 3 p.m.

LOS FELIZ: John Bailey and Shari Roman (“Digital Babylon”) and Bill Ayers (“Fugitive Days”) sign their books, Skylight Books, 1818 N. Vermont Ave., 5; 7:30 p.m. respectively. (323) 660-1175.

MONTEREY PARK: A dramatic literary reading on the Japanese American women’s experience, “Moving the Mountain,” will be followed by a panel discussion and book signing by Pacific Asian American Women Writers West authors Naomi Hirahara, Momoko Iko, Mari Sunaida, Amy Uyematsu, Wakako Yamauchi and others, Monterey Park City Council Chambers, 320 W. Newmark Ave., 3 p.m.ORANGE: Joel Berman discusses “Comprehensive Breast Care and Surviving Breast Cancer,” Barnes & Noble, 791 S. Main St., 7 p.m. (714) 558-0028.PASADENA: Glynn Marsh Alam signs “Deep Water Death,” Crime Time Books, 1393 E. Washington Blvd., 2 p.m. (626) 798-2013.SAN MARINO: Barney Slatzberg reads “The Problem With Pumpkins,” San Marino Toy and Book Shoppe, 2424 Huntington Drive, 2:30 p.m. (626) 909-0222.SANTA MONICA: Santa Monica International Book, Print and Autograph Fair, Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, 1855 Main St., 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. $6. (480) 860-2400 or Americanbooksfaires.com

SANTA MONICA: Bill Ayers reads “Fugitive Days,” Midnight Special Bookstore, 1318 Third Street Promenade, 3 p.m. (310) 393-2923.SOUTH PASADENA: John Hamilton Lewis signs “Opal Eye Devil,” Book’em Mysteries, 1118 Mission St., 2 p.m. (800) 4-BOOKEM.SHERMAN OAKS: Diane Greenseid discusses “Mrs. Piccolo’s Easy Chair,” Borders Books & Music, 14651 Ventura Blvd., 7 p.m. (818) 728-6593.STUDIO CITY: Denise Hamilton discusses “The Jasmine Trade,” Portrait of a Bookstore, 4360 Tujunga Ave., 1 p.m. (818) 769-3853. TARZANA: Janet Costello reads “Tales and Tunes” story time, Pages, Books for Children and Young Adults, 18399 Ventura Blvd., 11 a.m. (818) 34-BOOKS.THOUSAND OAKS: John Decure signs “Reef Dance,” Mysteries to Die For, 2940 Thousand Oaks Blvd., 1 p.m. (805) 374-0084.WESTLAKE VILLAGE: Carolyn Bauer Zorns signs “Attending Your Grandchild’s Birth,” Barnes & Noble, 160 S. Westlake Blvd., 11 a.m. (805) 446-2820.WESTWOOD: Jon Talton signs “Concrete Desert,” The Mystery Bookstore, 1036-C Broxton Ave., 1 p.m. (310) 209-0415.