TODAYLOS ANGELES: Bruce Wagner (“I’ll Let You...

TODAY

LOS ANGELES: Bruce Wagner (“I’ll Let You Go”), Richard Rushfield (“On Spec”), Diane Sherry (“On Valentine’s Day”) and Merrill Markoe read their work, $25 dinner and reading, Tempest Supper Club, 7323 Santa Monica Blvd., Reservations: (323) 957-4688.

LOS ANGELES: 1968 Olympic medalist John Carlos signs “Why?,” Libros Revolucion, 312 W. 8th St., 2 p.m. (213) 488-1303.

LOS FELIZ: Charles Webb reads “Tulip Farms and Leper Colonies,” Skylight Books, 1818 N. Vermont Ave., 5 p.m. (323) 660-1175.

SAN DIEGO: Dan Simmons signs “A Winter Haunting,” Mysterious Galaxy, 7051 Claremont Mesa Blvd., No. 302, 2:30 p.m. Tickets: (800) 811-4747.

SHERMAN OAKS. David Brin (“Kiln People”), Steven Barnes (“Lion’s Blood”) and Tananarive Due (“The Living Blood”) sign their books, Dangerous Visions, 13563 Ventura Blvd., 5 p.m. (818) 986-6963.

THOUSAND OAKS: Alexis O’Neill discusses “The Joy of Writing for Children,” $8, Thousand Oaks Library, 1401 E. Janss Road, 1:30 p.m. Reservations: (805) 477-3007.

WEST HOLLYWOOD: Stewart Swerdlow signs “Blue Blood, True Blood,” Bodhi Tree Bookstore, 8585 Melrose Ave., 2:30 p.m. (310) 659-1733.

WEST LOS ANGELES: Joseph E. Holloway signs “Africanisms in American Culture,” Barnes & Noble, 10850 W. Pico Blvd., 4 p.m. (310) 475-4144.

WESTWOOD: Catherine Dain signs “Darkness at the Door,” The Mystery Bookstore, 1036-C Broxton Ave., 1 p.m. (310) 209-0415.

MONDAY

LOS ANGELES: Colin Channer signs “Satisfy My Soul,” EsoWon Books, 3655 S. La Brea Ave., 7 p.m. (213) 294-0324.

SYLMAR: Jenoyne Adams (“Resurrecting Mingus”) and Michael Datcher (“Raising Fences”) read their work, Mission College Library, 13356 Eldridge Ave., 7 p.m. (818) 364-7890.

WESTWOOD: David Brin discusses “Kiln People,” UCLA, Young Grand Salon, Kerckhoff Hall, 3 p.m. (310) 206-0764.

TUESDAY

LONG BEACH: Glen David Gold signs “Carter Beats the Devil,” Barnes & Noble, 6326 E. Pacific Coast Highway, 7 p.m. (562) 431-2253.

ORANGE: Dan Simmons signs “A Winter Haunting,” Book Carnival, 348 S. Tustin Ave., 6 p.m. (714) 538-3210.

SANTA MONICA: Sylvia Rose discusses “Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire” by Amanda Foreman, Santa Monica Public Library, 1343 6th St., 1:30 p.m. (310) 458-8646.

SANTA MONICA: Terence Ward reads “Searching for Hassan,” Midnight Special Bookstore, 1318 Third Street Promenade, 7:30 p.m. (310) 393-2923.

WEST LOS ANGELES: Robert Clary signs “From the Holocaust to Hogan’s Heroes,” Barnes & Noble, 10850 W. Pico Blvd., 7:30 p.m. (310) 475-4144.

WEDNESDAY

BRENTWOOD: Eileen and Jon Gallo read “Silver Spoon Kids,” Dutton’s, 11975 San Vicente Blvd., 7 p.m. (310) 476-6263.

LEIMERT PARK: Jenoyne Adams reads “Resurrecting Mingus,” The World Stage, 4344 Degnan Blvd., 8:30 p.m. (323) 293-2451.

LONG BEACH: Angel Kyodo Williams discusses “Being Black,” 2000+ Bookstore, 309 Pine Ave., 7 p.m. (562) 435-1199.

PACIFIC PALISADES: Michael Murphy signs “God and the Evolving Universe,” Village Books, 1049 Swarthmore Ave., 7:30 p.m. (310) 454-4063.

PASADENA: Jane Heller discusses “The Secret Ingredient,” Barnes & Noble, 111 W. Colorado Blvd., 8 p.m. Reservations: (626) 683-8551.

SANTA BARBARA: Terry Tempest Williams reads “Refuge,” $12, Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, 2559 Puesta Del Sol Road, 7:30 p.m. (805) 893-3535.

SANTA MONICA: Open mike and tribute to Langston Hughes, Barnes & Noble, 1201 Third Street Promenade, 7:30 p.m. (310) 260-9110.

TARZANA: Alexis O’Neill reads “The Recess Queen,” PAGES, Books for Children and Young Adults, 18399 Ventura Blvd., 10 a.m. (818) 34-BOOKS.

WEST HOLLYWOOD: David Henry Sterry reads “Chicken,” Book Soup, 8818 Sunset Blvd., 8 p.m. (310) 659-3110.

THURSDAY

BRENTWOOD: Ernest Hebert signs “The Old American,” Dutton’s, 11975 San Vicente Blvd., 7 p.m. (310) 476-6263.

LA VERNE: Alexandria LaFaye signs “Dad, in Spirit,” Mrs. Nelson’s Toy and Book Shop, 1030 Bonita Ave., 10 a.m. (909) 599-4558.

LONG BEACH: Marcos McPeek Villatoro reads “Home Killings,” Cultura Latina Bookstore, 4125 Norse Way, 7 p.m. (562) 982-1515

LONG BEACH: Patricia Fitzgerald discusses “The Detox Solution,” Barnes & Noble, 6326 E. Pacific Coast Highway, 7 p.m. (562) 431-2253.

LOS ANGELES: Randall Kennedy discusses “Nigger,” EsoWon Books, 3655 S. La Brea Ave., 7 p.m. (323) 294-0324.

LOS ANGELES: Seid Zekavat signs “Terms of Endurance,” Loyola Marymount University, Marymount Center, 1 LMU Drive, noon. Reservations: (310) 338-1887.

PASADENA: Ronald White signs “Lincoln’s Greatest Speech,” Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., 7 p.m. (800) 769-BOOK.

SANTA MONICA: Michael Silverblatt interviews Jane DeLynn (“Leash”), 2:30 p.m. KCRW-FM (89.9).

SANTA MONICA: Dan Bessie reads “Alvah Bessie’s Spanish Civil War Notebooks,” Midnight Special Bookstore, 1318 Third Street Promenade, 7:30 p.m. (310) 393-2923.

SIMI VALLEY: Nancy Reagan (“I Love You, Ronnie”) signs a selection of books, Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum, 40 Presidential Drive, 10:30 a.m. (805) 522-9953.

WESTWOOD: Elijah Wald discusses “Narcocorrido,” UCLA, 118 Haines Hall, 375 Portola Plaza, 3:30 p.m. (310) 825-2585.

WESTWOOD: William Bayer signs “The Dream of the Broken Horses,” The Mystery Bookstore, 1036-C Broxton Avenue, noon. (310) 209-0415.

FRIDAY

CENTURY CITY: Bo Derek signs “Riding Lessons,” Brentano’s, 10250 Santa Monica Blvd., 7 p.m. (310) 785-0204.

RANCHO CUCAMONGA: Kevin Fagan signs “Who Wants to Be a Fenderhead?,” Barnes & Noble, 11090 Foothill Blvd., 7 p.m. (909) 980-5586.

WEST HOLLYWOOD: Betty Bethards signs “The Dream Book,” Bodhi Tree Bookstore, 8585 Melrose Ave., 7:30 p.m. (310) 659-1733.

SATURDAY

BURBANK: William Hart signs “Never Fade Away,” Dutton’s Books, 3806 W. Magnolia Blvd., 2 p.m. (818) 840-8003.

CANOGA PARK: Jervey Tervalon (“Understand This”) discusses his work, Emerson Unitarian Universalist Church, 7304 Jordan Ave., 4:30 p.m. (818) 887-6701.

GLENDALE: Book Rogers and Page Turner celebrate Dr. Seuss’ Birthday and Read Across America, Barnes & Noble, 245 N. Glendale Ave., 11 a.m. (818) 246-4677.

MISSION VIEJO: Linda Eastwood signs “Simple Solutions for Women,” Borders Books & Music, 25222 El Paseo, 1 p.m. (949) 367-0005.

NORTH HILLS: Richard Krevolin (“Screenwriting From the Soul”) discusses “Patience, Passion and Perseverance,” $5, Mid-Valley Regional Library, 16244 Nordhoff St., 2 p.m. (818) 884-8524.

ORANGE: Charles Fleming signs “The Ivory Coast” at Book Carnival, 348 S. Tustin Ave., 1 p.m. (714) 538-3210.

SANTA MONICA: Randall Kennedy reads “Nigger,” Midnight Special Bookstore, 1318 Third Street Promenade, 2 p.m. (310) 393-2923.

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