BOOK CALENDAR

TODAY

LOS ANGELES: Luis Rodriguez reads “Hearts and Hands,” Bohemia Books, 4022 N. Figueroa St., 2 p.m. (323) 227-9127.

ORANGE Dean Koontz signs “One Door Away From Heaven,” Book Carnival 348 S. Tustin Ave., noon. (714) 538-3210.

SANTA MONICA: Arnold Newman reads “Tropical Rainforest,” Midnight Special Bookstore, 1318 Third Street Promenade, 2 p.m. (310) 393-2923.

THOUSAND OAKS: James W. Hall signs “Blackwater Sound,” Mysteries to Die For, 2940 Thousand Oaks Blvd., 3:30 p.m. (805) 374-0084.

WEST HOLLYWOOD: Chrissie Blaze signs “Workout for the Soul,” Bodhi Tree Bookstore, 8585 Melrose Ave., 7:30 p.m. (310) 659-1733.

WESTWOOD: James W. Hall signs “Blackwater Sound,” the Mystery Bookstore, 1036-C Broxton Ave., 1:30 p.m. (310) 209-0415.

MONDAY

BRENTWOOD: James W. Hall reads “Blackwater Sound,” Dutton’s, 11975 San Vicente Blvd., 7 p.m. (310) 476-6263..

TUESDAY

CENTURY CITY: Gene Simmons signs “KISS and Make-Up,” Brentano’s, 10250 Santa Monica Blvd., 6:30 p.m. (310) 785-0204.

COSTA MESA: Kelly Fremon and Jaimes Palacio read their poetry, the Gypsy Den, 2930 Bristol St., 8 p.m. (714) 564-6526.

SANTA MONICA: Paul Magid reads “The Veiled Blessing,” Santa Monica Public Library, 1343 6th St., 1:30 p.m. (310) 458-8646.

WEST HOLLYWOOD: Caroline Reynolds signs “Spiritual Fitness,” Bodhi Tree Bookstore, 8585 Melrose Ave., 7:30 p.m. (310) 659-1733.

WESTWOOD: Anthony Grafton lectures on “The Magical Library: Magic, Scholarship and Collecting in Renaissance Europe,” UCLA Hammer Museum, 10899 Wilshire Blvd., 7 p.m. (310) 443-7000.

WEDNESDAY

GLENDALE: Wow! It’s Wednesday, stories and crafts, Glendale Central Library, 222 E. Harvard St., 3:30 p.m. (818) 548-2035.

LOS ANGELES: Elizabeth Abubakar reads her poetry, the World Stage, 4344 Degnan Blvd., 8:30 p.m. (323) 293-2451.

MANHATTAN BEACH: Patricia Fitzgerald discusses “The Detox Solution,” Barnes & Noble, 1800 W. Rosecrans Ave., 7:30 p.m. (310) 725-7027.

NEWPORT BEACH: Poets Michael Miller and Carole Luther read their work, Alta Coffee House, 506 31st St., 8 p.m. (714) 564-6526.

PASADENA: Francesca Lia Block reads “Echo,” Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., 7 p.m. (800) 769-2665.

SHERMAN OAKS: John Braheny discusses “The Craft and Business of Songwriting,” Borders Books & Music, 14651 Ventura Blvd., 8 p.m. (818) 728-6593.

WEST HOLLYWOOD: Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, signs “Energy Breakthrough,” and author Aimee Bender and actor Todd Field read stories by Andre Dubus, Book Soup, 8818 Sunset Blvd., 12:30 and 6 p.m., respectively. (310) 659-3110.

THURSDAY

BRENTWOOD: Charmaine Craig reads “The Good Men,” Dutton’s, 11975 San Vicente Blvd., 7 p.m. (310) 476-6263.

ENCINO: Fiona Horne reads “Seven Days to a Magickal New You,” Barnes & Noble, 16461 Ventura Blvd., 7:30 p.m. (818) 380-1636.

HUNTINGTON BEACH: Doug Fabian signs “Maverick Investing,” Barnes & Noble, 7777 Edinger Ave., 7 p.m. (714) 897-8781.

IRVINE: Barbara DeMarco-Barrett interviews Michael Chabon (“The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay”) and Ayelet Waldman (“The Big Nap”), Writers on Writing, KUCI-FM (88.9), 5 p.m. (949) 760-8086.

PACIFIC PALISADES: Marissa Roth and D.J. Waldie sign “Real City,” Village Books, 1049 Swarthmore Ave., 7:30 p.m. (310) 454-4063.

SANTA MONICA: Michael Silverblatt interviews Isabel Allende (“Portrait in Sepia”), KCRW-FM (89.9), 2:30 p.m.

SANTA MONICA: Ken Rotcop discusses “The Perfect Pitch,” Barnes & Noble, 1201 Third Street Promenade, 7:30 p.m. (310) 260-9110.

WEST HOLLYWOOD: Anthony Bourdain signs “A Cook’s Tour,” Book Soup, 8818 Sunset Blvd., 8 p.m. (310) 659-3110.

FRIDAY

BEVERLY HILLS: The New Short Fiction Series presents “Dream Garden and other stories,” by Annette Leddy, $10, Beverly Hills Public Library, 444 N. Rexford Drive, 8 p.m. (323) 662-7900.

NORTHRIDGE: Ray Manzarek signs “The Poet in Exile,” Borders Books & Music, 9301 Tampa Ave., 7:30 p.m. (818) 886-5443.

PASADENA: Anthony Bourdain signs “A Cook’s Tour,” Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., 7 p.m. (800) 769-2665.

PASADENA: Baron Birtcher signs “Ruby Tuesday,” Crime Time Books, 1393 E. Washington Blvd., 3:30 p.m. (626) 798-2013.

PASADENA: Baron Birtcher signs “Ruby Tuesday,” Book’em Mysteries, 1118 Mission St., 5 p.m. (800) 426-6536.

SANTA MONICA: Pierre Baldi discusses “The Shattered Self,” Barnes & Noble, 1201 Third Street Promenade, 7 p.m. (310) 260-9110.

WEST HOLLYWOOD: David Pond signs “Astrology and Relationships,” Bodhi Tree Bookstore, 8585 Melrose Ave., 7:30 p.m. (310) 659-1733.

WEST LOS ANGELES: Author Rachel Resnick leads a writers’ workshop, Barnes & Noble, 10850 W. Pico Blvd., 7 p.m. (310) 475-4144.

SATURDAY

ENCINO: Mirman School fourth-graders read folk tales, Barnes & Noble, 16461 Ventura Blvd., 10 a.m. (818) 380-1636.

FULLERTON: Marilyn Inyeyan discusses “The Rhyme and Reason of Writing Poetry,” Orange County branch of California Writers Club meeting, Downey Savings & Loan, 201 W. Bastanchury Road, 10 a.m. (714) 525-2988.

GLENDALE: Ray Manzarek signs “The Poet in Exile,” Borders Books & Music, 100 S. Brand Blvd., 7:30 p.m. (818) 241-8099.

GLENDALE: All Together Now story time, Glendale Public Library, 222 E. Harvard St., 2 p.m. (818) 548-2035.

GOLETA: Lee Wardlaw reads “The Chair Where Bear Sits,” Borders Books & Music, 7000 Marketplace Ave., 11 a.m. (805) 968-1370.

LOS ANGELES: Used books sale, Libros Revolucion, 312 W. 8th St., noon, (213) 488-1303.

PASADENA: Taylor Smith, Robert Ellis, Angela Hynes and Lois Hendricks sign their books, Crime Time Books, 1393 E. Washington Blvd., 1 p.m. (626) 798-2013.

PASADENA: John Braheny, author of “The Craft and Business of Songwriting,” leads a workshop, Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., 11 a.m. (800) 769-2665.

SANTA MONICA: Marci Begleiter reads “From Word to Image,” Midnight Special Bookstore, 1318 Third Street Promenade, 4 p.m. (310) 393-2923.

TARZANA: Storyteller Shari Sack leads “Singin’ Cowboys and Gals” story time, Pages, Books for Children and Young Adults, 18399 Ventura Blvd., 11 a.m. (818) 342-6657.

THOUSAND OAKS: Baron Birtcher signs “Ruby Tuesday,” Mysteries to Die For, 2940 Thousand Oaks Blvd., 3:30 p.m. (805) 374-0084.

TORRANCE: Dean Koontz signs “One Door Away From Heaven,” Borders Books & Music, 3700 Torrance Blvd., 6 p.m. (310) 540-7000.

WESTWOOD: Baron Birtcher signs “Ruby Tuesday,” the Mystery Bookstore, 1036-C Broxton Ave., 1 p.m. (310) 209-0415.

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