Words & Ideas

Compiled by Grace Krilanovich.

SUNDAY

Francesca Lia Block: The author will read and sign her new YA novel “The Frenzy.” Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena. 5 p.m. Free. (626) 449-5320.

Peter Cole: The poet will read and discuss his National Jewish Book Award-winning anthology “The Dream of the Poem.” Skirball Cultural Center, 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd., L.A. 2 p.m. $5; members, free. (310) 440-4500.

MONDAY

Malcolm Beith: The author of “The Last Narco: Inside the Hunt for El Chapo, the World’s Most Wanted Drug Lord” will present and sign his new book. Book Soup, 8818 W. Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood. 7 p.m. Free. (310) 659-3110.

Michael Connelly: The author will read and sign his latest novel, “The Reversal.” Skylight Books, 1818 N. Vermont Ave., L.A. 7:30 p.m. Free. (323) 660-1175.

Sena Jeter Naslund: The author of “Adam & Eve” will read and sign her new novel. Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena. 7 p.m. Free. (626) 449-5320.

TUESDAY

Lynda Barry: The acclaimed artist/writer/educator will present and sign her new book, “Picture This: The Nearsighted Monkey Book,” the sequel to “What It Is.” Skylight Books, 1818 N. Vermont Ave., L.A. 7:30 p.m. Free. (323) 660-1175.

Tucker Max: The author of “I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell” will read and sign his new book, “A**holes Finish First.” Book Soup, 8818 W. Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood. 7 p.m. Free. (310) 659-3110.

Alex Ross: Aloud at Central Library presents a discussion and signing with the Pulitzer Prize-winning New Yorker music critic on the subject of his new book, “Listen to This.” Richard J. Riordan Central Library, 630 W. 5th St., L.A. 7 p.m. Free. (213) 228-7025. https://www.aloudla.org.

WEDNESDAY

Bill Barich: The author of “Long Way Home: On the Trail of Steinbeck’s America” will present and sign his new book. Book Soup, 8818 W. Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood. 7 p.m. Free. (310) 659-3110.

Arianna Huffington: The HuffPost founder and author of “Third World America: How Our Politicians Are Abandoning the Middle Class and Betraying the American Dream” will discuss and sign her new book. Temple Emanuel, 300 N. Clark Drive, Beverly Hills. 7:30 p.m. $20. https://www.writersblocpresents.com.

Dinaw Mengestu: The author of “How to Read the Air” will read and sign his new novel. Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena. 7 p.m. Free. (626) 449-5320.

Stephen O’Connor: The author of “Here Comes Another Lesson” will read and sign his new short story collection. Skylight Books, 1818 N. Vermont Ave., L.A. 7:30 p.m. Free. (323) 660-1175.

Tom Raworth: The author of more than 40 books of poetry, prose and translations, most recently “Windmills in Flames: Old & New Poems,” will read and discuss his work. Otis College of Art and Design, 9045 Lincoln Blvd., L.A. 7:30 p.m. Free. (310) 527-6847.

Rick Riordan: The author of the Percy Jackson & the Olympians series will discuss and sign his first book from a new series, “The Heroes of Olympus, Book One: The Lost Hero.” All Saints Episcopal Church, 132 N. Euclid Ave., Pasadena. 7 p.m. $5-$18.99; sold out. (626) 449-5320. https://www.vromansbookstore.com.

Leslie Marmon Silko: Aloud at Central Library presents the author of “The Turquoise Ledge” in conversation with novelist Judith Freeman. Richard J. Riordan Central Library, 630 W. 5th St., L.A. 7 p.m. Free. (213) 228-7025. https://www.aloudla.org.

THURSDAY

Pseudonymous Bosch: The author of “This Isn’t What It Looks Like” will read and sign the latest book in his middle-grade Secret Series. Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena. 6:30 p.m. Free. (626) 449-5320.

Michael Jaime-Becerra: The author of “This Time Tomorrow” will read and sign his debut novel as part of the Written in California reading series. Pasadena Museum of California Art, 490 E. Union St., Pasadena. 7 p.m. Free with museum admission. (626) 568-3665.

Writing in Latino/Escribir en Latino: A National Conversation/Una Conversacion Nacional: Aloud at Central Library presents a panel discussion with Susana Chávez-Silverman, Rubén Martínez and Luis Rodriguez; moderated by Ilán Stavans, editor of “The Norton Anthology of Latino Literature.” Richard J. Riordan Central Library, 630 W. 5th St., L.A. 7 p.m. Free. (213) 228-7025. https://www.aloudla.org.

FRIDAY

Bo Caldwell: The author of “City of Tranquil Light” will read and sign her new novel. Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena. 7 p.m. Free. (626) 449-5320.

Donna Woolfolk Cross: The author of “Pope Joan” will present and sign her novel. Every Picture Tells a Story, 1311-C Montana Ave., Santa Monica. 6:30 p.m. Free. (310) 451-2700.

Eileen Myles: The poet/novelist will read and sign her new book, “Inferno (A Poet’s Novel).” Skylight Books, 1818 N. Vermont Ave., L.A. 7:30 p.m. Free. (323) 660-1175.

SATURDAY

The 4th Annual Festival of California Poets: Distinguished California poets will read and discuss the works of canonical California poets: Gabrielle Calvocoressi on Robert Duncan, Al Young on Kenneth Rexroth and Luis Rodriguez on Manual “Manazar” Gamboa. Pasadena Central Library, 285 E. Walnut St., Pasadena. 3 p.m. Free. (626) 744-4680.

Sergio Aragones: The veteran cartoonist will present and sign his new book, “MAD’s Greatest Artists: Sergio Aragones: Five Decades of His Finest Works.” Book Soup, 8818 W. Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood. 5 p.m. Free. (310) 659-3110.