Notable Los Angeles: 8/31–9/6

Monday 8/31: Elena Ferrante celebrates the publication of The Story of the Lost Child. 10 p.m. at Skylight Books.

Tuesday 9/1: Charlotte Laws discusses and signs Rebel in High Heels. 7 p.m. at Book Soup.

Ottessa Moshfegh reads from her debut novel Eileen. 7:30 p.m. at Skylight Books.

Wednesday 9/2: Ryan Berg discusses and signs No House to Call Home: Love, Family, and Other Transgressions, in conversation with Carlos Sosa. 7 p.m. at Book Soup.

Mystery Writers of America presents Noir Slam: Take a Walk on the Wild Side—a fierce, fast-paced trip to the edge of modern noir. Featuring readings by Christa Faust, Brett Battles, Samuel Galley, Anonymous9, Craig Faustus Buck, S.W. Lauden, Danny Gardner, Maxine Nunes, James Queally, Eric Beetner, Stephen Blackmoore, Ashley Erwin, John Shepphird, Jordan Harper, Paul D. Marks, Aaron Philip Clark, Travis Richardson, Hannah Sward, Josh Stallings, and Naomi Hirahara. 7 p.m. at The Last Bookstore.

Vu Tran reads from his debut novel Dragonfish, together with Tod Goldberg. 7:30 p.m. at Skylight Books.

Thursday 9/3: Nicola Yoon discusses and signs Everything Everything. 6:30 p.m. at Vroman’s Bookstore.

Miranda July signs The First Bad Man. 7 p.m. at Book Soup.

Nina Revoyr reads from her new novel Lost Canyon. 7:30 p.m. at Skylight Books.

Friday 9/4: Leah Lax discusses and signs Uncovered: How I Left Hasidic Life and Finally Came Home. 7 p.m. at Book Soup.

Margaret Coel discusses and signs The Man Who Fell From the Sky. 7 p.m. at Vroman’s Bookstore.

Charles Connor presents Keep A Knockin: The Story of a Legendary Drummer. 7:30 p.m. at Stories Books and Cafe.

Jennifer Pashley reads from her new novel The Scamp. 7:30 p.m. at Skylight Books.

The Last Book Review. 8 p.m. at The Last Bookstore.

The Ruskin presents: Clive Wilmer. 8 p.m. at Beyond Baroque. $10/members free.

Saturday 9/5: Cecil Castellucci launches her new middle grade novel Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens Moving Target: A Princess Leia Adventure! 2 p.m. at Skylight Books.

Christian Georgescu reads from The House of ME. 8 p.m. at Beyond Baroque. $10/members free.

Sunday 9/6: First Sunday Open Reading. Hosted by Steve Goldman. Sign-ups begin at 4:45 p.m. with a five minute limit at Beyond Baroque. Free, but donations accepted.

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Xach Fromson is a native Angeleno and the co-host/co-founder of Shades & Shadows, a sci-fi/fantasy/horror/etc. reading series here in LA. He studied creative writing at California State University Northridge, where he worked on The Northridge Review. He received an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of California Riverside Palm Desert Low Residency program, and is finishing his first novel. He appeared at Dirty Laundry Lit's "Love Sucks" event in February 2013, and has stories published in "Halloween Tales" and "Winter Horror Days" from Omnium Gatherum press. And once, he slew a dragon. Follow him on Twitter @_mythogenesis_.

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