Monday 9/14: Matthew Dessem discusses and signs The Gag Man: Clyde Bruckman and the Birth of Film Comedy. 7 p.m. at Book Soup.
Evan Thomas discusses and signs Being Nixon: A Man Divided. 7 p.m. at Vroman’s Bookstore.
Tuesday 9/15: The RwIrGiHtTe Read features writers of prose and poetry, with a four minute-limit open reading. This month’s featured readers are Suzanne Lummis, Judith Terzi, Mary-Alice Daniel, and Jerry Garcia (no, not that one). Hosted and curated by Peggy Dobreer. Sign ups begin at at 6:30 p.m. at Stories Books and Cafe.
The Moth presents Nerds & Geeks. Doors at 7 p.m. at Los Globos. Tickets are $8 or $16 here. 21+ event.
Bill Clegg with Sarah Shun-lien Bynum discusses and signs Did You Ever Have a Family. 7 p.m. at Book Soup.
Kim Elsesser discusses and signs Sex and the Office: Women, Men, and the Sex Partition That’s Dividing the Workplace. 7 p.m. at Vroman’s Bookstore.
Carmiel Banasky launches her debut novel The Suicide of Claire Bishop, with Tim Heidecker. 7:30 p.m. at Skylight Books.
Wednesday 9/16: Lit Cine presents a 60th Anniversary screening of The Vanishing American, 1955 adaptation of the Zane Grey novel, along with a pre-screening panel featuring Dr. James Fenelon, Melanie Jeffrey, and moderator Larry Smith. 6:30 p.m. at Laemmle Playhouse 7, the panel is at Vanessa’s Specialty Coffee. Tickets are $28 for screening and panel, or $11 for just the screening. Profits support Lit Crawl LA.
Jonathan Evison discusses and signs This is Your Life, Harriet Chance! 7 p.m. at Book Soup.
Colm Toibin discusses and signs Nora Webster. 7 p.m. at Vroman’s Bookstore.
Thursday 9/17: Sung J. Woo discusses and signs Love Love. 7 p.m. at Book Soup.
Diana Wagman and Lisa Glatt discuss and sign Life #6 and The Nakeds. 7 p.m. at Vroman’s Bookstore.
Patrick DeWitt reads from his new novel Undermajordomo Minor. 7:30 p.m. at Skylight Books.
Friday 9/18: Scott Cheshire discusses and signs High as the Horses Bridles in conversation with Carolyn Kellogg from the Los Angeles Times. 7 p.m. at Book Soup.
Peter Cherches brings his live show Jazz & Words to LA, accompanied by jazz musicians led by David Leech, and joined by Michael C. Ford. 8 p.m. at Beyond Baroque. $10/members free.
Saturday 9/19: Sumarr Reading Series presents readings by Lisa Lee, Allison Carter, Hannah Sanghee Park, and Aaron Kunin. 3 p.m. at Pop-Hop Books.
Karen Finley discusses and signs Shock Treatment: Expanded 25th Anniversary Edition. 4 p.m. at Book Soup.
Kathleen Alcott reads from her new novel Infinite Home, together with Karolina Waclawiak. 7:30 p.m. at Skylight Books.
Chrissie Hynde discusses her new memoir Reckless: My Life as a Pretender, in conversation with Rosanna Arquette. 7 p.m. at Diesel Bookstore.
Shades & Shadows celebrates two years of promoting speculative literature in LA with an anniversary lineup of Aimee Bender, Mallory Reaves, Tananarive Due, Glenn Benest, Marytza Rubio, and Wally Rudolph all reading from their own original works. And there will be cake! Hosted by Lauren Candia and Xach Fromson (yep, me!). Doors open at 7:30 p.m. at The Mimoda Studio. $10 online or at the door (if there are any left).
Sunday 9/20: The Griffith Park Storytelling Series at the Old Zoo presents readings by Melissa Chadburn, Maggie Downs, Henry Hoke, Anthony Miller, and Hope Wabuke. 4 p.m. at The Old Zoo.
Domenic Priore discusses and signs Riot on the Sunset Strip: Rock ‘n’ Roll’s Last Stand in Hollywood (Revised Edition). 4:00 p.m. at Book Soup.
Beyond Baroque presents Wide Awake: Poets of Los Angeles and Beyond. Featuring readings by S.A. Griffin, Suzanne Lummis, Harry E. Northup, and Holly Prado. 5 p.m. at Skylight Books.
