Monday 9/28: Caitlin Doughty discusses and signs Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: And Other Lessons from the Crematory. 7 p.m. at Book Soup.
Amy Stewart discusses and signs Girl Waits with Gun. 7 p.m. at Vroman’s Bookstore.
Tuesday 9/29: Grace Jones signs I’ll Never Write My Memoirs. 5 p.m. at Book Soup.
The Women Group monthly reading features an open mic night for 3-5 minute pieces. Sign-ups begin at 6:30 p.m. at Stories Books & Cafe.
Jake Halpern and Peter Kujawinski in conversation with Andrew Smith to discuss and sign Nightfall. 7 p.m. at Vroman’s Bookstore.
Readings presents, well, readings by J. Ryan Stradal, Viet Nguyen, Natashia Deon, and Karolina Waclawiak. Hosted by Lisa Dusenbery. 7:30 p.m. at the Colorado Wine Company.
Wednesday 9/30: Lit Crawl LA presents At What Temperature Does a Kindle Burn? A Banned Books Week screening of the classic film adaptation of Farenheit 451, and a panel discussion with Cecil Castellucci, Harry Northup, Richardo Modiano, and moderator and First Amendment scholar Elizabeth Blakey. 6:30 p.m. for the pre-reception at Laemmle NoHo 7. $35 tickets available at Litcrawl.org/la/lit-cine.
Sylvia W. Allen presents and signs Witness of Love, When Loyalty Kills. 7 p.m. at Book Soup.
Wendell Pierce discusses and signs The Wind in the Reeds: A Storm, a Play, and the City That Would Not Be Broken. 7 p.m. at Vroman’s Bookstore.
Fran Krause launches his new book Deep Dark Fears. 7:30 p.m. at Skylight Books.
David Treuer reads from his works. 7:30 p.m. at the Ahmanson Hall Forum at Otis College.
Thursday 10/1: Sasha Abramsky discusses and signs The House of Twenty Thousand Books. 7 p.m. at Book Soup.
Linda Urban presents and signs Milo Speck, Accidental Agent. 7 p.m. at Vroman’s Bookstore.
Thom Thinn presents and signs In The Wake of Sidney Jack. 7:30 p.m. at Stories Books & Cafe.
Friday 10/2: Eddie Joyce discusses and signs Small Mercies. 7 p.m. at Book Soup.
An Evening with Elizabeth Gilbert. 7 p.m. at Vroman’s Bookstore.
Gary Indiana discusses his memoir I Can Give You Anything But Love. 7:30 p.m. at Skylight Books.
Afaa Michael Weaver reads from City of Eternal Spring, and Robin Coste Lewis reads from Voyage of the Sable Venus. 8 p.m. at Beyond Baroque. $10/members free.
Saturday 10/3: Brad C. Hodson, R. B. Payne, Daniel P. Coughlin, Shane Bitterling, Del Howison, John Palisano, Hal Bodner, Janet J Holden, Charles Austin Muir, Tim Chizmar, Ed Erdelac, Ian Welke, Michael Gonzalez, and Jeff Seeman are all gathering to sign copies of the new trucker horror anthology, 18 Wheels of Horror. 2 p.m. at Dark Delicacies.
Kate Rorick and Rachel Kiley discuss and sign The Epic Adventures of Lydia Bennet. 4 p.m. at Vroman’s Bookstore.
Marsha de la O reads from her new award-winning book, Antidote for Night, and Suzanne Lummis reads from Open 24 Hours. 4 p.m. at Beyond Baroque. $10/members free.
William Powers discusses his new book New Slow City. 5 p.m. at Skylight Books.
The Last Spookstore: Horror Story Art Show opening party! Featuring new artworks inspired by classic works of horror fiction. 8 p.m. at The Last Bookstore.
Sunday 10/4: First Sunday Open Reading features an open mic, and this month Gabrielle Zeitlin will headline. Hosted by Steve Goldman. Sign-ups begin at 4:45 p.m. at Beyond Baroque. Free, but donations are appreciated.
Jenna Blough discusses her new book Death Valley National Park. 5 p.m. at Skylight Books.
Austin Kleon signs The Steal Like an Artist Journal. 6:30 p.m. at The Last Bookstore.
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