Monday 10/19: JJ Persis discusses and signs Zodiac Lovers: I Remember. 7 p.m. at Book Soup.
Joe Meno, Nina Revoyr, and Steph Cha read from their works. 7:30 p.m. at Stories Books & Cafe.
Tuesday 10/20: The RwIrGiHtTe Read presents readings by Amilia K. Spicer, Paul Cummins, Jaqueline Tchakalian, and Jessica Wilson Cardenas. Hosted by Peggy Dobreer. 6:30 p.m. at Stories Books & Cafe.
Readings no. 10 features Teka-Lark Fleming, Myriam Gurba, Jen Hofer, and Douglas Kearney. Hosted by Lisa Dusenbery. 7:30 p.m. at the Colorado Wine Company.
Shea Serrano presents The Rap Year Book with Devon Maloney and Sean Fennessey. 7:30 p.m. at Skylight Books.
Wednesday 10/21: LA Lit Crawl: NoHo! The 2015 lineup features shows by virtually every LA area literary group, reading series, and notable author! Check out offerings from PEN Center USA, Shades & Shadows, Roar Shack, The Rumpus (because duh), Beyond Baroque, LARB, and so much more. The full schedule is up on the website—check it out! And GO METRO!
Scary Stories! Hear scary stories and make s’mores, and create your own terrifying tales. 6 p.m. at Vroman’s Bookstore.
Red Hen Press presents an evening with Sean Bernard, Jessica Piazza, and Nicelle Davis. 7 p.m. at Boston Court Performing Arts Center. $10 admission/$5 Stuents and Seniors.
Susan Choi reads from her works. 7:30 p.m. at the Ahmanson Hall at Otis College.
Nic Kelman presents How to Pass as Human. 7:30 p.m. at Stories Books & Cafe.
Michael Mallory discusses his new book Essential Horror Movies: Matinee Monsters to Cult Classics. 7:30 p.m. at Stories Books & Cafe.
Book Soup presents Elvis Costello in conversation with Chris Connelly discussing and signing Unfaithful Music and Disappearing Ink. 8 p.m. at the Wilshire Ebell Theater. $38 gets you in and a pre-signed copy of the book. Tickets available at Book Soup’s website.
Thursday 10/22: Eileen Myles reads and discusses her work. 7 p.m. at CalArts, Butler Building #4.
Rare Bird Books presents Carlos Allende and the launch of his new novel Love, Or The Witches of Windward Circle. 7 p.m. at The Last Bookstore.
Editor Kenneth Wishnia and award-winning authors Summer Brenner, Michael J. Cooper, Melanie Dante, Wendy Hornsby, Gary Phillips, Travis Richardson, and Stephen Jay Schwartz all read from and sign Jewish Noir: Contemporary Tales of Crime and Other Dark. 7 p.m. at Book Soup.
David Ulin in conversation with Mark Haskell Smith to discuss and sign Sidewalking: Coming to Terms with LA. 7 p.m. at Vroman’s Bookstore.
Friday 10/23: Jessica Lee Richardson discusses and signs It had Been Planned & There Were Guides: Stories. 7 p.m. at Book Soup.
Saucepot Publishing presents readings by Emily Brill, Marissa Clifford, Paige Elizabeth Gresty, Senay Kenfe, Alexandra Naughton, Rory Charles, Heidi Villaseñor, Claire White, and Zachery Wood. 7:30 p.m. at Stories Books & Cafe.
Bawdy Storytelling‘s Grand Slam Championship is bringing naughty stories to the stage for the title match. Featuring competitors Chris Stoneley, Danielle Indigo Black Scamaldo, Quiddity N. Foster, Terri Frazier, Buzz Yearling, Elisha Shapiro, Orpheus Black, and more! Doors at 7:30 p.m., stories begin at 8:30 p.m. at Busby’s East. $15 available on their website.
Sarah Estes and Ellen Reich read from their works. 8 p.m. at Beyond Baroque. $10/members free.
Saturday 10/24: John Flanagan discusses and signs The Tournament at Gorlan. 4 p.m. at Vroman’s Bookstore.
What Books presents Annette Leddy, Gail Wronsky, and Chuck Rosenthal. 5 p.m. at Skylight Books.
Catherynne M. Valente reads from and signs Radiance. Costumes and masks encouraged. 7:30 p.m. at The Last Bookstore.
Good Heroin. 8 p.m. at Stories Books & Cafe.
Mark Rhodes reads poems by Dylan Thomas, Auden, Yeats, Hopkins, Milton, and more. 8 p.m. at Beyond Baroque. $10/members free.
Sunday 10/25: Kids in the City–A Multimedia Story Hour! Featuring a SlideShow & Tell, projected illustrations and healthy snacks provided by Om Nom Organics Market. 11 a.m. at The Last Bookstore.
Bill Dedman and Paul Clark Newell discuss and sign Empty Mansions. 12 p.m. (that’d be noon) at Chevalier’s Books.
Vroman’s Local Author Series introduces Susan A. Herney, Carol Wawrychuk, and Janet Rendall. 4 p.m. at Vroman’s Bookstore.
BUSted! True tales of getting around Los Angeles without a car. Hosted by Scott Schultz. 5 p.m. at Stories Books & Cafe.
Paul Murray reads from his new novel Mark and the Void, with Matthew Specktor. 5 p.m. at Skylight Books.
Tongue & Groove returns! With readings by Janet Fitch, David Francis, Rita Williams, and Julianne Ortale. Hosted by Conrad Romo. 6 p.m. at The Hotel Cafe. $6 gets you in.
La Poesia Salon. Hosted by Antonieta Villamil. 6 p.m. at Beyond Baroque. $5 suggested donation.
