Monday 11/9: Laura McKinny discusses and signs Men Against Women. 7 p.m. at Book Soup.
Linda Lee Peterson discusses and signs The Spy on the Tennessee Walker. 7 p.m. at Vroman’s Bookstore.
An Evening with Ava and Frank: Lawrence Grobel, author of Conversations With Ava Gardner, and John Brady, author of Frank & Ava in Love and War, meet to discuss their books. 7:30 p.m. at The Last Bookstore.
Thomas Mallon discusses his new novel Finale, with James Ellroy. 7:30 p.m. at Skylight Books.
Tuesday 11/10: Red Hen Press presents readings by Paul F. Cummins and Jared Diamond. 6:30 p.m. at the Annenberg Beach House. Free, but parking will cost you.
Robert Crais discusses and signs his latest crime thriller The Promise. 6:30 p.m. at Diesel Bookstore.
Pen Parentis West presents its debut event. Featuring David Ulin, Matthew Specktor, and Julia Fierro, in conversation with with novelists Ivy Pochoda and Elizabeth L. Silver about the triumphs and challenges of writing and parenting. 7 p.m. at The Last Bookstore.
Jesse Eisenberg (yup, that one) reads from his debut collection of short stories Bream Gives Me Hiccups. 7:30 p.m. at Skylight Books.
Wilde Words commemorates the 115th anniversary of Oscar Wilde’s death with a wondrous literary wake. Featuring readings by Heather Noel Aldridge, Mitch Kohn, Brennan Holness, Conor P. Holness, Jack Sullivan, and host Vesta Vaingloria. 8 p.m. at The Wilde Thistle.
Wednesday 11/11: Eli Horowitz reads from his new novel The Pickle Index. 7:30 p.m. at Skylight Books.
Isaac Simpson reads from his new book Philosophy and Fucking in Vietnam. 7:30 p.m. at Book Show.
Thursday 11/12: The Los Angeles Review and Red Hen Press present readings by Siel Ju, Melissa Chadburn, and Sean Bernard. 7 p.m. at Flintridge Bookstore.
Gloria Steinem, in conversation with Melissa McCarthy, discusses My Life on the Road. 7 p.m. at Book Soup.
Louis Friedman discusses and signs Human Spaceflight: From Mars to the Stars. 7 p.m. at Vroman’s Bookstore.
Adrian Tomine presents his new graphic novel Killing and Dying, with Tunde Adebimpe. 7:30 p.m. at Skylight Books.
Friday 11/13: Amy McCullough discusses and signs The Box Wine Sailors: Misadventures of a Broke Young Couple at Sea. 7 p.m. at Book Soup.
Creative Center of America presents Crossing the Troll Bridge. Robin Blakely and Frank Robert Dixon prove that the marketing arena can be one of the best playgrounds in the world for writers and artists with the world’s first illustrated marketing guide for creative people. 7 p.m. at The Last Bookstore.
Joseph C. Greaves discusses and signs Tom & Lucky (and George & Cokey Flo). 7 p.m. at Vroman’s Bookstore.
Editors Francesca Lia Block and Jessa Marie Mendez present Rough Magick. Featuring readings by Amanda Yates Garcia, Denise Hamilton, Mary Pauline Lowry, Laura Lee Bahr, Tracy DeBrincat, Sarah Herrington, Logan Brendt, Manuel Chavarria, and Adam Greenberg. 7 p.m. at Stories Books and Cafe.
Judah Friedlander discusses his new book If the Raindrops United. 7:30 p.m. at Skylight Books.
Tony Barnstone reads his poetry. 8 p.m. at Beyond Baroque. $10/members free.
Saturday 11/14: Poesia Para la Gente returns to the Metro Blue Line. 11 a.m. all along the Blue Line route.
Poetry in Translation features Piotr Florczyk, Mandy Kahn, David Shook, and Martin Woodside reading from their new works. 8 p.m. at Beyond Baroque. $10/members free.
Sunday 11/15: Maile Meloy discusses and signs the third novel in her juvenile fiction trilogy, The After-Room. 3 p.m. at Diesel Bookstore.
Josh Rosenthal with Pat Thomas discusses and signs Record Store of the Mind. 4 p.m. at Book Soup.
Tara Ison reads from her new short story collection Ball. 5 p.m. at Skylight Books.
Lance Lee and Rip Rense read from their poetry. 7:30 p.m. at Beyond Baroque.
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