Monday 2/8: Pierce Brown, with Natasha Polis (aka Tashapolis), discusses and signs Morning Star (Red Rising Trilogy #3). 7 p.m. at Book Soup.
Ben Ratliff discusses his book Every Song Ever with Alex Ross. 7:30 p.m. at Skylight Books.
PEN Center USA presents The Emerging Voices Author Evening Series: Charles Yu and Salvador Plascencia. 7:30 p.m. at Chevalier’s Books. Tickets are here.
Tuesday 2/9: John Mack Faragher discusses and signs Eternity Street: Violence and Justice in Frontier Los Angeles. 7 p.m. at Vroman’s Bookstore.
California Cold Blood Books hosts the release party for When the Stars Fade by US Army Capt. Adam Korenman. 7:30 p.m. at Stories Books and Cafe.
Rob Roberge discusses his book Liar with David Ulin. 7:30 p.m. at Skylight Books.
Wednesday 2/10: Patti Davis discusses and signs The Earth Breaks in Colors. 7 p.m. at Book Soup.
Thursday 2/11: Michelle Adelman discusses and signs Piece of Mind. 7 p.m. at Vroman’s Bookstore.
Vicki Abelson discusses and signs Don’t Jump: Sex, Drugs, Rock ‘N Roll… And My Fucking Mother. 7 p.m. at Book Soup.
Brian Evenson reads from his collection of stories A Collapse of Horses, in conversation with Maggie Nelson. 7:30 p.m. at Skylight Books.
Friday 2/12: LA Art Book Fair. Day One. 1 p.m. at The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA.
DUM DUM Zine Presents: VOX & Voices, a new monthly reading series! Featuring an acoustic set by Taleen Kali and readings by Chris Daley, Vivian Martinez, and Aurora Lady. 7 p.m. at Stories Books and Cafe.
Amy Main discusses and signs her new book 40 Dates & 40 Nights. With moderator Sascha Alexander. 7 p.m. at The Last Bookstore.
Release party for Eleanor Davis’s debut comic BDSM, featuring readings from Nick Sumida and Sam Alden. 7:30 p.m. at Secret Headquarters.
Image Text Ithaca presents readings by Earl Gravy (Emma Kemp and Daniel Wroe), Anna Moschovakis, Nicholas Muellner, and Suzanna Zak. 7:30 p.m. at Poetic Research Bureau.
Deborah Bogen and Maurya Simon read from their poetry. 8 p.m. at Beyond Baroque. $10/members free.
Saturday 2/13: LA Art Book Fair. Day Two. 11 a.m. at The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA.
Pseudonymous Bosch reads from his new novel Bad Luck. 3 p.m. at Skylight Books.
John Connell discusses and signs The Spoils of Victory. 5 p.m. at Book Soup.
Release party for Black Lavendar Milk by Angel Dominguez. Also featuring readings by Eric Sneathen and Angela Ina Peñaredondo. 7:30 p.m. at Poetic Research Bureau.
Pam Ward and Will Alexander host an evening of Poetry in Los Angeles that celebrates the history of Black poetry and poets. 8 p.m. at Beyond Baroque. $10/members free.
Sunday 2/14: Happy Valentine’s Day, book lovers!
LA Art Book Fair. Day Three. 11 a.m. at The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA.
Julia Claiborne Johnson reads from her novel Be Frank With Me. 5 p.m. at Skylight Books.