Monday 4/18: Robert Boesel and Matt Moore discuss and sign Adult Stuff: Things You Need to Know to Win at Real Life. 7 p.m. at Book Soup.
Caroline Paul and Wendy MacNaughton discuss and sign The Gutsy Girl: Escapades for Your Life of Epic Adventure. 7 p.m. at Vroman’s Bookstore.
Steven Leigh Morris reads from his new book Fowl Play. 7:30 p.m. at Skylight Books.
Tuesday 4/19: Come celebrate NAPOWRIMO and THE RwIrGiHtTe READ’s Second Anniversary! Featuring Janet Fitch, Tamer Kattan, Andrew John Nicholls, and John Tottenham. Hosted by Peggy Dobreer. 6:30 p.m. at Stories Books and Cafe.
Jeffrey Price discusses and signs his new novel Improbable Fortunes. 6:30 p.m. at Diesel Brentwood.
Alison Stewart discusses and signs Junk: Digging Through America’s Love Affair with Stuff. 7 p.m. at Vroman’s Bookstore.
Wednesday 4/20: Ron Koertge and Kim Dower discuss and sign their latest books, Vampire Planet and Last Train To a Missing Planet. 7 p.m. at Vroman’s Bookstore.
Erin Aubry Kaplan reads from and signs I Heart Obama. 7 p.m. at Chevalier’s Books.
Garth Greenwell reads from his works. 7:30 p.m. at the Ahmanson Hall Forum, Otis College of Art and Design.
Thursday 4/21: Douglas Kennedy discusses and signs The Blue Hour. 7 p.m. at Book Soup.
Micah White discusses and signs The End of Protest: A New Playbook for Revolution. 7 p.m. at Vroman’s Bookstore.
Tony Castro reads from and signs DiMag & Mick: Sibling Rivals, Yankee Blood Brothers. 7 p.m. at Chevalier’s Books.
Geoff Manaugh discusses his book A Burglar’s Guide to the City. 7:30 p.m. at Skylight Books.
Friday 4/22: Readings presents Zoe‘s Birthday Benefit! Featuring comedy by Emily Maya Mills and Matt Braunger, and readings by Ben Loory, Jillian Lauren, Davy Rothbart, and Yumi Sakugawa. Hosted by Sofiya Alexandra. 7 p.m. at The Virgil. $10 that benefits Dirty Laundry Lit.
Matthew Quirk discusses and signs Cold Barrel Zero. 7 p.m. at Vroman’s Bookstore.
Yuri Herrera reads from his new novel The Transmigration of Bodies. 7:30 p.m. at Skylight Books.
Jewell Gomez presents the 25th anniversary edition of The Gilda Stories. Joined by Verónica Reyes. 8 p.m. at Beyond Baroque. $10/members free.
Saturday 4/23: Christine Moore with Cecilia Leung and Lian Dolan presents and signs Little Flower Baking. 3 p.m. at Vroman’s Bookstore.
Budd Burton Moss presents and signs Hollywood: Sometimes the Reality Is Better Than the Dream. 4 p.m. at Book Soup.
Douglas Kennedy reads from his novel The Blue Hour. 5 p.m. at Skylight Books.
BYOB Book Drive with Book Riot and the Harry Potter Alliance. Special guests include Sara Benincasa and more. 7 p.m. at The Last Bookstore.
Chuck Rosenthal and Jim Gavin read from their works. 8 p.m. at Beyond Baroque. $10/members free.
Sunday 4/24: Cathy Alter, Dave Singleton, Jamie Bisick, Caroline Kepnes, and Nicola Yoon present and sign Crush: Writers Reflect on Love, Longing and the Power of Their First Celebrity Crush. 2 p.m. at Book Soup.
David Jones presents and signs The Rainblade, Pamela Capone presents and signs I Punched Myself in the Eye: Stories of Self-Sabotage, Imperfection and Perfect Amazing Grace, and Dr. Shoghagat Sharon Aroian presents and signs Crossing the Euphrates. 4 p.m. at Vroman’s Bookstore.
Griffith Park Storytelling Series, featuring Katya Apekina, Bruce Bauman, Lisa Beebe, Julia Ingalls, and Lilliam Rivera. 5 p.m. at the Griffith Park Old Zoo.
La Poesia Festival, a bilingual poetry salon hosted by Antonieta Villamil. 6 p.m. at Beyond Baroque.
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