Monday 5/2: Naomi Hirahara discusses and signs Sayonara Slam. 7 p.m. at Vroman’s Bookstore.
It’s the first Monday of the month! Dust off those cute pants you have, because it’s time to strut your stuff at the Speakeasy/Open Mic Night. Sign-ups start at 7:45 p.m. at The Last Bookstore.
Tuesday 5/3: Susan Jacques discusses and signs The Empress of Art: Catherine the Great and the Transformation of Russia. 7 p.m. at Vroman’s Bookstore.
Wednesday 5/4: Fierce Reads tour presents Cecelia Ahern, Harriet Reuter Hapgood, Maria Rutkoski, and special guest Leigh Bardugo. Moderated by First Draft Live’s Sarah Enni. 6 p.m. at Vroman’s Bookstore.
Happy Star Wars Day! Brett Battles, PJ Manney, and Joshua Scher in conversation to discuss all things sci-fi. 7 p.m. at The Last Bookstore.
Ari Seth Cohen presents and signs Advanced Style Older & Wiser. 7 p.m. at Book Soup.
Joshua Clover discusses his book Riot. Strike. Riot. 7:30 p.m. at Skylight Books.
Thursday 5/5: Allison Gilbert, in conversation with Hope Edelman and Claire Bidwell Smith, discuss Passed and Present. 6:30 p.m. at Diesel Brentwood.
Anastasia Higginbotham discusses and signs Death is Stupid (Ordinary Terrible Things) in conversation with Niecy Nash. 7 p.m. at Book Soup.
L.S. Hilton discusses and signs Maestra. 7 p.m. at Vroman’s Bookstore.
MariNaomi discusses her new graphic memoir Turning Japanese, with Yumi Sakugawa. 7:30 p.m. at Skylight Books.
Friday 5/6: Michelle Cruz Gonzalez presents and signs The Spitboy Rule, and D.H. Peligro presents and signs Dreadnaught. 7 p.m. at Stories Books and Cafe.
Sallie Tisdale discusses and signs Violation: Collected Essays. 7 p.m. at Book Soup.
Rosemarie and Vince Kennan writing as Renee Patrick discuss and sign Design for Dying: A Lillian Frost & Edith Head Novel. 7 p.m. at Vroman’s Bookstore.
Brendan Jones reads from his debut novel The Alaskan Laundry. 7:30 p.m. at Skylight Books.
Mason’s Noise Parlour. A young adult variety show. Hosted by Mason Summit. 8 p.m. at Beyond Baroque. $10/members free.
Saturday 5/7: The 2nd Annual Blastoff ComicsFest! Comics creators from Marvel, DC, IDW, Dark Horse, Boom!, and more on hand to sign comics, provide free sketches, and meet with comic-book fans young and old. 10 a.m. at The Federal Bar. Presented by Blastoff Comics.
Downtown Bookfest presents Literary LA: Places, Spaces and Faces. A celebration and reflection of where Angelenos love to read and write—past, present and future. Featuring panels, readings, workshops, bookshops, and much more. 12 p.m. at Grand Park.
Red Hen Press and the Women’s Center of Los Angeles present A Celebration of Feminist Poets Who Span a Generation: From the 1960s to Present Day. Featuring Judy Grahn and Eloise Klein Healy in conversation with Lory Bedikian, Lillian-Yvonne Bertram, Adrienne Christiansen, Nicelle Davis, and Jenny Factor. 2 p.m. at the Feminist Majority Foundation/Ms. Magazine. Tickets start at $12 and are available HERE, or $25 at the door.
Morgan Matson discusses and signs The Unexpected Everything. 3 p.m. at Vroman’s Bookstore.
Jonathan Shapiro discusses and signs Deadly Force. 4 p.m. at Book Soup.
Viet Thanh Nguyen discusses his new book Nothing Ever Dies: Vietnam and the Memory of War, with Tom Hayden. 5 p.m. at Skylight Books.
Rebecca Razo and photographer Mark Mendez in conversation about their new book, Quiet Los Angeles. 7 p.m. at The Last Bookstore.
Poetry in Motion: In My Life. Featuring Anne Beatts, Barra Grant, Desiree Hunter, Jann Karam, Rick Lupert, Sy Rosen, Austin Strauss, and Tommy Swerdlow. Hosted by Eve Brandstein. 8 p.m. at Beyond Baroque. Special Admission: General $20 or $15 if you purchase in advance at Eventbrite, students and seniors $10, members $8.
Sunday 5/8: LA Fiction Anthology reading featuring John Brantingham, Judith Freeman, Kate Gale, Ruth Nolan, and Stephen Jay Schwartz. 3 p.m. at Skylight Books.
Kara Thomas, Julie Buxbaum, Jeff Zentner, and Laura McNeal present and sign their respective works: The Darkest Corners, Tell Me Three Things, The Serpent King, and The Incident on the Bridge. 3 p.m. at Vroman’s Bookstore.
Camille Perri discusses and signs The Assistants. 4 p.m. at Book Soup.
A reading from Jewish Currents. Featuring Lawrence Bush, Florence Weinberger, Carine Topal, and Sherman Pearl. 4 p.m. at Beyond Baroque.
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