Monday 5/23: Cheryl Della Pietra discusses and signs Gonzo Girl. 7 p.m. at Book Soup.
Rachel Moore discusses and signs The Artist’s Compass: The Complete Guide to Building a Life and a Living in the Performing Arts. 7 p.m. at Vroman’s Bookstore.
Tuesday 5/24: (Happy My Birthday!)
Words in Bloom: A Litfolks Reading Event. With readings by Xochitl-Julisa Bermejo, Matt Binder, Jessica Handler, Ashaki Jackson, Michele Raphael, and David Ulin. Hosted by Antonia Crane, Anna March, Ashley Perez, and Laura Warrell. 7 p.m. at Book Show.
Wendy E. Simmons presents and signs her new book, My Holiday in North Korea: The Funniest/Worst Place on Earth. 7 p.m. at The Last Bookstore.
Lambda Literary Finalist Reading. Featuring RJ Bardsley, Victor Yates, Michael Golding, Melissa Buzzeo, Meliza Bañales, Bernard Cooper, Debra Busman, Claudia Rodriguez, James Sie, Itzel Alarcon, and Ryka Aoki. 7 p.m. at the West Hollywood Library.
Alliance Française De Pasadena presents Nelly Alard discussing and signing Couple Mechanics. 7 p.m. at Vroman’s Bookstore.
Wednesday 5/25: Frances Stroh, with Jillian Lauren, discusses and signs Beer Money: A Memoir of Privilege and Loss. 7 p.m. at Book Soup.
Joe Hill discusses and signs The Fireman. 7 p.m. at Vroman’s Bookstore.
Benjamin Madley discusses his new book An American Genocide: The United States and the California Indian Catastrophe, 1846-1873. 7:30 p.m. at Skylight Books.
Thursday 5/26: Nathaniel Philbrick discusses and signs Valiant Ambition:George Washington, Benedict Arnold, and the Fate of the American Revolution. 6:30 p.m. at Diesel Brentwood.
Dave Hill discusses and signs Dave Hill Doesn’t Live Here Anymore. 7 p.m. at Book Soup.
Matteson Perry discusses and signs Available: A Memoir of Heartbreak, Hookups, Love and Brunch. 7 p.m. at Vroman’s Bookstore.
Don Miguel Ruiz Jr. presents and signs his new book, The Mastery of Self: A Toltec Guide to Freedom. 7 p.m. at The Last Bookstore.
READINGS presents, well, readings by Lorelei Lee, Michelle Tea, Ali Liebegott, and Myriam Gurba. Hosted by Zoë Ruiz. 7:30 p.m. at Dungeon East. $7.
Martin Pousson launches his new novel Black Sheep Boy. 7:30 p.m. at Skylight Books.
Friday 5/27: JM Moore presents The History of the Barclay Hotel: A Collection of True Stories Both Epic and Tragic. 7:30 p.m. at Stories Books and Cafe.
The Last Book Review. Featuring Molly Hawkey and Deborah Etta Robinson. Hosted by Ever Mainard and Logan Guntzelman. 8 p.m. at The Last Bookstore.
Terri Niccum reads from Looking Snow in the Eye and Brenda Yates reads from her new book, Bodily Knowledge. 8 p.m. at Beyond Baroque. $10/members free.
Saturday 5/28: Per Hampton discusses and signs Sunset & Vine: Loose Lips. 4 p.m. at Book Soup.
Kwei Quartey discusses and signs Gold of Our Fathers. 4 p.m. at Vroman’s Bookstore.
2015 PEN Center USA Emerging Voices Fellow Michelle Meyers celebrates the release of her debut novel, Glass Shatters. 8 p.m. at The Last Bookstore.
Fiction Showcase: Mathieu Cailler. 8 p.m. at Beyond Baroque. $10/members free.
Sunday 5/29: Greg Ware discusses and signs Just Love Everybody, A.L. Sutter discusses and signs Confessions of a Female Vigilante, and David G. Horton discusses and signs The Swamp Witch. 4 p.m. at Book Soup.
Paul Vangelisti reads from his latest collection of poetry Border Music. 5 p.m. at Skylight Books.
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