Monday 7/18: Judy Kain discusses and signs I Booked It!: The Commercial Actor’s Handbook. 7 p.m. at Book Soup.
Tuesday 7/19: The RwIrGiHtTe Read presents readings by Douglas Kearney, Jeremy Radin, Nicelle Nicelle, Brandon Jordan Brown, and Jeff Rogers. Hosted by Peggy Dobreer. 6:30 p.m. at Stories Books and Cafe.
James Ziskin discusses and signs Heart of Stone: An Ellie Stone Mystery. 7 p.m. at Vroman’s Bookstore.
Emma Rathbone reads from her new novel Losing It. 7:30 p.m. at Skylight Books.
Wednesday 7/20: Heather Havrilesky visits for Ask Polly Live: How to Be a Person in the World. She’ll be joined by Sara Schaefer and Erin Judge. 7 p.m. at Book Soup.
Don Miguel Ruiz Jr. discusses and signs The Mastery of Self: A Toltec Guide to Personal Freedom. 7 p.m. at Vroman’s Bookstore.
Journalist Ben Ehrenreich, author of The Way to the Spring: Life and Death in Palestine, in conversation with Rabbi Jocee Hudson of Temple Israel. 7 p.m. at Chevalier’s Books.
Ellen Wayland-Smith presents Oneida: From Free Love Utopia to the Well-Set Table. 7:30 p.m. at Stories Books and Cafe.
Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan reads from her new book Sarong Party Girls, with Hillary Jordan. 7:30 p.m. at Skylight Books.
Thursday 7/21: Tracy Tynan discusses and signs Wear and Tear: The Threads of My Life. 7 p.m. at Book Soup.
Penguin Teen YA author panel, featuring Sara Saedi, Juliana Romano, and Aditi Khorona. Moderated by Katie Orphan. 7 p.m. at The Last Bookstore.
Lisa Brackman and Tim Hallinan in conversation with Steph Cha. 7 p.m. at Chevalier’s Books.
Friday 7/22: Francesca Lia Block and Carmen Staton present and sign Fairies in the Kitchen: Recipes from the Weetzie Bat Series. 7 p.m. at Vroman’s Bookstore.
Daniel Lisi discusses his new book World of Warcraft, with Jarett Kobek, Gabe Durham, Ashly and Anthony Burch, and Brock Wilbur. 7:30 p.m. at Skylight Books.
Release party for Chelsea Martin‘s novella Mickey, with Mira Gonzalez, author of I will never be beautiful enough to make us beautiful together. 8 p.m. at Stories Books and Cafe.
Pat Thomas presents Allen Ginsberg’s The Last Word on First Blues with a special reading and performance by Detroit poet M. L. Liebler and special guests Willie Arron, Dave Soyares, and a benediction by Michael C. Ford. 8 p.m. at Beyond Baroque. $10/members free.
Saturday 7/23: Firoozeh Dumas discusses and signs It Ain’t So Awful Falafel. 1 p.m. at Vroman’s Bookstore.
Amy Rose Spiegel discusses and signs Action: A Book About Sex. 4 p.m. at Book Soup.
Harold Norse Centennial celebration. Featuring S.A. Griffin, Michael C. Ford, and more. Hosted by Todd Swindell. 4 p.m. at Beyond Baroque. $10/members free.
Space Cowboy Books presents Gabriel Hart, Jean-Paul Garnier, Jakes Bayley, and John Eder. 5 p.m. at Stories Books and Cafe.
Mehnaz Sahibzada reads from her new chapbook Summer Forgets to Wear a Petticoat. 5 p.m. at Skylight Books.
Sunday 7/24: The Nebraska Girl open reading. Hosted by Wyatt Underwood. Sign ups 1:45 p.m. at Beyond Baroque.
IWOSC Reads Its Own features fifteen IWOSC members reading a selection of anything from poetry to monologues and beyond. 2 p.m. at Vroman’s Bookstore.
John Doe discusses and signs Under the Big Black Sun: A Personal History of L.A. Punk. He will be joined by Tom DeSavia and Jane Wiedlin! 4 p.m. at Book Soup.
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