Tuesday 9/13: Richard Cohen discusses and signs She Made Me Laugh: My Friend Nora Ephron. 7 p.m. at Book Soup.
Sara Elizabeth Santana moderates a panel with YA authors Charlotte Huang, Julie Buxbaum, and Adriana Mathers. 7 p.m. at Chevalier’s Books.
Release party for Omegaball by Robert J. Peterson. 7:30 p.m. at Stories Books and Cafe.
Zan Romanoff reads from her debut novel A Song to Take the World Apart. 7:30 p.m. at Skylight Books.
Wednesday 9/14: Join Jiz Lee, Nina Hartley, Venus Lux, and Milcah Halili as they celebrate the release of Coming Out Like a Porn Star. 7 p.m. at Stories Books and Cafe.
Josh Gross presents and signs his book, ALI VS. INOKI, about the fight that started MMA. 7 p.m. at The Last Bookstore.
Bennett Smith launches his techno-thriller debut novel God Pharm. 7 p.m. at Chevalier’s Books.
Marisa Silver discusses her new novel Little Nothing, with Sarah Shun-Lien Bynum. 7:30 p.m. at Skylight Books.
Thursday 9/15: Benjamin Bergen discusses and signs What The F: What Swearing Reveals about Our Language, Our Brains, and Ourselves. 7 p.m. at Book Soup.
Rich Ferguson celebreates the release of his new novel New Jersey Me. 7 p.m. at Chevalier’s Books.
Vroman’s Bookstore presents an evening with Carl Hiaasen, who will be discussing and signing copies of his new book Razor Girl. 7 p.m. at All Saints Church. $32 tickets get you in and a copy of the book. Get ’em HERE.
Friday 9/16: Anna Pulley and Kelsey Beyer present and sign The Lesbian Sex Haiku Book (with Cats!). 7 p.m. at Book Soup.
Saturday 9/17: Mike Love signs Good Vibrations: My Life as a Beach Boy. 4 p.m. at Book Soup.
It’s Batman Day. No, really, it’s BATMAN DAY. In honor of the Caped Crusader, you can go see Jim Lee and have him sign your copies of Batman: Europa or Harley Quinn’s Greatest Hits. Signing only, and you have to pre-purchase the books. Full details (and I suggest you read them) are HERE. 5 p.m. at Vroman’s Bookstore.
Gina Frangello reads from her new book Every Kind of Wanting with Meredith Maran. 5 p.m. at Skylight Books.
Shades & Shadows 3rd Anniversary Show! Featuring Laura Lee Bahr, S.B. Divya, Carmen Lau, Michael Marshall Smith, Gene O’Neill, and Brian Evenson. Hosted by Xach Fromson (yep, me!) and Lauren Candia. 7:30 p.m. at The Mystic Museum. $10 here. There will be cake!
Sunday 9/18: 826LA presents KAPOW: Not That Kind of Punchline (a comics workshop). 11 a.m. at The Hammer Museum. Register HERE (ages 9–14 only).
William Luuvas launches his new novel Beneath the Coyote Hills. 5 p.m. at Skylight Books.
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