Monday 9/19: Rosanne Welch discusses and signs Why the Monkees Matter: Teenagers, Television and American Pop Culture. 7 p.m. at Book Soup.
Jacqueline Woodson discusses and signs Another Brooklyn. 7 p.m. at Vroman’s Bookstore.
Lindsey Rosin reading and signing her debut novel, Cherry. 7 p.m. at Chevalier’s Books.
Tuesday 9/20: Brendan Kiely discusses and signs his new YA novel The Last True Love Story. 6:30 p.m. at Diesel Brentwood.
The RwIrGiHtTe Read featuring readings by Sholeh Wolpé, Fred D’Aguiar, Nikki Blakk, Rich Ferguson, and more. Hosted by Peggy Dobreer. Sign-ups for the open reading portion begin at 6:30 p.m. at Stories Books and Cafe.
Amy Ziering and Kirby Dick discuss and sign The Hunting Ground: The Inside Story of Sexual Assault on American College Campuses. 7 p.m. at Book Soup.
Jackie Parker presents Our Lady of Infidelity, in conversation with Paul Kolsby, co-author of Ear to the Ground. 7 p.m. at Chevalier’s Books.
Dana Gioia reads from and signs 99 Poems: New & Selected. 7 p.m. at Vroman’s Bookstore.
Tim Murphy reads from his novel Christodora, with Darcy Cosper. 7:30 p.m. at Skylight Books.
Wednesday 9/21: Alexander Weinstein, in conversation with Charles Yu, discusses and signs Children of the New World: Stories. 7 p.m. at Book Soup.
Michelle Latiolais reads from and discusses her new novel, She. 7 p.m. at Chevalier’s Books.
Ian Brown discusses and signs Sixty: A Diary of My Sixty-First Year: The Beginning of the End, or the End of the Beginning? 7 p.m. at Vroman’s Bookstore.
The Los Angeles Poet Society presents the poets reading from the Coiled Serpent Anthology. Featuring a marathon of readings by Melora Waters, William Ryan Hilary, Tezozomoc, Jaime Lopez, Jeff Bryant, Anthony A. Lee, Kimberly Lieu, Lynne Thompson, Gerda Govine Ituarte, Doren Damico, Jessica Romoff, Ruthie Marlene, Boris Ingles, Alice Pero, Mariano Zaro, Erika Reyes, Jeff Rogers, Anna Urena, Tina Yang, Rafael Cruz, Nikolai Garcia, Gustavo Guerra, Karen Kevorkian, Rhiannon Wilson, Pogo Saito, Hilda Weiss, Martin Ott, Traci Kato-Kiriyama, Tom Adams, Claudia Rodriguez, Abel Salas, William Gonzalez, David Diaz, Hazel Harrison, Jessica M. Wilson, and more. 7 p.m. at The Last Bookstore.
Christopher Dewan reads from his new collection Hoopty Time Machines. 7:30 p.m. at Skylight Books.
Thursday 9/22: Noah and Logan Miller discuss and sign their novel Let the Good Prevail. 6:30 p.m. at Diesel Brentwood.
Ross King discusses and signs Mad Enchantment: Claude Monet and the Painting of the Water Lilies. 7:30 p.m. at Vroman’s Bookstore.
Teddy Wayne reads from his latest novel Loner. 7:30 p.m. at Skylight Books.
An Evening with Joseph Fink and Jeffrey Cranor, the creators of the Welcome to Night Vale podcast, in conversation Kate Leth. 8 p.m. at Book Soup.
Friday 9/23: Tim Parks discusses and signs The Scheme of Things. 7 p.m. at Book Soup.
Amy Stewart discusses and signs Lady Cop Makes Trouble. 7 p.m. at Vroman’s Bookstore.
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o discusses and signs his new memoir Birth of a Dream Weaver. 7:30 p.m. at Skylight Books.
Free Black Press presents a live reading of Bob Kaufman poems and a new essay, “…because the Southern Strategy” by Regan (aka Busdriver). 8 p.m. at Stories Books and Cafe.
Mehnaz Sahibzada and Armine Iknadossian read from their works. 8 p.m. at Beyond Baroque. $10/members free.
Saturday 9/24: Little Tokyo Book Festival. 10 a.m.–7 p.m. at the Japanese American Cultural & Community Center. Free but you need to RSVP.
Cornelia Funke discusses and signs Reckless: The Golden Yarn. 4 p.m. at Vroman’s Bookstore.
Jessica Bennett discusses and signs Feminist Fight Club: An Office Survival Manual for a Sexist Workplace. 5 p.m. at Book Soup.
Bryan Allen Fierro reads from his new collection of stories, Dodger Blue Will Fill Your Soul. 5 p.m. at Skylight Books.
Joel Allegretti reads from his poetry. 8 p.m. at Beyond Baroque. $10/members free.
Sunday 9/25: Local Author Day featuring Neal Katz signing Outrageous: The Victoria Woodhull Saga, Vol. 1: Rise to Riches and Maegan Alexandria signing The Death of Matilda Brew. 4 p.m. at Vroman’s Bookstore.
BUSted: True stories about getting around LA, told by folks who don’t drive. Featuring stories told by Brandon Burkhart, Mike Gamms, Julia Pels, Alissa Walker, and more. 5 p.m. at Stories Books and Cafe.
Juan Gabriel Vásquez launches his new book, Reputations. 5 p.m. at Book Soup.
Tongue & Groove presents readings by Rich Ferguson, Martin Pousson, Dana Johnson, J. Keith van Straaten, and Gwen Banta. 6 p.m. at The Hotel Cafe. $7.
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