Monday 10/31: Happy Halloween! Get drunk and watch horror movies.
Tuesday 11/1: Sonya Chung reads from her novel The Loved Ones, in conversation with Julia Fierro. 7 p.m. at Chevalier’s Books.
Roland Lazenby discusses and signs Showboat: The Life of Kobe. 7 p.m. at Book Soup.
Nicola Yoon discusses and signs The Sun Is Also a Star. 7 p.m. at Vroman’s Bookstore.
Sam McPheeters discusses his new book Exploded View. 7:30 p.m. at Skylight Books.
Wednesday 11/2: John Freeman, editor of the anthology Freeman’s Family: The Best New Writing on Family, in conversation with Héctor Tobar. 7 p.m. at Chevalier’s Books.
Ronald C. White Jr. discusses and signs American Ulysses: A Life of Ulysses S. Grant. 7 p.m. at Vroman’s Bookstore.
Cylin Busby reads from and signs The Stranger Game. 7:30 p.m. at Skylight Books.
Thursday 11/3: Gwen Banta discusses and signs The Fly Strip. 7 p.m. at Book Soup.
B.A. Shapiro discusses and signs The Muralist. 7 p.m. at Vroman’s Bookstore.
Leslie Mosier and her pooch present Doug the Pug: The King of Pop Culture. 7 p.m. at The Last Bookstore.
All Lit Up presents readings by Natashia Deón, Kim Dower, and Leon Martell. 7:30 p.m. at Chevalier’s Books.
Nia King and Elena Rose present Queer & Trans Artists of Color Vol 2. They will be joined by Ryka Aoki, Meliza Bañales, Nadia Ann Abou-Karr, and Kim Tillman. 7:30 p.m. at Skylight Books.
Friday 11/4: Michael Connelly presents and signs his latest Bosch thriller, The Wrong Side of Goodbye. He will also be placing his hands in the cement at Vroman’s Bookstore at 5 p.m.
Tyler Knight discusses his new book Burn My Shadow. 7:30 p.m. at Skylight Books.
Host Lou Mathews and readers Carina Chocano, Ann Friedman, J. Ryan Stradal, Yvonne Zima, Sarah LaBrie, Matt Sumell, and others present California Prose Directory 2016: New Writing From the Golden State. 7:30 p.m. at The Last Bookstore.
Anna Laurent presents Botanical Art from the Golden Age of Scientific Discovery. 8 p.m. at Stories Books and Cafe.
Saturday 11/5: Jennifer Brody reads from her new Return of the Continuums, with Romina Russell. 2 p.m. at Skylight Books.
Evelyn de Wolfe and co-author George Lewis sign Line of Sight: Klaus Landsberg, His Life and Vision. 3 p.m. at Chevalier’s Books.
Dr. Jenn Mann discusses and signs The Relationship Fix: Dr. Jenn’s 6-Step Guide to Improving Communication, Connection & Intimacy. 3 p.m. at Book Soup.
E. Katherine Kottaras with Charlotte Huang, in conversation with Amy Spaulding, present and sign The Best Possible Answer and Going Geek. 4 p.m. at Vroman’s Bookstore.
An Afternoon of Music and Stories with Alicia Bay Laurel. 4 p.m. at Beyond Baroque. $20/members $10.
Dirty Laundry Lit: O. Featuring Ashaki Jackson, Sara Bond, Jian Huang, Seth Fischer, Melissa Chadburn, Dana Johnson, Lisa Catto, and Patrick Rosal. Hosted by Jeff Eyres. 8 p.m. at The Virgil. $10 at the door.
Sunday 11/6: John Domini signs Movieola! and Carole Firstman signs Origins of the Universe and What it All Means: A Memoir. 2 p.m. at Book Soup.
Kita Shantiris discusses and signs her poetry collection What Snakes Want. 3 p.m. at Diesel Bookstore.
Wendy C. Ortiz reads from her new book Bruja, and Henry Hoke reads from his book The Book of Endless Sleepovers, with other special guests. 5 p.m. at Skylight Books.
Spillway Publication Reading. Dorothy Barresi, David St. John, Lynne Thompson, Jim Natal, Holaday Mason, and other poets who were published in Spillway #23 and #24. Hosted by Susan Terris and Mifanwy Kaiser. 7:30 p.m. at Beyond Baroque. $10/members free.
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