Monday 2/18: Adam Higginbotham discusses and signs Midnight in Chernobyl: The Untold Story of the World’s Greatest Nuclear Disaster. 7 p.m. at Vroman’s Bookstore.
Tuesday 2/19: Writer Ted Fox and artist James Otis Smith present their graphic novel adaptation of Fox’s Showtime at the Apollo. 7 p.m. at Chevalier’s Books.
Adrian Harte, in conversation with Matt Wallace, discusses and signs Small Victories: The True Story of Faith No More. 7 p.m. at Book Soup.
Sara Holland and Laura Sebastian, with Jessica Cluess, discuss and sign Evermore and Lady Smoke. 7 p.m. at Vroman’s Bookstore.
J. Gordon Faylor and Lily Bartle read from their poetry. 7:30 p.m. at the Poetic Research Bureau.
Chloe Aridjis reads from her new novel Sea Monsters, with Merritt Tierce. 7:30 p.m. at Skylight Books.
Melanie Lutz discusses Mel’s Love Land. 8 p.m. at The Last Bookstore.
Live Talks LA presents Roger McNamee discussing his book Zucked: Waking Up to the Facebook Catastrophe, in conversation with Willow Bay. 8 p.m. at the Moss Theater. Tickets start at $20 here.
Wednesday 2/20: Melissa Scrivner Love discusses and signs American Heroin, in conversation with Jade Chang. 7 p.m. at Book Soup.
Charlie Jane Anders reads from her new novel The City in the Middle of the Night. 7:30 p.m. at Skylight Books.
Thursday 2/21: Percival Everett presents and signs The Book of Training. 7 p.m. at Chevalier’s Books.
Ari Seth Cohen presents and signs Advanced Love. 7 p.m. at Vroman’s Bookstore.
Alain de Botton introduces and discusses The School of Life and their book series The School of Life Press. 7:30 p.m. at The Last Bookstore.
Susan Wheeler discusses her work and her career. 7:30 p.m. at The Hammer Museum.
Elizabeth McCracken reads from her new novel Bowlaway, with Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney. 7:30 p.m. at Skylight Books.
The Story Collider. Featuring stories told by Adriana Darielle Mejía Brisco, Audrey Kearns, David Nett, Nadia Osman, and Jess Phoenix. Hosted by Audrey Kearns and Joseph Scrimshaw. 8 p.m. at Lyric Hyperion. Tickets are $10 here.
Live Talks LA presents An Evening with Howard Schultz discussing his book, From the Ground Up: A Journey to Reimagine the Promise of America. 8 p.m. at the Moss Theater. Tickets start at $20 here.
Friday 2/22: Live Talks LA presents Breakfast with Bernard-Henri Lévy, where he will discuss his book, The Empire and the Five Kings: America’s Abdication and the Fate of the World. 8:15 a.m. at Gensler. Tickets start at $20 here.
Holly Goldberg Sloan and Meg Wolitzer present and sign To Night Owl From Dogfish. 7 p.m. at Chevalier’s Books.
Celebrate the release of Gabrielle Civil’s second memoir, Experiments in Joy. With readings from Gabrielle Civil, Kenyatta A. C. Hinkle, Jess Arndt, and Madhu H. Kaza. 7:30 p.m. at Poetic Research Bureau.
Crystal Fleming, in conversation with Angela Nissel, discusses and signs How to Be Less Stupid about Race: On Racism, White Supremacy, and the Racial Divide. 7 p.m. at Book Soup.
Alan Brennert discusses and signs Daughter of Moloka’i. 7 p.m. at Vroman’s Bookstore.
Marlon James reads from his new novel Black Leopard, Red Wolf. 7:30 p.m. at Skylight Books.
How to Catch Italian Poets, with Luigi Ballerini, Beppe Cavatorta, Gianpiero Doebler, Erika Nadir, Gianluca Rizzo, Federica Santini, and Paul Vangelisti. 8 p.m. at Beyond Baroque. $10/members free.
Saturday 2/23: Erin Hosier discusses and signs Don’t Let Me Down: A Memoir. 4 p.m. at Book Soup.
UC Irvine students Mason Boyles, Justine Yan, Katherine Damm, and Daniel Levin read from their work. 5 p.m. at Skylight Books.
Marissa Kennerson discusses and signs Tarot, with Mai Bloomfield. 5 p.m. at Vroman’s Bookstore.
Vernon Keeve III and others read from their poetry. 7:30 p.m. at the Poetic Research Bureau.
Sara Mumolo, Brenda Hillman, and Vanessa Angélica Villarreal read from their poetry. 8 p.m. at Beyond Baroque. $10/members free.
Sunday 2/24: Hillary Frank discusses her parenting book Weird Parenting Wins: Bathtub Dining, Family Screams, and Other Hacks from the Parenting Trenches, with Jane Marie. 1 p.m. at Skylight Books.
Maureen Owen and Barbara Henning read from their poetry. 4 p.m. at Beyond Baroque. $10/members free.
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