Monday 5/6: Henry Thomas discusses and signs The Window and The Mirror: Book One: Oesteria and the War of Goblinkind. 7 p.m. at Vroman’s Bookstore.
Rachel Howzell Hall discusses and signs They All Fall Down, in conversation with Steph Cha. 7 p.m. at Chevalier’s Books.
Maurene Goo reads from and signs her new book, Somewhere Only We Know. 7:30 p.m. at The Last Bookstore.
Live Talks LA presents Moby, discussing the second volume of his memoir, Then It Fell Apart, in conversation with Lizzy Goodman. And performing a few acoustic songs with a guest vocalist. Like ya do. 8 p.m. at the Aratani Theater. Tickets start at $20 here.
Tuesday 5/7: Janna King discusses and signs Malibu Bluff: A Seasonaires Novel. 6:30 p.m. at Diesel Bookstore.
Aatif Rashid discusses and signs Portrait of Sebastian Khan. 7 p.m. at Book Soup.
Kenton Nelson discusses and signs Water: California Idealism. 7 p.m. at Vroman’s Bookstore.
Polly Rosenwaike discusses and signs Look How Happy I’m Making You, in conversation with Steph Cha. 7 p.m. at Chevalier’s Books.
Julie Buxbaum reads from her new novel Hope and Other Punchlines, with Kayla Cagan. 7:30 p.m. at Skylight Books.
Lynn Breedlove discusses 45 Thought Crimes, in conversation with Tara Jepsen. 8 p.m. at Stories Books and Cafe.
Wednesday 5/8: Ira Resnick presents and signs The Seventies: A Photographic Journey. 7 p.m. at Book Soup.
Tembi Locke discusses and signs From Scratch: A Memoir of Love, Sicily, and Finding Home, in conversation with Claire Bidwell Smith. 7 p.m. at Vroman’s Bookstore.
Kim Dower reads from and signs Sunbathing on Tyrone Power’s Grave, with more poetry by Ron Koertge and Charles Harper Webb. 7 p.m. at Chevalier’s Books.
Luis Rosales Alfaro presents and signs his new book VEN: El Llamado Del Amor. 7:30 p.m. at The Last Bookstore.
Thursday 5/9: Maria Kuznetsova discusses and signs Oksana, Behave!. 7 p.m. at Book Soup.
Jo Giese discusses and signs Never Sit If You Can Dance: Lessons From My Mother, in conversation with Chris Erskine. 7 p.m. at Vroman’s Bookstore.
Nell Freudenberger discusses and signs Lost and Wanted, in conversation with Dana Goodyear. 7 p.m. at Chevalier’s Books.
Open Book presents Jacqueline Winspear as she discusses her new novel, The American Agent: A Maisie Dobbs Novel, in conversation with Barbara Abercrombie. 7 p.m. at the Pasadena American Legion Post 13. Tickets are $50/$35 for students and seniors, available here.
Friday 5/10: Dark Delicacies Grand Opening Party! 7 p.m. at Dark Delicacies (at their NEW LOCATION!).
Memoir TMI: Brutal Honesty, Embarrassing Transgressions and Why We Do This. A reading and discussion with Don Cummings (Bent But Not Broken) and Vanessa McGrady (Rock Needs River: A Memoir of a Very Open Adoption). 7 p.m. at Book Soup.
Lorene Cary discusses and signs Ladysitting: My Year with Nana at the End of Her Century. 7 p.m. at Vroman’s Bookstore.
Judith Teitelman reads from her debut novel Guesthouse for Ganesha. 7:30 p.m. at Skylight Books.
Mark Edward Rhodes and Phoebe MacAdams read from their poetry. 8 p.m. at Beyond Baroque. $10/members free.
Saturday 5/11: Jeri Westerson discusses and signs Traitor’s Codex. 4 p.m. at Vroman’s Bookstore.
Jaya Nicely discusses her new creative workbook, Offline Journal. 5 p.m. at Skylight Books.
Narratives of the Southwest – L.A. Times Bomb. Hosted by Irene Sanchez and Matt Sedillo. 8 p.m. at Beyond Baroque. $10/members free.
Sunday 5/12 Voice in the Well: Mayday Mayday! Hosted by Eric Vollmer. 7:30 p.m. at Beyond Baroque. $10/members free.
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