Notable L.A.

  • Notable Los Angeles: 9/14–9/20

    Monday 9/14: Matthew Dessem discusses and signs The Gag Man: Clyde Bruckman and the Birth of Film Comedy. 7 p.m. at Book Soup. Evan Thomas discusses and signs Being Nixon: A Man Divided. 7 p.m. at Vroman’s Bookstore. Tuesday 9/15: The RwIrGiHtTe…

  • Notable Los Angeles: 9/7–9/13

    Monday 9/7: It’s the first Monday of the month, which means you get to strut your literary stuff at the Speakeasy/Open Mic Night. Sign-ups start at 7:45 p.m. and readings begin at 8 p.m. at The Last Bookstore. Tuesday 9/8:…

  • Notable Los Angeles: 8/31–9/6

    Monday 8/31: Elena Ferrante celebrates the publication of The Story of the Lost Child. 10 p.m. at Skylight Books. Tuesday 9/1: Charlotte Laws discusses and signs Rebel in High Heels. 7 p.m. at Book Soup. Ottessa Moshfegh reads from her…

  • Notable Los Angeles: 8/24–8/30

    Monday 8/24: Han Vance discusses and signs Golden State Misadventures. 7 p.m. at Book Soup. Jennifer Steil discusses and signs Ambassador’s Wife. 7 p.m. at Vroman’s Bookstore. Tuesday 8/25: The WOMEN Group presents an evening of poetry. 6:30 p.m. at Stories…

  • Notable Los Angeles: 8/17–8/23

    Monday 8/17: Dr. Chris Donaghue discusses and signs Sex Outside the Lines: Authentic Sexuality in a Sexually Dysfunctional Culture. 7 p.m. at Book Soup. John D. Williams discusses and signs Word Nerd: Dispatches from the Games, Grammar, and Geek Underground. 7…

  • Notable Los Angeles: 8/10–8/16

    Monday 8/10: Charles Connor discusses and signs Keep a Knockin’. 7 p.m. at Book Soup. Tuesday 8/11: Kim Van Alkemade discusses and signs Orphan Number Eight. 7 p.m. at Book Soup. Victoria Patterson with Michelle Huneven discusses and signs The Little…

  • Notable Los Angeles: 8/3–8/9

    Monday 8/3: It’s the first Monday of the month, which means it’s time for another Speakeasy/Open Mic Night! You’ve spent countless hours muttering to yourself as you tried to fix that line of dialogue, now it’s time to say it…

  • Notable Los Angeles: 7/27–8/2

    Monday 7/27: Bruce Hoffman discusses and signs Anonymous Soldiers: The Struggle for Israel, 1917-1947. 7 p.m. at Vroman’s Bookstore. Shannon Brooke reads from and signs her new book, Girls. 7:30 p.m. at The Last Bookstore. Tuesday 7/28: Don Winslow discusses and signs…

  • Notable Los Angeles: 7/20–7/26

    Monday 7/20: Louisa Hall discusses her new novel Speak, together with Ivy Pochoda. 7:30 p.m. at Skylight Books. Tuesday 7/21: The RwIrGiHtTe Read features Amy Gerstler, Chad Sweeney, and a surprise guest. Hosted by Peggy Dobreer. Open mic sign-ups begin at…

  • Notable Los Angeles: 7/13–7/19

    Monday 7/13: Bridget Foley discusses and signs Hugo & Rose. 7 p.m. at Book Soup. Robert Kurson discusses and signs Pirate Hunters: Treasure, Obsession, and the Search for a Legendary Pirate Ship. 7 p.m. at Vroman’s Bookstore. Tuesday 7/14: Andrew Meredith…

  • Notable Los Angeles: 7/6–7/12

    Monday 7/6: Terry Masear discusses and signs Fastest Things on Wings: Rescuing Hummingbirds in Hollywood. 7 p.m. at Book Soup. It’s the first Monday of the month, which means it’s time for the Speakeasy/Open Mic Night! All those times in June…

  • Notable Los Angeles: 6/29–7/5

    Monday 6/29: Alexandra Petri discusses and signs A Field Guide to Awkward Silences. 7 p.m. at Book Soup. Jay Rubin discusses and signs The Sun Gods. 7 p.m. at Vroman’s Bookstore. Tuesday 6/30: Join the Los Angeles Public Library in celebrating…