BOOK CALENDAR
TODAY
BRENTWOOD: Richard Grosslight reads “Listen,†Dutton’s, 11975 San Vicente Blvd., 3 p.m. (310) 476-6263.
LOS ANGELES: Ross La Manna signs “Acid Test,†Chevalier’s Books, 126 N. Larchmont Blvd., noon. (323) 465-1334.
LOS FELIZ: Contributors read from “Another City: Writing From L.A.,†Skylight Books, 1818 N. Vermont Ave., 5 p.m. (323) 660-1175.
ORANGE: Ed McBain signs “Money, Money, Money†at Book Carnival, 348 S. Tustin Ave., noon. (714) 538-3210.
LOS ANGELES: Times staff writer Patt Morrison signs “Rio L.A.,†Friends of the L.A. River, 600 N. San Fernando Road, 2 p.m. (323) 221-9939.
SANTA MONICA: Roberto Loiederman (“The Eagle Mutinyâ€) and Alicia Gaspar de Alba ( “Sor Juana’s Second Dreamâ€) read their books, Midnight Special Bookstore, 1318 Third Street Promenade, 2 ; 5 p.m. respectively. (310) 393-2923.
MONDAY
ENCINO: Steve Kay conducts a writer’s workshop, Barnes & Noble, 16461 Ventura Blvd., 7:30 p.m. (818) 380-1636.
WEST HOLLYWOOD: Douglas Coupland reads “All Families Are Psychotic,†Key Club, 9034 Sunset Blvd., 8 p.m. (310) 659-3110.
TUESDAY
GLENDALE: Joanne Watson signs “Team Work,†Barnes & Noble, 245 N. Glendale Ave., 7:30 p.m. (818) 246-4677.
LOS FELIZ: Douglas Coupland reads from “All Families Are Psychotic,†Skylight Books, 1818 N. Vermont Ave., 7:30 p.m. (323) 660-1175.
ORANGE: Martha Lawrence signs “Ashes of Aries,†Book Carnival, 348 S. Tustin Ave., 6 p.m. (714) 538-3210.
SANTA MONICA: Pamela Barrus discusses “Dream Sleeps,†California Map & Travel Center, 3312 Pico Blvd., 7 p.m. (310) 396-MAPS.
WESTWOOD: Cameron West signs “The Medici Dagger, “ The Mystery Bookstore, 1036-C Broxton Ave., 7:00 p.m., (310) 209-0415.
WEDNESDAY
BRENTWOOD: Glen David Gold reads “Carter Beats the Devil,†Dutton’s, 11975 San Vicente Blvd., 7 p.m. (310) 476-6263.
EL SEGUNDO: Jerrilyn Farmer discusses Sue Grafton’s “F is for Fugitive,†El Segundo Public Library, 111 W. Mariposa Ave., 7 p.m. (310) 524-2728.
LANCASTER: Sandra Tsing Loh discusses “A Year in Van Nuys,†Antelope Valley College, 3041 W. Ave. K., 7 p.m. (661) 722-6472.
LOS ANGELES: Victor Villasenor discusses “Thirteen Senses,†Central Library, 5th and Flower streets, 7 p.m (213) 228-7025.
PALOS VERDES: Ray Bradbury discusses “Fahrenheit 451†and censorship, Marymount College Fall Film Series, 30800 Palos Verdes Drive East, 7:30 p.m., (310) 377-5501, Ext. 223.
PASADENA: Times staff writer Patt Morrison discusses “Rio L. A.,†Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., 7 p.m. (800) 769-BOOK.
SANTA MONICA: Donald Richie reads and discusses “The Donald Richie Reader,†the Japan Foundation, 2425 Olympic Blvd. 6 p.m. (213) 627-6217.THOUSAND OAKS: Martha Lawrence signs “Ashes of Aries,†Mysteries To Die For, 2940 Thousand Oaks Blvd., noon. (805) 374-0084.
WESTWOOD: Sujata Massey signs “The Bride’s Kimono,†the Mystery Bookstore, 1036C Broxton Ave., 7 p.m.(310) 209-0415.
THURSDAY
BEVERLY HILLS: T. C. Boyle reads “After the Plague,†Beverly Hills Library, 444 N. Rexford Drive, 7 p.m. (310) 659-3110.
LONG BEACH: Los Angeles Times Food Editor Russ Parsons discusses “How to Read a French Fry,†Barnes & Noble, 6326 E. Pacific Coast Highway, 7 p.m. (562) 431-2253.
LOS ANGELES: Adam Gopnik discusses “Paris to the Moon,†Central Library, 5th and Flower streets, 7 p.m. (213) 228-7025.
PACIFIC PALISADES: Denise Hamilton signs “Jasmine Trade,†Village Books, 1049 Swarthmore Ave., 7:30 p.m. (310) 454-4063.
PASADENA: Susan Straight signs “Highwire Moon,†Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., 7 p.m. (800) 769-BOOK.
THOUSAND OAKS: Sujata Massey signs “The Bride’s Kimono,†Mysteries To Die For, 2940 Thousand Oaks, noon. (805) 374-0084.
WEST HOLLYWOOD: Moon Unit Zappa signs “America the Beautiful,†Book Soup, 8818 Sunset Blvd., 8 p.m. (310) 659-3110.
WESTWOOD: Rochelle Krich (“Shadows Of Sin) and Martha Lawrence (“Ashes Of Ariesâ€) sign their books, The Mystery Bookstore, 1036C Broxton Avenue, 7:00 p.m.(310)209-0415,
FRIDAY
BRENTWOOD: Dana Spiotta reads “Lightning Field,†Dutton’s, 11975 San Vicente Blvd., 7 p.m. (310) 476-6263.
LONG BEACH: Victor Villasenor discusses “Thirteen Senses,†Cultura Latina
Bookstore, 4125 Norse Way, 7 p.m. (562) 982-1515.
LOS FELIZ: Paula Woods reads from “Stormy Weather,†Skylight Books, 1818 N. Vermont Ave., 7:30 p.m. (323) 660-1175
PACIFIC PALISADES: Kathryn Masson signs “Santa Barbara Style,†Village Books, 1049 Swarthmore Ave., 7:30 p.m. (310) 454-4063.
PASADENA: Moon Unit Zappa signs “America The Beautiful,†Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., 7 p.m. (800) 769-BOOK.
POMONA: Henry Morro and Carine Topal read their poetry, The da Center for the Arts, 252D S. Main St., 8 p.m. (909) 397-9716.
SOUTH PASADENA: Martha Lawrence signs “Ashes of Aries,†Book’em Mysteries, 1118 Mission St., 6 p.m. (800) 4-BOOK’EM.
WEST HOLLYWOOD: Gary Quinnsigns “May the Angels Be With You,â€Bodhi Tree Bookstore, 8585 Melrose Ave., 7:30 p.m. (310) 659-1733.
SATURDAY
BRENTWOOD: Muriel Maddox reads “Myra’s Daughters,†Dutton’s, 11975 San Vicente Blvd., 2 p.m. (310) 476-6263.
BURBANK: William F. Nolan (“Dark Universe: Stories 1951-2001â€), Robert Ellis (“Access to Powerâ€) , Harry Shannon (“Bad Seedâ€) and John Turi (“Sorrowâ€), Dark Delicacies, 4213 West Burbank Blvd., 3 p.m. (818) 556-6660 or e-mail [email protected]
LOS ANGELES: Charise Mericle Harper reads “Imaginative Inventions,†$6, Storyopolis, 116 N. Robertson Blvd., 11:30 a.m. (310) 358-2500.
LOS FELIZ: Moon Unit Zappa reads from “America the Beautiful,†Skylight Books, 1818 N. Vermont Ave., 5 p.m. (323) 660-1175.
NEWPORT BEACH: Barbara Saltzman reads David Saltzman’s “The Jester Has Lost His Jingle,†Bloomingdale’s, 701 Newport Center Drive, 11 a.m. (949) 729-6816.
SOUTH PASADENA: Robert Ellis signs “Access to Power,†Book’em Mysteries, 1118 Mission St., 2 p.m. (800) 4-Book’em.
TARZANA: Shari Sack presents a “Soccer Feats†story time, PAGES, Books for Children and Young Adults, 18399 Ventura Blvd., 11 a.m. (818) 34-BOOKS.
THOUSAND OAKS: Ila Wallen reads “The Moon In My Room†Borders Books & Music, 125 W. Thousand Oaks Blvd., 7 p.m. (805) 497-8159.
WESTWOOD: Glen David Gold (“Carter Beats the Devilâ€) and Alan Watt (“Diamond Dogsâ€), noon, 2 p.m., respectively, the Mystery Bookstore, 1036-C Broxton Ave., (310) 209-0415.
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