Southern California Book Events

Sara Pennypacker The Lion's Run

Sara Pennypacker Presents The Lion's Run

Author talk Library Shop Mission Hills, San Diego

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Kerry Kennedy Ethel Kennedy: The Extraordinary Life and Bold Legacy

Kerry Kennedy: Ethel Kennedy

Author talk DIESEL, A Bookstore, Santa Monica

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DC Frost and Gary Phillips A Shadow of Jaguars; The Haul

DC Frost and Gary Phillips: An evening of contemporary LA Noir

Author talk Vroman's Bookstore, Pasadena

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Adam Wilson Fail Sons

Adam Wilson with Allie Rowbottom: Fail Sons

Author talk Skylight Books, Los Angeles

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Julian Tepper Getting Even/Letting Go

Julian Tepper, with Max Maduka

Author talk Book Soup, West Hollywood

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Katie Sanders Ortiz's War: The Allies' Secret Weapon Against the Nazis in France

Katie Sanders, author of Ortiz's War

Author talk Chevalier's Books, Los Angeles

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Wanda Hellmund Our Dark Incantations

Wanda Hellmund LA Book Event for Our Dark Incantations, with Christine Riccio

Author talk The Ripped Bodice, Culver City

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Andy Beshear Go and Do Likewise: How We Heal a Broken Country

Writers Bloc Presents Andy Beshear with Brian Tyler Cohen

Author talk Writers Guild Theater, Beverly Hills

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Liz Brizzi Milo & Twig

Liz Brizzi reads from & signs Milo & Twig

Reading Vroman's Bookstore, Pasadena

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Michael Connelly

Michael Connelly at Manhattan Beach Speaker Series (Mira Costa High School)

Author talk Mira Costa High School, Manhattan Beach

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Kelli Stanley The Reckoning

Book Carnival In-Person Event: Kelli Stanley

Signing Book Carnival, Orange

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Marie Lu Mortal Things

Marie Lu, in conversation with Dahlia De La Vega, discusses & signs Mortal Things

Signing Vroman's Bookstore, Pasadena

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Polly Bookwalter The Keeper of Butterfly Beach

The Keeper of Butterfly Beach, with Arnette Zerbe

Author talk Tecolote Book Shop, Montecito

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Desi St. Amant and Jon St. Amant

Author Event: Desi St. Amant & Jon St. Amant

Author talk Arvida Book Co., Tustin

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Small Press Nite, Vol. 17

Event The Book Catapult, San Diego

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Jenna Blum, Andre Hardy, A. Rae Dunlap and Audrey Steidl

Mystery Author Brunch: A Halloween Week Adventure

Author talk Adventures by the Book brunch, 11630 Carmel Mountain Rd, San Diego

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Daniel Kwan and Julia Pott Have You Ever Seen a Ghost?

Daniel Kwan & Julia Pott read from & sign Have You Ever Seen a Ghost?

Reading Vroman's Bookstore, Pasadena

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Rigoberto S. Diaz Taquito The Tijuana T-Rex South of the Border

Weekends with Locals: Rigoberto S. Diaz

Author talk Warwick's, La Jolla

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Justine Pucella Winans, Veronica Bane, Alex Brown and Carlyn Greenwald Your Boyfriend Needs an Exorcist

YA Horror Panel celebrating Your Boyfriend Needs an Exorcist

Author talk Mysterious Galaxy, San Diego

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Margaret Elysia Garcia

Author Event: Margaret Elysia Garcia

Author talk Arvida Book Co., Tustin

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LeUyen Pham The Princess in Black and the Trick-or-Treating Trouble

Costume Party for The Princess in Black with illustrator LeUyen Pham

Signing Once Upon a Time Bookstore, Montrose

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Ming and Wah Chen The Ming and Wah Chen Detective Agency

Ming and Wah Chen: The Ming and Wah Chen Detective Agency

Author talk DIESEL, A Bookstore, Santa Monica

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Jeffrey Marlow The Dark Frontier

The Dark Frontier: Unlocking the Secrets of the Deep Sea — Jeffrey Marlow in conversation with Kevin Hand

Author talk Buena Vista Branch Library, Burbank

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Jennifer Chassman Browne See Us, Know Us

Author Talk & Signing: Jennifer Chassman Browne, See Us, Know Us

Signing Chaucer's Books, Santa Barbara

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Susan Orlean Joyride: A Memoir

Vroman's & Book Soup Present: Susan Orlean, in conversation with Patton Oswalt (ticketed)

Author talk Vroman's Bookstore, Pasadena

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Ben Ehrenreich Hold Still

Ben Ehrenreich with Sesshu Foster: Hold Still

Author talk Skylight Books, Los Angeles

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Sam Wasson Frank Capra

Writers Bloc Presents Sam Wasson and Todd Purdum on Frank Capra

Author talk The Ebell of Los Angeles, Los Angeles

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Walter Mosley Hanging and Burning

Walter Mosley in conversation with Andre Hardy

Author talk DIESEL, A Bookstore, Santa Monica

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Julianna Glasse This Is What Happens When Women Read

Julianna Glasse and Amanda Montell: This Is What Happens When Women Read

Author talk Zibby's Bookshop, Santa Monica

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Marivi Soliven Taxi Dancer

Marivi Soliven with Jennifer Coburn

Author talk San Diego Central Library, San Diego

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Jason Neese The Travelling Audience

Jason Neese: The Travelling Audience

Author talk Book Soup, West Hollywood

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Shannon Lee and Fonda Lee The Mark of the Warrior

Shannon Lee and Fonda Lee discussing The Mark of the Warrior with Tracy Badua

Author talk Mysterious Galaxy, San Diego

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Sophie Osborn

Wild Work: Adventures of Women Field Biologists featuring Sophie Osborn

Author talk Fleischmann Auditorium, Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, Santa Barbara

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Sabrina Zohar Why Am I Like This?

Sabrina Zohar: Why Am I Like This? with Masha Kay

Author talk Warwick's, La Jolla

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Jim Ellis A Journey of Insights

A special author event with Jim Ellis, in conversation with C.L. Max Nikias

Author talk Pages: a bookstore, Manhattan Beach

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Marcy Kelly The Porcelain Heart: A Mother's Memoir of Unexpected Loss

Marcy Kelly, with Colin Campbell

Author talk Book Soup, West Hollywood

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Taylor Grothe Lethal Kiss

Taylor Grothe LA Book Event for Lethal Kiss, with Olivie Blake

Author talk The Ripped Bodice, Culver City

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Jonathan Maberry Ghosts of the Void

Jonathan Maberry discussing Ghosts of the Void

Author talk Mysterious Galaxy, San Diego

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Walter Mosley

A Slice of Literary Orange: Walter Mosley

Author talk Tustin Library, Tustin

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Rebekah Moyer Simple Kitchen Magic

Rebekah Moyer: Simple Kitchen Magic

Author talk DIESEL, A Bookstore, Santa Monica

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Kevin Waite The Boundless Biddy Mason

Kevin Waite discusses & signs The Boundless Biddy Mason

Signing Vroman's Bookstore, Pasadena

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K-Ming Chang Needlemouth

K-Ming Chang with Carribean Fragoza: Needlemouth

Author talk Skylight Books, Los Angeles

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Christopher Lloyd In My Own Time: A Memoir

Christopher Lloyd discussing In My Own Time

Author talk Book Soup, West Hollywood

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Rosa Kwon Easton and Lisa Lee Red Seal; American Han

Author Talk with Rosa Kwon Easton and Lisa Lee

Author talk Chevalier's Books, Los Angeles

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Ann Liang To Dream in Darkness

Ann Liang LA Book Event for To Dream in Darkness, with Julia Bianco

Author talk The Ripped Bodice, Culver City

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Tristan Tales and Luke Pounder The Cogsworths

Tristan Tales and Luke Pounder: The Cogsworths

Author talk Warwick's, La Jolla

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Thomas Frank The Creativity Con: How Innovation Became America's Biggest Racket

Live Talks LA: Thomas Frank

Author talk Glorya Kaufman Performing Arts Center, Los Angeles

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Francine Berman Better Tech: Putting People First in Cyberspace

Francine Berman, in conversation with Andy Maltz, discusses & signs Better Tech

Signing Vroman's Bookstore, Pasadena

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Janet Reitman The Inheritance

Janet Reitman with Madeleine Brand: The Inheritance

Author talk Skylight Books, Los Angeles

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Jillian Sterling Wilson One-Eyed Willy and the Dreadful Outdoors

Weekends with Locals: Jillian Sterling Wilson

Author talk Warwick's, La Jolla

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Marcie Maxfield and Jonathan Friedmann Jewgirl

Author Event! Marcie Maxfield & Jonathan Friedmann on Jewgirl

Author talk Zibby's Bookshop, Santa Monica

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Miriam Pawel California Dreams: The Making and Remaking of the University of California

Book Talk & Signing: Miriam Pawel, California Dreams

Signing Chaucer's Books, Santa Barbara

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Jeff Garlin Best Seat in the House

Jeff Garlin: Best Seat in the House (ticketed)

Author talk Book Soup, West Hollywood

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Astrid Scholte Fallen Beauty

Astrid Scholte LA Book Event for Fallen Beauty, with Dahlia De La Vega

Author talk The Ripped Bodice, Culver City

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Jacob Weisberg Profiles in Cowardice: A Study of Collaboration in the Trump Era

Writers Bloc and LA Material present Jacob Weisberg and Julia Turner

Author talk The Ebell of Los Angeles, Los Angeles

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Craig Johnson Have Courage: Longmire Stories

Craig Johnson in conversation with A. Martinez

Author talk Book Carnival, Orange

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Maria Millage Cut to the Ending

Maria Millage LA Event for Cut to the Ending, with Mallory Marlowe

Author talk The Ripped Bodice, Culver City

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Heather Morris The Piano Teacher of Montparnasse

Heather Morris with Aliza Luft: The Piano Teacher of Montparnasse

Author talk Zibby's Bookshop, Santa Monica

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Susan Orlean Joyride: A Memoir

Susan Orlean: Joyride

Author talk DIESEL, A Bookstore, Santa Monica

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Dr. Pedram Navab The Alchemy of Sleep

Dr. Pedram Navab, in conversation with Blake Boyd, discusses & signs The Alchemy of Sleep

Signing Vroman's Bookstore, Pasadena

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Alex Pappadamas and Joan Lemay Friends of the Devil

Alex Pappadamas and Joan Lemay: Friends of the Devil

Author talk Book Soup, West Hollywood

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David Kushner Ocean of Bones

David Kushner, Ocean of Bones, in conversation with Siddharth Kara

Author talk Chevalier's Books, Los Angeles

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Scott Sigler Beasts Beyond the River

Scott Sigler discussing Beasts Beyond the River

Author talk Mysterious Galaxy, San Diego

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Payson R. Stevens The Wisdom of the Alzheimer's Sage

Payson R. Stevens: The Wisdom of the Alzheimer's Sage

Author talk Warwick's, La Jolla

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Michael Lewis Blockers

Live Talks LA: Michael Lewis

Author talk Glorya Kaufman Performing Arts Center, Los Angeles

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Heather Morris The Piano Teacher of Montparnasse

Author Event: Heather Morris

Author talk Ruby G. Schulman Auditorium, Carlsbad City Library on Dove Lane, Carlsbad

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Claire Crespo Oralee: A Field Guide to a Young Human Who Learns to Glow in the Dark

Claire Crespo discusses and signs "Oralee"

Author talk Capitol X Irene Neuwirth, Brentwood Country Mart, Santa Monica

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Gina Rollo White Tactical Brain Training

A special author event with Gina Rollo White

Author talk Pages: a bookstore, Manhattan Beach

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Curtis Chin Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant

Curtis Chin with Banyan Roots Collective

Author talk Library Shop Mission Hills, San Diego

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Cole Rockarts Fired Up About Unions

Cole Rockarts with Sandy Hudson: Fired Up About Unions

Author talk Skylight Books, Los Angeles

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Priyanka Mattoo How to Be Less Useful

Priyanka Mattoo and Stephanie Danler: How to Be Less Useful (at Block Shop Textiles)

Author talk Block Shop Textiles, Los Angeles

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Kristen Naiman Real Style: The RealReal Guide to Dressing with Intention

Kristen Naiman: Real Style (at The RealReal, Los Angeles)

Author talk The RealReal, Los Angeles

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Deborah Leipzinger, Bill Ratner and Donna Spruijt-Metz

Poets of the Sacred and Profane

Reading Chevalier's Books, Los Angeles

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Claudia Rankine Triage

ALOUD: Claudia Rankine: Triage

Author talk Mark Taper Auditorium, Central Library, Los Angeles

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June Cohen The Great Remembering

June Cohen: The Great Remembering with Gary Isaac Wolf

Author talk Warwick's, La Jolla

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Tony Shalhoub We Thought They'd Never Leave

Live Talks LA: Tony Shalhoub with Josie Adams

Author talk Glorya Kaufman Performing Arts Center, Los Angeles

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Tarajia Morrell

Wine & Sign! Happy Hour with Tarajia Morrell at Zibby's Bookshop

Signing Zibby's Bookshop, Santa Monica

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Gus Krieger The Seventh Ribbon

Gus Krieger, in conversation with Lian Dolan, discusses & signs The Seventh Ribbon

Signing Vroman's Bookstore, Pasadena

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Roger Padilha and Mauricio Padilha Jean Louis: Hollywood's Bombshell Designer

Roger Padilha and Mauricio Padilha: Jean Louis

Author talk Book Soup, West Hollywood

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Liz Zander The Heartstring Duet

Liz Zander LA Book Event for The Heartstring Duet, with Aika Takanashi

Author talk The Ripped Bodice, Culver City

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Jim Ruland Mightier Than the Sword

Jim Ruland with Grace Krilanovich, Adrian Van Young, Tammy Greenwood & Molly McCloy

Reading The Book Catapult, San Diego

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Andy Serkis

Live Talks LA: Andy Serkis

Author talk Bezdek Center, Crossroads School, Santa Monica

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Brian Gaffney School of Hard Knucks: My Three Sons and Baseball's Wildest Pitch

Brian Gaffney - Author Talk & Book Signing

Author talk Tecolote Book Shop, Montecito

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Sophia de Reeder Callow

Sophia de Reeder discusses & signs Callow

Signing Vroman's Bookstore, Pasadena

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Byron Bowers The Hardest Part of Schizophrenia Is Spelling Schizophrenia: A Memoir

Byron Bowers, with Julie Seabaugh and Alma Har'el

Author talk Book Soup, West Hollywood

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Azie Tesfai You're a Superhero!

Azie Tesfai: You're a Superhero

Author talk Octavia's Bookshelf, Pasadena

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Joseph Swann Blessed and Highly Favored

Weekends with Locals: Joseph Swann

Author talk Warwick's, La Jolla

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Matthew Aldrich The Natural Order

Matthew Aldrich discussing The Natural Order

Author talk Mysterious Galaxy, San Diego

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Karen Tei Yamashita Questions 27 & 28

Parallel Stories: Karen Tei Yamashita, presented by the Santa Barbara Museum of Art

Author talk Mary Craig Auditorium, Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara

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Truong Tran How to Exi(s)T: A Poet's Memoir

Truong Tran reads from & signs How to Exi(s)T, with Prageeta Sharma and Mimi Tempestt

Reading Vroman's Bookstore, Pasadena

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Vince Thompson The Lockup Period

Book Launch: The Lockup Period by Vince Thompson, with Bill Simon

Author talk Chevalier's Books, Los Angeles

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Edward Burns, Eriq La Salle and Annabeth Gish

Hollywood Storytellers! Edward Burns, Eriq La Salle & Annabeth Gish

Author talk Zibby's Bookshop, Santa Monica

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D.J. Palladino Spake as a Child

Author Talk: D.J. Palladino, Spake as a Child

Author talk Chaucer's Books, Santa Barbara

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Stephen Graham Jones The Buffalo Hunter Hunter

One Book, One San Diego author event (downtown)

Author talk San Diego Central Library, San Diego

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Caleb Nichols Lithic: A Hyperballad

Caleb Nichols with Misha Crafts, Dare Williams and Eduardo Martinez-Leyva: Lithic

Reading Skylight Books, Los Angeles

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Jane Wiedlin TMI: Memoirs of a Go-Go

Jane Wiedlin: TMI (ticketed)

Author talk Book Soup, West Hollywood

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Elizabeth Alexander

ALOUD: Elizabeth Alexander: Signals Across Vast Distances

Author talk Mark Taper Auditorium, Central Library, Los Angeles

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Robert Greene The Law of the Sublime

Live Talks LA: An Evening with Robert Greene

Author talk Ann and Jerry Moss Theatre, New Roads School, Santa Monica

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Heather Morris The Piano Teacher of Montparnasse

The Piano Teacher of Montparnasse: A Literary Adventure

Author talk Coronado Public Library, Coronado

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Spencer R. Scott As If We Were Staying

Spencer R. Scott discusses and signs As If We Were Staying, in conversation with Marco Wilkinson

Author talk Camino Books, Del Mar

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Debra Greenfield Becoming Clara

Debra Greenfield: Becoming Clara

Author talk DIESEL, A Bookstore, Santa Monica

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Stephen Graham Jones The Buffalo Hunter Hunter

One Book, One San Diego author event (North County)

Author talk The Grand | Ritz Theater, Escondido

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Christy Scott Cashman What Happened in Belulah

Christy Scott Cashman: What Happened in Belulah

Author talk Skylight Books, Los Angeles

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Illeana Douglas Jungle Red!: The Making of MGM's The Women

Illeana Douglas: Jungle Red!

Author talk Book Soup, West Hollywood

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Tina Mars This Wretched Alchemy

Tina Mars LA Book Event for This Wretched Alchemy, with Kate Golden

Author talk The Ripped Bodice, Culver City

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Shannon Messenger Let the Sky Fall

Offsite Event: Shannon Messenger discussing the Let the Sky Fall trilogy (San Diego Air & Space Museum)

Author talk San Diego Air & Space Museum, San Diego

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James McCommons The Feather Wars: The Great Crusade to Save America's Birds

James McCommons, The Feather Wars, presented by Santa Barbara Audubon and the Museum of Natural History

Author talk Fleischmann Auditorium, Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, Santa Barbara

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Matt O'Hara The Flying Death

Matt O'Hara Book Launch: The Flying Death with Gary Robbins

Author talk Warwick's, La Jolla

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Saira Mohamed What a Country Owes Its Soldiers

Saira Mohamed, in conversation with Ted Braun, discusses & signs What a Country Owes Its Soldiers

Signing Vroman's Bookstore, Pasadena

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Obi Kaufmann California Inside Out

Obi Kaufmann with Josh Jackson: California Inside Out

Author talk Skylight Books, Los Angeles

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Carrie Wittmer First Famous Christmas

Carrie Wittmer LA Event for First Famous Christmas, with Carey O'Donnell

Author talk The Ripped Bodice, Culver City

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Skye Perryman Ordinary People, Extraordinary Times

Writers Bloc Presents Skye Perryman and Jessica Yellin

Author talk Moss Theater, Santa Monica

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Murray Hill Showbiz! My Life as a Middle-Aged Man

Murray Hill and Kathleen Hanna: Showbiz! (at Largo at the Coronet)

Author talk Largo at the Coronet, Los Angeles

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Lara Scott Main Street and Mistletoe

A special author event with Lara Scott

Author talk Pages: a bookstore, Manhattan Beach

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Wendelin Van Draanen Ghosted

Wendelin Van Draanen discusses & signs Ghosted

Signing Vroman's Bookstore, Pasadena

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Chloe Melas and Judy Batalion The Girl's Guide to Guts

The Girl's Guide to Guts! Chloe Melas & Judy Batalion with Gabby Reece

Author talk Zibby's Bookshop, Santa Monica

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Fall Into Books Fest 2026 (day 1 of 3)

Festival Hilton Orange County/Costa Mesa, Costa Mesa

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Jennifer Graeser Dornbush Walking on White

Jennifer Graeser Dornbush: Walking on White

Author talk DIESEL, A Bookstore, Santa Monica

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Domenic Priore Pop Surf Culture

Domenic Priore: Pop Surf Culture

Author talk Skylight Books, Los Angeles

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Lisa M. Stulberg How to Win a Culture War: LGBTQ+ Social Change Through Pop Culture

Lisa M. Stulberg in conversation with David Monahan

Author talk Book Soup, West Hollywood

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Gregory Orfalea Wonder + Shame

Gregory Orfalea, author of Wonder + Shame

Author talk Chevalier's Books, Los Angeles

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Ken Stack, Rosemary Vasquez Tuthill, Timothy Zierer, Greer Wylder, Michael Stockstill and Colleen Fliedner

Orange County Historical Society Authors Night 2026

Signing Trinity Episcopal Church, Orange

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Min Jin Lee American Hagwon

Min Jin Lee, presented by UCSB Arts & Lectures

Author talk Campbell Hall, UCSB, Santa Barbara

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Kenneth Chenault Equal to the Task

Live Talks LA: Kenneth Chenault

Author talk Bezdek Center, Crossroads School, Santa Monica

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Fall Into Books Fest 2026 (day 2 of 3)

Festival Hilton Orange County/Costa Mesa, Costa Mesa

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Jordan Howlett Come Here and Cook

Jordan Howlett: Come Here and Cook

Author talk DIESEL, A Bookstore, Santa Monica

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Justin Remer Weird Al Yankovic in 3-D (33 1/3)

Justin Remer with Garon Cockrell: Weird Al Yankovic in 3-D

Author talk Skylight Books, Los Angeles

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Dustin Hoffman Look at Me

Live Talks LA: Dustin Hoffman with Ariel Levy

Author talk Wilshire Ebell Theatre, Los Angeles

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The OC Book Fair

Festival Old Town Tustin, Tustin

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Fall Into Books Fest 2026 (day 3 of 3)

Festival Hilton Orange County/Costa Mesa, Costa Mesa

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Laura Glass and Lydia Glass You and Me, Meant to Be: An IVF Story

Laura Glass & Lydia Glass read from & sign You and Me, Meant to Be

Reading Vroman's Bookstore, Pasadena

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Justine Norton-Kertson Gutterspace

Justine Norton-Kertson discussing Gutterspace with Brent Lambert

Author talk Mysterious Galaxy, San Diego

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Vince Thompson The Lockup Period

Vince Thompson - Author Talk & Book Signing

Author talk Tecolote Book Shop, Montecito

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Nicola Ranson A Slice of Orange

Nicola Ranson discusses and signs A Slice of Orange (Camino Books at the Encinitas Library)

Signing Encinitas Library, Encinitas

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Rikki Rockett Ghost Notes: My Life in Poison

Rikki Rockett: Ghost Notes (ticketed)

Signing Book Soup, West Hollywood

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Danny Jensen Unique Eats and Eateries of Los Angeles

Montrose Wine Walk featuring Danny Jensen (ticketed, 21+)

Signing Once Upon a Time Bookstore, Montrose

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Albaner C. Eugue Jr. Momentum

An evening with Albaner C. Eugue Jr.

Author talk Eaton Fire Collaborative, Altadena

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Ann Whitford Paul If Trucks Said I Love You

Ann Whitford Paul reads from & signs If Trucks Said I Love You

Reading Vroman's Bookstore, Pasadena

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Elizabeth Foscue New Year's Grieve

Author Talk: Elizabeth Foscue, New Year's Grieve

Author talk Chaucer's Books, Santa Barbara

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Adam Peterson Any Time But This Time

Adam Peterson with Aja Gabel: Any Time But This Time

Author talk Skylight Books, Los Angeles

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Danielle Fishel, Rider Strong and Will Friedle Book Meets World

Danielle Fishel, Rider Strong & Will Friedle in conversation with Emily Longeretta (at First Congregational Church of Los Angeles)

Author talk First Congregational Church of Los Angeles, Los Angeles

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Bonnie Garmus Peck & Peck

Writers Bloc Presents Bonnie Garmus with David Ulin

Author talk Writers Guild Theater, Beverly Hills

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Kerr Smith I Don't Want to Wait

Kerr Smith: I Don't Want to Wait with Julia Callahan

Author talk Warwick's, La Jolla

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Nick Paumgarten The Intangibles: Friendship, Fatherhood, and the Love of the Game

Nick Paumgarten: The Intangibles

Author talk DIESEL, A Bookstore, Santa Monica

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Michelle Tea Free Love

Michelle Tea with Jeanne Vaccaro: Free Love

Author talk Skylight Books, Los Angeles

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James Cahill The Beverly Hills Housewife: Hockney's Californian Muse and the World Beyond the Pool

James Cahill: The Beverly Hills Housewife

Author talk Book Soup, West Hollywood

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Corre Larkin Season to Taste

Meet the Author: Corre Larkin

Author talk Witte Hall, Newport Beach Public Library, Newport Beach

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Matt O'Hara The Flying Death

Matt O'Hara, in conversation with Edan Lepucki, discusses & signs The Flying Death

Signing Vroman's Bookstore, Pasadena

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Tomás Mier Madonna: Into the Groove

Tomás Mier: Madonna: Into the Groove

Author talk Book Soup, West Hollywood

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Colby Martin But What About...

Colby Martin: But What About...

Author talk Warwick's, La Jolla

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LeVar Burton Take My Word For It

Live Talks LA: LeVar Burton

Author talk Wilshire Ebell Theatre, Los Angeles

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Carol Lin When News Breaks: A Memoir of Love and War

A special author event with Carol Lin

Author talk Pages: a bookstore, Manhattan Beach

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Karson Brown 48 Days to Barbados

Author Event! Karson Brown with Manon Mathews: 48 Days to Barbados

Author talk Zibby's Bookshop, Santa Monica

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David Perlis Morning in Marin: Zen, Drugs, and Ewoks on the California Coast

Author Talk and Signing: David Perlis, Morning in Marin

Signing Chaucer's Books, Santa Barbara

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Sarah Haas Jealousy: A Memoir

Sarah Haas: Jealousy

Author talk DIESEL, A Bookstore, Santa Monica

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Vanessa Scaringi and Kathryn Garland Hungry for Connection

Vanessa Scaringi and Kathryn Garland, in conversation with Oona Hanson, discuss & sign Hungry for Connection

Signing Vroman's Bookstore, Pasadena

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Saskia Wilson-Brown The Cultures of Perfume: Scents That Shaped History

Saskia Wilson-Brown in conversation with Steve Gontarski

Author talk Book Soup, West Hollywood

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Jack McGrory The McGrory Story

Jack McGrory: The McGrory Story with John Freeman

Author talk Warwick's, La Jolla

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Rana Foroohar Sea Change: America's New Great Game in the Arctic Circle

Rana Foroohar, Sea Change, presented by UCSB Arts & Lectures

Author talk Campbell Hall, UCSB, Santa Barbara

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Jennifer Levi The Braunicles

A special author event with Jennifer Levi and the Live Like Braun Foundation

Author talk Pages: a bookstore, Manhattan Beach

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Kelly Grace Thomas Future Tense

Poet Kelly Grace Thomas discusses & signs Future Tense, with Victoria Lynne McCoy and Bran Sonia-Wallace

Signing Vroman's Bookstore, Pasadena

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Chip Jacobs Later Days

Chip Jacobs: Later Days

Author talk Book Soup, West Hollywood

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George Takei

Vroman's Bookstore welcomes George Takei to its Walk of Fame

Event Vroman's Bookstore, Pasadena

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Melissa Murray The U.S. Constitution: A Comprehensive and Annotated Guide for the Modern Reader

Writers Bloc Presents Melissa Murray and Katie Porter

Author talk Moss Theater, Santa Monica

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Travis Bagwell and Andrew Givler Awaken Online; Bloody Sands

Travis Bagwell and Andrew Givler discussing Awaken Online and Bloody Sands

Author talk Mysterious Galaxy, San Diego

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Katy Scott What Goes on Inside a Tide Pool

Katy Scott reads from & signs What Goes on Inside a Tide Pool

Reading Vroman's Bookstore, Pasadena

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Ann Shepphird Destination Santa Barbara

Ann Shepphird Author Talk & Book Signing

Author talk Tecolote Book Shop, Montecito

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Dean Norris Do What You're Gonna Do

Dean Norris: Do What You're Gonna Do with Matt Coyle

Author talk IPJ Theatre, University of San Diego, San Diego

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Solyi Han, Mark Woods, Julia Newton and Jack Rutberg

Local Author Day introducing Solyi Han, Mark Woods, Julia Newton & Jack Rutberg

Signing Vroman's Bookstore, Pasadena

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Bob Gale Back to the Future: The Complete Screenplay

Bob Gale: Back to the Future: The Complete Screenplay

Author talk DIESEL, A Bookstore, Santa Monica

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John Trafton Los Angeles and Film: A Cultural History of 20th-Century Hollywood

John Trafton discusses & signs Los Angeles and Film

Signing Vroman's Bookstore, Pasadena

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Jordan Morris Predator: Bloodshed

Jordan Morris in conversation with Richard Chavez

Author talk Book Soup, West Hollywood

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Stephan Pastis Pearls Jubilee

Stephan Pastis discusses & signs Pearls Jubilee (Pearls Before Swine)

Signing Vroman's Bookstore, Pasadena

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Michael Gross Treasured Island: The Story of St. Barth

Michael Gross in conversation with Matt Tyrnauer

Author talk Book Soup, West Hollywood

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Rebecca Blumenstein and Diana Kapp The Last Free Women

Rebecca Blumenstein and Diana Kapp, The Last Free Women

Author talk Chevalier's Books, Los Angeles

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Jim Shepard The Queen of Bad Influences

Writers Bloc Presents Jim Shepard with Alex Edelman

Author talk Writers Guild Theater, Beverly Hills

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Jennifer Levi The Braunicles

Author Event! Jennifer Levi with Kit Hoover: The Braunicles

Author talk Zibby's Bookshop, Santa Monica

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The Twelve Loves of Christmas LA Book Panel

Event The Ripped Bodice, Culver City

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Wade Rouse

Author Event! Wade Rouse with Anneliese Judge at the bookshop

Author talk Zibby's Bookshop, Santa Monica

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Wade Graham and William Deverell Visions of the Southland

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Signing Vroman's Bookstore, Pasadena

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Author talk Book Soup, West Hollywood

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Reading Warwick's, La Jolla

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Author talk Mysterious Galaxy, San Diego

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Signing Vroman's Bookstore, Pasadena

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Author talk Book Soup, West Hollywood

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Cal Hoffman Judah Can't Tell

Cal Hoffman: Judah Can't Tell

Author talk Warwick's, La Jolla

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Signing Book Soup, West Hollywood

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Author talk Warwick's, La Jolla

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Signing Vroman's Bookstore, Pasadena

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Kyle Newman & Jeff Bond: Star Trek: The Original Voyages

Author talk Book Soup, West Hollywood

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Divya Victor KIN: Essays on Reckless Devotion

Parallel Stories: Divya Victor, KIN, presented by the Santa Barbara Museum of Art

Author talk Mary Craig Auditorium, Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara

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Signing Vroman's Bookstore, Pasadena

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Dr. Habib Sadeghi and Abraham Matias Ugo

Dr. Habib Sadeghi & Abraham Matias read from & sign Ugo

Reading Vroman's Bookstore, Pasadena

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Emily Zaiden presents & signs Handwork

Signing Vroman's Bookstore, Pasadena

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Author talk Laguna Hills Community Center, Laguna Hills

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Author talk Book Soup, West Hollywood

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Author talk Book Soup, West Hollywood

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Author talk Mysterious Galaxy, San Diego

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Signing Vroman's Bookstore, Pasadena

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Signing Vroman's Bookstore, Pasadena

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Author talk Carlsbad City Library, Carlsbad

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Author talk Winn Room, Coronado Public Library, Coronado

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Signing Vroman's Bookstore, Pasadena

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Author talk Book Soup, West Hollywood

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Author talk Campbell Hall, UCSB, Santa Barbara

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Local Author Day Introducing Mosiah Miranda

Author talk Vroman's Bookstore, Pasadena

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Author talk Book Soup, West Hollywood

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Author talk Campbell Hall, UCSB, Santa Barbara

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Signing Vroman's Bookstore, Pasadena

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Author talk Book Soup, West Hollywood

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Author talk Book Soup, West Hollywood

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Signing Vroman's Bookstore, Pasadena

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Author talk Mysterious Galaxy, San Diego

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Anne Applebaum, presented by UCSB Arts & Lectures

Author talk Granada Theatre, Santa Barbara

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Author talk Zibby's Bookshop, Santa Monica

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Signing Vroman's Bookstore, Pasadena

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Author talk Book Soup, West Hollywood

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Author talk Carlsbad City Library, Carlsbad

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Signing Vroman's Bookstore, Pasadena

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Signing Vroman's Bookstore, Pasadena

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Author talk Granada Theatre, Santa Barbara

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Ezekiel J. Emanuel, presented by UCSB Arts & Lectures

Author talk Granada Theatre, Santa Barbara

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Author talk Point Loma Nazarene University, San Diego

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Author talk Point Loma Nazarene University, San Diego

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Signing Vroman's Bookstore, Pasadena

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L.A. Times Festival of Books 2027 (day 1 of 2)

Festival USC campus, Los Angeles

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L.A. Times Festival of Books 2027 (day 2 of 2)

Festival USC campus, Los Angeles

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Santa Barbara Literary Festival 2027 (day 1 of 2)

Festival Downtown Santa Barbara, 419 State Street, Santa Barbara

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Santa Barbara Literary Festival 2027 (day 2 of 2)

Festival Downtown Santa Barbara, 419 State Street, Santa Barbara

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