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Get Your Lit On: The Spooky Week in Bookish LA
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Monday
Paul Krugman discusses The Conscience of a Liberal 7pm @ Central Library
Randy Cepuch signs A Weekend With Warren Buffett 4pm @ Dutton's
Jenna Bush presents Ana's Story 7pm @ Pasadena Public Library
Jason Goodwin discusses and signs The Snake Stone 7pm @ Vroman's
Tuesday
Wole Soyninka discusses his work with Mona Simpson 7pm @ Hammer Museum
Eduardo Machado & Michael Domitrovich present Tastes Like Cuba 7pm @ Book Soup
Maira Kalman discusses & signs The Principles of Uncertainty 7pm @ Central Library
Rich Eisen signs Total Access: A Journey to the Center of the NFL Universe 7pm @ Borders, Westwood
Katherine Marsh discusses and signs The Night Tourist 7pm @ Vroman's
John Basedow presents Fitness Made Simple 7:30pm @ Barnes & Noble, The Grove
Wednesday
Vroman's Annual Halloween Party with ghost stories, costumes and spooky crafts 10am @ Vroman's
Ray Bradbury presents The Halloween Tree 12pm @ Vroman's
Hotel St. George Press celebrates Halloween with readings from Alex Rose, Aaron Petrovich & Joseph Mattson 7pm @ Book Soup
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Thursday
Contributors sign Hometown Santa Monica 6pm @ Dutton's
Will Self discusses Psychogeography with David Ulin 7pm @ Central Library
Adrian Levy and Catherine Scott-Clark present Deception: Pakistan, the United States, and the Secret Trade in Nuclear Weapons 7pm @ Book Soup
Bliss Broyard presents One Drop: My Father's Hidden Life 7pm @ Vroman's
Bruce Cana Fox presents Making Mobiles 7pm @ Metropolis Books
Darrell Ruocco presents Foolosophy: Humor is the Key to a Healthy Mind 7:30pm @ Village Books
Andrew Kimball presents Your Right to Know 7:30pm @ Barnes & Noble, 3rd Street Promenade
Lance Bass presents Out of Sync 7:30pm @ Barnes & Noble, The Grove
Friday
Stephen Foreman discusses and signs Toehold: A Novel 7pm @ Vroman's
Steve Erickson presents Zeroville 7:30pm @ Skylight Books
Saturday
Paul Stanton Kibel signs Rivertown 2pm @ Dutton's
Adrian Tomine presents Shortcomings 5pm @ Skylight Books
Bliss Broyard presents One Drop: My Father's Hidden Life 5pm @ Book Soup
John O'Hurley presents Before the Dog Can Eat Your Homework 7:30pm @ Barnes & Noble, Encino
Sunday
Maiya Williams signs Hour of the Outlaw 4pm @ Village Books
Spencer Reese & David Trinidad read their work 6pm @ Hammer Museum
Found Magazine's There Goes the Neighborhood Tour 7pm @ Skylight Books
Vermin on the Mount writers read their work 8pm @ Mountain Bar
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