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Get Your Lit On: The Week in Bookish LA
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Monday
No bookish events on Mr. King's Day.
Tuesday
John Densmore of The Doors, Jim Henke and John McDermott present The Jim Morrison Scrapbook and Jimi Hendrix: An Illustrated Experience 7pm @ Book Soup
Wednesday
Sudhir Venkatesh presents Gang Leader for a Day 7pm @ Vroman's
E. Duke Vincent presents Black Widow 7pm @ Book Soup
Robert NovakpresentsThe Prince of Darkness: 50 Years Reporting in Washington 7pm @ Glendale Public Library
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Thursday
Steve Martin, with Carol Burnett, presents Born Standing Up 7:30pm @ Wilshire Theater
Christopher Looby presents Sheppard Lee, Written by Himself 7pm @ Book Soup
Kate Jacobs presents The Friday Night Knitting Club 7pm @ Vroman's
Steven Cojocaru presents Glamour, Interrupted 7pm @ Borders, Westwood
Susan Wheeler presents Record Palace 7pm @ Hammer Museum
Friday
Mary McNamara presents Oscar Season 7pm @ Dutton's
Rory Freedman presents Skinny Bitch in the Kitch 7pm @ Book Soup
Saturday
The Onion Editors present Our Dumb World: The Onion's Atlast of the Planet Earth 5pm @ Skylight Books
Stephen J. Cannell presents Three Shirt Deal 6pm @ Vroman's
Sunday
Robert Gottlieb presents Reinventing Los Angeles 2pm @ Dutton's
Gregory Rodriquez presents Mongrels, Bastards, Orphans and Vagabonds 2pm @ Borders, Pico Rivera
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