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Get Your Lit On: The Week in Bookish LA
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New Mural near La Brea & Melrose. Learn more about the artwork here | Photo by bumblebee via Flickr
Monday
Mark Sarvas discusses and signs Harry, Revised 7pm @ Vroman's
Mike Farrell presents Just Call Me Mike 7pm @ Book Soup
Tuesday
Brian May presents Bang! The Complete History of the Universe 4pm @ Book Soup
Millard Kaufman discusses Bowl of Cherries 7pm @ Central Library
Adam Novak presents The Non-Pro 7pm @ Book Soup
Don Felder signs Heaven and Hell: My Life in the Eagles 7pm @ Barnes & Noble, 3rd Street Promenade
Peggy Dark presents Fabulous Parties 7pm @ Vroman's
Evan Handler signs It's Only Temporary 7:30pm @ Barnes & Noble, The Grove
Mark Sarvas discusses and signs Harry, Revised 7:30pm @ Village Books
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Wednesday
President Jimmy Carter signs A Remarkable Mother 6:30pm @ Vroman's
Ariel Schrag presents Potential 7pm @ Book Soup
Thursday
Diane Keaton signs California Romantica 6pm @ Barnes & Noble, The Grove
Marisa Silver discusses and signs The God of War 7pm @ Vroman's
Sarah O'Leary Burningham presents How to Raise Your Parents 7pm @ Book Soup
Eleanor Coppola discusses Notes on a Life 7pm @ Central Library
Heather McHugh reads & discusses her poetry 7pm @ Hammer Museum
Friday
Augusten Burroughs presents A Wolf at the Table 7pm @ The London Hotel
Felicia Sullivan presents The Sky Isn't Visible from Here 7pm @ Book Soup
Tom Farley Jr. and Tanner Colby present The Chris Farley Show 7pm @ Book Soup
Saturday
Felicia Sullivan discusses and signs The Sky Isn't Visible from Here 4pm @ Vroman's
Jim Krusoe presents Girl Factory 5pm @ Skylight Books
The Pink Project book signing 5pm @ Book Soup
Small Press Book Fairhosted by Beyond Baroque 10:30am - 5pm @ The Church in Ocean Park
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