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Get Your Lit On: The Week in Bookish LA
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Monday
Elizabeth Brundage discusses and signs Somebody Else's Daughter 7pm @ Vroman's
Daniel A. Helminiakpresents and signs What the Bible Really Says About Homosexuality 7pm @ Book Soup
Tuesday
Barry M. Goldwater Jr. signs Pure Goldwater 1pm @ Village Books
Adam Nimoy presents and signs My Incredible Wonderful, Miserable Life 7pm @ Book Soup
Bret Lott discusses and signs Ancient Highway 7pm @ Vroman's
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Wednesday
Brent Ghelfi signs Volk's Shadow 1pm @ Mysteries to Die For
Jeanne Kelley presents and signs Blue Eggs & Yellow Tomatoes 7pm @ Vroman's
Thursday
Barry Goldwater Jr. signs Pure Goldwater 1pm @ Borders, Pasadena
Kathleen Baird-Murray presents and signs Face Value 7pm @ Book Soup
Denise Hamilton discusses and signs The Last Embrace 7pm @ Vroman's
Seth Greenland signs Shining City 7:30 pm @ Village Books
Friday
Ethan Canin discusses and signs America America 7pm @ Vroman's
Saturday
Karen Maezen Miller discusses and signs Momma Zen 2pm @ Vroman's
Cindy Guidry presents and signs The Last Single Woman in America 2pm @ Book Soup
Xaviera Hollander presents and signs The Happy Hooker's Guide to Sex 5pm @ Book Soup
Billy Burgos, Georege McDonald and Tchikonsasa Aje read their work 7:30pm @ Beyond Baroque
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