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Get Your Lit On: The Week in Bookish LA
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Monday
Kitty Felde discusses and signs The Theatre of Genocide 7pm @ Vroman's
Billy Taylor presents and signs Based on the Movie 7pm @ Book Soup
Tuesday
Adam Davies discusses and signs Mine All Mine 7pm @ Vroman's
Paul McComas presents and signs Planet of the Dates 7pm @ Book Soup
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Wednesday
Daniel Silva discusses and signs Moscow Rules 7pm @ Vroman's
Tristan Taormino presents and signs Opening Up 7pm @ Book Soup
Deborah Grabien signs Rock n Roll Never Forgets 7:30pm @ Barnes & Noble, Encino
Thursday
David Ebershoff discusses and signs The 19th Wife 6:30pm @ Vroman's
Josh Frank presents and signs In Heaven Everything is Fine 7pm @ Book Soup
Gustav Niebuhr discusses and signs Beyond Tolerance 7pm @ Vroman's
Meg Waite Clayton discusses and signs The Wednesday Sisters 7:30pm @ Village Books
Peter Sutherland signs Muddy Treads 7:30pm @ Family
Jonathan Evison presents All About Lulu 7:30pm @ Skylight Books
Friday
Philip Rogone signs The Gettysburg Ghost 6pm @ Barnes & Noble, Media City Center
Edward Wright discusses and signs Damnation Falls 7pm @ Vroman's
Saturday
Gary Braver signs Skin Deep 2pm @ The Mystery Bookstore
Lee & Tod Goldberg discuss and sign their work 4pm @ The Mystery Bookstore
Sunday
Mike Mignola signs Hellboy 1pm @ Barnes & Noble, Del Amo
Gary Braver presents and signs Skin Deep 4pm @ Book Soup
Pam Kietzman & Andrea Olguin present and sign Carefree Gourmet 4pm @ Vroman's
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