Tuesday, February 9
The poetry, spoken-word and original music series continues.
Where: King's Cafe, Culver City
Time: 8 p.m.
The author of "Marry Him: The Case For Settling For Mr. Good Enough" will discuss her book with author Sandra Tsing Loh and Rabbi David Wolpe. www.writersblocpresents.com.
Where: Temple Emanuel, Beverly Hills
Time: 7:30 p.m.
The author of "Drenched" will read and sign her debut collection of stories.
Where: Book Soup, West Hollywood
Time: 7 p.m.
Acoustically Speaking Entertainment presents a family-friendly evening of poetry and live music. Open-mike sign-up starts at 6:30 p.m.
Where: Panera Bread, Studio City
Time: 7 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Open-mike readings (seven minutes, tops). Sign-up before 9 p.m.
Where: Cobalt Cafe, Canoga Park
Time: 2 p.m.
Los Angeles World Affairs Council presents a discussion and signing with the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist on the subject of his new book "The Gamble: General David Petraeus and the American Military Adventure in Iraq, 2006-2008." www.lawac.org.
Where: Beverly Hilton Hotel, Beverly Hills
Time: 7:30 p.m.
The author of "A Common Pornography" will read and sign his new memoir.
Where: Skylight Books, Los Angeles
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Where: Hammer Museum, Westwood
Time: 7 p.m.
Wednesday, February 10
Open-mike readings.
Where: Tribal Cafe, Echo Park
Time: 7 p.m.
The author of "Marry Him: The Case for Settling for Mr. Good Enough" will present and sign her new book.
Where: Borders Books & Music, Westwood
Time: 7 p.m.
A Valentine's Day-themed conversation with the New Yorker cartoonist, whose latest book is "I Love You, I Hate You, I'm Hungry," and the "Savage Love" columnist.
Where: Hammer Museum, Westwood
Time: 7 p.m.
The author of "Side by Side: The Revolutionary Mother-Daughter Program for Conflict-Free Communication" will present and sign his new book.
Where: Book Soup, West Hollywood
Time: 7 p.m.
Thursday, February 11
Host Michael Silverblatt will interview Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Rita Dove on the subject of her new collection, "Sonata Mulattica."
Where: Bookworm, Santa Monica
Time: 2:30 p.m.
A self-guided tour of art galleries, public museums and non-profit art venues. Go to www.downtownartwalk.com for more information.
Where: Gallery Row, Los Angeles, Downtown
Time: noon - 9 p.m.
The author of "Smart on Crime: A Career Prosecutor's Plan to Make Us Safer" will present and sign her new book.
Where: Eso Won Books, Los Angeles
Time: 7 p.m.
The LMU professor of English will present a lecture, "Translating Architecture into Letters: Simon Rodia's Watts Towers in Six Sections in Succession."
Where: William H. Hannon Library at Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles
Time: 5:30 p.m.
The author of "Saving CeeCee Honeycutt" will read and sign her debut novel.
Where: Vroman's Bookstore, Pasadena
Time: 7 p.m.
Aloud at Central Library presents the author of "The Next Hundred Million: America in 2050" in conversation with historian Kevin Starr. www.aloudla.org.
Where: Richard J. Riordan Central Library, Los Angeles, Downtown
Time: 7 p.m.
The author of "Sky Train: Tibetan Women on the Edge of History" will present and sign her new book.
Where: Book Soup, West Hollywood
Time: 7 p.m.
The acclaimed broadcaster, author and advocate will discuss his life and career with Paley Center president Pat Mitchell.
Where: Paley Center for Media, Beverly Hills
Time: 7 p.m.
A spoken-word and music lounge where "spilling your heart is an art."
Where: Sonny's Spot, Baldwin Park
Time: 8 p.m.
Friday, February 12
The author of "When I Married My Mother: A Daughter's Search for What Really Matters -- And How She Found It Caring for Mama Jo" will present and sign her new book.
Where: Village Books, Pacific Palisades
Time: 7:30 p.m.
The author of "Spirited: Connect to the Guides All Around You" will present and sign her new book.
Where: Vroman's Bookstore, Pasadena
Time: 7 p.m.
Saturday, February 13
The authors of "Life in the USA: An Immigrant's Guide to Understanding Americans" will present and sign their new book.
Where: Skylight Books, Los Angeles
Time: 5 p.m.
The author of "Divas Las Vegas" will read and sign his new novel.
Where: Book Soup, West Hollywood
Time: 2 p.m.
Sunday, February 14
Red Hen Press presents readings by poets Frank Soos, Margo Klass and Eva Saulitas.
Where: Ruskin Art Club, Los Angeles
Time: 2 p.m.
A dramatic reading of Shubha Venugopal's "The Name of Longing" will feature performances by Sally Shore, Amrapali Ambegaokar, Puja Mohindra and Viji Nathan. www.newshortfictionseries.com.
Where: Barnsdall Art Park, Hollywood
Time: 7 p.m.
Monday, February 15
New Earth presents an open-mike evening of music, comedy, dance and poetry. Sign up at 7:45 p.m.
Where: Rockotitlan, Hollywood
Time: 8 p.m.
The National Book Award-winning author will read and sign his latest, "Fun with Problems."
Where: Book Soup, West Hollywood
Time: 7 p.m.
Tuesday, February 16
The poetry, spoken-word and original music series continues.
Where: King's Cafe, Culver City
Time: 8 p.m.
The authors of "Willful Creatures" and "The Zombie Survival Guide," respectively, will read and discuss their work in the new zombie anthology, "The New Dead." www.darkdel.com.
Where: Dark Delicacies, Burbank
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Aloud at Central Library presents the author of "A Windfall of Musicians: Hitler's Emigres and Exiles in Southern California" in conversation with conductor/composer William Kraft. www.aloudla.org.
Where: Richard J. Riordan Central Library, Los Angeles, Downtown
Time: 7 p.m.
The author of "Eternity Soup: Inside the Quest to End Aging" will present and sign his new book.
Where: Vroman's Bookstore, Pasadena
Time: 7 p.m.
The author of "The Girl Who Fell from the Sky" will read and sign her debut novel.
Where: Skylight Books, Los Angeles
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Where: Hammer Museum, Westwood
Time: 7 p.m.
Acoustically Speaking Entertainment presents a family-friendly evening of poetry and live music. Open-mike sign-up starts at 6:30 p.m.
Where: Panera Bread, Studio City
Time: 7 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Open-mike readings (seven minutes, tops). Sign-up before 9 p.m.
Where: Cobalt Cafe, Canoga Park
Time: 2 p.m.
The author of "How to Get Divorced by 30: My Misguided Attempt at a Starter Marriage" will read and sign her new memoir.
Where: Book Soup, West Hollywood
Time: 7 p.m.
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