Book Calendar

TODAY

BEVERLY HILLS: Family Storytelling Festival features Karen Golden, Beverly Hills Public Library, 444 N. Rexford Drive, 3 p.m. (310) 288-2201.

LOS ANGELES: Wade Clark Roof signs “Spiritual Marketplace,” Barnes & Noble, 10850 W. Pico Blvd., 4 p.m. (310) 475-4144.

NEWPORT BEACH: Molly James and Ron Chespak sign “The Whimsical Verse of Olly-O,” Barnes & Noble, 953 Newport Center Drive, 2 p.m. (949) 759-0982.

SHERMAN OAKS: Joey Green discusses “The Official Slinky Book,” Borders Books & Music, 4400 Cedros Ave., 7 p.m. (818) 728-6593.

WEST HOLLYWOOD: Joseph Arpaia and Lobsang Rapgay sign “Tibetan Wisdom for Western Life,” Bodhi Tree Bookstore, 8585 Melrose Ave., 7:30 p.m. (310) 659-1733.

MONDAY

CULVER CITY: Independent Writers of Southern California present panel discussion on “Creating Memorable Characters,” with authors Lisa See, Eric Estrin and Steve Brown, $15, Veterans Memorial Auditorium, 4117 Overland Ave., 7 p.m. 877-79-WRITE.

LOS ANGELES: Bob Smith signs “Openly Bob,” Virgin Megastore, 8000 Sunset Blvd., 7:30 p.m. (323) 650-8666.

LOS ANGELES: Connie Martinson interviews Robert Whiting (“Tokyo Underworld”), L.A. Cityview, Channel 35, 3 and 11:30 p.m.

PACIFIC PALISADES: Marianne Williamson discusses “Enchanted Love,” Village Books, 1049 Swarthmore Ave., 7:30 p.m. (310) 454-4063.

SANTA MONICA: Michael Crichton signs “Timeline,” Barnes & Noble, 1201 Third Street Promenade, 7:30 p.m. (310) 260-9110.

TUESDAY

COSTA MESA: Joseph Arpaia and Lobsang Rapgay sign “Tibetan Wisdom for Western Life,” Borders Books and Music, 1890 Costa Mesa Blvd., 7:30 p.m. (949) 631-1457.

LOS ANGELES: Connie Martinson interviews David Wolpe (“Making Loss Matter”), L.A. Cityview, Channel 35, 3 and 11:30 p.m.

IRVINE: Tony Barnstone signs his poetry, UC Irvine, Bookstore, noon. (949) 824-2665.

LOS ANGELES: Don Knotts signs “Barney Fife and Other Characters I Have Known,” Bookstar, 100 N. La Cienega, 7:30 p.m. (310) 289-1734.

PASADENA: Darryl and Charisse Strawberry sign “Recovering Life,” Vroman’s, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., noon. (800) 769-BOOK.

WEST HOLLYWOOD: Peter Levinson reads “Trumpet Blues,” A Different Light, 8853 Santa Monica Blvd., 8 p.m. (310) 854-6601.

WEST HOLLYWOOD: Clive Barker signs “The Essential Clive Barker,” Borders Books and Music, 330 S. La Cienega Blvd., 7:30 p.m. (310) 659-4045.

WEDNESDAY

LOS ANGELES: Aleida Rodriguez (“Gardens of Exile”) and Majid Naficy (“Muddy Shoe”) read their work, Los Angeles Public Library, 5th and Flower streets, 7 p.m. Reservations: (213) 228-7025.

LOS ANGELES: Suzanne Dunaway signs “No Need to Knead,” Cook’s Library, 8373 W. 3rd St., 5 p.m. (323) 655-3141.

LOS ANGELES: Connie Martinson interviews Joseph White (“Emerging Black Male”), L.A. Cityview, Channel 35, 3 and 11:30 p.m.

WEST HOLLYWOOD: Coerte Felske signs “Millennium Girl,” Book Soup, 8818 Sunset Blvd., 8 p.m. (310) 659-3110.

WESTWOOD: Susan Faludi discusses “Stiffed,” UCLA, Charles E. Young Grand Salon, Kerckhoff Hall, 4 p.m. (310) 206-6822.

THURSDAY

CENTURY CITY: C.J. Songer signs “Hook,” Brentano’s, 10250 Santa Monica Blvd., 7 p.m. (310) 785-0204.

LA VERNE: David Shannon signs “David Goes to School,” Mrs. Nelson’s Toy and Book Shop, 1030 Bonita Ave., 10 a.m. (909) 599-4558.

LOS ANGELES: Filipino American authors Carmencita Davino, Paulino Lim, Jr., Lia Relova and others sign their books, Philippine Expressions Bookshop/Philippine American National Museum, 6006 Wilshire Blvd., 6:30 p.m. Reservations: (310) 514-9139.

LOS ANGELES: Connie Martinson interviews Susan Faludi (“Stiffed”), L.A. Cityview, Channel 35, 3 and 11:30 p.m.

LOS ANGELES: Poets James Tate and Dara Wier read their poetry, Getty Center, Lecture Hall, 7 p.m. Reservations: (310) 440-7300.

PACIFIC PALISADES: Gina Nahai reads “Moonlight on the Avenue of Faith,” Village Books, 1049 Swarthmore Ave., 7:30 p.m. (310) 454-4063.

SANTA MONICA: Michael Silverblatt interviews Chuck Palahniuk (“Invisible Monsters”), 2:30 p.m. KCRW-FM (89.9).

STUDIO CITY: Mara Purl signs “Child Secrets,” Portrait of a Bookstore (at Aroma Cafe), 4360 Tujunga Ave., 1:30 p.m. (818) 796-3853.

WESTWOOD: Lisa See reads “The Interior,” UCLA, BookZone, Ackerman Hall, 4 p.m. (310) 206-6822.

WESTWOOD: Times City Editor Bill Boyarsky signs “Los Angeles: City of Dreams,” Borders Books & Music, 1360 Westwood Blvd., 7:30 p.m. (310) 475-3444.

WESTWOOD: Agha Shahid Ali reads his poetry, Armand Hammer Museum of Art and Cultural Center, 10899 Wilshire Blvd., 7 p.m. (310) 443-7000.

FRIDAY

LOS ANGELES: Connie Martinson interviews Pam Houston (“A Little More About Me”), L.A. Cityview, Channel 35, 3 and 11:30 p.m.

MONROVIA: Nicky Arden discusses “African Spirits Speak,” Mystic Sisters, 417 S. Myrtle Ave., 7 p.m. (626) 256-1212.

SANTA MONICA: Aubrey Powell and Strom Thorgerson discuss “100 Best Album Covers,” Barnes & Noble, 1201 Third Street Promenade, 7:30 p.m. (310) 260-9110.

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SHERMAN OAKS: Maireid Sullivan discusses “Celtic Women in Music,” Borders Books and Music, 4400 Cedros Ave., 8 p.m. (818) 728-6593.

VENICE: Poets James Tate and Darrah Weir read their work, $7, Beyond Baroque, 681 Venice Blvd., 7:30 p.m. (310) 822-3006.

WEST HOLLYWOOD: Bart Kosko signs “The Fuzzy Future,” Bodhi Tree Bookstore, 8585 Melrose Ave., 7:30 p.m. (310) 659-1733.

SATURDAY

LOS ANGELES: David Lebovits signs “Room for Dessert,” Cook’s Library, 8373 W. 3rd St., 2 p.m. (323) 655-3141.

LOS ANGELES: Robert Winter discusses “Batchelder,” Dawson’s Book Shop, 535 N. Larchmont Blvd., 2:30 p.m. (323) 469-2186.

PACIFIC PALISADES: Brother Achalananda discusses “A World in Transition,” and “Inner Peace,” by Paratnahansa Yogananda, Village Books, 1049 Swarthmore Ave., 7:30 p.m. (310) 454-4063.

PASADENA: C.J. Songer signs “Hook,” Crime Time Books, 1393 E. Washington Blvd., 1 p.m. (626) 798-2013.

PASADENA: Lisa See (“The Interior”) and illustrator Erika Oller (“Top Banana”) sign their books, University Club of Pasadena, 175 N. Oakland Ave., 10 a.m.; 1 p.m. respectively. (626) 793-5357.

SANTA MONICA: Peggy Moffitt and William Claxton sign “The Rudi Gernreich Book,” Craig Krull Gallery, Bergamot Station, 2525 Michigan Ave., 4 p.m. (310) 828-6410.

SHERMAN OAKS: Richard Knaak signs “Reavers of Blood Sea,” Dangerous Visions, 13563 Ventura Blvd., 2 p.m. (818) 986-6963.

SOUTH PASADENA: Julie Kaewert signs “Untitled,” Book’em Mysteries, 1118 Mission St., 4 p.m. (800) 4-BOOKEM.

THOUSAND OAKS: Kevin Fagan signs “Drabblations,” Barnes & Noble, 160 S. Westlake Blvd., 2 p.m. (805) 446-2820.

VENICE: Poet James Tate (“Shroud of the Gnome”) conducts workshop about favorite poems and reading to celebrate publication of “ONTHEBUS”, $35; $3, Beyond Baroque, 681 Venice Blvd., 11 a.m. and 1:45 p.m., respectively. (310) 822-3006.

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