TODAYLOS ANGELES: Dom DeLuise reads “Charlie the...

TODAY

LOS ANGELES: Dom DeLuise reads “Charlie the Caterpillar,” $5 per child, Skirball Cultural Center, 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd., 2 p.m. Reservations: (310) 440-4636.

MISSION VIEJO: Frank McAdams discusses “Final Affair,” Borders Books & Music, 25222 El Paseo, 1 p.m. (949) 367-0005.

PASADENA: Mary Maynard discusses “My Faraway Home,” Pacific Asia Museum, 46 N. Los Robles Ave., 2 p.m. (626) 449-2742, Ext. 20.

WEST HOLLYWOOD: Rabbi Yehuda Berg signs “The Power of Kabbalah,” Bodhi Tree Bookstore, 8585 Melrose Ave., 7:30 p.m. (310) 659-1733.

MONDAY

BRENTWOOD: Charles Fleming reads “The Ivory Coast,” Dutton’s, 11975 San Vicente Blvd., 7 p.m. (310) 476-6263.

CLAREMONT: Laurie Garrett discusses “Betrayal of Trust,” Claremont McKenna College, Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum, 385 E. 8th St., 6:45 p.m. (909) 607-9099.

ENCINO: Shari Lieberman discusses “Dare to Lose,” Barnes & Noble, 16461 Ventura Blvd., 7:30 p.m. (818) 380-1636.

WEST HOLLYWOOD: Stan Cornyn signs “Exploding,” Book Soup, 8818 Sunset Blvd., 8 p.m. (310) 659-3110.

WEST LOS ANGELES: Tim Sanders signs “Love Is the Killer App,” Barnes & Noble, 10850 W. Pico Blvd., 7:30 p.m. (310) 475-4144.

TUESDAY

BRENTWOOD: Kay Lindahl reads “The Sacred Art of Listening,” Dutton’s, 11975 San Vicente Blvd., 7 p.m. (310) 476-6263.

PASADENA: Judge Charles McCoy signs “Why Didn’t I Think of That?,” Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., 7 p.m. (800) 769-BOOK.

WEST HOLLYWOOD: Lisa Teasley signs “Glow in the Dark,” Book Soup, 8818 Sunset Blvd., 8 p.m. (310) 659-3110.

WESTWOOD: K. J. Erickson signs “The Dead Survivors,” Mystery Bookstore, 1036-C Broxton Ave., 7 p.m. (310) 209-0415.

WEDNESDAY

BRENTWOOD: Sam Quinones reads “True Tales From Another Mexico,” Dutton’s, 11975 San Vicente Blvd., 7 p.m. (310) 476-6263.

CLAREMONT: Robert Sapolsky discusses “A Primate’s Memoir,” Claremont McKenna College, Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum, 385 E. 8th St, 6:45 p.m. (909) 607-9099.

IRVINE: Chris Alexander discusses “Creating Extraordinary Joy,” Barnes & Noble, 13712 Jamboree Road, 7 p.m. (714) 508-9707.

LA VERNE: Naomi Howland signs “The Matzah Man,” Mrs. Nelson’s Toy & Book Shop, 1030 Bonita Ave., 10 a.m. (909) 599-4558.

LOS ANGELES: Siobhan Darrow discusses “Flirting With Danger,” Central Library, Fifth and Flower streets, 7 p.m. Reservations: (213) 228-7025.

PASADENA: Lynda Douglas signs “Dead Fall,” Crime Time Books, 1393 E. Washington Blvd., 5:30 p.m. (626) 798-2013.

THOUSAND OAKS: Nevada Barr signs “Hunting Season,” Mysteries to Die For, 2940 Thousand Oaks Blvd., 7 p.m. (805) 374-0084.

WEST HOLLYWOOD: Lou Pizzitola signs “Hearst Over Hollywood,” Book Soup, 8818 Sunset Blvd., 8 p.m. (310) 659-3110.

THURSDAY

BRENTWOOD: Lynn Freed reads “House of Women,” Dutton’s, 11975 San Vicente Blvd., 7 p.m. (310) 476-6263.

CLAREMONT: Charles Johnson (“Dreamer”) discusses his work, Claremont McKenna College, Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum, 385 E. 8th St., 6:45 p.m. (909) 607-9099

LONG BEACH. Patricia Santana reads “Motorcycle Ride on the Sea of Tranquillity,” Cultura Latina Bookstore, 4125 Norse Way, (562) 982-1515.

PACIFIC PALISADES: Sylva Dvorak signs “Wise Women Speak,” Village Books, 1049 Swarthmore Ave., 7:30 p.m. (310) 454-4063.

PASADENA: Lee Kochenderfer leads a workshop, “Writing and Publishing Children’s Literature.” Barnes & Noble, 111 W. Colorado Blvd. 8 p.m. (626) 683-8551.

THOUSAND OAKS: K. J. Erickson signs “The Dead Survivors,” Mysteries to Die For, 2940 Thousand Oaks Blvd., noon. (805) 374-0084.

WEST HOLLYWOOD: Helen Fielding signs “Cause Celeb,” Book Soup, 8818 Sunset Blvd., 8 p.m. (310) 659-3110.

FRIDAY

LOS ANGELES: Marilyn Chin and Leslie Monsour read their poetry, $7, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 5905 Wilshire Blvd., Bing Theater, 7 p.m. (323) 857-6504.

LOS FELIZ: David Barsamian discusses “The Decline and Fall of Public Broadcasting,” Skylight Books, 1818 N. Vermont Ave., 7:30 p.m. (323) 660-1175

POMONA: John Harris and Franceye Smith read their poetry, dA Center for the Arts, 252-D S. Main St., 8-9 p.m. (909) 397-9716.

SANTA MONICA: “Another City: Writing From Los Angeles” readings by Luis Alfaro, Samantha Dunn, Lynell George, Judith Lewis, Richard Rayner, Jervey Tervalon and David L. Ulin., $5, Track 16 Gallery, 2525 Michigan Ave., C1, 7:30 p.m. (310) 264-4678.

WEST HOLLYWOOD: Andy Behrman signs “Electroboy,” Book Soup, 8818 Sunset Blvd., 8 p.m. (310) 659-3110.

SATURDAY

BURBANK: Sarah York, Betsy Baker and Hal Delrich sign “Evil Dead,” Dark Delicacies, 4213 W. Burbank Blvd, 2 p.m. (818) 556-6660 or [email protected]

GLENDALE: Nikki Nazeri discusses “Your Baby’s Ultrasound,” Barnes & Noble, 245 N. Glendale Ave., 2 p.m. (818) 246-4677.

LOS FELIZ: James Hynes (“The Lecturer’s Tale”) and Ethlie Ann Vare and Greg Ptacek (“Patently Female”) sign their books, Skylight Books, 1818 N. Vermont Ave., 4 p.m. ;7:30 p.m. respectively. (323) 660-1175.

MANHATTAN BEACH: Caroline Arnold discusses “The Geography Book,” Barnes & Noble, 1800 W. Rosecrans Ave., 7:30 p.m. (310) 725-7027.

ORANGE: Linda Eastwood signs “Simple Solutions,” Borders Books & Music, 20 City Blvd., 1 p.m. (714) 385-1025.

PACIFIC PALISADES: Vonda Warden signs “Masques,” Village Books, 1049 Swarthmore Ave., 7:30 p.m. (310) 454-4063.

RANCHO MIRAGE: Henry Friedman signs “I’m No Hero,” Borders Books & Music, 71800 Highway 111, 1 p.m. (760) 779-1314.

PASADENA: George P. Pelecanos ( “Hell to Pay: A Novel”) and Anne Perry (“Southampton Row”) sign their books, Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., 2 and 5 p.m. respectively. (800) 769-BOOK.

PASADENA: Charles Fleming signs “The Ivory Coast,” Crime Time Books, 1393 E. Washington Blvd., 2 p.m. (626) 798-2013.

PASADENA: Anne Perry signs “Southampton Row,” Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., 5 p.m. (800) 769-BOOK.

SOUTH COAST PLAZA: Neal Shusterman signs “Shadow Club,” Borders Books & Music, 3333 Bear St., 7 p.m. (714) 432-7854.

SOUTH PASADENA: Joanne Fluke signs “Blueberry Muffin Murder,” Book’em Mysteries, 1118 Mission St., 2 p.m. (800) 4-Bookem.

WESTWOOD: George P. Pelecanos signs “Hell to Pay: A Novel,” 11 a.m., and other authors sign throughout the day, Mystery Bookstore, 1036-C Broxton Ave. (310) 209-0415.