Week of May 18, 2008
Calendar of literary events
Southland readings and book signings
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SUNDAY
David Benioff signs "City of Thieves," Book Soup, 8818 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, 4 p.m. (310) 659-3110 or www.booksoup.com.
Richard Ehrlich discusses "Namibia," Diesel, a Bookstore, 3890 Cross Creek Road, Malibu, 3 p.m. (310) 456-9961 or www.dieselbookstore.com.
L.A. Times columnist Steve Lopez discusses and signs "The Soloist: A Lost Dream, an Unlikely Friendship and the Redemptive Power of Music," L.A. Philharmonic Store, Walt Disney Concert Hall, 151 S. Grand Ave., Los Angeles, 12:30 to 2 p.m.
Dress up like "Madeline" for a mommy-and-me tea party, Vroman's Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, 2 p.m. $15. Reservations: (626) 449-5320 or www.vromansbookstore.com.
Lisa See ("Peony in Love," "Snow Flower and the Secret Fan") discusses her work, Victoria Hall Theatre, 33 W. Victoria St., Santa Barbara, 3 p.m. $10. (805) 893-3535 or www.artsandlectures.ucsb.edu.
MONDAY
David Benioff signs "City of Thieves," Borders Books & Music, 1360 Westwood Blvd., Westwood, 7 p.m. (310) 475-3444.
Mike Edison signs "I Have Fun Wherever I Go," Book Soup, 8818 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, 7 p.m. (310) 659-3110 or www.booksoup.com.
Pico Iyer ("Open Road") discusses the Dalai Lama and differing perceptions about the world, Campbell Hall, UC Santa Barbara, 8 p.m. $10. (805) 893-3535 or www.artsandlectures.ucsb.edu.
David Rensin signs "All for a Few Perfect Waves," Village Books, 1049 Swarthmore Ave., Pacific Palisades, 7:30 p.m. (310) 454-4063 or www.palivillagebooks.com.
Penny Vincenzi signs "Sheer Abandon," Vroman's Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, 7 p.m. (626) 449-5320 or www.vromansbookstore.com.
TUESDAY
E. Lockhart ("The Boyfriend List"), Sarah Mlynowski ("Bras & Broomsticks") and Lauren Myracle ("Thirteen") discuss their young adult novel "How to Be Bad," Vroman's Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, 6:30 p.m. (626) 449-5320 or www.vromansbookstore.com.
